Thoughts of a 91-year-old party member, 62 years of Party membership

SACRIFICE PERSONAL INTERESTS FOR THE COMMUNITY

For the past 10 years, the family of Mr. Nguyen Thai Ha (born in 1980) in Tan Thang block, Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town has always deeply appreciated the family of Mr. Phan Chi Thanh (born in 1933). Because for him, Mr. Thanh is a spiritual and material support to help his family ease the difficulties and hardships in life.

In a simple house nestled in a small alley, Nguyen Thai Ha said he is the youngest in a family of 6 siblings. However, fate is ironic when 3 of his siblings are seriously ill, both physically and mentally. After his father passed away, he and his wife advised each other to take care of the 3 siblings thoughtfully. The life of a young couple with many burdens on their shoulders is truly difficult and deprived.

In those moments, Mr. Phan Chi Thanh - an exemplary party member, a kind-hearted grandfather always encouraged the young couple to try their best. On important occasions of the year, he always had warm gifts for the family.

In addition, for the past 10 years, from his modest pension, he has supported 600,000 VND each year for Mr. Ha to buy some gifts and cakes for his brothers and sisters. For the past 15 years, Mr. Phan Chi Thanh has also regularly supported 500,000 VND each year for Ms. Pham Thi Binh (born in 1961), a near-poor household in the locality.

“Not only spreading compassion to the difficult and unfortunate circumstances in the area, Mr. Phan Chi Thanh is also respected by many people because he sacrificed his family's interests to donate land three times to serve important local projects,” Mr. Dang Quoc Khanh - Party Cell Secretary, Head of Tan Thang Block continued in the story.

To prove his point, Mr. Khanh took us to the cultural house of the block. He said that before the year 2000, the locality had a resolution to expand the cultural house of the block to meet the needs of meetings, cultural and artistic activities of the people.

Because the land area of ​​the cultural house is adjacent to Mr. Phan Chi Thanh's family garden, he mobilized members to agree to support more than 45m² to help make the cultural house space more spacious and orderly. Although the garden area after donation has significantly affected the space in front of the house, with the spirit of "party members going first", Mr. Thanh considers it a necessary thing to do for the common good.

Later, in July 2012, when Hoa Hieu ward had a policy to expand and rebuild the campus of Hoa Hieu 2 Secondary School, Mr. Phan Chi Thanh's family continued to donate more than 100m² garden land for the school. Thanks to that meaningful contribution, it has contributed to creating an ideal space for Hoa Hieu 2 Secondary School to achieve the title of National Standard School in 2013.

Mr. Thanh's exemplary pioneering spirit has spread widely in the community, creating high consensus among the people on implementing local policies and resolutions; at the same time, arousing a voluntary land donation movement among people in residential areas in the area.

Looking back on his journey of attachment and contribution to the locality, Mr. Phan Chi Thanh only considers it as a normal thing that a citizen should do, not to mention the role of a party member. "If we sell land for money, we will get quite a lot since this is the center of the town, but the money will be spent. Donating to society will be there, from generation to generation, everyone will benefit", his heartfelt words are unforgettable to us.

BRIGHTFOREVER THE SPIRIT OF A MODEL PARTY MEMBER

Not only is Phan Chi Thanh respected by the community for his spirit of sacrifice for the common good, he is also loved by many generations in the locality because he is an exemplary former teacher. Having held many positions in the education sector before taking on the role of Principal of Thai Hoa High School, he always fulfilled the tasks assigned to him well. Looking back on his 62-year journey of joining the Party, he still feels full of pride and emotion.

Recalling that in 1957, he was recruited to work at the Nghe An Province Department of Education. After 5 years of hard work, in 1962, he was honored to be admitted to the Party. At that time, striving to join the Party was much more difficult, so for him, it became a big turning point full of meaning and emotion.

“In the sacred moment of standing under the Party flag and reciting the oath, I understood that from now on I must live in a way that is not ashamed of that honor. And now, when I am 91 years old, looking back on my life with more than 60 years of being in the Party's ranks, I still consider it a great motivation to help me live a life without calculation...

Party member Phan Chi Thanh

It was these thoughts that helped him become a soldier on the cultural front. As a teacher, he helped and encouraged, shared, and supported many disadvantaged students in the area to realize their dreams. In 1996, he was honored to be awarded the First Class Anti-American Resistance Medal. During his many years of work, he received many Certificates of Merit and Merit at all levels.

After retiring, he continued to take on the role of Head of the Red Cross Branch of Tan Thang block. Up to now, when he is old and weak and cannot continue to work, he still uses his pension to regularly support the branch's activities. That is what has made the people in the area extremely fond of his open heart.

Along with party member Phan Chi Thanh, in Thai Hoa town there are more than 4,950 party members who are striving to build their homeland to become richer and stronger.

In 2023 alone, this is the core force to deploy 76 new models, typical examples of skillful mass mobilization in various fields and 18 bright spots in implementing grassroots democracy regulations.

Consensus is evident in every project, work, and community activity. From there, it creates strength for the locality to realize Resolution No. 02-NQ/TU, dated July 2, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee "On building and developing Thai Hoa town into a central urban area of ​​the Northwest Nghe An region" in the soonest time.