Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Sunflower Festival 2018 insupport of child cancer patients was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on December 2,as part of the “Thuy’s Dream” programme set up by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Thi Huong, member of thenewspaper’s editorial board and representative from the organising board, saidthe festival has received support from businesses and people nationwide.
Before the festival, the organising board launched a blooddonation event, visited and presented gifts to children living with cancer inhospitals while hundreds of volunteers collected products to raise funds at theevent.
Not only the support of nearly 10,000 people in Ho Chi MinhCity, over 314,000 others also joined the programme via writing articles andsharing images of sunflower on the social media, thus contributing over 150million VND (6,500 USD) to the fund for cancer patients and supporting 300million VND via a walking event.
Philanthropists nationwide presented more than 7 billion VNDto the fund. The organising board granted 77 “Thuy’s Dream” scholarships, eachworth 5 million VN, to child cancer patients with outstanding academicperformances.
Launched for the first time in 2008, the festival is animportant event of the “Thuy’s Dream” programme which has so far received andoffered over 34 billion VND to child cancer patients across the country.-VNA
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Thi Huong, member of thenewspaper’s editorial board and representative from the organising board, saidthe festival has received support from businesses and people nationwide.
Before the festival, the organising board launched a blooddonation event, visited and presented gifts to children living with cancer inhospitals while hundreds of volunteers collected products to raise funds at theevent.
Not only the support of nearly 10,000 people in Ho Chi MinhCity, over 314,000 others also joined the programme via writing articles andsharing images of sunflower on the social media, thus contributing over 150million VND (6,500 USD) to the fund for cancer patients and supporting 300million VND via a walking event.
Philanthropists nationwide presented more than 7 billion VNDto the fund. The organising board granted 77 “Thuy’s Dream” scholarships, eachworth 5 million VN, to child cancer patients with outstanding academicperformances.
Launched for the first time in 2008, the festival is animportant event of the “Thuy’s Dream” programme which has so far received andoffered over 34 billion VND to child cancer patients across the country.-VNA
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