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Tet gifts offered to impoverished people nationwide

As many as 500 gifts, worth 250 million VND (11,000 USD) sourced from Vingroup’s Thien Tam Fund were presented to needy people and families in the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 16.
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Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 500 gifts, worth 250 million VND (11,000 USD) sourcedfrom Vingroup’s Thien Tam Fund were presented to needy people and families inthe northern port city of Hai Phong on January 16.

Theprogramme, launched by the Vietnam Journalists Association, aims to helpdisadvantaged locals enjoy the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Representativesfrom local authorities and the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Red Crosspresented the gifts to local disadvantaged people.

On theoccasion, the Hai Phong NA deputies also presented eight gift packages worth1.2 million VND (52.8 USD) to local social welfare beneficiaries and another 32gifts, each worth 500,000 VND (22 USD) to needy households in Tien Lang, VinhBao, Duong Kinh, and Le Chan districts.

ViceChairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Xuan Binh said the city hasallocated 110 billion VND (4.84 million USD) to help build houses for those whorendered services to the nation, and another over 100 billion VND (4.4 millionUSD) to support the poor and social welfare beneficiaries.

The sameday in the central province of Binh Dinh, FLC group and the provincialFatherland Front Committee presented 100 female calves, worth 1.6 billion VND (70,400USD) and 50 saving books, worth three million VND each for local impoverishedpeople and veterans.

FLCDeputy Director General Tran Quang Huy expressed his hope that the aid will helpimprove living conditions for needy people in the province.

The grouphas invested in the Nhon Ly FLC Tourism Complex and a trade centre on An DuongVuong street in Quy Nhon city, Huy said.

Laterthe same day, Hue University and the Vietnam Health, Education and LiteratureProjects (VNHELP) organised a ceremony, the 16th of its kind, topresent Nguyen Truong To scholarships each worth 200 USD for 150 outstandingand needy students of the university.

VNHELPwas launched by overseas Vietnamese people in the US in 1991. The programme hasprovided financial support for students from Hue University as well asvocational training and health care for orphans and the disabled.

Meanwhile,the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang held a fundraising programme to helplocal disadvantaged children.

ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Truong Canh Tuyen said there areover 1,000 disadvantaged children, and over 22,000 others at risk of fallinginto difficulties, including over 18,000 children from impoverished householdsin Hau Giang.

Theprovince has organised numerous programmes to provide financial aid and healthcare for the group.

Duringthe event, 600 gift packages and scholarships, worth one million VND each werepresented to local disadvantaged children and outstanding students.-VNA
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