'Weird' mechanic in Thanh Chuong

We were at the house of Mr. Dinh Huu Tue (40 years old) in Phat Son hamlet, Dai Dong commune, Thanh Chuong district at the same time as Mr. Luong Van T. and his wife wereresettlement communeNgoc Lam (Thanh Chuong) came to askold bicycleto send his son to school. When hearing Mr. T. explain his family's difficult circumstances, such as both husband and wife being seriously ill, unemployed and needing a bicycle for their second child, Mr. Tue happily gave him one of the three old bicycles that had just been repaired. "You and your child can choose, whichever bicycle you like, take that one" - Mr. Tue added.

Mr. Dinh Huu Tue gave old bicycles to students of Dai Dong Primary School (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Huy Thu

According to Mr. Tue, since the beginning of September, he has spent time collecting, repairing and giving away many old bicycles to children.poor studentsin the district. Right on the opening day of the new school year, he gave 3 old bicycles to students in difficult circumstances at Dai Dong Primary School, Thanh Van branch. Immediately after that, some families in and outside the commune heard the news that "Mr. Tue gives free bicycles" and came to their homes to ask for bicycles for their children to go to school. Up to now, Mr. Tue has personally repaired and given 15 old bicycles to poor students.

Talking about giving free bicycles to students, Mr. Tue shared: In the process of collecting and collecting old bicycles to "make" exercise equipment, I saw many bicycles that were still good, just needing to be repaired and processed to be able to use "well", so I decided to repair these bicycles to give to poor students, because many of them still need bicycles to ride. In fact, after giving away the first bicycles at the school, in the past few days, many people have contacted and directly come to the house to ask for bicycles for their children".

Mr. Dinh Huu Tue - a mechanic with a kind heart. Photo: Huy Thu

Tue's work of repairing and donating old bicycles to poor students was fully supported and coordinated by his family to help him successfully carry out this charity "program". Ms. Nguyen Thi Vinh (38 years old) - Tue's wife said: The night before the opening day, to prepare to donate 3 old bicycles to the school, Tue worked hard all day and stayed up until 11 pm to finish repairing the bicycles. Since that day, her husband has spent more time collecting and repairing old bicycles to give to students. "My husband and I have more joy when we can help more families in difficult circumstances" - Ms. Vinh said.

In just a short time, Mr. Tue has repaired and donated many old bicycles to students. Many people still call him a "strange" bicycle repairman. Some people came to ask for bicycles, thinking that his hard work was "unbearable", and sent money to support him, but he and his wife firmly refused. Mr. Tue said: "Through this activity, my wife and I want to contribute to sharing the difficulties with poor students, to encourage them to overcome difficulties to study and to excel. At the same time, we hope that the volunteer movement towards the poor in the locality will spread more widely."

Mr. Tue is repairing a bicycle at home. Photo: Huy Thu

It is known that Mr. Tue is the youngest child in a farming family of 9 siblings. Due to difficult circumstances, after finishing high school, Mr. Tue traveled to many places and did many jobs to make a living such as construction worker, concrete pouring, coffee serving... When he and his wife got married in Thanh Van, they had to rent a house to live for a long time. From nothing, thanks to diligence, hard work, alertness, and creativity in work and business, he and his wife have built up the material foundation as today, raising healthy and well-behaved children.

Currently, his family is doing many jobs: selling groceries, working as a mechanic, baking... It is the mechanic job, repairing cars... that has helped him come to the charity activity of donating old bicycles to poor students. Mr. Tue shared: His wife has had thyroid cancer for nearly 6 years now, and has to take medicine regularly. Although there are many difficulties, the couple is always interested in charity activities, directly helping difficult circumstances in the commune. Mr. Tue's plan in the near future is to continue repairing cars, donating old bicycles to poor students in resettlement areas; opening a "free" store at home, including books, clothes... for the poor, whoever needs it will come and get it...

Mr. Tue gives old bicycles to students in the resettlement area. Photo: Huy Thu

Talking about the act of Mr. Tue and his wife, Mrs. Dinh Thi Hoa - President of the Women's Union of Dai Dong commune said: The act of giving old bicycles to poor students by Mr. Tue and his wife has practical meaning. We admire and welcome this noble act of Mr. Tue and his wife towards the community. Hopefully the movement will spread more and more, helping many poor students and many difficult circumstances in the locality.