Over the past two years, Khanh Hoa Charity Group has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the local community...
Over the past two years, Khanh Hoa Charity Group has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the local community. Their valuable support has helped the needy to overcome difficulties in life.
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According to Vo Thanh Van, Head of the charity group, the group was founded with 15 members which have increased to over 50 so far. The group’s duties include charity visits to ethnic minority people in the two mountainous districts of Khanh Son and Khanh Vinh. The group has received much donation from individuals and held many activities to raise fund for charity. During 2 years of operation, the group has held 29 big charity programs for the disadvantaged in Khanh Hoa Province. “Bringing happiness to others is to bring happiness to ourselves,” says Vo Thanh Van.
Members come from different backgrounds. Some are students and some have got jobs, but they all share the same passion for charity. 27-year-old Phan Ba Hai, a prestidigitator says, “One day, I was first invited to join a charity program. I was so happy to see that my performance could bring such joy and excitement to children. From my first volunteer trip, I am always willing to take part in benefit shows for charity.”
A young artist named Dau Quang Thanh says, “The proceeds of my paintings are donated to the charity fund of the group. Living is giving. I am always eager to join effort to make a positive difference for the better.”
The group held a musical program and donated the proceeds, nearly VND20 million worth of nearly 200 scholarships to poor students in Giang Ly Commune, Khanh Vinh District in March 2015. The group has just granted 42 presents containing rice and instant noodles to needy families in Khanh Hiep Commune, Khanh Vinh District.
In addition, Khanh Hoa Charity Group has cherished hopes to provide academic and vocational training for residents, especially teenagers in remote areas. “We want to open free vocational classes for ethnic minority people in remote areas in order to improve the local education level as well as help teenagers to learn a trade so that they can live independently when growing up.”
Khanh Hoa Charity Group has provided so much voluntary support for the disadvantaged as a Vietnamese saying goes “The undamaged leaf would support the torn leaf”. Hopefully, such charity activities will expand to benefit more people in need.
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