Changwon City Awards 32 People Including Filial Piety Honorees and Distinguished Parents on Parents' Day

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Changwon City, Gyeongnam, held an awards ceremony for meritorious persons in celebration of the 48th Parents' Day on the 8th at each district office.

The Parents' Day commemorative awards were prepared to promote traditional filial piety values and the succession and development of the traditional family system, as well as to discover and reward exemplary filial children, traditional model families, and honorable parents.

This year's awards were given to a total of 32 recipients, including 13 ordinary citizens and 2 youths who contributed to fostering respect for the elderly and filial piety in daily life and creating a social atmosphere of practicing filial piety, 4 public officials, 5 organizations, and 8 honorable parents who raised their children healthily and formed exemplary and healthy families, serving as role models.

In particular, Lee Yeon-hak of Seongsan-gu, who devoutly cares for his elderly parents while also providing mental and material support to his disabled younger sibling, became a good example in the local community.

Jung Si-young, Director of the Welfare and Women’s Bureau of Changwon City, said, "It is regrettable that we could not gather many people in one place due to the cancellation of the awards ceremony because of COVID-19," adding, "We will continuously prepare policies that consider the comfortable and happy old age of the elderly."

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