July 10, 2016 | 16:28 (GMT+7)
Cycling tour for disadvantaged people launched in Southern hub
PANO - The Youths Cultural House of Ho Chi Minh City on July 9th launched a cycling tour entitled "From hearts to eyes", with the slogan of "For the community - We join hands", in the city...
PANO - The Youths Cultural House of Ho Chi Minh City on July 9th launched a cycling tour entitled "From hearts to eyes", with the slogan of "For the community - We join hands", in the city.
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Volunteers cycling through main streets in Ho Chi Minh City. |
The tour drew the participation of 70 volunteers, artists, and doctors and health workers from the city hospitals. On the schedule, it starts in Ho Chi Minh City, goes through Long An and ends in Ben Tre province with a total length of over 200km.
During the six-day tour, volunteers will hold art exchanges for people in Can Duoc district (Long An province) and Chau Thanh district (Ben Tre province) and organize activities for children at places where they stop. Additionally, the tour's doctors will offer free eye operations on 100 people and provide healthcare for 700 others while the organizers will hand over gratitude houses and one-million-VND scholarships to students in the localities.
After the launching ceremony, volunteers cycled through main streets of the city and moved to the first stop of the tour in Can Duoc district, Long An province.
Translated by Trung Thanh