Daesun Brewery and Daesun Public Interest Foundation Hold the 16th Daesun Scholarship Award Ceremony... 87 Prospective Social Workers Receive 87 Million Won

Since 2007, 885 university students from Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions received 836 million KRW in payments

The Daesun Public Interest Foundation awarded the 'Daesun Scholarship' to prospective social workers in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions on the 31st. (From left: Cho Seong-je, Chairman of the Daesun Public Interest Foundation; Jo Woo-hyun, CEO of Daesun Juzo)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Daesun Public Interest Foundation, established by Daesun Joojo, the representative affiliate of BN Group, a local company in Busan, awarded 87 social welfare major university students from 29 universities in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions with a total of 87 million KRW in 'Daesun Scholarships' on the 31st.

The '16th Daesun Scholarship Award Ceremony' was held at the BN Group conference room in Guseo-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, attended by Cho Seongje, chairman of Daesun Public Interest Foundation, Jo Woohyun, CEO of Daesun Joojo, and foundation officials. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the event was conducted online.

Since 2007, the 'Daesun Scholarship' has been awarded annually to select exemplary prospective social workers who excel academically despite difficult circumstances, supporting them to focus on their studies.

Through the scholarship program of Daesun Public Interest Foundation, Daesun Joojo has supported a total of 1.1949 billion KRW in scholarships to 1,904 students from elementary, middle, high school, and university levels.

Cho Seongje, chairman of Daesun Public Interest Foundation, said, "I am pleased to help nurture talents who will create a beautiful local community," and added, "I hope the scholarship recipients become social workers who deliver love and hope to neighbors around us."

Daesun Public Interest Foundation, established in 2005 with a full investment of 4 billion KRW as part of ESG management by Daesun Joojo, a leading local company in Busan celebrating its 92nd anniversary this year, is Busan's first private public interest foundation. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, it continues to carry out various social contribution activities, including scholarship programs for social welfare majors, the Daesun Social Worker Award, and free meal services for the underprivileged in the local community.

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