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10-year journey connects seas, islands lovers

Over the past decade, Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and “For Beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club have connected a large number people and spread love to most remote areas of the Fatherland through many practical and meaningful activities, stated former Vice State President Truong My Hoa, who is also President of Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund.
10-year journey connects seas, islands lovers ảnh 1Over the past 10 years, the programme has presented 14,185 annual scholarships worth more than 14 billion VND to needy students (Photo: tuoitre.vn)
HCM City (VNA) – Over the past decade, Vu A Dinh ScholarshipFund and “For Beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club have connected a large number peopleand spread love to most remote areas of the Fatherland through many practicaland meaningful activities, stated former Vice State President Truong My Hoa,who is also President of Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund.

Speaking at a press briefing in Ho Chi Minh City on July 28on the occasion of the 10-year “For Beloved Truong Sa Students” programme, the10th founding anniversary of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the8th birthday of the and “For Beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club, Hoasaid that during the COVID-19 period, the organisations raised 6 billion VND (256,761 USD) tosupport children from pandemic-hit families.

The programme has built two primary schools in Truong Sa(Spratly) archipelagoes – Truong Sa Lon and Sinh Ton Primary Schools, and a kindergartenin Nam Du island of Kien Giang province.

10-year journey connects seas, islands lovers ảnh 2Vice State President Truong My Hoa, who is also President of Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund addresses the event (Photo: nld.com.vn)
Last year, the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and “For Beloved HoangSa-Truong Sa” Club donated more than 2 billion VND, along with necessities andmedical equipment, to the frontline forces in COVID-19 fight.

The programme took 13 teams with 309 members to TruongSa archipelago, while providing assistance worth nearly 7.8 billion VND toislanders and soldiers. The programme also presented more than 9 billion VND asLunar New Year gifts to islanders and soldiers based in Truong Sa islanddistrict, DK1 Platform, and policy beneficiaries, while building 57 houses forthe needy, and awarded 14,185 annual scholarships worth more than 14 billionVND to children of navy soldiers and fishermen in difficult circumstances.

Hoa also revealed a number of activities of the programme to be performed inAugust, including the conclusion of a contest themed “Seas and islands in my heart”.

At the event, the “For Beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Clubraised more than 129,236 USD of fund in total./.
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