Warm spring from the program "Green Chung Cake"

(Fatherland) - On January 19, 2025, at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village, the program "Green Banh Chung - Tet for the Poor" 2025 took place, presenting 660 gifts to the poor.

Mr. Pham Van Quyen, Deputy Head of the Management Board of the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village, Head of the Program Organizing Committee, said: The program "Green Banh Chung - Tet for the poor" is an opportunity for generations of Vietnamese people to show solidarity, mutual love, and join hands to continue and promote the tradition of helping each other, sharing the spirit of welcoming the At Ty New Year with warmth and affection, towards a peaceful and happy new year.

The program "Green Chung Cake - Tet for the poor" has been successfully organized for 11 years.

Through the activities of the Program, a diverse cultural picture, multi-colored ethnic culture, contributing to promoting and introducing the "Common House" of the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village to domestic and international friends to strengthen the building and consolidation of the great solidarity of Vietnamese ethnic groups, encourage the spirit of excitement, welcome the new spring with a new spirit of the Vietnamese ethnic community; thereby educating generations of Vietnamese people about the sense of responsibility in preserving, maintaining and promoting the traditional cultural identity of the nation.

Many activities took place at the program, contributing to introducing to tourists the traditional Tet culture of Vietnamese people.

Lieutenant Colonel Le Van Khuynh, Political Commissar of Battalion 7, Army Officer School 1, said: In order to implement the policies of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defense on implementing national target programs in sustainable poverty reduction, building new rural areas, and promoting socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, over the past 11 years, Army Officer School 1 has always stood side by side with the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village in organizing the program "Green Banh Chung - Tet for the poor" and many other volunteer activities.

The school constantly focuses on political and ideological education, helping cadres, lecturers, students and soldiers understand the purpose of social activities, thereby participating with the highest sense of responsibility, joining hands for the community, determined not to leave anyone behind.

Cadets at Army Officer School 1 enthusiastically participated in the activity of wrapping banh chung with the people.

The program awarded 660 gifts, each worth from 1 to 2 million VND, from the sponsorship source to give to policy beneficiaries and households in difficult circumstances.

Ms. Bui Thi Thinh, Co village, Yen Binh commune, Thach That, Hanoi shared her feelings when receiving gifts from the program: I really feel very touched and warm. For people in difficult circumstances like us, each gift is a meaningful sharing, not only helping to reduce the burden in the last days of the year but also bringing joy and hope, welcoming Tet in a warmer and more complete way. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the commune government, the organizing committee and the sponsors for this help.

The organizers presented gifts to representatives from the units.

The highlight of the program is the activity of wrapping green Chung cakes, with the participation of tourists, soldiers and ethnic minorities from many provinces and cities such as Thai Nguyen, Son La, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa,...

Nguyen Ba Khanh, 22 years old, from Yen Bai, currently a student at Army Officer School 1, shared: Before joining the army, I wrapped Chung cakes with my family almost every year. But this year, when I stayed to guard Tet, I felt a very special atmosphere. Wrapping Chung cakes with my teammates and compatriots from many different regions made me feel the warmth of family love, togetherness and solidarity. Thanks to that, my first Tet away from home no longer felt lonely or isolated.

Nguyen Ba Khanh, a student at Army Officer School 1, shares about a special Tet season for himself.

Cadets at Army Officer School 1 enthusiastically participated in the activity of wrapping banh chung with the people.

"To me, this is a very meaningful program. It not only shows the spirit of sharing, caring, and loving "the rich help the poor" of the Vietnamese people, but also strengthens the relationship between the army and the people, solidarity, as well as an opportunity for me to exchange, learn and understand more about the Vietnamese ethnic community" - Khanh shared more.

200 gifts worth from 1 to 2 million VND were given to Dinh Tien commune, Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province; 150 gifts were given to Ninh Lai commune, Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province; 50 gifts were given to Son Tay town and Thach That district, Ba Vi, Hanoi; 100 gifts were given to the Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin victims in Ba Trai commune, Ba Vi district; 50 gifts were given to the Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin victims in Muoi hamlet, Yen Bai commune, Son Tay town, Hanoi; and 110 gifts were given to people living at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/xuan-am-ap-tu-chuong-trinh-banh-chung-xanh-tet-vi-nguoi-ngheo-20250120082850528.htm