Enlighten the moral "Drink water, remember its source"

Houses of Gratitude

Having a spacious and warm house in Bac Son village, Mon Son commune (Con Cuong), Mr. Lo Canh Toan (born in 1948) and his wife can rest assured when the rainy and stormy season comes. That house is very special, because it was built with the joint efforts of the Party Committee, the government and the local people to show gratitude to him - a son of Con Cuong land who contributed to the revolution.

According to Ms. Ngan Thi Ha - Chairwoman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Mon Son commune, Mr. Lo Canh Toan is in a very difficult situation when his wife and he are often sick, and his youngest son is working far away and has lost contact for many years. His two remaining older children, although married, have their own hardships and cannot support their parents much. Therefore, their house has deteriorated but they do not have the conditions to rebuild it.

Understanding that difficulty, in early 2023, Con Cuong district supported Mr. Toan's family with 80 million VND to rebuild the roof of the new house from the "For the Poor" Fund of the district and province. At the same time, mobilized the maximum number of local people to join hands and contribute working days to complete the house as soon as possible for the grandparents. Thanks to that, after only a short time, the project was completed to hand over to the family in the most complete way.

His "First Class Medal of Resistance Against America for National Salvation" is hung in a prominent place in his house by the villagers, as a deep gratitude for the sacrifices he made to contribute to the revolution, to the independence and freedom of the country.

Leaving Mon Son land, we arrived at Chau Khe commune - a locality with many outstanding marks in activities to care for families of policy beneficiaries and people with meritorious services to the revolution. Following the guidance of Mr. Lo Van Mui - Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Chau Khe commune, we witnessed with our own eyes 4 warm houses that Con Cuong district and accompanying units had coordinated to deploy to support war invalids and people with meritorious services to the revolution through the areas of Khe Bu and Bung Xat villages of the commune.

Welcoming guests in a neatly arranged and clean house in Khe Bu village, Ms. Le Thi Xuan (born in 1946), a person with revolutionary contributions, emotionally shared:“Before, my family faced many difficulties, the house was makeshift, every time the rainy season came, I was worried. Then, in 2023, thanks to the support of the government and charitable organizations, I was able to have this solid, warm house. Now, I feel more secure to continue living my old age happily and safely."

Looking across Con Cuong district, in recent times, many policy families and people with revolutionary contributions in the district have been supported and given gratitude houses.

This is not only material support but also gratitude and honor for their contributions and sacrifices. The donated houses are a testament to the kindness and solidarity of the community, a solid foundation for building a society rich in gratitude in accordance with the nation's ethics of gratitude.

Full of gratitude

Entering July - the month of gratitude, the Standing Committee of Con Cuong District Party Committee together with representatives of departments, branches and organizations of the district organized visits and presented meaningful gifts to families of war invalids, sick soldiers and mothers of martyrs in the district. At each family, representatives of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee visited the health, understood the difficulties and encouraged the war invalids and mothers of martyrs to overcome difficulties, continue to promote the revolutionary tradition to always be a shining example for the younger generation to follow.

With tears in his eyes, receiving the affection of the delegation of Con Cuong district, Mr. Vi Van Hai (born in 1952), in Met village, Binh Chuan commune, said that he is a severely wounded soldier with a disability of up to 81%. Many years after the war, with declining health, he himself encountered many difficulties in daily life. However, with the support of the local Party Committee and government, he has had a solid foundation to ease the pain of illness and overcome to build a life.

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"The care, encouragement and practical gifts are great sources of motivation to help me overcome difficulties in life."

War invalid Vi Van Hai (Met village, Binh Chuan commune, Con Cuong district)

During the visits, Comrade Nguyen Hoai An - Secretary of Con Cuong District Party Committee shared that the district has identified the care of people with meritorious services as one of the important tasks to ensure the local social security policy. In the past time, the district has properly, sufficiently and promptly implemented the preferential policies and regimes of the Party and State for people with meritorious services to the revolution and had many meaningful activities such as: Mobilizing the "Repaying gratitude" Fund, repairing houses, taking care of elderly and lonely relatives of martyrs, helping children of martyrs, war invalids and seriously ill soldiers, supporting heroic Vietnamese mothers...

This year, the district has had a specific plan and implemented activities to visit and give gifts to people with meritorious services to the revolution and typical families of people with meritorious services and those in difficult circumstances in a thoughtful manner. In particular, the organization directed the distribution of gifts from the President, gifts provided through the district budget to people with meritorious services and their relatives, which is 788 people, with a cost of 246 million VND.

At the same time, the delegation visited and presented gifts to outstanding meritorious people and those in difficult circumstances, the elderly, and those with long-term illnesses, with a total of 45 people, with a total amount of 31.5 million VND.

More importantly, the locality has mobilized businesses, units and individuals to allocate funds from their own resources to visit and give gifts to meritorious people in the communes from July 15 to 25, 2024.

Organizations such as the Women's Union and the Youth Union at all levels of the district have also organized meaningful programs such as: Gratitude meals; Seminars; Free medical examination and medicine distribution for policy families and people with revolutionary contributions.

These activities have spread strongly among the people, agencies, departments, branches, unions, and political organizations of the district, highlighting the morality of "When drinking water, remember its source" in the current period.