A charity restaurant in Hai Phong each month collaborates with charity groups to hand out rice, shrimp noodles and a small sum of money to support more than 100 disadvantaged people.
Rice, shrimp noodles and money were received from the Charity Rice Shop by H.Thuy Nguyen Young Buddhist Group and moved to difficult circumstancesPHOTO LE TANOne
Sunday morning in mid-September, follow a small trail in the middle of a field of 4 Minh Tan communes (H.Thuy Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City). HaiPhong), 10 young people in the Group of young Buddhist volunteers H.Thuy Nguyen visited together and brought support items for Nguyen Van Thieu’s family.This is a very difficult family.
Mr. Thieu is only 28 years old but 3 years ago had a serious traffic accident, lost all his labor, daily had to cling to the wall to practice walking. Thieu’s wife does not have a stable career, 2 children are eating and studying.Seeing the volunteer group coming to the house, Mr. Thieu sat down and it was very difficult to nod off. The two young children excitedly came out clutching barrels of shrimp noodles and rice sacks that the volunteer delegation gave. In addition to rice and money, the two children are also supported 1 million to buy books.
Mr. Thieu is one of the families who have been supporting rice, noodles and money for 3 years now.After a few minutes of inquiry, the volunteer group rushed again. Do Hai Yen, a member of the group, said: “There are 46 supported people in the district. Not only scattered throughout H.Thuy Nguyen (district with the largest area in Ho Chi Minh City. HaiPhong) where the homes of those supported are mostly at the embankment or near the field, the entrance is quite difficult. If you don’t take advantage of it, you can’t go.”Thanh Nien’s record shows that the gift of support is not much but has become an important part of the lives of people with difficulties.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan (27 years old, Gia Minh commune, H.Thuy Nguyen) shared: “I have both dialysis and neurological disease, when it is bad. My wife’s got crooked bones, she can’t do anything. When they are healthy, the couple take each other to find crabs, catch snails, when weak, they have to stay at home and have no income. Therefore, 10 kg of rice, 2 barrels of noodles every month is extremely necessary for us.”
130 supported circumstances
Talking to Thanh Nien, Ms.Pham Thi Lan Phuong (44 years old, general market, Luu Kiem commune), who is in charge of the rice donation group in H.Thuy Nguyen, said: “This activity is supported by the charity rice shop in Pham Ba Bang Street, Q.Hong Bang, Hai Phong and has been maintained for 3 years. Once a month, support goods include 10 kg of rice, 1 barrel of noodles and money from 500,000 to 1 million, depending on the circumstances”In addition to H.
Thuy Nguyen, the charity restaurant and fellow benefactors have provided support in H.An Lao, H.Vinh Bao, H.An Duong, Q.Hong Bang, Q.Ngo Quyen… Ms. Pham Thi Minh Phuong, member of the Charity Rice Shop, said: “Up to now, the restaurant has been supporting rice, noodles and money for 130 cases. These are single elderly people, orphans, bedridden people, dialysis, handicapped … no longer able to work.”According to Ms. Phuong, charity rice shop is the clue to receive rice, noodles, money from donors and send it to charity groups in districts to hand over to disadvantaged people.
“The list of recipients of support is also surveyed. In addition to monthly support, the shop also helps some families build, repair houses or buy breeding children, pets for them to improve their lives”, Ms. Phuong shared.Talking to Thanh Nien,Mr. Le Tuan Phuong, Chairman of The Red Cross of Luu Kiem Commune (H.Thuy Nguyen), said: “Ms. Phuong’s activities to support rice, noodles and monthly money are very meaningful.
I also regularly exchange information about the difficult circumstances that I understand so that they can understand and have a plan to support.” Meanwhile, a leader of P.Hoang Van Thu People’s Committee (Q.Hong Bang) also confirmed: “The charity restaurant opened in Pham Ba Tri street since 2016.
Through grasping the situation, the Ward People’s Committee found that the shop has many meaningful and practical volunteer activities”.In 2016, some people with hearts in Hai Phong opened a charity restaurant at 4B Pham Ba Ba (P.Hoang Van Thu, Q.Hong Bang, Ho Chi Minh City). Haiphong). Every day, the shop gives free rice or sells for only VND 5,000 per meal to the poor, disadvantaged or low-income people. The money to sell rice will be used for charity. The charity restaurant also coordinates with many charities and philanthropist to build dozens of houses for the poor in Hai Phong.
Source:THANH NIÊN