As many as 14,000 people on January 9 joined the 11th Lawrence S. Ting charity walk around Ban Nguyet Lake (Crescent Lake) in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7.

The charity walk raised a total VND2.88 billion which will be channeled to local funds for the poor ahead of lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

More than VND23 billion (US$932,000) has been raised from 11 such walks so far, significantly contributing to social welfare and charitable activities.

Source: VOV