OB Beer Donates 15 Million KRW Scholarship Fund to Foster Talent in Gwangju Region

Location of Cass Production Plant... Promoting Mutual Growth
Accumulated Support of 640 Million KRW Since 2003

OB Beer announced on the 11th that it donated 15 million KRW in educational scholarships to Gwangju Metropolitan City, where the Cass production plant is located, to foster local talent.

From the left) Lee Yun-seop, OB Beer Gwangju Branch Manager; Lee Sang-gap, Gwangju City Hall Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy; Lee Ki-hyung, OB Beer Western Region Headquarters Director; Yang Woo-cheon, OB Beer Gwangju Factory Manager are posing for a commemorative photo at the Gwangju Bitgoeul Scholarship Donation Ceremony.
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At the scholarship donation ceremony held the previous day at the OB Beer Gwangju Plant, Yang Woo-cheon, head of the OB Beer Gwangju Plant, handed over the 'Bitgoeul Scholarship' to Lee Sang-gap, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Economy of Gwangju City Hall, requesting that it be used to nurture local talent.

The scholarship will be used as educational expenses to support the living and academic costs of underprivileged students in the Gwangju area. About 500 Bitgoeul scholarship recipients will be selected in the second half of the year, and scholarships will be awarded at the end of the year.

OB Beer has made coexistence and development with the local community its core corporate philosophy and has been donating scholarships to Gwangju City annually since 2003 to discover and nurture local talent. The total accumulated scholarship amount is 640 million KRW.

An OB Beer official said, "We are committed to fostering local talent, the future leaders, to develop together with the local community," adding, "We will spare no effort to actively support local talents so that they can achieve their dreams regardless of economic conditions."

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