S-OIL awards “2012 Hero Neighbors”
● S-OIL grants consolation money to the families of the late two hero neighbors, including a high school student who died after saving an elementary school student.
- The refiner grants trophies to Baseball Commentator Lee Byung-hoon, who caught a sex offender after a severe fight, and 16 other people.
● S-OIL honors the spirit of sacrifice of ordinary citizens who took the lead in helping people in danger.
S-OIL Corporation (CEO: Nasser Al-Mahasher) held the “2012 Hero Neighbors Award” ceremony at the Head Office, Gongdeok-dong, Mapo, Seoul on Dec. 21, together with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare. At the ceremony, S-OIL named 19 people who made noble sacrifices and showed great courage to help fellow citizens in danger as “hero neighbors” and presented trophies and 150 mil. won to them.
S-OIL selected these hero neighbors on the recommendation of the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW) and by deliberation of a panel of experts. The refiner awarded a trophy and 20 mil. won each to the families of the late Lee Jae-hong, who was drowned to death after saving a drowning child, and the late police sergeant Kim Jae-ik, who died while doing volunteer work after a night shift.
Also, 17 other brave citizens, including Baseball Commentator Lee Byung-hoon, who caught a sex offender after a severe fight, and Postman Cheon In-ho, who saved his neighbor by jumping into the flame, were also granted trophies and prize money.
The deceased Lee Jae-hong (16), who was in the first grade at Kyeryong Technical High School, was drowned to death in exhaustion after saving a drowning elementary school student when he went to a church retreat in June.
The late police sergeant Kim Jae-ik (52; North Gwangju Police Station), another hero neighbor, lost consciousness suddenly on Dec. 10 while doing volunteer work at a welfare facility for disabled people after a night shift work. He was brought into a hospital but died. As it was later known that the late Kim conducted volunteer work at least twice a month for 19 years after becoming a policeman in 1990, his death added more sadness.
“These brave citizens who willingly risk their lives and sacrifice themselves to save the lives of neighbors, without caring about their own safety, are real heroes of our society,” said Nasser Al-Mahasher, CEO of S-OIL. “I hope that their noble sacrifices, which always convey heart-warming messages to us, will be widely known to the public, thereby inspiring people to work harder to make our society a better and happier place to live in.”
S-OIL has implemented the “Hero Neighbors Support Program” every year since 2008, selecting hero neighbors of the year, to encourage and support those who help and save other people from danger.
