Sancheong-gun Holds Award Ceremony for the 47th Jirisan Peace Festival Peace Prize

Kim Hoyong, Director of Sancheong Local Scholarship Foundation, awarded the Peace Prize
Park Junggeun, President of Sancheong Model Drivers Association, recognized in Social Service
Kwon Yuhyun, Researcher at Sancheong Cultural Center, honored in Ed

Commemorative photo of the 47th Jirisan Peace Festival Peace Award Ceremony From the left: Kim Hoyong, Park Junggeun, Lee Jaegun, Sancheong County Governor Kwon Yuhyun Photo source: Sancheong County

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, held the ‘47th Jirisan Peace Festival Peace Award Ceremony’ on the 10th, which could not be held last year due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The Jirisan Peace Award is an award presented by the Jirisan Peace Festival Committee to recognize individuals who have contributed to regional development.

At the ceremony held on the afternoon of the 10th at the Sancheong-gun Culture and Arts Center, Kim Ho-yong, chairman of the Sancheong-gun Hometown Scholarship Association, received the Peace Grand Prize; Park Jeong-geun, president of the Sancheong Exemplary Drivers Association, was awarded in the social service category; and Kwon Yoo-hyun, research committee member of the Sancheong Cultural Center, was honored in the education and culture category.

Kim Ho-yong, selected as the Peace Grand Prize winner for the first time in eight years since 2012, initiated the National Sancheong-gun Hometown Association in August 2011 and served as its first president.

Park Jeong-geun, awarded in the social service category, joined the Sancheong Exemplary Drivers Association in 1986 and contributed for 34 years to supporting events within the county and establishing an advanced traffic culture.

Kwon Yoo-hyun, the education and culture category awardee, has been active as a research committee member of the Sancheong Cultural Center since 2012.

Meanwhile, the Jirisan Peace Award is presented annually on October 11, Citizens’ Day, during the Jirisan Peace Festival to individuals who have been exemplary in their public and private lives and have devoted themselves to the development of the local community.

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