Seoul City Awards 49 People Including Filial Piety Honorees and Distinguished Parents on 'Parents' Day'

9 Senior Welfare Contributing Organizations and Excellent Institutions Selected

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Seoul City announced on the 7th that it will award commendations to 28 unsung filial piety practitioners who have shown devotion to elders in their families and communities on the occasion of the '48th Parents' Day,' as well as 12 exemplary parents who have raised their children upright and admirably despite challenging circumstances.

In the filial piety category, 22 people, including Choi Ok-soon (73) from Seodaemun-gu, who voluntarily took on the role of a daughter to the village elders, will receive the Filial Piety Award. Ms. Choi cared for her mother, who had mobility difficulties, by wheelchair for 13 years and accompanied her to the senior center. After her mother passed away, she continued to serve as a lunch assistant and helped with market shopping at the senior center filled with memories of her mother, caring for the elders with sincerity.

In particular, when an elderly basic livelihood security recipient, Ms. Jo, whom she cared for devotedly, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, Ms. Choi connected her to hospital admission and nursing services, practicing filial piety within the local community.

In the model elder category, 18 people, including Choi Bok-soon (79), who has served delicious and high-quality meals to senior center elders based on her cooking skills, were selected. Despite being elderly herself and having a physical disability, Ms. Choi has devotedly volunteered since 2017 by taking charge of meal service and cleaning five days a week. She has also raised her siblings to be upright and considerate children at home, becoming a role model for neighbors.

The city-run Nowon Senior Welfare Center, the nation's first senior welfare center that contributed to the development and expansion of elder welfare programs; the Geumcheon branch of the National Model Drivers Association, recognized for elder driving volunteer activities and support for welfare center events; and the POSCO Happiness Sharing Volunteer Group, which has continued supporting senior dining halls and visiting solitary elders for over 10 years, along with four other organizations and two programs, were also selected as award recipients.

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