Many charitable and humanitarian activities in localities
(Baonghean.vn) - Blood donation, charity house giving, and gift giving to poor students were carried out by many organizations and units in the province on May 21.
*Nghia Dan District Voluntary Blood Donation Campaign CommitteeCoordinated with the Provincial Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center to organize the first "Voluntary Blood Donation" Festival in 2019.
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| Many officials and people of Nghia Dan district participated in voluntary blood donation. Photo: Dinh Thuy |
With the message of connection and sharing, "a drop of blood given - a life saved", donating blood to save people has become a noble act that has been actively responded to by officials and people of Nghia Dan district. At the "Voluntary Blood Donation" Festival, more than 800 officials, civil servants, public employees, and youth union members participated; 588 units of blood were collected.
On May 24, Nghia Dan district will organize the second blood donation campaign; in both campaigns, it is expected that 1,500 - 1,600 people will donate blood, collecting 1,114 units of blood.
Dinh Thuy - Duc Anh
*Nghe An Border Guard Command40 gifts, each worth 1 million VND, were presented to representatives of the units to give to children of officers in the Nghe An Border Guard force who are in difficult circumstances and have good academic performance.
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| Nghe An Border Guard Command presents gifts to representatives of provincial Border Guard units whose children have overcome difficulties and excelled in their studies. Photo: Phuong Linh |
The total value of the gifts given to disadvantaged students on this occasion is 40 million VND, as the Nghe An Border Guard Command and Investment Newspaper called on agencies and benefactors to support in order to encourage children of border guard officers to strive to study well.
Phuong Linh
*Dien Chau Red Cross Societyorganized a ceremony to hand over a house of gratitude to Ms. Tran Thi Hue's family in hamlet 4, Dien Quang commune.
Ms. Tran Thi Hue is in a very difficult situation, suffering from many serious illnesses, raising 2 children alone. For many years, her family has not been able to build a house, and has had to live with relatives.
With the call of the Red Cross Society of the district, a business in Ho Chi Minh City donated 50 million VND, the commune government and neighbors donated some materials and labor days worth tens of millions of VND to support Ms. Hue's family to build a house. The new house has an area of 50 m2, worth 170 million VND.
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| Officials of the District Red Cross Society and local authorities handed over a house of gratitude to the family of Ms. Tran Thi Hue. Photo: Mai Giang |
It is known that during Humanitarian Month, the Red Cross Society of Dien Chau district called for support to build 3 gratitude houses in Dien Thai, Dien Quang and Dien My communes.
On the same day, the District Red Cross Association coordinated with a number of benefactors to distribute 240 free meals to patients being treated at Dien Chau General Hospital. Since the beginning of the “Humanitarian Month” up to now, over 4,000 bowls of newspapers and free meals have been given to patients in the district.
