(Baonghean.vn) - Knowing that watermelon farmers in Quang Ngai have had a bumper crop this year but are facing plummeting prices, being pressured by traders, and selling watermelons at prices insufficient to cover production costs, people feel heartbroken looking at their watermelon fields.
After consulting with and obtaining the approval of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, the Vinh City Youth Union, in coordination with Son Tinh district, Quang Ngai province, organized the purchase of watermelons from farmers in Son Tinh district (Quang Ngai) and brought them to Vinh City for sale with the message "Each watermelon - A heartfelt gesture," initially purchasing 30 tons.
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| From early morning, the Youth Union of Cua Nam ward distributed watermelons to the various youth union branches so that they could sell the watermelons to the people, avoiding overcrowding at one location. |
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| All the ward offices displayed the slogan. |
On the morning of April 16th, the first day of the "Each Watermelon - A Kind Heart" campaign, 25 ward and commune youth unions under the Vinh City Youth Union organized the sale of watermelons to support the people of Son Tinh district. Many people, upon hearing the news, gathered at the ward committees to buy watermelons to support the farmers in Son Tinh district.
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| Many ward committee officials also helped the Youth Union sell watermelons because there were so many people buying them. |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hau from Hong Son ward emotionally said: “This is a golden gesture from the people of Thanh Vinh to the melon farmers, helping them regain their spirits for the new melon season…”. Ms. Nguyen Thi Tham from Cua Nam ward said: “I have a small child, but I still brought her here to buy melons to support the farmers. For the past few days, I've heard that traders have been forcing down prices, and I feel so sorry for them. I didn't know how to help, so I had to come early to show my support…”. Ms. Duong Thi Huong from Block 4, Ha Huy Tap, despite being busy building her house, still made time to buy melons to support the farmers in Son Tinh district. Ms. Huong said: “My children are all busy with their government jobs, so they asked me to buy some to support them, but there were so many buyers that I could only buy one…”.
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| As soon as the watermelons arrived at the ward, many people bought them to show their support. |
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| Each ward elected one person to collect the money because there were too many people. |
Nguyen Dinh Viet, Secretary of the Youth Union of Cua Nam Ward, said: "Because there were so many people buying watermelons, we had to send all the youth union branches to help sell them to the people. Everyone wanted to show their support for the people of Son Tinh. Many people who came early couldn't buy watermelons because there were too many people."
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| Uncle Tung was delighted that he was also able to buy a watermelon to support the people of Son Tinh district. |
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| The spirit of mutual support and compassion is directed towards Son Tinh. |
In Le Loi ward, the ward's Youth Union Secretary, Le Sy Tho, had to mobilize youth union members from all blocks to participate in distributing watermelons to the people because each ward was only allocated 1 ton of watermelons, while many people came to buy and support the initiative.
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| Mr. Viet, Secretary of the Youth Union of Cua Nam Ward, handed out watermelons to the first people to arrive. |
Thu Huong
By 9 a.m., 30 tons of watermelons had been sold by youth groups from 25 wards and communes in the area. On average, each location sold between 500 kg and 1 ton. Most people had been waiting since early morning, hoping to buy as much watermelon as possible to support the people of Quang Ngai. It is understood that the proceeds from the watermelon sales will be handed over by the Vinh City Youth Union to the watermelon farmers in Son Tinh, Quang Ngai.
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| At the post office intersection, the watermelon carts of the Le Mao ward youth union and the provincial radio and television station youth union received widespread support from the people. |
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| A message from young people calling for support for the people of Quang Ngai. |
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| Each watermelon is sold for 40-50 thousand dong. |
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| Dozens of tons of melons were properly preserved, ensuring their quality when they reached consumers. |
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| Based on information from Facebook, students Nguyen Thuy Duong and Nguyen Ngoc Mai from the Business Administration Faculty (Vinh University) went to buy watermelons to support farmers in Son Tinh (Quang Ngai). |
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| Many young people took advantage of arriving early to buy hundreds of kilograms of watermelons as gifts for their relatives. |
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| People crowded together to buy watermelons at the selling point in front of the Le Loi Ward People's Committee. |
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| Youth union members of Le Loi ward volunteer to sell watermelons to help local people. |
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| The number of people coming to buy watermelons was increasing, so the young volunteers suggested that everyone queue up. |
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| The fresh, delicious melons were delivered to the people. |
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| The volunteers had a tough time because there were few watermelons but many people wanted to buy them. |
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| The officials from the ward's People's Committee also came to buy watermelons from the people of Quang Ngai. |
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| A young man was delighted because after queuing for a while, he finally bought a watermelon he liked. |
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| A happy family went home with delicious fresh melons. |
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| Those who arrived late were only allowed to buy one fruit each. |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Dong, Block 3, Le Loi Ward, smiles as she receives watermelons from volunteers. |
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The money from the watermelon sales was counted so that it could be promptly transferred to the farmers in Quang Ngai.
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Khanh Ly - Thanh Nga
