As many as 120 scholarships, 120 bikes and 400 gifts worth over 420million VND in total have been presented to disadvantaged students inthe southern province of Binh Duong on the occasion of the newschool year.
The presents were jointly given by the VietnamBuddhist Sangha’s Binh Duong chapter and the provincial sponsor fundfor the disabled, orphans and poor patients.
Speaking at thepresenting ceremony, Venerable Thich Hue Thong, head of the chapter’sExecutive Board, said the annual programme aims to encourage pupils inthe province to overcome difficulties to enter the new academic year.
Since the beginning of the year, the provincial sponsorfund has provided free eye operations, houses and gifts totalling 1.3billion VND to local poor people, the elderly, orphans and disabledpeople.
Previously, the Red Cross of Di An town called ondonors to present gifts worth almost 100 million VND to 200 needyhouseholds and scholarships to disadvantaged pupils on the threshold ofthe 2013-2014 school year.-VNA
The presents were jointly given by the VietnamBuddhist Sangha’s Binh Duong chapter and the provincial sponsor fundfor the disabled, orphans and poor patients.
Speaking at thepresenting ceremony, Venerable Thich Hue Thong, head of the chapter’sExecutive Board, said the annual programme aims to encourage pupils inthe province to overcome difficulties to enter the new academic year.
Since the beginning of the year, the provincial sponsorfund has provided free eye operations, houses and gifts totalling 1.3billion VND to local poor people, the elderly, orphans and disabledpeople.
Previously, the Red Cross of Di An town called ondonors to present gifts worth almost 100 million VND to 200 needyhouseholds and scholarships to disadvantaged pupils on the threshold ofthe 2013-2014 school year.-VNA
