Who Is the Hidden Treasure of Mapo-gu?

Recommendation Submission for Mapo District Resident Award Candidates

Expanded from one recipient per category last year to three recipients in each of the seven categories this year

Eligible residents must have lived in Mapo District for more than 3 years as of June 12 this year... Candidate recommendations accepted until July 21

Last Year's Mapo District Residents Award Ceremony

Mapo District (Mayor Park Gang-su) is accepting recommendations for candidates for the "32nd Mapo District Resident Award" until July 21 to discover and honor residents who have devotedly served their neighbors and contributed to community harmony and local development.

Eligible candidates are individuals or organizations (businesses) with outstanding achievements in each category who have continuously resided (been located) in Mapo District for more than 3 years as of the announcement date (June 12, 2023).

The award categories are ▲Culture Award ▲Sports Award ▲Brave Resident Award ▲Honorable Parent Award ▲Filial Piety and Good Deeds Award ▲Volunteer Award ▲Community Development Award, with up to three recipients (or organizations) selected per category.

Notably, the number of recipients per category has significantly increased from one last year to three this year, so up to 21 exemplary residents are expected to be selected this year.

Candidate recommendations can be made by heads of related organizations and groups located in Mapo District, school principals, at least two Mapo District council members, or by 30 or more Mapo residents. Recommendation forms, records of achievements, and supporting documents should be submitted to the resident center of the candidate’s neighborhood or the Mapo District Autonomous Administration Division.

After reviewing the achievements of the recommended candidates, the district will finalize the awardees through the Mapo District Resident Award Screening Committee and present the awards at the “Resident’s Day” event in October.

The Mapo District Resident Award began in 1992 and is now in its 32nd year. Last year, a resident who saved a man in his 50s attempting suicide received the “Brave Resident Award,” and a resident who devotedly cared for a centenarian mother while consistently volunteering to bathe people with cerebral palsy was honored with the “Filial Piety and Good Deeds Award.”

Mayor Park Gang-su said, “Even in a society where individualism is widespread, residents who look after neighbors in need and strive for the development and harmony of the community are truly precious treasures of Mapo. We hope many residents will take interest and participate in the 32nd search for Mapo’s hidden treasures.”

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