Vietnam Red Cross launches writing contest on volunteer activities

The Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) on December 2 launched a writing contest on volunteer activities, named ‘I volunteer’, as part of its activities to celebrate the International Day of Volunteers (December 5).
Vietnam Red Cross launches writing contest on volunteer activities ảnh 1Vietnam Red Cross Vice President and Secretary Nguyen Hai Anh hands over the establishment decision to representatives of the Red Cross volunteers team of Vietnam Post Office.(Photo: VNA)


Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) on December 2 launched a writing contest onvolunteer activities, named ‘I volunteer’, as part of its activities tocelebrate the International Day of Volunteers (December 5).

The contest aims to spread themessage "Connect, Share and Spread" through articles and storiestelling about the sacrifice and contribution of people, organisations andbusinesses that the author witnessed or theauthor's deep memories in the process of volunteering and supporting thecommunity.

Entries should be written in Vietnamese with aminimum of 700 words and no more than 2,000 words, with photos. The charactersin the article must be real people with their names, specific addresses andtheir achievements in volunteer activities.

The writing contest startsaccepting entries from December 5, 2019 to the end of April 20, 2020. Thecontest’s results and award ceremony will be announced in May 2020 at thelaunching ceremony of ‘Humanitarian Month 2020’ and celebrating theInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and Vietnam Red Cross VolunteersDay (May 8, 2020).

On the occasion, the VNRCintroduced two Red Cross Volunteer teams, including the Red Cross VolunteersTeam of Vietnam Post Office (VNPost) and Mua thu va nhung nguoi ban (Falland friends), as a foundation for gradually expanding the Red Cross volunteermodels across the country.

As of June 2019, Vietnam has more than 300,000 Red Cross volunteers,including 9,596 teams, groups, and clubs in various operation models. They aretaking part in humanitarian activities such as mobilisation of voluntary blooddonation, training in first aid and disaster prevention, as well as helping thepoor and needy people in the community./.

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