"30 Teams Including 'Octogenarian Environmental Guardian' Park Jong-dol Receive Citizen Commendations... Seoul City Holds Parents' Day Ceremony"

Held on the morning of the 7th in the front yard of the Seoul Senior Citizens Association
Mayor Oh Se-hoon personally commended 19 filial piety awardees who practiced family and community care and 8 honorable parents

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] To celebrate Parents' Day, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will hold the '49th Parents' Day Commemoration Ceremony' on the morning of the 7th in the front yard of the Seoul Senior Citizens Association. Mayor Oh Se-hoon plans to award civic commendations to 30 teams, including filial piety practitioners, exemplary parents, and organizations practicing filial piety.

Due to the continued spread of COVID-19, the event organizer, the Seoul Senior Citizens Association, has prepared pre-entry temperature checks, visitor logs, thermal cameras, and will strictly adhere to quarantine guidelines to ensure attendees' safety, holding the event with fewer than 70 participants.

This year, a total of 30 teams (individuals) were selected as honorable awardees: 19 unsung filial piety practitioners who have quietly practiced filial piety toward their families and local elders, 8 exemplary parents who have raised their children well despite challenging circumstances, and 3 organizations that have contributed to senior welfare.

In the filial piety category, 19 individuals, including Lee Hyo-sook, who cared devotedly for her mother-in-law during illness and served as a role model by looking after local elders, will receive awards. Additionally, 8 exemplary parents, including Park Jong-dol, who raised two grown sons and four grandchildren with utmost devotion and actively participated in senior centers while serving as an 'environmental guardian' and role model, will receive the Exemplary Parent Award. Furthermore, three senior welfare-related facilities, including the Gwangjin Senior Welfare Center, which has consistently supported seniors' education and cultural activities since its opening in 2003, were honored as organizations contributing to senior welfare.

Kim Sun-soon, Director of Welfare Policy, said, “We sincerely congratulate all awardees selected as filial piety practitioners, exemplary parents, and organizations contributing to senior welfare on the occasion of the 49th Parents' Day. As the importance of senior welfare grows daily due to low birth rates and aging population, Seoul will devote itself to providing welfare that satisfies seniors both materially and spiritually.”

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