The charity bus of Da Nang youth rolls out to support flooded areas

09/12/2024 | 20:01

TPO – Charity buses of Da Nang youth carrying goods, necessities, medicine… are rolling to support people in flooded areas in the North.

On the afternoon of September 12, the City Youth Union, the Da Nang Young Entrepreneurs Association and the Da Nang Pickup Truck Club organized the Charity Trip program to transport goods, necessities, medicines, etc. to support people in the northern provinces affected by floods. Photo: Giang Thanh

Recently, in response to the call for joining hands for people in flood-hit areas, organizations, businesses and individuals in Da Nang have supported and donated goods and cash to help people in the northern provinces recover after the historic flood.

From early morning, pickup trucks loaded with goods and necessities from gathering points arrived at the headquarters of the Da Nang City Youth Union to be unloaded and arranged onto container trucks for transport to the North.

Student volunteers and youth union members assisted in receiving, loading and transporting the goods. The quantity of goods was so large that the volunteers had to work hard and continuously to ensure the group was on time for departure.

Knowing about the program, many people, organizations and units also transported goods and necessities to send to people in flood-affected areas.

After nearly 2 days of campaigning and calling for donations, the Da Nang Pickup Truck Club has received more than 300 million VND in cash and a container of goods and necessities to support people in flood-hit areas. According to Mr. Doan Vu Hoang, Chairman of the Club, since yesterday, members have been working day and night to pack and arrange goods to ship to the North.

On this charity trip, about 30 volunteers of the Club, along with 15 pickup trucks and a container truck, will directly transport the hearts of Da Nang to the flood victims in Lao Cai and Yen Bai.

“The club members all have experience in flood relief in the Central provinces, so this time, we hope to contribute a little effort to support the government and people of the provinces affected by natural disasters to overcome the consequences and soon stabilize their lives. This is also the wish of all the people of Da Nang to their compatriots in the North,” said Mr. Hoang.

In this campaign, the Da Nang Young Entrepreneurs Association focuses on supporting necessities, processed foods, medicines, clean water, etc. with a total value of 250 million VND. In the second round of support, scheduled for next week, the Association will continue to call for the community's cooperation and have appropriate support directions depending on the actual situation of the localities.

According to Mr. Le Cong Hung - Deputy Secretary in charge of the Da Nang City Youth Union, after surveying the actual needs of people in the Northern provinces, this charity trip brought necessities, medicine, drinking water, clothes, processed foods... to provide immediate emergency support, with a total support budget of over 1 billion VND.

“The City Youth Union will continue to call for resources, businesses and people to organize the next support rounds, helping people affected by floods and storms to stabilize their lives soon. In particular, we will focus on supporting students, teenagers and children, because their clothes, books and school supplies have all been damaged or swept away by the floods,” said Mr. Hung.

Jiang Qing