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FW: Fund Raising Events
> > The season for giving is almost here, and I would like to take the
> > opportunity to introduce two charitable events for the benefits of poor
> ,
> > handicapped children in Vietnam.
> >
> > * The first event, to be held in San Diego, is a fund-raising dinner
> > for AHAC's charitable projects. AHAC is a non-profit, tax-exempted
> > organization, and has been active in helping the handicapped
> (especially
> > the hearing-impaired) children in Vietnam since 1993.
> > The dinner program will be MC'ed by Phoebe Chongchua, TV anchor-woman
> for
> > San Diego Channel 10. Besides good food, there will be good
> entertainment
> > provided by local artists, and by special guest Thu Ha . She was a
> member
> > of the Dong Phuong Trio, which was quite popular in Vietnam prior to
> 1975.
> > Her latest album, Kieu Ca, will be available for purchase that night,
> and
> > Thu Ha graciously donates all profit from the sale of her albums to
> AHAC.
> > This event is scheduled for November 21st, 1999 at Jasmine Seafood
> > Restaurant. You can find out more about AHAC, its projects, and the
> dinner
> > at http://www.ahac.org.
> >
> > * The second event is a fund-raising dance at Majestic Dancing Club in
> > Huntington Beach. Scheduled for December 10th, the money raised by this
> > event will be used to help various projects managed by Ms. Ly thu
> Linh.
> > A graduated of Long Beach State University, and a naturalized citizen of
> > the U.S., Linh has chosen to return to Vietnam to work with various
> > charitable organizations. During my trip to Vietnam in January 99, I
> was
> > able to observe her activities, and was greatly impressed with her
> > dedication and hard work. Her report for the month of September 99
> > describes much better than what I can say what her works are about.
> >
> > If you like to help, please contact me for tickets. They are $45.00 for
> > the dinner program, and $15.00 for the dance event. I can be reached at
> > (858) 485-3810 or (858)484-1445.
> >
> > Truc Nguyen
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Report from Ms. Ly thu Linh
> >
> > 1.. Educational Program:
> > To continue with our support for education:
> >
> > * We have granted a total of 72 Vuot Kho scholarships to pupils in
> > elementary and junior high
> > schools (30 in Go Cong, Tien Giang; 30 in Cu Chi; 10 in Da Nang and 2
> in
> > Ho Chi Minh city). The parents of these pupils face extreme financial
> > hardship due to many reasons. For example, D.H.Vinh, 15 yrs old, 10th
> > grade, has a blind father who is also a single parent. The father is
> > selling lottery tickets and teaching music to support his child. And
> > T.T.Tin, 10 yrs old, 5th grade, his mother is raising one mentally
> > retarded child and himself alone. His father left them a long time ago.
> > And T.H.Ly 11 yrs old, in Da Nang, her father died when she's 3 years
> old.
> > Her mother does not have a stable job. And so on. A Vuot Kho
> scholarship
> > to an elementary or high school student is only about $20 to $30/a
> year.
> >
> > This year, thanks to your generous donations, we could afford to also
> > give these children (70) a few school supplies to start a new
> school-year.
> > Also, when we were in GO Cong Dong, we stopped by to visit the
> > Kindergarten that we donated the construction fund after the Linda
> > typhoon in 1998. The school is still in good shape and there are 35
> > happy children attending school right now. It's a good feeling to
> > see that our school has been useful to the kids here.
> >
> > * On September 16, 1999 an informal ceremony to grant 15 sponsored
> > scholarships to university students at various universities took place
> > at the Student Assistant Center. Again most of these students come
> > from other parts of the country (Da Nang, Ba Ria, Tay Ninh etc... ) to
> > attend universities in Ho Chi Minh city. Besides tuition (about
> > $200/year), they also have to pay for room & board.
> > Our scholarships (from $80 to $100 USD/year) help, so that they do
> not
> > have to work too much and can concentrate more in their studies. Most
> of
> > the donors promise to sponsor their students through 4 year
> > college/university. Another 2 scholarships were given to 2 students,
> > from Quang Ngai, whose budgets are so tight, they often have to go to
> > temple for free meals (an com chu`a).
> >
> > * And last but not least, on the occasion of new school year, a
> > couple of donors were so kind as to ask me to buy radio-cassettes for
> > their sponsored students to learn English. The street-children
> living
> > at the Train Station Club also got one.
> >
> > 2. Emergency Relief:
> >
> > * Relief for Flood Victims:
> > On September 16, we (I and Thu) went along with the Giac Ngo Charity
> > Group to come back to Cat Tien, Lam Dong. From Da T e h town to Ha Nam
> > Ninh village (25 km), it took us 2 hours, sitting in an truck to get
> > there. At the Nam Ninh Elementary, we distributed uniforms, milk, moon
> > cakes, notebooks, story books (valued worth $80,000 or about $6
> > USD/each) to 300 pupils there. And this school with 300 pupils and
> about
> > 20 teachers has no real toilet. We could not leave the school without
> > leaving some donation for the toilet construction.
> > It was a hard trip as usual, we did not leave the area until around
> > 9pm, an area where electricity is not available yet, and the roads
> were
> > muddy, full of small and big holes. But I assured you, it's really
> > worth the trip. For looking at these children in this remote corner of
> > the world, I felt as if they were abandoned by the whole world. They
> > were shy, scary when talking to us. Many of them were scared by the
> > flash of my camera. I wonder how many people would like to take that
> > road to come to give them anything. May be just a few.
> >
> > * Last month, we visited 53 children at the Center for Handicapped
> > and Orphaned Children in Bien Hoa, and donated rice, sugar, noodles,
> > milk to the center. We also visited about 250 patients at the Le Minh
> > Xuan Mental Center. We gave Banh Bao, bananas, sweet bread, soybean
> > milk, to the patients.
> >
> > C.. Dreams Come True Activities:
> > * Celebrating Moon Festival: The Trung Thu festival fell in this
> > month. Thus we had several related activities: We gave donation so that
> > children living in open houses, living on the street, being too poor,
> > could celebrate the festival with Moon cakes and lanterns like any
> other
> > child. We also contributed to fund the Tell-a-Story contest for
> blind
> > children, other handicapped and disadvantaged children.
> > And we also did not forget the unfortunate little ones who had to be
> in
> > the Children's Hospital during this time. So we came visiting them
> there
> > and distributed moon cakes, lanterns & a little bit of cash to them.
> >
> > I am closing the report here. Thanks for your generous donations, so
> > that we could carry out our charity works in Viet Nam. Please remember
> > without your help, nothing could be achieved.
> >
> >
> > Thu Linh
>