Presidential Public Interest Foundation Selects Recipients of the 18th Presidential Social Worker Awards

Daesun Public Interest Foundation, established by Daesun Joojo, a local company of BN Group in Busan, announced the winners of the 18th Daesun Social Worker Award on the 30th.

The award ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Daesun Joojo Gijang Factory in October.

This year, a total of 67 social workers were selected for the Daesun Social Worker Award: 40 from the Busan area, 20 from the Ulsan area, and 7 from the Gyeongnam area. The awardees will receive plaques along with special benefits including an overseas training program worth 100 million KRW in Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand.

Winners of the Presidential Social Worker Award who participated in last year's presidential public interest foundation overseas training program are taking a group commemorative photo.

The Daesun Social Worker Award is a social contribution program jointly conducted by the Daesun Public Interest Foundation and the Social Workers Associations of Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam since 2007. It was established to encourage social workers dedicated to vulnerable groups and public interests in the region and to provide improved welfare services.

Cho Sung-je, Chairman of the Daesun Public Interest Foundation, said, “Thanks to the endless dedication and efforts of social workers, warm hands of kindness have reached every corner of the local community,” adding, “We will continue to strive for social contribution activities for a better tomorrow.”

The Daesun Public Interest Foundation is the first private public interest foundation in Busan, established in 2005 by Daesun Joojo, a local company celebrating its 93rd anniversary this year, as part of its ESG management to fulfill social responsibility.

Since 2007, the foundation has selected 775 social workers from Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam and supported them with a total of approximately 1.38 billion KRW. It has also continuously carried out social contribution activities in various welfare, education, and cultural fields, including free meal programs for the underprivileged and scholarships for university students majoring in social welfare.

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