An old man in Thanh Chuong supports the locality in making concrete roads and building charity houses.
When mentioning Mr. Tran Khuong Duy, also known as Mr. Hong (75 years old) in Dai Dong commune (Thanh Chuong), local people cannot help but love and admire him for his simple lifestyle, affection and the acts of kindness he has done for his village and hometown.
To the people of Thanh Son hamlet, Dai Dong commune, Mr. Hong is "a wonderful person", who loves nature, countryside, fields and gardens, lives simply, is friendly, respects the elderly, loves children, and is willing to share difficulties with everyone.
Recently, he has supported 6 households in difficult circumstances in the commune to build charity houses (each household 20 million VND). According to Mr. Hong, he does charity with all his heart, so if he wants to help someone, he must carefully research the right person and situation to make it meaningful.
Previously, the road from Hamlet 5, Thanh Hung Commune (old) to Thanh Hung Primary School was a dirt road, dusty in the sun and muddy in the rain, making it extremely difficult for people and students to travel. The local authorities have called many times but have not been able to upgrade it.
Seeing this, Mr. Hong contacted the local authorities to support the cost of pouring concrete to solidify this road with a length of nearly 700 m and a width of 4 m. Along the road, he planted 200 black star trees brought from Nghi Loc... to create a green, clean, and beautiful road for his hometown.
During the years he lived in the South, memories of his birthplace were still deeply imprinted in the mind of a son far from home, always yearning for his homeland with sincere feelings.
Since he moved to live in the village, he has had more opportunities to carry out the good deeds he cherished. Seeing that the lives of the people in the area are still difficult and lacking, especially the facilities for physical exercise and sports, he has spent money to build a community exercise model right next to the village road with many good quality exercise equipment, suitable for people's health training.
Every morning and afternoon, people in the neighborhood often gather here to exercise enthusiastically. Everyone is excited by the free, spacious exercise space.
To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2024, he is preparing to install a slide system costing tens of millions of dong to serve children in and outside the neighborhood.
Not only directly participating in local volunteer activities, he also encourages his children and grandchildren living far away to regularly care for, support, and give gifts to households and children in difficult circumstances and with disabilities in the area, through very practical actions, such as giving bicycles to poor students, providing cash support to families in difficult circumstances...
On the occasion of the opening of the new school year, he donated 22 bicycles to poor students and a modern sound system, worth a total of 48 million VND, to Dai Dong Primary School.
It is known that Mr. Hong used to work in the police force. After retiring, he worked many jobs and lived with his family and children in the South. He and his wife have 3 children (2 girls, 1 boy) who are doing business in Ho Chi Minh City.
Talking about Mr. Hong, Vice Chairman of Dai Dong Commune People's Committee - Mr. Nguyen The Tu said: It can be said that from a simple person, with a heart of love for his homeland, always looking towards his homeland, Mr. Hong's actions not only have practical meaning, but also create a spreading influence among the people about kindness, love, creating more trust and motivation for the people here to move towards a better life.
To the community, he is also an example of diligence, hard work, efforts to overcome difficulties, and especially caring and sharing difficulties with local people...
