Selection of Ko Young-tae, Na Yi-gyun, Lee Jeong-sun, Choi Sang-gyu, and Others as Recipients of the 29th Geumcheon District Residents' Award

7 Selected in Community Service, Public Morals, Culture, and Sports
Award Presentation at the '29th Geumcheon Residents' Day' Ceremony on October 23

Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that it has selected the recipients of the ‘29th Geumcheon Citizen Award’ to honor those who have devoted themselves to creating a bright and wholesome local community.

The ‘Geumcheon Citizen Award’ is given to residents or organizations who have dedicated themselves to the development of the local community in four categories: community service, public morals, culture, and sports.

From August 6 to September 4, the district conducted a merit review of 20 nominees and 2 organizations recommended from various sectors and selected 7 awardees.

In the community service category, Ko Young-tae, Na Yi-gyun, Lee Jeong-sun, and Choi Sang-gyu were jointly selected, while Kim Jeom-suk was honored in the public morals category, Song Il-bong in culture, and Heo Young-rok in sports.

Ko Young-tae, selected as a recipient in the community service category, has contributed to the development of the local community by dedicating himself to various fields such as food sharing for vulnerable groups, event support, and resident autonomy projects as a member of the Volunteer Camp, Neighbor Love Volunteer Group, and Resident Autonomy Committee.

Since 2010, Na Yi-gyun has taken the lead in protecting and preserving the environment, the foundation of the community, through activities such as free meal services, sharing rice with love, protecting flora and fauna, guarding local mountains, and sorting garbage.

Lee Jeong-sun has volunteered for over 3,000 hours for marginalized groups in the community through various organizations and institutions such as Hyemyeong Childcare Center, Hyemyeong Nursing Home, Cheongdam Welfare Center, Geumcheon Senior Welfare Center, and the International Kiwanis Geumcheon Club. She also contributed to community safety as a member of the Siheung 1-dong Defense Council.

Choi Sang-gyu has served the community by repairing houses in need through activities with the Saemaul Leaders’ Council and the Resident Autonomy Committee. He actively participated in sharing events for marginalized groups and elderly living alone and supported Resident Autonomy Committee events, contributing to the development of the district.

Kim Jeom-suk, selected in the public morals category, demonstrated filial piety by devotedly caring for her mother-in-law, fostering family harmony and peace. Furthermore, she registered as a volunteer at the nursing home where her mother-in-law resides and carried out volunteer activities for other elderly residents, spreading public morals such as respect for the elderly and contributing to the cultivation of community spirit.

Song Il-bong, the culture category awardee, participated in planning the district newsletter as an editorial committee member, promoted and advised on the joint reenactment event of King Jeongjo’s royal procession as a member of the public-private cooperation (governance) committee, and introduced Geumcheon-gu on radio broadcasts to widely promote the district.

Heo Young-rok, selected in the sports category, has served as a director of the Geumcheon-gu Sports Council since 2015 and as president of the Geumcheon-gu Football Association since 2017, fostering unity and harmony among residents through various sports events and contributing to the activation of community sports in the district.

The awards ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. on October 23 at the Geumnarae Art Hall during the ‘29th Geumcheon Citizen’s Day’ commemorative event.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “I deeply thank the recipients of the Geumcheon Citizen Award who have always devoted and served Geumcheon. I sincerely congratulate the awardees and will work together to make Geumcheon a better city.”

Meanwhile, a total of 129 people have received the Geumcheon Citizen Award from 1996 to last year.