On February 4, Vinh Thai Commune Police (Vinh Linh District, Quang Tri Province) announced that they had compiled and published on social media a list of 559 donors who donated more than 160 million VND to the family of a woman in difficult circumstances in the area.

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Local authorities and Vinh Thai Commune Police visited, encouraged and returned 1.5 million VND that Ms. Hoa lost. Photo: Vinh Thai Commune Police

Previously, on the afternoon of January 27 (28th of Tet), Ms. Le Thi Thanh Thuy (41 years old, in Vinh Thai commune) picked up 1.5 million VND.

At the time of the incident, the money was wrapped in a piece of student notebook paper that had been torn diagonally. On the paper were written two lines about the Tet shopping items: “bananas + areca nuts and betel” and “vegetables + 10kg of sticky rice”. Ms. Thuy then reported and handed over the money to the authorities to find and return it to the person who lost it.

During the verification process, Vinh Thai Commune Police determined that the money belonged to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (54 years old, residing in the area). According to Ms. Hoa, in the afternoon of the same day, when she went to buy candy and then went to the grave to burn incense, she dropped the money without realizing it. It is known that Ms. Hoa has a difficult family situation, this is the money she saved to buy some items and supplies for Tet.

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Through the bank account of the Chief of Vinh Thai Commune Police, benefactors shared and supported Ms. Hoa's family with more than 160 million VND. Photo: Vinh Thai Commune Police

After learning about the difficult situation of Ms. Hoa's family, Vinh Thai Commune Police shared it on the unit's social networking site and received attention and sympathy from the online community. Many benefactors then transferred money to support Ms. Hoa's family through the bank account of the Commune Police Chief.

On the first working day after Tet, Captain Hoang Ngoc Minh - Chief of Vinh Thai Commune Police, made a list and published the list of more than 559 donors who supported Ms. Hoa's family on the social networking site of Vinh Thai Commune Police.

According to Captain Hoang Ngoc Minh, after the appeal, 559 donors donated from 30,000 to 3 million VND, with a total of more than 160 million VND. With this amount, Vinh Thai Commune Police coordinated with local authorities and Ms. Hoa's family to come up with a plan to use it appropriately.