Mayor Lee Gang-deok is pictured on the 16th taking a commemorative photo with scholarship donors including Song Hyo-seok, CEO of SIMPAC Co., Ltd.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] As the year-end approaches, scholarship donations for the future of Pohang, Gyeongbuk are continuing.
According to Pohang City on the 17th, recent scholarship donations have been made one after another, including 10 million KRW from SIMPAC Co., Ltd. (CEO Song Hyo-seok), 5 million KRW from Kumho CNC Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Du-ha), 5 million KRW from the Pohang Women Entrepreneurs Association (President Son Jeong-hee), and 5 million KRW from EZENTECH Co., Ltd. (CEO Son Jeong-hee).
In particular, Jeong Eun-ju, head of the Health Living Team at Buk-gu Public Health Center, donated the entire 2 million KRW prize money she received after being awarded the 'Cheongbaek Volunteer Award,' the highest honor for public officials, as a scholarship, conveying encouragement to local youth.
Mayor Lee Kang-deok (Chairman of the Pohang Scholarship Foundation) said, "I am grateful for practicing the spirit of sharing despite these difficult times," and added, "We will use it carefully for nurturing talent in Pohang in the future."
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