Donation Funds Continue to Pour into 'Wachon Scholarship Association,' the No.1 Rural Education Hub in Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk

Last Month, Office Opening Marked a 'New Leap' Commitment

Executives of the Wachon Scholarship Foundation posing for a commemorative photo with students selected as scholarship recipients for the year 2020.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 19th that the love for their hometown from local figures is overflowing, as on the 4th, the Chilgeumhoe (President Kim Chang-deuk) members of Wachon-myeon’s Wachon Scholarship Foundation donated 2 million won, and on the 17th, Son Gyu-jin, a native of Wachon, donated 5 million won.

Founded in 2003, the Wachon Scholarship Foundation, a corporation, has been providing scholarships annually to elementary, middle, high school, and university students in the area. This year as well, it is contributing to the development of education in the region by awarding scholarships totaling 11 million won.

Lee Seong-yeol, chairman of the Wachon Scholarship Foundation, stated, "We will strive to allocate more of the precious donations from local residents and expatriates to students who excel academically and come from financially disadvantaged families."

Meanwhile, on May 11, the Wachon Scholarship Foundation newly established an office on Geumsong-ro in Wachon-myeon and pledged to promote scholarship projects befitting 'Wachon, the No. 1 place for rural education.'

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