Saemaul Leaders Guri City Council Holds "8th Sharing Love Handshake Scholarship Awards Ceremony"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] On the 26th, Guri City held the '8th Sharing Love Handshake Scholarship Awards Ceremony' in the conference room on the 4th floor of the Guri Saemaul Meeting Hall under the auspices of the Saemaul Leaders Guri City Council (Chairman Bae Sang-eun).

The event, attended by approximately 30 people including Saemaul Leaders Guri City Council Chairman Bae Sang-eun, scholarship recipients and their parents, and Saemaul leaders, was a meaningful occasion where 4 million won in scholarships—raised from the proceeds of Taegeuk flag installation and environmental improvement projects—were distributed to 4 exemplary youth in the local area, with each receiving 1 million won along with a scholarship certificate.

The 'Sharing Love Handshake Scholarship Awards Ceremony' is a representative love-sharing activity of the Saemaul Leaders Guri City Council that has continued for eight years since 2019. It provides 4 million won annually, and has delivered a cumulative total of 32 million won in scholarships to local youth through this year.

Saemaul Leaders Guri City Council Chairman Bae Sang-eun said, "I hope the students who receive these scholarships will grow into excellent talents who help those in need around them and become beacons lighting up the community," and added, "We will do our best to ensure more students benefit from scholarships in the future."

Mayor Baek Gyung-hyun stated, "I deeply appreciate Chairman Bae Sang-eun and all members for consistently carrying out scholarship projects for exemplary students in Guri City every year," and said, "I hope the students who received scholarships today will study with greater dedication and grow into excellent talents leading community development."