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Creating value
with
our steps as
we walk
for a
cause

Each step
we take
is for a good
cause

Love Run becomes
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Love Walk

Love Run
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becomes
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Love Walk

In 2020,
we turned Love Run
into Love Walk.

Love Walk goes
contact-free

Love Run was a Samsung Semiconductor festival held every spring and fall. But in 2020 as part of our efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and practice social distancing, we turned Love Run into Love Walk.

Love Run was a campaign to run around the Samsung Nano City Campus as a group to stay in shape and to donate to a good cause. As part of our vision “Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People,” this social commitment activity soon became a Samsung Semiconductor tradition. It started in 1998, and by the time the event was turned into the contactless Love Walk in 2020, there were 1
million people participating.

Thank you!
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Your steps gave me
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the power to move.

Thank you!
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Your steps
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gave me the power to move.

Find out how our
steps made a
difference in
people’s lives.

Hear the stories of
people who
received mobility
aids through the
efforts.

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“I had difficulty in moving to and from
our accommodations when I was at away matches, but now I can move freely - thanks to my new wheelchair.”

“I had difficulty in moving to and from our
accommodations when I
was at away matches, but
now I can move freely - thanks to my new wheelchair.”

- Yoo Dosik, Mugungwha Electronics

When Dosik is not working at Mugungwha Electronics, he’s the company basketball player-coach.
The manual wheelchair he had to rely on before, made it difficult to play
since he had to use his arms to control the wheelchair. With his new
motorized wheelchair, he’s now able to play the game freely on the court.

“I had a lot of difficulties using the
manual wheelchair. But with the newly donated motorized wheelchair,
I can move much more freely and enjoy being at college.”

“I had a lot of difficulty using the manual wheelchair. But with the newly donated motorized wheelchair, I can move much more freely
and enjoy being at college.”

- Lee Dahye, college student

When she was 7 years old, Dahye was diagnosed with Myotonic Dystrophy.
It
wasn’t easy for her to keep her balance and with her manual wheelchair, she had to have someone push her around. With the custom motorized wheelchair, she’s now able to move around by herself.

Let’s walk
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together

Let’s walk
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together
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“There’s a saying that if you want to go far, you need to go together. I think it’s more important to walk together even if that slows us down a little. So, let’s walk together.”

“There’s a saying that
if you want to go far,
you need to go together.
I think it’s more important to walk together even if
that slows us down a little. So, let’s walk together.”

- Kim Youngkwon, Memory Semiconductor Equipment Innovation

“I hope that our donations will help people realize that they’re not walking alone in a cold world, that there are people walking with them
and helping them go
forward.”

“I hope that our donations will help people realize that they’re not walking alone in a cold world, that there are people walking with them and helping them go forward.”

- Hur Wonki, Semiconductor Material Development

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The Love Walk campaign
shows that the steps that
one takes can
be the
beginning for someone else, and
that someone’s beginning can be a
beginning for us all.

We at Samsung Semiconductor plan to continue to
walk for a cause
and give back to the local
communities with the steps we take together.

  • One step at a time,
    we donate our
    steps to a cause

    Love Walk Donations in 2020

    Love Walk Donations in 2020

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    43rd Walk (Spring 2020)

    35,500participants

    250 millionWon raised

    44th Walk (Fall 2020)

    41,700participants

    285 millionWon raised

    From Love Run to Love Walk

    From Love Run to Love Walk

    In 2020, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we
    changed the annual Love Run to Love Walk. Love Walk is a new way of giving back to society, donating the steps we take when we go on walks as well as when we walk to and back from work. When we reach our step goal within two weeks, the steps are converted into money for charity. The money is donated to those in need around the Hwaseong, Yongin, Pyeongtaek, and Asan areas where Samsung Semiconductor campuses are located.

    Our donations have provided mobility aids to those with mobility disabilities and provided support to multicultural families in need. Since 2020, we have expanded our support to include those hit hard by COVID-19 as well.

  • Tough times called
    for running in 1998,
    and walking in 2021.

    How it all started

    How it all started

    Love Run was born in 1998 during the difficult period of the global financial crisis, and this year in 2021, celebrates its 45th event. As Samsung Semiconductor has continued to give back to society over the past 22 years through these charity events, we take a look back at how our donations have made a difference, from the first Love Run that raised money for children in need to Love Walk that donates to persons with physical and mobility impairments.

    1998 The First Love Run Event

    1998 The First Love Run Event

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    Participants

    2,512people

    Money raised

    12.5 millionWon

    1998-2021 First Half Love Run & Love Walk Cumulative Records to Date

    1998-2021 First Half Love Run
    & Love Walk Cumulative Records to Date

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    Cumulative number of participants

    1,101,569people

    Cumulative amount raised

    6.84 billionWon

    When we first started Love Run in 1998, 2,512 people participated and raised 12.5 million Won. Since then, as of the 45th Love Walk, we have seen a total of more than 1.1 million participants who came together to raise a cumulative sum of 6.84 billion Won.

    1998-2021 history

    1998-2021 history

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    • 1998-2003

      Sponsoring children
      in need

      300 million Won was
      donated to children in need in Yongin and Hwaseong.

    • 2003-2013

      Improving welfare facility conditions Semicon Love House

      Built 8 Semicon Love Houses to provide shelters for children and job opportunities for those in need.

    • 2011-2018

      Funding cafes for job creation

      Supported 13 cafés that hired the elderly, people with disabilities and members of multicultural families in need.

    • 2017-2020

      Supporting
      multicultural families
      in need
      Mother Class

      Donated 310 million Won to help immigrant spouses of Korean citizens to settle down in Korea.

    • 2017-2021

      Donating wheelchairs Taking Steps Together

      Donated 935 million Won to providing custom wheelchairs to persons with physical and mobility impairments.

      *Taking Steps Together is a social contribution project aimed at providing support to persons with disabilities in local communities. Part of the Love Run
      (and now Love Walk) funds go to this campaign.

    • Illustration of a spoon and fork on a plate on a square surface.

      1998-2003

      Sponsoring children
      in need

      300 million Won was donated to children in need in
      Yongin and Hwaseong.

    • Illustration of a house on a square surface.

      2003-2013

      Improving welfare facility conditions Semicon Love House

      Built 8 Semicon Love Houses to provide shelters for
      children and job opportunities for those in need.

    • Illustration of a cup of coffee on a square surface.

      2011-2018

      Funding cafes for job creation

      Supported 13 cafés that hired the elderly, people with disabilities and members of multicultural families in need.

    • Illustration of a school building on a square surface.

      2017-2020

      Supporting
      multicultural families
      in need
      Mother Class

      Donated 310 million Won to
      help immigrant spouses of Korean
      citizens to settle down in Korea.

    • Illustration of a wheelchair on a square surface.

      2017-2021

      Donating
      wheelchairs
      Taking Steps Together

      Donated 935 million Won to
      providing custom wheelchairs to
      persons with physical and mobility
      impairments.

      *Taking Steps Together is a social contribution project aimed at providing support to persons with disabilities in local communities. Part of the Love Run (and now Love Walk) funds go to this campaign.

    In 2021, through the 45th Love Walk, we were able to donate custom mobility aids to 46 people. We firmly believe that when taken together, our small steps can become a big step toward a better future, and that’s why we will continue to carry on the campaign.

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