The annual Hanoi Run for Children 2012 will take place at Thien Quang Lake , Hanoi on December 2.
Addressinga press briefing in Hanoi on November 27, Canadian Ambassador DeborahChatsis said her embassy is pleased to cooperate with partners inVietnam to provide support to disadvantaged children through the event.
Theactivity will also contribute to promoting mutual understanding andfriendship between the Canadian and Vietnamese people, as both countrieslook forward to celebrating the 40th anniversary of diplomaticrelations in 2013, she added.
Initially part of the TerryFox Run, the event became the Hanoi Run for Children in 2009 with a viewto attracting more participation and financial support to providedirect treatment to sick children from underprivileged families.
Theevent attracts between 5,000 and 7,000 participants, and raises around 1billion VND every year. Proceeds from the 2009 and 2010 runs havehelped 70 child heart patients come back to normal life.
The2011 edition of the Run for children was attended by 7,000 participantsand raised 1.1 billion VND. The money is being used to fund treatmentsfor poor children at the Hospital of Pediatrics, the Hanoi HeartHospital and the Heart Beat Vietnam Programme.-VNA
Addressinga press briefing in Hanoi on November 27, Canadian Ambassador DeborahChatsis said her embassy is pleased to cooperate with partners inVietnam to provide support to disadvantaged children through the event.
Theactivity will also contribute to promoting mutual understanding andfriendship between the Canadian and Vietnamese people, as both countrieslook forward to celebrating the 40th anniversary of diplomaticrelations in 2013, she added.
Initially part of the TerryFox Run, the event became the Hanoi Run for Children in 2009 with a viewto attracting more participation and financial support to providedirect treatment to sick children from underprivileged families.
Theevent attracts between 5,000 and 7,000 participants, and raises around 1billion VND every year. Proceeds from the 2009 and 2010 runs havehelped 70 child heart patients come back to normal life.
The2011 edition of the Run for children was attended by 7,000 participantsand raised 1.1 billion VND. The money is being used to fund treatmentsfor poor children at the Hospital of Pediatrics, the Hanoi HeartHospital and the Heart Beat Vietnam Programme.-VNA
