Seven Eleven Successfully Concludes 'Children's Environmental Art Contest'

Daesang, Incheon Hanbyeol Elementary Student Lee Yuchan 'Son-e Son Jabgo'

Seven Eleven announced on the 22nd that the "31st Children's Environmental Art Contest," held to support children's creative activities and encourage overcoming the climate crisis, has successfully concluded.

The Children's Environmental Art Contest, first held in 1993, marked its 31st edition this year. This year, applications were accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through the official Seven Eleven website, targeting students from 1st to 6th grade in elementary schools nationwide. Participants uploaded image files directly to the website.

This year's contest theme was "The Appearance of People Around the World Overcoming the Climate Crisis," and a total of 2,000 artworks were submitted. The theme was selected through an internal vote by Seven Eleven employees. The judging process included evaluations by art experts as well as online voting by employees.

Seven Eleven announced the winners on the 7th via its official website. The grand prize, which includes the Minister of Environment Award and a cash prize of 1 million KRW, was awarded to Lee Yu-chan from Hanbyeol Elementary School in Seo-gu, Incheon, for the work titled "Hand in Hand." Additionally, two recipients of the Excellence Award will receive 500,000 KRW each, and five third-place winners will receive 300,000 KRW each. All participants will be given a Seven Eleven mobile gift certificate worth 3,000 KRW.

On the morning of the 21st, at Hanbyeol Elementary School in Seo-gu, Incheon, Choi Kyung-ho, CEO of Seven Eleven (first from the right), and student Lee Yoo-chan (second from the right) are taking a commemorative photo with parents and school officials after the award ceremony. Photo by Seven Eleven

On the morning of the 21st, Choi Kyung-ho, CEO of Seven Eleven, personally visited Hanbyeol Elementary School to present the award certificate to Lee Yu-chan and gifted a set of Seven Select, Seven Eleven’s private brand (PB) snacks, to all students at the school. Afterwards, he held a discussion session with Lee Yu-chan, the student's parents, and school officials, offering words of encouragement.

The eight selected winning artworks will be displayed on the Seven Eleven website, social media platforms (SNS), as well as on POS customer screens and digital signage at stores nationwide. Since this is an art contest addressing environmental issues, images of the winning works will also be inserted into eco-friendly coin donation boxes placed in stores to raise customer awareness about the climate crisis.

The selected winning artworks will also be applied to Seven Select PB products. The artworks will be packaged on various products, including snacks and daily necessities, and will be officially launched starting early next year. The sales proceeds generated from these products will be donated to the Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation in time for Children's Day next year.

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