7 Heroes Including a Third-Generation Good Samaritan Awarded the 'LG Hero Award'

A Total of 188 Awardees Have Received the Heroic Deed Award So Far

Mr. Lee Isun (74, left), who has been practicing philanthropy for three generations over 39 years, and his daughter Kim Hyunmi (right). [Photo by LG]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Yeju] LG Welfare Foundation announced on the 26th that it awarded the 'LG Hero Award' to seven heroes who have continued decades of volunteer work for neighbors in need, ranging from 19 to 39 years. They are recipients in the 'Long-term Good Deeds' category, bringing the total number of LG Hero Award winners to 188.

The awardees include Lee Isun (74), who, along with three generations of her family, has continued good deeds for 39 years for lonely elderly without relatives and children in need; Police Inspector Lee Jeongpyo (57, Paju Police Station) and Lee Sooyoung (61), who have operated a food truck every Wednesday for 19 years, providing Jjajangmyeon meal services to neighbors in need nationwide; as well as Fire Inspector Eum Jeongsam (55, Gwacheon Fire Station), Fire Lieutenant Kim Jinkyu (56, Miryang Fire Station), Police Inspector Choi Seokyong (57, Daegu Suseong Police Station), and Police Lieutenant Choi Jaegun (50, Jeonbuk Jeongeup Police Station), who have all volunteered for decades to help neighbors in need, totaling seven people.

An LG official stated, "This is to encourage the heroes who have consistently devoted themselves and volunteered for neighbors around them for decades in their respective fields," explaining the reason for selecting the LG Hero Award recipients.

The LG Hero Award was established in 2015, reflecting the late Chairman Koo Bon-moo's intention that "a company repays its social responsibility to heroes who sacrificed themselves for social justice."

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