October 02, 2017 | 20:36 (GMT+7)
Fund helps bring joyful Mid-Autumn Festival to disadvantaged children
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children has supported over 6,600 disadvantaged children nationwide with VND 2.6 billion on the occasion of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.
Fund helps bring joyful Mid-Autumn Festival to disadvantaged children. Photo for illustration: phunuvietnam.vn
From September 29 to October 1, the fund held various festive activities to children ahead of the festival. On September 29, it held a festival for 400 children, including 200 from the Dan Lai ethnic minority group in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An.
During the event, the fund presented 150 scholarships worth VND 1 million each to children with outstanding academic performance, along with 600 gifts, 200 school kits and 50 bicycles to local children.
On September 30, the fund gave 418 gift packages valuing VND 300,000 each to children in Son Duong district of the northern province of Tuyen Quang and 100 scholarships and 300 gifts to poor children in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.
Meanwhile, the fund has also organized various activities to give a joyful Mid-Autumn festival to children in various localities, including Hoa Binh, Thua Thien-Hue, Ha Nam, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Phu Tho and Bac Giang.
Source: VNA