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KIND Gala 2017

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

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Per the popular demand for an elegant evening with dinner and dance, VNHelp once again offers KIND Gala to our supporters and friends. Please mark your calendar. See photos of the last year KIND Gala here .

Project Highlights

Wednesday, May 31st, 2017

Six orphanages in Saigon, Dong Nai, Can Tho, and Kontum continue to receive support from VNHelp. Among 450 children living in these orphanages, VNHelp was able to find sponsors for 224 children. Four health clinics funded by VNHelp effectively serve patients every day (Lien Minh Clinic in Nam Dinh, Chan Ly Clinic in Ha Nam, Phu Thuong Clinic in Da Nang, and Song Nguyen Clinic in Dong Nai). The VNHelp’s Cafeteria at the Vocational College in Kien Giang subsidizes daily lunch for 300 low-income students. Clean water systems built by VNHelp in various cities operate well to produce safe water for 50,000 villagers. Over 10,000 kindergartners and elementary school students happily go to 49 schools built by VNHelp. The Housing for the Poor Program gained new sponsors in 2016 who funded the construction of three new houses for extremely poor families with children and elders.

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Nghia Dong Kindergarten – Nam Dinh Province                     Students’ Cafeteria – Kien Giang Province

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New Water System – Thanh Hoa Province 

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The house of Mr. Nguyen Van Viet before and after VNHelp’s construction 

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New Equipment to Chan Ly Health Clinic – Ha Nam Province

KIND GALA 2016

Monday, May 22nd, 2017

VNHELP would like to thank all the volunteers, individuals, businesses and corporations who contributed to KIND Gala in November 2016. This Black Tie Benefit Night was also VNHelp’s 25th Anniversary. We especially acknowledge the generosity of the following sponsors:

$10,000

Thinh Tran – The Tran’s Family Charity Foundation (Saratoga, CA)

$5,000

A.C.C., Inc.  (Milpitas, CA)

Kim Le – A2Q2 (Redwood City, CA)

Van-Hanh Nguyen, CPA  (Oakland, CA)

$3,000

Huong Le – Lee’s Laundromat (Hayward, CA)

Kim Phuong Tran  (Saratoga, CA)

Suzanna Lam, CPA – Transamerica Financial (Sunnyvale, CA)

$2,500

Chieu Le & Yen Le – Lee’s Sandwiches (San Jose, CA)

David Behring – Wheelchair Foundation (Danville, CA)

Trinh & Tam Nguyen, Phuong Pham (San Francisco, CA)

$2,000 Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ (San Jose, CA)

Julien Nguyen (Saratoga, CA)

Thanh K. Tran (Saratoga, CA)

$1,000

Annie Le – Lee’s Sandwiches Mc Kee (San Jose, CA)

Jill Nguyen (San Francisco, CA)

Marie Le  –  Fresh & Natural, Inc. (Milpitas, CA)

Toan Tran – Adaptive Digital Power (San Jose, CA)

Cake Sponsor  

Viet Ngo – Silicon Valley Elite Mfg. (Santa Clara, CA)

Dessert Sponsor  

Rong Biển Restaurant (San Jose, CA)

Cheese Sponsor  

Milk Pail Market (Mt. View, CA)

Merchandise for Sale  

Thanh Tin Jewelry, TuongAnh Nguyen (San Jose, CA)

Wine Sponsor  

Oanh & Duc Le (San Jose, CA)

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Mùa Thu Cho Em 2017

Tuesday, May 16th, 2017

Save the date

“Mùa Thu Cho Em” is back! This year the VNHelp’s annual concert will take place on Saturday September 23rd in Santa Clara, CA, and Saturday September 30th in Fountain Valley, CA. Please mark your calendar. VNHelp begins to accept sponsorship for the concerts now, please contact us if you would like to become a sponsor (VNHelp: 408-586-8100 or concert@vnhelp.org). Tickets will be available for sale in July. Please stay tune for more details.

VNHelp Spring 2017 Newsletter

Saturday, May 13th, 2017