Red Cross to gift clothes to kids in storm-hit provinces

November 30, 2017 - 02:00

The Việt Nam Council of Red Cross on Tuesday launched a charity programme called Tiết Kiệm Vì Miền Trung Yêu Thương to raise VNĐ2 billion (US$88,105) to buy new clothes for children for Tết in three storm-hit central provinces of Quảng Nam, Khánh Hòa, and Phú Yên.

The Red Cross and Tiết Kiệm Nhóm (Group Saving) app sign an agreement to jointly carry out the Tiết Kiệm Vì Miền Trung Yêu Thương charity programme to buy new clothes for children for Tết. — VNS Photo Gia Lộc

Viet Nam News

HCM CITY — The Việt Nam Council of Red Cross on Tuesday launched a charity programme called Tiết Kiệm Vì Miền Trung Yêu Thương to raise VNĐ2 billion (US$88,105) to buy new clothes for children for Tết in three storm-hit central provinces of Quảng Nam, Khánh Hòa, and Phú Yên.

Members of the public can donate money through the smartphone application Tiết Kiệm Nhóm (Group Saving).

The programme is being run by the Red Cross along with VTVCorp and Trust Circle Company’s Tiết Kiệm Nhóm app. —VNS

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