Participants in the launch of the “Million steps of kindness” campaign pose for a group photo on February 25. (Photo: VNA) The fundraising campaign, held in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory this April, will last for 56 days –from February 25 to April 22.
It aims to attract 70,000 people to walking and jogging for atotal of 700,000km and record their results via the app of V-Race.
The event also looks to raise 7 billion VND (284,000 USD) indonations to build seven kitchens for semi-boarding students in mountainousareas, assist 70 low-income families to develop sustainable livelihoods,provide essential goods for 700 disadvantaged households, give nutritionaladvice and assistance to 7,000 children from poor families, and offer freehealth examination and treatment to 7,000 people in disadvantaged circumstancesin the northern mountainous provinces of Dien Bien, Son La, and Thai Nguyen.
Addressing the launch in Hanoi, VRC President Bui Thi Hoa saidthe “Million steps of kindness” campaign marks the start of a humanitarian journeynationwide appealing to people of all ages and from all social strata to engagein good deeds for the sake of the community.
It calls on Vietnamese people at home and abroad to join in a “peacetimematch” held for free. Participants can make group and individual registration viathe website https://vrace.com.vn/race/trieu-buoc-chan-nhan-ai or the V-Race app. Each is encouraged to contribute a minimum of 10km.
FromFebruary 25 to April 22, the VRC will also hold mass walking events inlocalities every Sunday, blood donation drives, encouragement of organ andtissue donation registration, and community activities such as waste collectionand tree planting, Hoa noted.
She added that the participation by each person is not only aphysical act for their health but also a demonstration of the continuation ofthe traditional kindness and heroism passed down from former generations./.
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