August 08, 2017 | 20:44 (GMT+7)
Milk for disadvantaged children in Quang Nam
PANO – The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) and the “Vietnam Rising” milk fund program, on August 7 afternoon, offered 46,500 free glasses of milk to poor students in Quang Nam province.
The program benefited more than 600 disadvantaged students in Phu Dong and Duy Trinh Primary Schools in Duy Xuyen district. 1.4 million glasses of milk, worth VND 9 billion, will be offered to 16,000 needy children nationwide in 2017, bringing the total number of glasses of milk that the program has offered over the past 10 years to 31.5 million at a total value of nearly VND 130 billion.
Addressing the event, Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh was pleased at changes in poor Quang Nam province, such as spacious schools, improvement in education, and, especially, no more students dropping out.
Ms. Thinh wished children good health, and industrious study in order to contribute to the building of the country.
Translated by Thuy Duong