Woori Bank Delivers 'Kkumnamu Scholarship' to Regional Children's Center Scholars

Kwon Kwang-seok, President of Woori Bank, is taking a commemorative photo online with the scholarship students.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] Woori Bank announced on the 9th that it held the ‘Woori Bank Dream Tree Scholarship Award Ceremony’ at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, and awarded scholarships to 75 scholarship students belonging to local children's centers with which it has sisterhood ties.

The scholarship award ceremony was held online using a video conferencing system in consideration of the COVID-19 situation, with Woori Bank CEO Kwon Kwang-seok and the scholarship students in attendance. The 75 Dream Tree scholarship students were selected through recommendations from elementary, middle, and high school students who diligently pursue their studies at local children's centers partnered with Woori Bank. The selected students were awarded scholarships and scholarship certificates.

The Woori Bank Dream Tree Scholarship Project is a future generation development initiative utilizing the ‘Woori Love Fund,’ which is voluntarily donated by employees from a portion of their salaries. It has been a social contribution project ongoing for 10 years since 2011. Especially this year, to support scholarship students who had a difficult year due to COVID-19, employees personally wrote encouragement messages that were delivered along with the scholarships, adding a warm touch.

CEO Kwon Kwang-seok said, “I hope that the small sincerity and hearts of our employees will be conveyed to our Dream Tree scholarship students and help them grow into talents who exert positive influence,” and added, “Woori Bank will continue to carry out various social contribution activities to nurture future talents.”

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