Homeplus Hosts eParan Children's Environmental Drawing Contest

Homeplus will hold the 19th e-Paran Children's Environmental Drawing Contest.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Homeplus announced on the 27th that it will hold the 19th e-Paran Children's Environmental Drawing Contest in celebration of Children's Day.

The e-Paran Children's Environmental Drawing Contest, co-hosted by the Homeplus Social Contribution Foundation e-Paran Foundation and the United Nations Environment Programme Korea Committee, began in 2000 and is now in its 19th year. It was planned to raise awareness among growing children about the importance of the environment. A total of 28 organizations, including the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Korea Forest Service, local governments, and NGOs, support the event.

Any elementary school student nationwide can participate in this contest. Participants are asked to draw pictures on the theme of protecting our oceans, skies, and forests suffering in the era of global warming and submit them online through the official e-Paran Children's Environmental Drawing Contest website by the 31st of next month.

Homeplus will select a total of 400 winners through judging, including the Minister of Environment Award, the Minister of Education Award called the e-Paran Award (2 winners), the Blue Sky Award (17 winners), and the Clean Sea Award (11 winners). The award ceremony will be held online in July, and the final winning works will be exhibited at Homeplus stores nationwide.

A special drawing class where children can learn environmental drawing directly has also been prepared. Starting from the 1st of next month, Homeplus will open environmental drawing classes at cultural centers in 121 stores nationwide. After completing the course, the finished drawings can also be submitted to the e-Paran Children's Environmental Drawing Contest, allowing participants to gain both learning and a sense of accomplishment.

Among the participants who submit their drawings to the contest, the first 10,000 will receive an eco kit consisting of carrot, kidney bean, and lettuce growing sets. These can be picked up at nearby Homeplus cultural centers starting June 7th and include eco-friendly pots and soil.

A representative of the Homeplus e-Paran Foundation said, “We continuously hold the e-Paran Children's Drawing Contest to raise awareness of climate change issues such as global warming and to contribute to environmental education for children, who are the future leaders. We hope this will be a great opportunity to see the preciousness of the environment expressed through children's sparkling imagination and pure perspectives in their drawings.”

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