"Civil Servants, Please 'Praise' Me"…78-Year-Old Grandmother's Handwritten Letter with Clumsy Writing Becomes a 'Hot Topic'

78-Year-Old Gong Chunhwa Grandmother Living in Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam
"Please Praise the Civil Servants Who Kindly Assisted Me"

A 78-year-old grandmother living in Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam, has become a topic of conversation after sending a letter to the township chief praising a civil servant who kindly assisted her at the Administrative Welfare Center.

Gong Chunhwa, a resident of Chojeon Village, Mijo-myeon, Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam, sent a handwritten letter praising the administrative welfare center staff.
[Photo by Namhae-gun]

On the 8th, Namhae-gun announced that Hong Seong-gi, the chief of Mijo-myeon, recently received a handwritten letter. The letter was written and delivered by Gong Chun-hwa (78), who lives in Chojeon Village. Earlier, on the 4th, Gong visited the Mijo-myeon Administrative Welfare Center to apply for the basic public interest direct payment program. Although she was overwhelmed by the complicated paperwork, she was able to complete the application smoothly thanks to the kindness of a civil servant. The civil servant even boarded the bus Gong was taking and explained the welfare services available to her.

Feeling deeply grateful for the kindness, Gong carefully wrote a letter of praise in her shaky handwriting. She said, "I had difficulty applying for the direct payment due to complicated paperwork, but thanks to the staff member who even made phone calls on my behalf, I was able to complete the application successfully. I am truly thankful and felt treated like my own child, so I am sending this letter to the township chief. The young man in charge of the direct payment deserves praise, doesn’t he?"

The staff member who helped Gong was identified as Park Gil-ju, a 42-year-old administrative officer. Park humbly stated, "I just did what I was supposed to do," adding, "I actually feel a bit burdened by the great attention from others."

A Namhae-gun official explained, "Our staff regularly receive training on kindness toward civil petitioners. Park Gil-ju seemed especially attentive because his parents farm in the local area."

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