Ganghwa County Opens Applications for "Pride of Ganghwa" Award

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County is accepting nominations for the "2020 Pride of Ganghwa" award recipients until the 20th of next month.

The "Pride of Ganghwa" award is presented to county residents or organizations who have enhanced the county's status both domestically and internationally by contributing to the development of the region and county administration.

The awards are presented in six categories: community service and volunteer work, exemplary families, culture and arts, regional economy, sports promotion, and education and research.

Recipients will be selected as one individual or one organization per category. If no nominated candidates are identified or if the evaluation results show insufficient achievements, no award will be presented. The awards ceremony will be held at the year-end commendation ceremony in December this year.

Since its first implementation in 1996, 39 individuals and 3 organizations have been selected as Pride of Ganghwa recipients. They include the Ganghwa County Choir and Yu Seung-min, a gold medalist in table tennis at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Applications are being accepted at the County's Autonomous Administration and Administration Team. Nominations are possible upon receiving signatures from more than 50 county residents. Application forms are available on the Ganghwa County Office website. For more details, contact the County Administration Team (032-930-3658).