Damyang-gun Accepts Nominations for 'Citizen Award and Honorary Citizen Certificate' Candidates Until Next Month 8

Who Are This Year's Recipients of the 'Gunmin Award' and 'Honorary Gunmin Certificate'?

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jeonnam Damyang-gun announced on the 14th that it will award the ‘Damyang Citizen Award’ and the ‘Damyang Honorary Citizen Certificate’ to unsung heroes of regional development in celebration of the 43rd Damyang Citizen’s Day on May 3.

Candidates for the ‘Citizen Award’ must be either from Damyang or have resided in the area for more than 10 years as citizens. The recommended fields include regional development, social welfare, education and culture, sports promotion, and industrial economy.

The ‘Honorary Citizen Certificate’ is awarded to foreigners, overseas Koreans, or individuals from other regions who have contributed to regional development and the advancement of county administration, thereby enhancing the prestige of Damyang-gun.

The Citizen Award is given to one person per field, while there is no limit on the number of Honorary Citizen Certificates awarded.

The nomination deadline is until the 8th of next month, and recommendations can be made by the chairman of the Damyang County Council, eup/myeon heads, heads of various organizations, or individuals. In the case of individuals, recommendations require the signatures of more than 10 household heads (for the Honorary Citizen Certificate, more than 20 citizens aged 20 or older).

A county official said, “We hope for much interest and participation so that this can be an opportunity to find the unsung heroes who contributed to regional development and to raise the honor and pride of the region.”

Meanwhile, the Damyang Citizen Award has been given since 1980, with a total of 121 recipients to date, and the Honorary Citizen Certificate has been awarded since 2004, with a total of 42 recipients honored.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.