Prudential Social Contribution Foundation Holds Award Ceremony for Middle and High School Student Volunteer Competition

The Prudential Social Contribution Foundation announced on the 6th that it held the awards ceremony for the 23rd National Middle and High School Student Volunteer Competition at the Prudential Tower in Seoul in collaboration with the Korea Secondary School Principals Association.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] The Prudential Social Contribution Foundation announced on the 6th that it held the award ceremony for the 23rd National Middle and High School Student Volunteer Competition in collaboration with the Korea Secondary School Principals Association at the Prudential Tower in Seoul.

By June 8, a total of 503 applications were received, with 1,440 youth volunteers participating. Through the evaluation process, 200 outstanding cases were selected as awardees, including 8 Ministerial Awards, 2 Gold Awards, 30 Silver Awards, 40 Bronze Awards, and 120 Encouragement Awards.

This year’s ceremony was held online considering the COVID-19 situation, and was broadcast live on the Prudential Social Contribution Foundation’s YouTube channel with 40 teams of Ministerial, Gold, and Silver Award winners in attendance.

The Ministerial and Gold Awards were given to ▲ Ministry of Education Minister’s Award: Club Golmokdaejang (Lee Jang-hoon and 4 others), Lee Ho-yeon (Seoul Asia Pacific International Foreign School) ▲ Ministry of Health and Welfare Minister’s Award: Club Club Ateen (Yang Seo-yoon and 10 others), Jeong In-ah (Busan Busan Foreign School) ▲ Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Minister’s Award: Son Ji-young (Gyeongbuk Yeongnam Samyuk High School), Jeong Yun-seo (Ulsan Nam-mok High School) ▲ Ministry of the Interior and Safety Minister’s Award: Club Maeul-i Hakgyoda (Seo Hye-yeon and 8 others), Lee Bom-hee (Jeonbuk Gangho Aviation High School) ▲ Gold Award: Kim Tae-yeon (Gyeonggi Cheongshim International High School), Kim Min-seok (Gyeongbuk Munseong Middle School), among others.

Awards included medals, certificates, and scholarships of 2 million KRW for Ministerial and Gold Award winners, and medals, certificates, and scholarships of 1 million KRW for Silver Award winners.

A representative of the Prudential Social Contribution Foundation said, "We sincerely thank and support the youth volunteers who have actively thought about and led efforts to solve various problems despite the many restrictions on volunteer activities due to COVID-19. We will continue to provide support so that more young people can exert a positive influence on society through volunteer work."

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