Charity scooter run to help underprivileged children

04:11, 17/11/2010

The fifth annual charity scooter run will be held on November 28 in HCM City to raise funds for more than 100 orphaned and underprivileged children who live in Dieu Phap Pagoda Orphanage in Dong Nai Province.

The fifth annual charity scooter run will be held on November 28 in HCM City to raise funds for more than 100 orphaned and underprivileged children who live in Dieu Phap Pagoda Orphanage in Dong Nai Province.

 

To participate, tickets can be purchased for VND300,000 (US$15) in advance and for VND350,000 ($17) on the day of the event, according to the organiser Sai Gon Scooter Centre.

 

To join the ride, participants should arrive at the Sesame Training School for Disadvantaged Kids in HCM Citys Binh Thanh District on the day of the event at 8am.

 

More than 500 children have benefited from the fund-raising activity, and nearly 500 people have participated over the last five years.

(Source: VNS)