Daegu Dong-gu Office Selects 3 Recipients of the 'Proud Dong-gu Citizen Award' Leading Neighborly Help

Kim Seok-nam, Jeon Dal-pyo, Jeong Mi-ja

'Let's Create a Warm Community'

Daegu Dong-gu Office held the ‘2023 Proud Dong-gu Citizen Awards Ceremony’ on the 21st at the Yulha Sports Park Eoullim Hanmadang event hall in Dong-gu, Daegu.

The 2023 Proud Dong-gu Citizen Award recipients were selected as individuals who have contributed to the development of the local community through the embodiment of volunteer spirit and serve as role models for others. After reviewing candidates recommended by the Dong-gu mayor and heads of various institutions and organizations, Mr. Kim Seok-nam (59), Mr. Jeon Dal-pyo (66), and Ms. Jung Mi-ja (female, 63) were respectively chosen.

Recipients of the "Proud Dong-gu Citizen Award" (from left) Jeondal Pyo, Jeong Mija, Dong-gu Mayor Yoon Seokjun, and Kim Seoknam are posing for a commemorative photo wearing congratulatory wreaths around their necks.

Mr. Kim Seok-nam serves as the chairman of the resident autonomy committee of Bullo Bongmu-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu, and as the head of the Bulbong Volunteer Group. He has contributed to building a warm community where people live together by demonstrating exceptional volunteer spirit for neighbors in need and fulfilling his role as a local leader.

Additionally, Mr. Jeon Dal-pyo, as the president of the Central Association for Nature Conservation, Dong-gu branch in Daegu, has led nature conservation efforts for a cleaner society. He has actively participated in various nature protection campaigns and promotional activities every year to protect nature and improve the environment. Ms. Jung Mi-ja, head of the Sweet Rice Cake & Nail Art Volunteer Group, contributes to enhancing residents’ happiness by practicing various volunteer activities such as gifting cakes and providing nail art services with a heart that puts neighbors before herself.

Yoon Seok-jun, head of Daegu Dong-gu Office, said, “I sincerely congratulate this year’s Proud Dong-gu Citizen Award recipients and hope they will continue to be a great force for the development of the local community. I will also do my best to build a Dong-gu where the warm community’s tomorrow is even more promising.”

The Proud Dong-gu Citizen Award was established in 1987 as the Local Volunteer Service Award and was renamed in 2004. To date, it has honored 78 recipients.

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