Naju City Holds Awards Ceremony for 'Consumer Usage Experience Contest'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 2nd that it held an awards ceremony for the ‘Consumer Usage Essay Contest’ conducted for local food consumer members.

This contest, themed ‘Naju Local Food, The More You Live, The Tastier It Gets!’, was held from the 2nd to the 13th of last month.

In particular, to commemorate surpassing 10,000 local food consumer members, the event was organized to form a consensus with citizens on the public interest function of local food through vivid usage essays told by citizens and to spread the consumption culture.

A total of 29 essays were submitted to the contest, and among them, based on judging criteria such as thematic suitability, creativity, literary quality, and promotional usability, a total of 10 award-winning works were selected: 1 grand prize, 2 excellence awards, and 7 encouragement awards.

The prestigious grand prize was awarded to Woo Jin-young (48, housewife) from Bitgaram-dong for her essay titled ‘Thank You, Local Food, for Becoming a New Friend.’

Ms. Woo sincerely narrated the process of overcoming the unfamiliar environment and vague anxiety she experienced after unexpectedly moving from the metropolitan area to Naju, where her in-laws live, through a healthy and fresh table made with Naju local food, together with her family.

Following the grand prize, the excellence awards went to Jung Su-jin (21, Bitgaram-dong) for ‘The Secret of the Magical Cauldron’ and Choi Bo-kyung (45, Bitgaram-dong) for ‘The More You Live, The Tastier It Gets, Local Food Is My Week.’

The encouragement awards were shared by residents Jung Da-jung, Lee Kyung-hee, Lee Mi-ran, Jung Myung-sik, Kim Hee, Jung Hyun-jung, and Kim Song-hee.

The city plans to utilize the grand prize and excellence award-winning works in various ways as local food promotional content, including publishing them in quarterly newsletters.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “I sincerely thank everyone who sent touching stories so that citizens can empathize with the public value of Naju local food,” and added, “We will continue to do our best in policy development and implementation to ensure that Naju local food leads the way in realizing the value of coexistence between producers and consumers.”

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