Central Youth Union commends 5 groups and 10 individuals in summer volunteer activities
(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of September 17, many groups and individuals were awarded by the Central Youth Union, the Central Youth Union and the Provincial Youth Union at the Closing Ceremony of the 2017 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign.
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| Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Hoai Thu |
Central Youth Union commended 5 groups and 10 individuals;The Central Youth Union awarded 22 collectives and 18 individuals; the Provincial People's Committee Chairman awarded 5 collectives and 5 individuals;The Provincial Youth Union awarded 48 groups and 20 individuals; the Provincial Youth Union awarded 8 groups and 13 individuals with outstanding achievements in the 2017 summer youth volunteer campaign.
| Attending the event were comrade Hoang Dinh Tuan - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission; a number of relevant departments, agencies, units and individuals. On the side of the Provincial Youth Union, there were Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Pham Tuan Vinh - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union; comrades of the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee. Youth volunteer teams and representatives of district youth unions across the province. |
With the theme "Youth join hands to build new countryside and urban civilization", the 2017 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign was deployed in 36/36 districts, cities, towns and affiliated Youth Unions from June 1 to August 31, in which July was the peak month, bringing many positive results.
The campaign focuses on key areas in remote areas, border areas and islands.
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| Collectives and individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Central Youth Union. Photo: Hoai Thu |
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| Representatives of collectives and individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Provincial Youth Union. Photo: Hoai Thu |
During the 2017 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign, the youth of the whole province implemented more than 500 valuable youth projects and tasks; built 14 km of new rural roads and repaired 28 km of rural roads; built 1 new rural bridge; dredged 12 km of irrigation canals in the fields; built 4 new gratitude houses, 11 volleyball courts for youth unions in religious areas and ethnic minority areas; and completed 215 youth-managed, green, clean, beautiful, and traffic-safe roads.
The Youth Union at all levels provided consultation, medical examination, and free medicine to 7,125 people with a total value of 498 million VND; regularly maintained the "Bowl of Love Porridge" program; 10,510 union members and young people registered to donate blood, collecting 5,396 units of blood.
100% of units in the province have promoted the implementation of Team activities in residential areas such as: physical education and sports competitions; art competitions, Team ritual rehearsals; propaganda, construction of warning signs to prevent drowning, opening swimming classes for children, organizing summer cultural teaching, free English teaching.
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| Collectives and individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Hoai Thu |
One of the highlights of this volunteering campaign is also international volunteering activities such as: friendly exchanges between youth from 4 provinces of Nghe An, Xieng Khouang, Bolykhamxay, Hua Phan in Nghe An province; Vinh University Youth Union, Vinh University of Technical Education established 3 international youth volunteer teams operating in Bolykhamxay and Xieng Khouang provinces, Laos to teach Vietnamese, improve youth work skills for the delegation and visit, give gifts, and help families in difficult circumstances.
The highlight of the gratitude and appreciation activities carried out by the Youth Union at all levels is the coordination in organizing the program "Vietnam - Laos Epic Song"; the provincial candle lighting ceremony; 100% of district-level units organized activities to offer flowers, incense, and light candles to pay tribute to heroic martyrs, and give gifts to families of war invalids, families with meritorious services, and heroic Vietnamese mothers.
Volunteering helps young people grow up At the ceremony, the members of the youth union and volunteer teams shared their work and experiences while participating in volunteer activities in localities in the province as well as in Laos. Nguyen Van Chien - a student at Vinh University of Technical Education, volunteering in Chau Thanh commune, Quy Hop district, shared: "Helping the villagers build roads, produce, and help children learn more knowledge has left the volunteer team with many unforgettable experiences. Van Oanh, Faculty of Journalism, Vinh University, shared one of the "secrets" to successfully completing volunteer tasks in Laos, which is to learn Lao by yourself, teach, and visit and help many other difficult situations. Thanks to the enthusiastic activities, bringing many useful and meaningful things to the people of the neighboring country, when the delegation left, the people wrapped sticky rice and towels to see the delegation off with great nostalgia; and also gave bamboo shoots, guavas... which made the whole delegation remember forever and secretly wish to have the opportunity to return. |
Hoai Thu
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