Ministry of the Interior and Safety, SBS to Co-host 2nd Hometown Love Donation Awards

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The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and SBS are co-hosting an awards ceremony for the Hometown Love Donation system to address the crisis of regional extinction and revitalize local economies. The ceremony will honor individuals and local governments that have contributed to the promotion of the Hometown Love Donation system.

Reporter Yoon Na-ra has the story.

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The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and SBS will co-host the 2nd Hometown Love Donation Awards, which will be held at the SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul, on September 4.

The Ministry and SBS plan to select and award individuals and outstanding local governments that have contributed to the revitalization of the Hometown Love Donation system.

The Hometown Love Donation system, which has been in effect since 2023, allows individuals to donate to local governments outside of their place of residence in exchange for tax credits and local specialty products as return gifts.

SBS was the first domestic media outlet to host the inaugural awards ceremony last year, working to identify success stories, while the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the competent ministry, has been encouraging local governments through awards for meritorious individuals and competitions for best practices.

By co-hosting the awards ceremony, the Ministry and SBS aim to increase public awareness and enhance the prestige of the awards.

Local governments wishing to participate in the awards ceremony should prepare their official records based on the official documents from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the SBS Hometown Love Secretariat and submit them by today, June 12.

Following the awards ceremony, the Ministry and SBS will also co-host the "1st Hometown Love Festa" for two days starting September 19 at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul.

The festival, which will be held in the form of an exposition, will feature exhibitions of local government return gifts, seminars related to the Hometown Love Donation system, and various events.

☞ For more information, please refer to the SBS Hometown Love Donation Awards website.
https://sbs.lovehome.kr/

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