S-OIL Donates Tuition for Children of Fallen Coast Guard and Medical Expenses for Injured Coast Guard Officers

S-OIL held the '2022 Scholarship Fund for Children of Fallen Coast Guard Officers and Medical Expense Support for Injured Coast Guard Officers' ceremony at its headquarters in Mapo, Seoul on the 28th. Kim Pyeong-gil, Executive Director of S-OIL (first from the left), is taking a commemorative photo with officials. Photo by S-OIL

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] On the 28th, S-OIL held the ‘2022 Scholarship Fund for Bereaved Children of Fallen Coast Guard Officers and Medical Expense Support for Injured Coast Guard Officers’ ceremony at its headquarters in Mapo, Seoul, together with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare, delivering a total of 100 million KRW to 17 bereaved children and 22 injured coast guard officers. S-OIL promised to continuously support the scholarship funds until the bereaved children complete their studies.

S-OIL started the 'Hero Keeper' program in 2006 to discover and encourage social heroes who sacrifice themselves to protect others' lives and property despite the dangers at incident and accident sites in society.

The Coast Guard Hero Keeper activities are the third program following the Firefighter Hero and Citizen Hero programs. In 2013, S-OIL signed an agreement with the Korea Coast Guard to operate the ‘Coast Guard Hero Keeper’ program, which includes ▲ scholarship support for bereaved children of fallen coast guard officers ▲ medical expense support for injured coast guard officers ▲ awards for hero coast guard officers ▲ rest camps for coast guard couples ▲ consolation payments for families of fallen coast guard officers, among various other Coast Guard Hero Keeper initiatives.

An S-OIL official said, "We appreciate the efforts of the coast guard officers who were injured while performing their duties under difficult conditions such as illegal fishing crackdowns, maritime rescue, and ship fire suppression," adding, "We are honored to be able to offer a small token of encouragement to the children of the proud coast guard officers who sacrificed their lives for the nation and its people. S-OIL will continue to stand as a reliable supporter."

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