Visit by First Lady Lee Heeho (May 25, 2000)
Visit by First Lady Lee Heeho (May 25, 2000)
First Lady Lee Heeho, the wife of former President Kim Daejoong, visited Sorokdo to console inpatients and boost morale of hospital staff.
She was the first First Lady to visit Sorokdo. She said, “I pay my respect to all Sorokdo inhabitants for not giving up and showing great human spirit when faced with social indifference and misunderstanding. Sorokdo is no more a land of loneliness. It is now a land of hope and blessing.”
The First Lady presented bags, neckties, scarfs, and T-shirts to inpatients and hospital staff. She also promised to build [Sorokdo Volunteer Center] for volunteers and the groundbreaking ceremony actually took place on March 23, 2001.
