Vinh City launches a campaign to encourage all people to practice swimming to prevent drowning.
(Baonghean.vn) - Vinh City People's Committee has just organized a ceremony to launch a campaign for the whole population to practice swimming to prevent drowning in 2020.
The launching ceremony aims to promote the benefits and effects of swimming practice, safety skills in the water environment and the prevention of drowning accidents for all subjects and children, contributing to minimizing the occurrence of drowning.
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The organizers presented gifts to students with excellent academic achievements in Vinh City. |
This is an important activity in mobilizing the whole population to actively practice swimming, especially for children.
Through the ceremony, the Organizing Committee promoted the benefits and effects of swimming practice, safety skills in the water environment and encouraged the whole population to actively practice swimming to improve health, stature, physical strength, prevent diseases, and gradually reduce drowning accidents. At the same time, it promoted the role and responsibility of agencies, organizations, families, schools, all levels, sectors, unions and the whole society in the work of preventing and combating drowning.
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Representatives of wards and communes signed the commitment. |
At the launching ceremony, representatives of 9 wards and communes in Vinh City signed a commitment to respond with specific actions in each locality such as: Building a safe and healthy environment for children, organizing swimming lessons, disseminating and propagating skills to prevent drowning accidents in children. The organizing committee also presented 20 gifts to students with good academic achievements in Vinh City.
On this occasion, Vinh City Culture, Sports and Tourism Center also held the opening ceremony of the 2020 summer gifted sports classes, including swimming.