Faith Volunteer Group celebrates 10th anniversary

On the evening of May 23, the Faith Volunteer Group held a ceremony to celebrate the group's 10th anniversary (May 17, 2014 - May 17, 2024).

Attending the event were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ho Le Ngoc - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Duc Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and representatives of sponsors and units that have accompanied the group for the past 10 years.

GroupFaith Volunteerwas established on May 17, 2014, in the context of China sending the HD 981 drilling rig to invade Vietnam's waters. Following every step of the officers and soldiers who are guarding the sea and sky day and night, the first members of the Faith volunteer group stood shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers by donating and sending them practical and meaningful gifts.

From that first activity, the Faith volunteer group continued to join hands to carry out many programs and activities, targeting people in difficult circumstances. These include building Great Unity houses, supporting families in difficulty in treating their children; supporting poor students to go to school and enter university; supporting villages and hamlets to build bridges; supporting forcesdo the taskfight against Covid-19 pandemic; Support people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 pandemic...

Speaking at the event, Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Niem Tin volunteer group expressed his emotion and thanked the members and sponsors for their support over the past time. With the motto "Sow trust, nurture hope, reap love", in a decade of operation, the Niem Tin volunteer group has supported and shared with thousands of people in difficult circumstances, helping them regain their faith in life. The group's sincerity and respect in each activity has received the appreciation and support of the people.

Quietly, the group's practical and meaningful activities have spread to many subjects and classes of people, mobilizing collective strength in humanitarian work in the province. In addition to maintaining the group's own activities in a systematic manner, complying with the provisions of the law, the members also actively responded to and participated in activities launched by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province.

These good results come from the compassion, impartiality, voluntariness, transparency and trust of all members, sponsors and benefactors. With that spirit, the group's management representative hopes that the group will continue to give love and add faith in life to those with unfortunate fates.

With more than 1,000 Saturdays and Sundays, nearly 200 members of the group have made 125 journeys, supported the treatment of 169 patients, helped 142 extremely disadvantaged households, built 9 new houses, built 5 bridges, supported facilities for 15 schools, gave warm clothes to 1,367 students... In recognition of the members' contributions to the community, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province has twice awarded the group a Certificate of Merit.