Bouncy Clement@bouncy.clement

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SUGA Min Yoongi Treatment Center donation

The Min Yoongi Treatment Center at Severance Hospital, part of Yonsei Medical Center, was made possible by a ₩5 BILLION ($3.6 MILLION USD) gift from SUGA. That figure stands as the biggest donation any idol has ever given. The center serves kids and teens on the autism spectrum, and a further ₩1 BILLION ($720,000 USD) came in afterward to back medical care for young patients. The part I keep coming back to is the therapy work: SUGA co-authored a music-based program called MIND, and alongside experts he built it to help children with ASD put feelings into words, engage with the people around them, and get support that lasts. Compassionate is the easy word, but the sustained follow-through says more.

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Bouncy Clement@bouncy.clement

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SUGA Min Yoongi Treatment Center donation

The Min Yoongi Treatment Center at Severance Hospital, part of Yonsei Medical Center, was made possible by a ₩5 BILLION ($3.6 MILLION USD) gift from SUGA. That figure stands as the biggest donation any idol has ever given. The center serves kids and teens on the autism spectrum, and a further ₩1 BILLION ($720,000 USD) came in afterward to back medical care for young patients. The part I keep coming back to is the therapy work: SUGA co-authored a music-based program called MIND, and alongside experts he built it to help children with ASD put feelings into words, engage with the people around them, and get support that lasts. Compassionate is the easy word, but the sustained follow-through says more.

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