Market Club donates 4 tons of rice to disadvantaged people
By Lam Vu
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Nam Hung (R), a representative of the Saigon Times Group, hands over 750 kilograms of rice to the Women’s Union of Ward 8, District 8, HCMC - PHOTOS: LAM VU |
HCMC - The Market Club, a member of the Saigon Times Club, handed over 4 tons of rice to poor people in various districts of HCMC and workers of industrial parks in the Mekong Delta province of Long An on August 18 to support them during the social distancing period.
The event was part of the Saigon Times - Great Circle 2021 series, an initiative of the Saigon Times Group, that is aimed at supporting people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A total of 4 tons of rice was distributed to needy people in HCMC and Long An Province on August 18 |
Besides members of the Market Club, the event was participated by businesspeople from Khanh Trang Company, NamvietLand and Levin Déco, van drivers in HCMC and other volunteers.
In HCMC, the club donated 750 kilograms of rice each to residents in the districts of 4, 5, 8 and 10 and 500 kilograms to District 12. In Long An Province, 500 kilograms of rice was distributed to factory workers in Long Hau Commune, Can Giuoc District.
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Residents living in an area under lockdown on Doan Van Bo Street, District 4 receive rice from the program |
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The Saigon Times Group launched the “Saigon Times - Great Circle 2021” program with the theme, “Join hands to fight off the pandemic”, on June 2. The program receives donations from organizations and individuals and then distributes them to the needy in HCMC and other provinces.
Donations for the program can be sent to:
Tap chi Kinh te Sai Gon
Bank account number: 1007 1485 1003318
Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) – Hoa Binh Branch – HCMC
Transaction content: Name - UnghoSaigon Times – NVTL - Donghanhchongdich
To participate in the program, please contact:
Huynh Huong (Phone number: 0913118711)
Or Huy Han (Phone number: 0902696617)
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