Kim In-hee Awarded Seoul Volunteer Award Grand Prize... 13 Years of Meal Service and Cooking Volunteer Work for Seniors and Homeless

Seoul Volunteer Awards: 2 Grand Prize Winners, 5 Excellence Awards, 14 Merit Awards... 9 Individuals, 12 Organizations

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 8th that it has selected Kim In-hee (69) as the individual grand prize winner and the POSCO Seoul Regional Talent Volunteer Group as the group grand prize winner for the 33rd Seoul Volunteer Awards in 2021.

Kim, who received this year's grand prize, has consistently practiced sharing and dedicated volunteering for the past 13 years through meal service and cooking volunteer work for the elderly and homeless, kimchi-making volunteer activities, sponsorship efforts, and shopping volunteer services for elderly people with mobility difficulties due to COVID-19. The 'POSCO Seoul Regional Talent Volunteer Group' operated 20 talent volunteer teams with employees using their individual talents to carry out various talent donations and volunteer activities for elderly living alone, people with disabilities, and multicultural children.

The Excellence Awards were given to Kim Jung-ae (65), Woo Sang-jong (74), Moon Kyung-hee (71), Nokwonhoe, and Jongam-dong Youth Association. Kim Jung-ae has been a role model by participating in various volunteer activities such as delivering side dishes and cooking volunteer work for 15 years to support neighbors in need in the community with exceptional volunteer spirit. Woo Sang-jong (74), a volunteer at Seobuk Hospital, contributed to the emotional stability and health recovery of patients without guardians and dementia patients through warm conversations and bathing volunteer services every week for the past 11 years. Moon Kyung-hee (71) has practiced neighborly love through continuous volunteer work for disadvantaged local residents since 1984. In particular, she contributed to disaster recovery by delivering supplies to residents affected by a fire in Songpa-gu.

The Merit Awards were given to five individuals, including Han Jin-seok (28), who has consistently provided educational volunteer services to local children's centers and island village children and practiced traditional Korean medicine volunteer services using professional medical knowledge, as well as nine groups such as the 'Seongdong-gu Women's Association,' which practiced sharing with residents in need and supported rural labor assistance activities.

This year's Seoul Volunteer Awards received 43 nominations from autonomous districts, institutions, and citizens from June 17 to July 30. After thorough preliminary verification of merits and strict evaluation by a merit review committee composed of 14 diverse experts including journalists, professors, and civic groups, the winners were selected.

This year's Seoul Volunteer Awards ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. today in the multipurpose hall on the 8th floor of the Seoul City Hall main building. Mayor Oh Se-hoon is scheduled to personally present plaques to the awardees at the ceremony.

Kim Sang-han, Director of the Seoul City Administration Bureau, said, "Although volunteer activities have been restricted due to COVID-19, the need for helping hands from neighbors has become even more urgent," adding, "The awardees are setting a model for volunteer activities in the COVID-19 era and serving as an example to citizens."

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