Receiving Nominations for Proud Yongsan District Resident Award Candidates

Published 05 Jul.2021 06:57(KST)

From July 5, Nominations Open for Candidates in 9 Categories Including the Volunteer Service Award... Awards Ceremony on October 18 at Residents' Day Celebration

Yongsan District Hall of Fame installed in the lobby in front of the main theater of Yongsan Art Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seongjang Hyun) will accept nominations for the 28th Yongsan Citizen Awards from July 5 to August 6.

This is to discover proud Yongsan residents who practice love for their community and serve as role models for fellow citizens.

The award categories have been diversified from the previous five (Filial Piety, Volunteer Service, Cooperation, Model Family, Special Award) to nine categories: Good Deeds and Volunteer Service Award, Model Family Award, Culture and Arts Award, Promotion of Sports Award, Regional Development Award, Environmental Protection Award, Education Development Award, Safety Award, and Special Award.

Nominees must be residents registered and continuously living in Yongsan-gu for more than five years as of the announcement date (July 5), or organizations and their members continuously located in Yongsan-gu for more than five years. The Special Award can be nominated regardless of residence.

Nominators include residents (individuals), institutions (departments/dongs), heads of related organizations and professional groups, corporations, school principals, and district council members (two or more). Individuals must submit a petition signed by at least 30 people to their local community service center and recommend the nominee together with the community chief.

Related forms are posted on the district’s official website under the announcements/notices section.

Afterward, the district will conduct on-site verification of the achievements in August, form a public evaluation committee in September, and select award candidates.

The evaluation criteria include ▲contributing to building a community society by practicing good deeds and volunteering for others (Good Deeds and Volunteer Service Award), ▲being a role model to neighbors through family harmony (Model Family Award), ▲contributing to the development of local culture and arts (Culture and Arts Award), ▲contributing to improving citizens’ physical fitness and local sports development through activities such as community sports (Promotion of Sports Award), ▲contributing to regional development by resolving local pending projects, revitalizing the local economy, fostering law-abiding awareness, or enhancing the district’s honor (Regional Development Award), among others.

The final awardees are decided by the district mayor. Those who have received government awards, Seoul Metropolitan Citizen Awards, or Yongsan Citizen Awards within the past three years are excluded from the list.

The award ceremony will be held on October 18 alongside the ‘28th Yongsan Citizen Day Commemoration Ceremony.’ Awardees will receive plaques engraved with their likenesses, and no separate monetary prizes will be given in accordance with the Public Official Election Act.

Mayor Seongjang Hyun of Yongsan-gu said, “We have greatly expanded the award categories to keep pace with changing times. We hope many will recommend outstanding neighbors to help foster a bright and healthy social culture.”

The Yongsan Citizen Awards have been held since 1994. A total of 151 people have received the awards to date. Last year’s recipients included ▲Jeon Hyeongja (Filial Piety Award), ▲Park Ansun (Volunteer Service Award), ▲Lee Yangil (Cooperation Award), ▲Seo Seonim (Model Family Award), and ▲Jiwoong Scholarship Foundation, Korea Petroleum Industry, and Paris Croissant Seoul Station Branch (Special Awards) as category winners.

Additionally, last October, the district installed a ‘Hall of Honor’ (2.7m high, 7m wide) in the lobby in front of the main hall of Yongsan Art Hall, inscribed with the names of all past awardees to further honor them.