Ascott Vietnam has presented gifts such as school bags, pencils, milk and shoes for primary students in Bình Phước Province. Photo courtesy of Ascott Vietnam. |
Hà Nội — Ascott Vietnam last year donated a total of VNĐ650 million (US$28,800) to help improve the education and living conditions of more than 2,300 underprivileged children and disadvantaged people in the provinces of Nam Định, Phú Thọ, Hòa Bình, Bình Phước, Long An and HCM City.
Ascott properties in Hà Nội, Hải Phòng, Nha Trang and HCM City held more than 50 activities in Việt Nam, dedicated more than 3,000 volunteer hours in addition to donations of $30,000 as well as in-kind gifts for company’s charitable partners and local charities, according to its Country General Manager, Lew Yen Ping.
Key activities included raising awareness among the public in volunteering, helping more than 1,000 children in remote areas in Nam Định, Hòa Bình and Bình Phước provinces.
Ascott’s associates have also donated 185 units of blood to the National Institute of Hemotology and Blood Transfusion.
The group also raised donations to provide aid to those affected by Typhoon Damrey in Khánh Hòa. Funds were also used to help repair homes.-- VNS