61,400 welfare bags handed over to needy people in Dong Nai

10:09, 01/09/2021

(ĐN)- The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) held an online ceremony to launch the "One million welfare bags" programme on August 31.

 

(ĐN)- The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) held an online ceremony to launch the “One million welfare bags” programme on August 31.

These welfare bags will be presented to localities currently under social distancing to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the launching ceremony, the committee symbolically received 94,000 "welfare bags" and "welfare medicine bags" totaling VND23.3 billion donated by businesses, organizations and individuals.

On this occasion, the Secretariat of the HCYU Central Committee handed over 61,400 "welfare bags" worth VND15.3 billion to needy people in Dong Nai province.

Speaking at the online launching ceremony, Deputy Secretary Quan Minh Cuong of Dong Nai provincial Party Committee thanked the HCYU and sponsors for their support to the province. He pledged that the welfare bags will be distributed to the right people in a safe and effective manner to ensure food for poor laborers and lost their income due to the pandemic.

Reported by N.T