$302,400 Raised for Children with Heart Diseases

The 7th annual Scar of Life event has raised a fund of $302,400 for poor children with congenital heart disease in Vietnam. The entertainment and charity event, which was held on May 25 in Ho Chi Minh City by actress Ngo Thanh Van attracted the participation of many sponsors, artists, and business people. The main activity of the night was the auction of a Buddha statue which Ngo Thanh Van was given by a renowned Buddhist teacher, His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche during her trip to Nepal in early May. The statue was auctioned for $174,400. $302,400 was raised on the night, which will be enough to cover heart surgery for 252 more children, raising the total number of children saved to 1,500 over the past seven years. (dtinews.vn May 26)