Vinamilk launches the program "Vietnam Grow Tall Milk Fund" in 2013

(Baonghean.vn) –On the morning of July 10, at the Social Protection Center of Quang Binh province, the Vietnam Children's Fund and Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) held a ceremony to donate milk to poor children in Quang Binh province. This is the opening activity for the program "Vietnam Grow Tall Milk Fund" in 2013 and is the 5th consecutive year the program has been implemented nationwide.

Attending the milk donation ceremony for poor children in Quang Binh were Mr. Doan Mau Diep - Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, representatives of Quang Binh province and representatives of Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company - Vinamilk.

Ms. Bui Thi Huong, representing Vinamilk, presented the symbol of 26,280 cups of milk from the "Vietnam Rising Milk Fund" to the representative of the Children's Support Fund of Quang Binh province.


Mr. Doan Mau Dich - Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and Ms. Bui Thi Huong - Director of Foreign Affairs of Vinamilk donated milk to poor children in Quang Binh province.

More than 26,280 glasses of milk were delivered to nearly 300 poor children. The Vietnam Children's Fund also donated 20 million VND to the Quang Binh Children's Fund to support children in especially difficult circumstances in the area. In addition, children in Quang Binh province also had the opportunity to meet, chat intimately and participate in fun games with Miss Huong Giang - one of the program's ambassadors.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Bui Thi Huong - Director of External Relations of Vinamilk shared: "In 2013, despite the difficult economic situation affecting the operations of enterprises, the "Vietnam Rising Milk Fund" will continue its mission, giving about 13,500 disadvantaged children across the country a quantity of fresh milk equivalent to 5 billion VND and a batch of powdered milk for children worth 1 billion VND, which has just been produced on the most modern production line in Asia, which was inaugurated by Vinamilk at the end of April. All of this milk will be transferred directly by the Vietnam Children's Fund and Vinamilk to the Centers for Orphans and Disabled Children; Social Protection Centers in 58 provinces and cities nationwide for children to use continuously for 3 months for liquid milk products and about 2 months for powdered milk.

Ms. Bui Thi Huong - Vinamilk's External Relations Director hands milk to children in Quang Binh province

Miss Huong Giang – ambassador of the program giving milk to children

With glasses of milk of compassion, the “Vietnam Grow Tall Milk Fund” not only wishes to contribute to improving nutritional conditions, maximizing the physical and intellectual potential of Vietnamese children, but also wants to raise awareness and concern of the whole society for the development of children, the future owners of the country.

According to the data published by the Organizing Committee, from 2008 to present, the "Vietnam Grow Up Milk Fund" has provided more than 286,000 poor children across the country with a total of more than 20 million glasses of milk, equivalent to about 75 billion VND.

Miss Huong Giang organizes games for children in especially difficult circumstances.

After Quang Binh province, in July and August 2013, the "Vietnam Grow Tall Milk Fund" will travel to give milk to poor children in Phu Quoc island district (Kien Giang province), Yen Bai province and then continue to many other provinces and cities across the country.

Hoang Hao