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    Duc Quang Pagoda Orphanage

    January 29th, 2022

    A Sleeping Quarter for Orphaned Girls
    A spacious building was built by VNHelp at Duc Quang Pagoda Orphanage, Ben Tren Province. It was inaugurated two weeks before the Lunar New Year. The orphanage is a crowded home for 118 children. The new building is the sleeping quarter for 37 orphaned girls.
    This construction project was inspired by Mr. and Mrs. Huong Van Le (San Jose, CA) who called on families and friends to contribute in 2019. The project was much delayed because of some difficult administrative procedures, then the pandemic. Finally, thanks to the determination and perseverance of the VNHelp team, the project was started in June 2021 and successfully completed in January 2022. The children have moved into this spacious and beautiful building with joys. VNHelp would like to thank the benefactors for their financial contributions and patience over the years.
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    Nguyen Truong To Scholarship Awards

    January 7th, 2022

    VNHelp Nguyễn Trường Tộ Scholarship Awards

    On Jan 07, 2022, for the 20th consecutive year, VNHelp granted 161 scholarships to Hue University students from 11 colleges in Thừa Thiên Huế, each worth $US200. The recipients were from families with difficult circumstances who had achieved outstanding academic results. If these students maintain good grades each year, they will continue to receive the scholarship annually until graduation. This year the scholarship distribution event took on an added significance in the midst of a complex Covid-19 pandemic. Small group gathering, social distancing and mask wearing were observed at the event.

    While scholarship recipients in Thừa Thiên Huế gathered in small groups, students at other locations received their grants via electronic fund transfer (EFT) to their personal bank account:

    – 271 students from 6 Saigon universities, each received $250-$300 grant via EFT

    – 120 students from 2 Can Tho colleges, each received $200 grant via EFT

    – 75 students in Ha Noi ($250/grant) and 30 students in Ca Mau ($200/grant) will receive their grant soon, hopefully before Tết (Lunar New Year)

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    COVID-19 Relief

    July 2nd, 2021

    VNHelp continues to distribute relief packages to people who lost income and are suffering from hunger because of Covid-19, 7/2021.

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    COVID-19 Relief

    June 9th, 2021

    Emergency Covid-19 Relief program – PHASE I/2021
    Over the past few weeks, Covid-19 broke out in Vietnam, many cities are in lock-down, many people suffered from hunger because they totally lost their income. From June 22, 2021 to June 28, 2021, VNHelp sponsors and benefactors contributed to VNHelp’s Covid-19 Relief Fund. Within days, we received $17,000. This entire amount was sent to Vietnam to distribute relief packages to 1,200 families of street vendors, lottery ticket sellers, disabled people, etc. Each gift is worth 350,000 VND (about 15 USD) and will feed a family for about two weeks. We sincerely thank the generous donors for their contribution in time of urgency. Thank you our partner in Phase I, the Missionaries of Faith, who works with VNHELP to carry out Phase I/2021 of our Covid-19 Relief Program. We are asking for your contributions for Phase II/2021 of the Program to bring help to more needy people. Please send your donation to VNHelp by PayPal (send to friend info@vnhelp.org), Zelle/Venmo to info@vnhelp.org, via our website www.vnhelp.org/donate, or send a check to 500 E Calaveras Blvd, Suite 235, Milpitas CA 95035

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    Tu Hanh Pagoda Orphanage

    February 15th, 2021

    HAPPINESS FOR ORPHANS IN THE NEW YEAR

    In keeping with Tet tradition and to give orphans a spring celebration steeped in the love of their US sponsors, VNHelp representatives distributed “lucky money” (new year cash gifts) at several orphanages that are part of our child sponsorship programs.

    On the morning of the second day of the Year of the Tiger, Ms. Phuong Anh, VNHelp Coordinator in Saigon, went to the Tu Hanh Pagoda Orphanage and gave good wish and lucky money to 88 children and caregivers, 52 elderly people, and 24 monks and nuns. Those envelopes each contained 100,000 VND and were an expression of love from many people in the US.

    Previously, in the week preceding Tet, VNHelp distributed similar gifts to 76 orphans at the Dieu Giac Pagoda and 12 orphans in the Vinh Phuoc orphanage. In separate VNHelp visits, youths at the Bo De Phuong Duy and Mai Am Hoa Hong shelters each received 1 Million VND because they were older and had been sponsored to attend vocational school.

    VNHelp would like to thank our sponsors Tuan-Khanh and Yen for donating the funds to celebrate the Lunar New Year, bringing joy to the children on their New Year’s Day.

    [Read Vietnamese text here]

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