OB Beer donates scholarships to Icheon, bringing cumulative total to W365m

Annual donations since 2009 support underprivileged students

From left: Choi Jeong-wook, OB Beer's Greater Seoul regional head; Icheon Mayor Seong Su-seok; and Kim Du-young, head of OB Beer's Icheon factory, pose for a photo at the scholarship presentation ceremony. [Provided by Icheon City Hall]

OB Beer announced Friday that it has donated about 7 million won ($5,230) in scholarships to Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, home to its Cass beer production factory.

The presentation ceremony was held at Icheon City Hall on Thursday. Attendees included OB Beer's Icheon factory head Kim Du-young, Greater Seoul regional head Choi Jeong-wook and Seongnam branch manager Kang Seok-bin, along with Icheon Mayor Seong Su-seok and Im Gi-bae, chairman of the Icheon Citizens' Scholarship Foundation.

OB Beer has donated scholarships to Icheon every year since 2009, bringing the cumulative total to about 365 million won. The funds support students from underprivileged backgrounds.

"We will continue to engage consistently with the local community and support the development of future talent," an OB Beer official said.

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