Ottawa (VNA) – Vietnamese students in Toronto, Canada, have organised a musicprogramme with the participation of nearly 300 overseas students studying inthe city.
Minh Ha, head ofthe organising board, said the programme, entitled “20-hour flight concert”, thefirst of its kind, was named after the flight duration from Vietnam to Toronto.
It offered agathering place for Vietnamese students who did not return home during the 2018Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, she added.
Participants ofthe programme also joined a fund-raising campaign for child patients atSickKids, a major paediatrics hospital in Toronto.
The event got supportfrom Vietnamese students associations in Toronto-based universities along with manyorganisations such as SOS International Group, Seneca College and QuestLanguage Studies, among others.-VNA