Hwaseong Volunteer Center Selected as Excellent Organization for Second Consecutive Year

The Hwaseong Volunteer Center (represented by Director Chung Myeong-suk) has been selected as an excellent volunteer center in the '2013 Evaluation of Volunteer Centers in Cities, Counties, and Districts' conducted by the Ministry of Security and Public Administration.

The evaluation, implemented by the Ministry of Security and Public Administration to strengthen the capacity of volunteer centers nationwide, assessed all 229 volunteer centers across the country from October of last year through September of this year across 4 major fields and 17 items including ▲volunteer infrastructure ▲volunteer management ▲network and public relations ▲program sectors.

The Hwaseong Volunteer Center received high marks for taking the lead in network formation between institutions and organizations, volunteer public relations, and support for nurturing volunteer groups.

In addition, it was selected as an excellent organization for the second consecutive year following last year, and was also selected as the highest excellence organization in the 2013 Hwaseong City Government-funded Organization Management Evaluation apart from the Ministry of Security and Public Administration evaluation.

Director Chung Myeong-suk stated, "I believe the selection as an excellent organization is thanks to the active participation of approximately 84,000 volunteers, and I wish to express gratitude for the efforts of the center, volunteer groups, and service recipients," adding, "We will do our best to become an increasingly developing Hwaseong Volunteer Center in the future."