Gyeonggi Province Governor's Commendation Awarded to Jeon Siyun for Volunteering Alone at Jeju Air Accident Memorial Site

In December last year, Gyeonggi Province awarded a commendation from the governor and expressed gratitude to an elementary school student who voluntarily visited the joint memorial altar set up on the first floor of Muan International Airport in Jeollanam-do alone to volunteer during the Jeju Air disaster.

On the 19th, Kim Seong-jung, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, invited Jeon Si-yoon (12), a student at Pajang Elementary School in Suwon, to present him with the Gyeonggi Province Governor's Commendation and encourage him.

After hearing the news of the Jeju Air disaster, Jeon took a highway bus alone for 4 hours and 30 minutes on January 4th this year and arrived at Muan Airport around noon to comfort the bereaved families. He then volunteered for about 5 hours by picking up trash, creating recycling guidance notices, and posting signs prohibiting photography at the memorial altar before returning home.

Jeon Siyun (second from the right) is taking a commemorative photo with his parents after receiving a Governor's Commendation from Kim Seongjung, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province (second from the left) on the 19th. Courtesy of Gyeonggi Province

In addition to this volunteer work, Jeon has also accumulated 230 hours of volunteer service from last year to the present, earning him the title of Volunteer King.

Gyeonggi Province explained that after learning about Jeon's story through media reports, they decided to award the governor's commendation to express their gratitude on behalf of the province.

Jeon said, "My parents were worried about me traveling alone such a long distance at a young age, but I had a strong desire to help the bereaved families," adding, "I want to be someone who steps up to help whenever I can in the future."

Kim Seong-jung, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, expressed his gratitude, saying, "The fact that an elementary school student traveled about 600 km round trip from Suwon to Muan alone to volunteer deeply moved many people," and "Not only the bereaved families but also the public were greatly comforted by Jeon Si-yoon’s volunteer work."

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