Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong presents gift packages to students with impoverished cases.

Responding to the campaign of “Tet for the poor” launched by the provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the event was co-organized by Bac Giang Newspaper and the Bac Giang provincial Association of Protection for Children’s Rights on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year 2018, attracting numerous sponsors as well as the kind-hearted people in and outside the province.

Particularly, the programme was attended by Le Anh Duong, Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee and leaders of several provincial departments, sectors, agencies and many children under difficult cases.

Addressing the event, the Editor – in – chief of Bac Giang Newspaper Trinh Van Anh expressed that with the functionality and obligation, the journalists of the newspaper and staff of other agencies protecting for the local children’s rights have visited many regions and witnessed several miserable lives. Therefore, we deeply understand the children’ need for the humanitarian protection from the community.

The Editor-in-chief of Bac Giang Newspaper Trinh Van Anh presents Symbol of the Programme to the donors and kind-hearted people.

For years, Bac Giang Newspaper has coordinated with the provincial Association of Protection for Children’s Rights, several organizations, agencies, enterprises and philanthropists to hold charity and humanitarian activities to care for the poor children including “Dream on the wings for poor children”, “Humanitarian bridge” and “Charity address”. Such programmes help thousands of children under disadvantaged cases improve their living condition to keep realizing the dream of going to the school. 

Trinh Van Anh shared: “Thanks to the humanitarian meaning of “Warm affectionate Tet Festival 2018” programme, many donations in cash, materials from organizations, enterprises and kind-hearted people have been sent to the organization board for a short period of time so as to present the practical gifts to the children when the New Year is coming”.

Participating in the programme, people further clarified the special circumstances of some excellent children born with diseases or whose parents passed away too early. Typically, Duong Thi Minh Anh, a 12-grade student in Phuong Son highschool (Luc Nam) actually moved all the guests when she appeared on the stage with the help of the wood crutches and a volunteer. Due to the serious disease, her father passed away when Minh Anh was three year old only. Her mother got married and she was taken care up by the grandparents. Then the grandparents were deceased, she is living with her uncle.

The philanthropist asks after Duong Thi Minh Anh, the 12 grade in Phuong Son highschool (Luc Nam).

Unfortunately, Minh Anh got a serious traffic accident on her way home from school with the broken leg, traumatic brain injury, and 70% of health decrease in November 2017. Witnessing her innocent face and groping steps, many people burst into tear. Several representatives immediately came on the stage to encourage her with practical gifts hoping that she could get well soon to the normal life.

Le Thanh Trung, an owner of Pia cake store chain in Hoang Mai district (Hanoi) emotionally said: “We will employ Minh Anh to work at one of our stores” and presented one million VND (44 USD) to her.

Also in the event, 150 other students were presented cash and materials like winter blanket, confectionary, new shoes ahead of the Lunar New Year. Among them, 45 were awarded the scholarship, each worth one million VND mobilized from Vu A Dinh Fund of Thieu Nien Tien Phong Newspaper and Nhi Dong Newspaper as well as the “Dream on the wings” fund of Bac Giang Newspaper and the provincial Association of Protection for children’s right.

An art performance at the event.

The children had a chance to enjoy themselves in the joyful atmosphere with the art performances by students of Vo Thi Sau primary school (Bac Giang province). Hoang Cong Hoa, a three grader in Quynh Son primary school shared: “I will try to study more so as to deserve the current love and care from the community”.

A new spring is coming. In such an emotional feeling ahead of the traditional Tet holiday, there are many miserable children in the society suffering from the lost and disadvantaged lives. The “Warm affectionate Tet Festival” programme was a practical deed to care for them.

“From such a meaningful event, personally I keep calling for the organizations, enterprises and kind-hearted people to continue supporting and donating to the poor families, particularly the impoverished children so that they would enjoy a happy and cozy Tet holiday”, expressed Vice Chairman Le Anh Duong.

Do Thanh Nam