Icheon City Selects Recipients of '3rd Icheon Youth Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 10th that it has selected three recipients of the '3rd Icheon City Youth Award'.

The Icheon City Youth Award is presented to young people who have contributed to the development of the local community and youth policies through active engagement in various sectors of society.

The city solicited nominees for the youth award in three categories this year (youth activities, local economy, and volunteering), and after deliberation by the Icheon City Youth Award Review Committee, finalized three recipients.

The award recipients by category are as follows: ▲Youth Activities Hong Yoo-jun (35) ▲Local Economy Han Yi-bin (28) ▲Volunteer Kim Ju-young (33).

Hong Yoo-jun, the recipient in the Youth Activities category, has served as a committee member of youth organizations in the city and has taken the lead in gathering opinions from young people in the region and participating in various activities. In addition, he has consistently participated in youth policy-related education and policy proposals, contributing to the activation of youth policies.

Han Yi-bin, the recipient in the Local Economy category, is a restaurateur and has worked as a member of the Icheon City Youth Small Business Owners Association, making efforts to strengthen the capabilities of small business owners and build networks. Additionally, through remodeling of the original downtown commercial district, he has greatly contributed to the revitalization of the local economy by bringing vitality to stagnant commercial areas.

Kim Ju-young, the recipient in the Volunteer category, has served as an operating committee member of the Icheon Youth United Volunteer Group and has actively worked to encourage voluntary participation in volunteer activities among young people and promote a healthy volunteer culture. His dedication to youth volunteer activation in the community has been recognized despite his busy schedule balancing his primary occupation with volunteer work.

The Icheon City Youth Award will be presented at the '3rd Icheon Youth Festival Commemorative Ceremony' to be held at Simmons Terrace on the 20th.