HD Hyundai 1% Sharing Foundation Holds 3rd HD Hyundai Honor Awards Ceremony
Discovering and Supporting Citizen Heroes
Jeong Deokhwan Receives the Grand Prize
The HD Hyundai 1% Sharing Foundation held the 3rd HD Hyundai Honor Awards ceremony.
On the 9th, the 3rd HD Hyundai Honor Awards ceremony was held at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center. The awardees are seen posing for a commemorative photo. From the left, first is Kwon Oh-gap, Chairman of the HD Hyundai 1% Sharing Foundation; fourth is grand prize winner Jeong Deok-hwan; seventh is Jeong Ki-sun, Chairman of HD Hyundai. Photo by HD Hyundai
View original imageThe HD Hyundai 1% Sharing Foundation announced that on December 9, the 3rd HD Hyundai Honor Awards ceremony was held at the Asan Hall of the HD Hyundai Global Research & Development (R&D) Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, with Kwon Oh-gap, Chairman of the HD Hyundai 1% Sharing Foundation, and Jeong Ki-sun, Chairman of HD Hyundai, in attendance.
The HD Hyundai Honor Awards were established by the HD Hyundai 1% Sharing Foundation in 2023 to discover and support citizen heroes who are dedicated to helping neighbors in need, with the goal of spreading positive influence throughout society.
At the ceremony, a total of 350 million won in prize money and plaques were awarded to winners in four categories: Grand Prize, Excellence Award (Group), Excellence Award (Individual), and the 1% Sharing Award.
The Grand Prize was awarded to Jeong Deok-hwan, who has worked for over 40 years to expand independence and social participation for people with disabilities since founding Eden Welfare Foundation (formerly Eden Welfare Center) in 1983. A former national judo athlete, Jeong became paralyzed after an injury and, having faced discrimination against people with disabilities, has devoted himself to building a model of "productive welfare" focused on independence, rather than "charitable welfare." Jeong plans to use the prize money for job creation funds to support the independence of people with disabilities.
The Excellence Award (Group) was jointly awarded to the Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation, which has provided treatment and psychological support to children and adolescents suffering from cancer and rare diseases since 1991, and to Raphael Clinic, a private medical volunteer group that has provided medical and surgical cost support to migrant workers, refugees, and multicultural families with limited access to healthcare since 1997. In particular, the Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation also received the 1% Sharing Award, which is selected through an internal vote by HD Hyundai employees.
The Excellence Award (Individual) was presented to Father Kim Hajong, who, through Anna's House, has supported the homeless with meal services, counseling, and self-reliance programs, as well as assisting at-risk youth, helping people on the streets reintegrate into society.
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Chairman Kwon Oh-gap stated, "Thanks to the dedication of these unsung heroes, our society has become warmer and stronger. The HD Hyundai 1% Sharing Foundation will continue to support the vision of the awardees and contribute to building a more compassionate society."
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