Hanoi Run for Children 2019 to kick off in December

The Hanoi Run for Children 2019 will kick off at 7am at the main gate of Thong Nhat Park on December 8, heard a press conference in the capital city on November 18.
Hanoi Run for Children 2019 to kick off in December ảnh 1At the press conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – TheHanoi Run for Children 2019 will kick off at 7am at the main gate of Thong NhatPark on December 8, heard a press conference in the capital city on November18.

The annual event will beco-hosted by the Vietnam – Canada Friendship Association (VCFA), the HanoiUnion of Friendship Organisations and the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam.

VCFA General Secretary NguyenThi Thu Giang said the run will raise fund for not only children in Hanoi butalso their disadvantaged fellows across the country, adding that it is a people-to-peopleexchange activity that will make effective contributions to promoting mutualunderstanding and friendship between the people of Vietnam and those of other countries,and with Canadians in particular.

Don Lam, CEO of VinaCapitalFoundation, said the run’s organising board has helped the VinaCapital-fundedHeartbeat Vietnam programme approach the goal of removing birth defects fromthe most difficult issues in health care for poor children.

A shirt selling campaign willbe held seven days before the event. For each shirt sold at 100,000 VND, buyerswill contribute 50,000 VND to young patients.

Formerlyknown as Terry Fox Run launched in 2000, the Run raises about 1 billion VND(43,400 USD) every year.

All thedonations will be spent on supporting disadvantaged children with cancer and congenital heart diseases at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital,the Hanoi Heart Hospital, and the Heartbeat Vietnam of VinaCapital Foundation.–VNA
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