Ryu Gyuha, Mayor of Daegu Jung-gu, Receives 'Merit Award' for Leading Social Service Efforts

Ryu Gyu-ha, Mayor of Jung-gu, Daegu, received a certificate of merit from the Korea Social Contribution Association (President Guk Do-hyung) for his exemplary efforts in spreading the culture of social contribution and volunteering in Jung-gu, Daegu.

Since 1994, Mayor Ryu Gyu-ha has served as a district council member and city council member, listening to the voices of local residents in Jung-gu, Daegu, and carrying out proactive administration. After taking office as mayor of Jung-gu in 2018, he has worked hard to communicate directly with low-income residents and align with the expectations of the citizens to create a happy Jung-gu.

Ryu Gyuha, Mayor of Jung-gu, Daegu (center), is posing for a commemorative photo after receiving the 'Merit Award'.

In addition, Jung-gu won the ‘Grand Prize’ in the Welfare Innovation category at the Local Autonomy Innovation Awards last November. It has made efforts to establish a public-private welfare network and implement community-based welfare in Jung-gu, including the nation’s first ‘Visiting Hanmaeum Mobile Volunteer Service’ providing welfare services to local seniors and residents in need by district, achieving first place in expanding public daycare centers in Daegu, and being selected as the best institution for senior job projects for two consecutive years.

Mayor Ryu Gyu-ha of Jung-gu, Daegu, expressed his gratitude, saying, “I thank my fellow employees who took the lead in social volunteering for the citizens this year as well,” and added, “I will strive to realize a Jung-gu that works together with its citizens and to create an advanced welfare Jung-gu.”

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