Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Manh Cuong (right) encouraged the volunteer team to set out to help overcome the consequences of typhoon Yagi - Photo: K.ANH
Previously, on the evening of September 18, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Manh Cuong and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union Ngo Minh Hai encouraged and wished the delegation a safe journey and successful completion of their mission.
Go with all love, volunteer spirit
Two teams with 42 volunteers from many units and professions set out to directly participate in overcoming the consequences and supporting people in Bac Ha district (Lao Cai) and Chiem Hoa district (Tuyen Quang).
Praising the sense of responsibility and volunteerism of the students, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong said that this is the representative bringing the affection, warmth and sharing of the people of the city named after Uncle Ho to the people of the North who are suffering a lot due to storms and floods.
According to Mr. Cuong, the next 5 days will be full of difficulties. Therefore, the teams must ensure safety, coordinate with local forces, work with a spirit of sharing and volunteering, and overcome all difficulties.
“There will be a lot of work to do to help people overcome the consequences of storms and floods. But each of you must take good care of your health to be able to complete the assigned tasks,” Mr. Cuong noted.
Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong (Head of the Mass Mobilization Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee)
Please bring with you the spirit of going with all love, going with the spirit of volunteering, taking initiative in work, avoiding causing trouble to the local people where the group goes to support.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union Ngo Minh Hai (right) wearing a checkered scarf encourages the volunteer team members before departure – Photo: DIEU QUI
“We are ready to go”
Permanent Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Youth Union Doan Truong Quang said that the city's Youth Union and Association established 20 volunteer teams.
The teams will visit, give necessities, organize medical examinations and treatment, distribute medicine, and promote disease prevention to people.
The total budget to support and take care of this activity is more than 5 billion VND . Of which, Tuoi Tre newspaper contributed 2 billion VND from readers' support for the people in the North who suffered damage due to storm No. 3 - Yagi in the past few days.
Specifically, 4 teams receive and distribute relief goods; 3 teams transport relief goods; 4 teams examine, treat, dispense medicine and propagate disease prevention to people.
There are also 4 teams repairing houses and schools and 5 teams supporting environmental cleaning and overcoming the consequences of storm and flood damage.
The “Love Bus” carrying the goods departed on the evening of September 17. Each team that departed today consisted of 21 members with various compositions. The teams carried out the mission from September 19 to 23 (5 days).
Two Tuoi Tre reporters were also present in these formations.
Leaders and members of the volunteer team expressed their determination before departure – Photo: K.ANH
Wife supports husband in overcoming consequences of storm and flood
Regularly participating in Pink Holiday volunteer campaigns, Dr. Dang Quang Toan (Cardiology Department, Cho Ray Hospital) registered to join the trip.
“I am ready to go to the people, to make efforts to support health care and medical treatment after the great impact of the recent storm and flood,” said Dr. Toan.
Mr. Thieu Quang Thanh Sang (Red Cross Association of Binh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc City) said that as soon as he heard that Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union was recruiting volunteers, he immediately registered on the volunteer information portal Go Volunteer.
“Knowing that I had registered, my wife was very supportive so that I could contribute my efforts to help people in the North overcome the consequences of storms and floods. We hope to share some of our efforts with people to overcome this difficult period,” Sang said.
The determination of the volunteers before departure – Photo: K.ANH
Together with Tuoi Tre , share with people affected by storms and floods
To share with people affected by storm No. 3, Tuoi Tre newspaper is ready to act as a bridge for contributions from readers near and far to share with our compatriots in difficulty.
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