Engage with Korean Connection
Are you interested in volunteering for Korean Connection? Volunteers are invaluable to our organization. We are looking for generous individuals who can help us with various tasks and events. Volunteer opportunities include staffing booths, tutoring Korean, writing names and signage in Hangul, setting up and tearing down displays, and serving as liaison with other organizations. If you are willing to volunteer, please contact us.
Korean Connection is a non-political, non-profit, organization with 501(c)(3) status, your donation is tax deductible (Our Tax ID 46-3655225). If you wish to help support our events and mission, please use your PayPal account to make a donation
or send a check to:
Korean Connection
PO Box 140852
Grand Rapids, MI 49514
You can also provide support by shopping at Amazon Smile and selecting Korean Connection (in Grand Rapids) to benefit from the AmazonSmile Foundation's donation of 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases. Click on the right banner, so all your eligible shopping will benefit Korean Connection.
For all inquiries or questions regarding donation or setting up a donation matching program, please contact us.
누워서 떡 먹기
(Eat rice cake while lying down).
A Korean proverb expressing how easy something is.
김치국부터 마시지 말라
(Do not drink your kimchi soup first).
A Korean proverb warning someone not to get ahead of him- or herself in a project or in planning for the future. Kimchi soup is spicy and is usually eaten with rice to help reduce the sting; therefore, this proverb suggests that a person wait for the rice to arrive before drinking the soup because the person might be in a fix if the rice arrives late or not at all.
We welcome everyone to participate in our events: Koreans now living in West Michigan, Korean students, Korean-Americans, Korean adoptees, veterans who served in Korea, Americans with an interest in Korean language and culture, and friends and relatives of Koreans.
낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다
(Birds hear the words spoken in the day, and the mice those at night).
A Korean proverb warning someone to be careful about what he or she says since one never knows who may be listening.