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Vietjet honoured for supporting disadvantaged children

The budget carrier Vietjet Air has been honoured among significant donors of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the fund’s “For the Beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” club.
Vietjet honoured for supporting disadvantaged children ảnh 1Vietjet representatives at the event (Photo: VietJet Air)

Hanoi (VNA) – The budget carrier Vietjet Air hasbeen honoured among significant donors of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund andthe fund’s “For the Beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” club.

At a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City recently, acertificate of merit was bestowed upon the company for its contribution to the foundation.

Vietjet has so far spent billions of VND on operatingfree-of-charge flights bringing disadvantaged children to their home towns forLunar New Year holidays.

The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund - named after a young ethnicboy who was killed while doing liaison duty for the revolutionary army duringthe French resistance war - was set up in 1999 by the Ho Chi Minh CommunistYouth Union to support poor ethnic students in their studies.

In 2014, the fund established its “For Beloved Hoang Sa andTruong Sa” club with the aim of offering assistance to families of navalsoldiers and fishermen who are safeguarding the country’s sovereignty over itssea and islands.

So far this year, the fund and its club have granted 8,000scholarships and raised more than 76 billion VND (3.28 million USD) worth ofdonations./.
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