Practical activities for the poor in Tan Ky, Con Cuong

The voluntary blood donation program attracted more than 900 participants. Photo: Nguyen Huong

* Red Cross Society, Tan Ky District Youth UnionCoordinated with Nghe An Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center to organize the first voluntary blood donation festival of 2019.

With the message "donate blood - share love", the voluntary blood donation program attracted more than 900 participants including officials, civil servants, public employees and people from 22 communes and towns in the area.

This is an annual humanitarian activity organized by Tan Ky district to help patients and extend the circle of love. At the festival, 343 qualified blood units were received by Nghe An Provincial Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center.

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Giving support money from benefactors to Mr. Hung's family in Con Cuong. Photo: Ba Hau

* Fatherland Front of Binh Chuan commune (Con Cuong)presented 4.5 million VND from benefactors to the family of Mr. Lo Van Hung, Tung Poong village, Binh Chuan commune. Mr. Hung's child died from drowning, his family is a particularly poor household, his wife left him with two small children.

As reported by Nghe An Newspaper: At 5:30 p.m. on April 9, Mr. Hung's son and a friend invited each other to go to Na Co dam (in Binh Chuan commune) to bathe. After bathing, both of them went home, but Mr. Hung's son went back to bathe and drowned.

To share the loss with Lo Van Hung's family, philanthropists have donated 8 million VND to support his family so far in 2 installments.