Yoon Jae-geun, Administrative Director of Yoon Seo Hospital, Receives National Recommendation Award

First Presidential Citation Awarded in Guri-si
Director of Guri-si Mokmin Volunteer Association Recognized for Home Repairs and Sharing Volunteer Service

On the 17th, it was announced that Yoon Jae-geun (71), the administrative director of Yunseo Hospital located in Inchang-dong, Guri-si, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun), received the prestigious Presidential Citation for the first time in Guri-si at the 14th National Recommendation Awards ceremony held on the 14th at the Yongsan War Memorial Peace and Park Convention Royal Hall.

Yoon Jae-geun, Administrative Director of Yoonseo Hospital, is receiving the prestigious Presidential Citation, the first ever awarded to Guri City, at the 14th National Recommendation Awards Ceremony held on the 14th at the Royal Hall of the Peace and Park Convention Center in the Yongsan War Memorial. Provided by Guri City

The National Recommendation Awards is a system where the government honors unsung heroes who consistently practice sharing and dedication to marginalized and struggling neighbors, based on direct recommendations from the public.

Director Yoon began his continuous sharing activities in 1992 by volunteering to bathe children at Jeongnip Hall. On March 14, 2009, he launched the Guri-si Mokmin Volunteer Association, through which he has continuously carried out various volunteer activities such as home repairs for 273 families including national merit recipients and those in difficult living conditions, rice sharing, providing customized glasses, senior citizen feasts, free medical treatment at hospitals, and medical expense discounts.

Baek Kyung-hyun, Mayor of Guri-si, said, “Congratulations on receiving the National Recommendation Award for the first time in Guri-si. The spirit of neighborly love and love for Guri practiced by Director Yoon Jae-geun through various fields such as the Guri-si Mokmin Volunteer Association has become a stepping stone to creating a ‘Joyful Change, Happier Guri-si.’ I hope that Director Yoon’s warm sharing practice will serve as a role model for many citizens and that positive changes will spread throughout Guri-si.”

Director Yoon Jae-geun said, “Having grown up in poverty and studied with the help of neighbors, I have only tried to repay that kindness in small ways, so I am very happy to receive such a prestigious award. I will continue to do my best to share happiness with my neighbors without change.”