10,000 People Walk for Needy Students

Nearly 10,000 volunteers from several campaigns, such as “Green summer”, “Pink vacation”, “Operation green”, “Red flamboyant”, on August 12th, participated in a walk, “Give strength to school”, in the new town in Phu My Hung, district 7, Ho Chi Minh city. At the opening ceremony, the organizing panel presented 46 scholarships for needy students and the city’s youth held a ceremony to summarize all voluntary campaigns in 2012 and review activities over the past three months in Dam Sen cultural park. The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh city granted credits for 57 groups and 62 individuals with outstanding achievements in summer voluntary activities in 2012. In 2012, the program presented 1,300 scholarships worth VND 6.5 billion for needy students. (Quan Doi Nhan Dan –People’s Army Aug 13)