Donation of Talent Development Funds Continues to Pohang City Scholarship Foundation in Gyeongbuk

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Despite the economic downturn caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), donations for talent development continue to pour into the Pohang Scholarship Foundation (Chairman, Mayor Kang-deok Lee).

According to Pohang City on the 29th, scholarship donation news followed one after another on the same day, including 10 million KRW from Kim Sang-su, Governor of Rotary International District 3630, 5 million KRW from Jae-won Bang, CEO of Uwone Architects, 5 million KRW from Ki-hyun Jang, CEO of UA Convention Patiss Buffet, and 5 million KRW from Jong-ik Kim, CEO of Gukin Engineering Co., Ltd.

Kim Sang-su, who concurrently serves as Governor of the Korea Orienteering Federation and President of the Pohang Rowing Association, has been practicing warm neighborly love, including achieving a $50,000 donation to the Rotary Foundation.

Jae-won Bang, CEO of Uwone Architects, did not forget to donate 5 million KRW in scholarships this year as well, following donations in 2017 and 2018. It is known that this donation came from the service fee received for conducting detailed design work for the remodeling construction of the first floor of the Seoul-Pohang Dormitory.

Ki-hyun Jang, CEO of UA Convention and the first member of the Green Noble Club, a group of high-value donors who have donated over 100 million KRW to the ChildFund Korea, has long been active for local children as the chairman of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation Pohang Supporters Association.

Mayor Kang-deok Lee expressed his gratitude, saying, "I thank the citizens from all walks of life who have donated precious scholarships for the development of local education," and added, "We will use these funds carefully for nurturing talents in Pohang in the future."

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