Giving gifts to poor students and patients

* On the occasion of Christmas and New Year 2019, on the afternoon of December 24,Nghe An Provincial Red Cross Society, Thanh Vinh Live Blood Bank Club organized the 5th "Live to Love" Program in Dien Lam commune, Quy Chau district.

Giving gifts to poor students in Dien Lam, Quy Chau. Photo: Kim Oanh

Here, the delegation presented 235 warm clothes, 235 pairs of sandals, red scarves, candy, milk; lunch boxes, warm blankets, mats and water filters at 3 schools.

On the same day, the delegation also awarded 10 scholarships (each worth 300,000 VND) to 10 students in especially difficult circumstances and orphans; with a total program value of 55 million VND.

This is a gift from the mobilization of charitable organizations and individuals inside and outside the province, contributing to encouraging students in the highlands to have a warm new year.

*Morning of December 25,Tan Ky district town delegationCoordinated with the District Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center to cook and distribute 195 free porridge portions to patients being treated at the District Medical Center.

Distributing 195 free porridge portions to patients being treated at the District Medical Center. Photo: Bong Mai

The activity of cooking and distributing porridge has been carried out regularly every Tuesday morning since the beginning of the year, with funding contributed by youth union members (VND8,000-10,000 per month); along with the support of union officials, civil servants, philanthropists, and businesses in the area.

In 2018, Tan Ky District Youth Union and its affiliated grassroots unions gave 7,000 portions of porridge to poor patients in the area.

*December 25,Standing Committee of Thai Hoa Town Youth UnionOrganized visits and gave gifts such as desks, bicycles, blankets, mattresses... to 4 students in difficult circumstances sponsored by the Town Youth Union - Town Pioneer Council; each gift is worth from 1.2 - 1.9 million VND.

Giving gifts to Nguyen Duy Vinh, a 5th grade student at Nghia Thuan Primary School. Photo: Minh Thai.

This is a very meaningful activity to encourage students to have more motivation to overcome difficulties and excel in their studies./.