March 24, 2018 | 22:06 (GMT+7)
Golf tournament to raise funds for Vietnamese children
PANO - The 12th annual charitable golf tournament “Swing for the kids” will take place on April 21 at the King’s Course and Mountainview in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi.
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Scholarships granted to needy students at the press conference on the golf tournament. Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn |
The tournament, jointly organized by the Dau Tu (Investment) Newspaper, BRG Group and SeA Bank, is expected to draw the participation of some 240 golfers.
The organizers hope to raise more than VND 1.4 billion for the Scholarship “Swing for Kids”, initiated by the Investment Newspaper and the Vietnam Study Promotion Fund.
Over the past 11 years, the tournament has mobilized over VND 14 billion to grant nearly 14,000 scholarships to poor students with good academic records, build 13 computer rooms for schools and upgrade study establishments in 40 provinces and cities nationwide.
Translated by Chung Anh