Over VND1.3 billion for charity activities

09:04, 01/04/2009

(ĐN)- On March 29, Dong Nai province’s Charity Association held a meeting to deploy tasks for this year. In 2008, the association received donations worth VND1.36 billion from individuals and organizations inside and outside the province to help the poor.

(ĐN)- On March 29, Dong Nai province’s Charity Association held a meeting to deploy tasks for this year. In 2008, the association received donations worth VND1.36 billion, including VND800 million in cash and VND560 million in goods, from individuals and organizations inside and outside the province to help the poor. Accordingly, the association built 13 charity houses, offered free health check-ups and medicine to over 1,000 poor people, presented more than 1,200 gifts, provided free meals for poor patients and their relatives. Besides, the association also visited and offered reliefs worth over VND280 million to flood victims in central and northern provinces.

 

In 2009, the association plans to raise around VND1.5 billion to build 15 charity houses, give free medical check-ups to about 10,000 people, provide free eye surgery for 200 patients, help poor people, single elderly people and orphans.

Reported by D.Phu