Suwon Scholarship Foundation Chairman Park Chun-geun and Five Directors Donate Total of 100 Million Won in Scholarship Funds

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Park Chun-geun, Medical Director of Willis Memorial Hospital and second-term Chairman of the Suwon Scholarship Foundation, and five directors donated 100 million won in scholarship funds to the Suwon Scholarship Foundation, requesting that the funds "be used for nurturing local talent."

Park Chun-geun, Medical Director of Willis Memorial Hospital, and five directors—Park Seung-yoon, CEO of The Mas Food Co., Ltd., Kim Ju-hwan, CEO of Gyeongdo Union Co., Ltd., Baek Sung-wuk, CEO of Sports Island Co., Ltd., Lee Hyun-min, CEO of Human Air Conditioning, and Hong Sang-dae, CEO of New Generation Travel Agency Co., Ltd.—visited Suwon City Hall on the 16th and transferred the funds to Mayor Lee Jae-joon of Suwon, Honorary Chairman of the Suwon Scholarship Foundation. Chairman Park Chun-geun donated 50 million won, and the five directors each donated 10 million won.

Park Chun-geun, Medical Director of Willis Memorial Hospital, stated, "I hope that even this small act of sharing becomes a source of strength and hope for students facing difficulties," and added, "With continuous increases in donations for nurturing local talent, I hope that Suwon's future—its students—will study freely in a stable environment and grow into outstanding members of society."

Mayor Lee Jae-joon of Suwon expressed, "Despite difficult economic circumstances affecting everyone, I deeply thank the foundation directors for their unwavering support for nurturing local talent," and stated, "Suwon will provide full support so that the children of our city receive education in a better environment and achieve their dreams."

Meanwhile, the Suwon Scholarship Foundation, established in April 2006 as a city-funded organization, operates scholarship support programs to discover and nurture outstanding local talent. Since 2006, the foundation has provided scholarships totaling 10.687595 billion won to 12,835 elementary, middle, high school, and university students.