Expat blog HCM charity event discussion gathering

May I join in your charity group! thank you!

Darius Nguyen wrote:

May I join in your charity group! thank you! **** .

Thank you for your support. Do not put your personal number for security purpose . Contqct me by personl message. Come and meet us at the above dates. We can have a better discussion  and to get to know each other better.  See you

Such a good initiative to help the poor people of Vietnam 

Good luck and hope more people on this forum will see this thread and join in.
I would have liked to have joined in this charity excursion.

Good luck 

Great job! Wish you all the best!!

jazzy851 wrote:

Such a good initiative to help the poor people of Vietnam 

Good luck and hope more people on this forum will see this thread and join in.
I would have liked to have joined in this charity excursion.

Good luck 

THANK YOU . It is always good to help the needy. I got a local team to help me and we have been working hard to get donations and other stuff. Everything is going well and we hope to reach out 50 million vnd target soon. Thank you for your support.
Cheers,
Richard

mal wrote:

Great job! Wish you all the best!!

Thank you . We have been getting encouraging support from both local and expats here. This will be a great event. And we will post some photos here after the event. Hopefully we will have more events like this.
Cheers,
Richard

I am interested, but can you provide a little better explanation of what "charity activities & interactions" is and what exactly we will be doing? Where will we get all of the supplies from?

jakejas wrote:

I am interested, but can you provide a little better explanation of what "charity activities & interactions" is and what exactly we will be doing? Where will we get all of the supplies from?

Thanks for your support.  We have been getting donation of education materials which we will give to the children.  The  food stuff will be packed after we order. Hope you can come to see us on Sunday. It is easier to explain . See you

Meaningful activities. thanks for your kind to Vietnamese people, Richard

DongThanh wrote:

Meaningful activities. thanks for your kind to Vietnamese people, Richard

Most expats here would like to return something back to the country. This is the chance we can repay back to the unfortunate and poor people. We do what we can and as much as we can. Thank you for all the support. We will do our best and will post some photos here after the event. Please come and meet us if you are interested to donate or go for the event. Thank you

Hi richard, today evening got gathering for the charity trip? This sunday i couldn't make it because I am flying back to malaysia.. But i sponsor 5 people whoever wanna go for this trip.. I will come and pay for the fee later evening. Anything else do you need for this event?

ben_songg wrote:

Hi richard, today evening got gathering for the charity trirp? This sunday i couldn't make it because I am flying back to malaysia.. But i sponsor 5 people whoever wanna go for this trip.. I will come and pay for the fee later evening. Anything else do you need for this event?

YES...We have a gathering tonite 25/6 thurs. Thank you for your kind support. Hope to see you soon

Richard, but I might be late.. Until what time is the gathering? Can you wait for me?? Could you please drop me an SMS to my number so that I can contact you further? 0933926216

Richard Loo wrote:

ben_songg wrote:

Hi richard, today evening got gathering for the charity trirp? This sunday i couldn't make it because I am flying back to malaysia.. But i sponsor 5 people whoever wanna go for this trip.. I will come and pay for the fee later evening. Anything else do you need for this event?

YES...We have a gathering tonite 25/6 thurs. Thank you for your kind support. Hope to see you soon

I got school stationery pencils, pens, tooth brushes tooth paste etc
these are for the school projects in Cambodian, would like
to do my part and donate to the BT charity trip

I am in HCMC from 26th to 28th , am free to meet up on 27th whole day.
Any chance to  pass the stationery to you, if not than another time.

Cheers

ben_songg wrote:

Richard, but I might be late.. Until what time is the gathering? Can you wait for me?? Could you please drop me an SMS to my number so that I can contact you further? 0933926216

Great,  will Msg you.

paulpoh wrote:

Richard Loo wrote:

ben_songg wrote:

Hi richard, today evening got gathering for the charity trirp? This sunday i couldn't make it because I am flying back to malaysia.. But i sponsor 5 people whoever wanna go for this trip.. I will come and pay for the fee later evening. Anything else do you need for this event?

YES...We have a gathering tonite 25/6 thurs. Thank you for your kind support. Hope to see you soon

I got school stationery pencils, pens, tooth brushes tooth paste etc
these are for the school projects in Cambodian, would like
to do my part and donate to the BT charity trip

I am in HCMC from 26th to 28th , am free to meet up on 27th whole day.
Any chance to  pass the stationery to you, if not than another time.

Cheers

Great. Thank you for your support. We will be at the Highland cafe opposite ben Thanh market tonite 25/6 Thursday  from 7.30pm. Hope to see u

Richard, are you here? I am already here.. But i dont see any expat sign here upstairs.. Could you please give me a call.. Appreciate that

Richard, sorry for the confusion.
I am arriving HCMC tomorrow, meeting up with Paul on Sat
to pass him stationery etc

Cheers

Hi Richard. I really want to join the charity event. Is it too late?

Annavan wrote:

Hi Richard. I really want to join the charity event. Is it too late?

HELLO,
We will get a big bus to accommodate 45 people. Up to now we have 3 more seats left. We  do not know when we will have the next. Organizers have spent much time n planning to get this work. We would like to thank many new friends who just came and donate generously and putting their trust on us. We assure you kind people every single dong  will be put to good use and direct to the poor people.
All donations will be in our Fb page and expenses will be transparent too.
We will provide food stuff to 160 families and education packs to 50 children.
We will also reward smart students to receive bicycles
Each participant will be given a duty to help along in  the event.
After lunch ,we will be going for the tour and spent the day with friends from many countries.
This will be a memorable event for all of us..
Update more soon.
Thank you all for your support

Notification from the organizer of the Ben Tre Charity Event.
On Sunday 28 June,  bus depart at 6.15am.
We will at the corner of Pham Ngu Lao street and De Tham street (opposite High Land coffee),
You will see our banner and wearing  yellow tag for identification .
Breakfast (beef or chicken burger) and mineral water will be provided on bus.
Wear casual and bring shades/ umbrella. Please be punctual. Be a good team player.
Thank you for the support

Hi Richard

Sounds like you still have 3 seats available to the charity trip to Ben Tre Province? May I reserve 1 seat for myself? If so, how do I do it?

Thanks and kind regards

Peter T.

P3T3 wrote:

Hi Richard

Sounds like you still have 3 seats available to the charity trip to Ben Tre Province? May I reserve 1 seat for myself? If so, how do I do it?

Thanks and kind regards

Peter T.

Actually all seats was taken up so fast... hold on give me your contact by pm me. Thks

Hi Richard,

I managed to make it to HCM city. SInce I have already paid and donated, I am looking forward tomorrow on the charity trip. I am sure is going to be awesome and exciting. I mean nothing like contributing some time for the needy in Vietnam.

ciao'
sensesofvietnam

sensesofvietnam wrote:

Hi Richard,

I managed to make it to HCM city. SInce I have already paid and donated, I am looking forward tomorrow on the charity trip. I am sure is going to be awesome and exciting. I mean nothing like contributing some time for the needy in Vietnam.

ciao'
sensesofvietnam

Yes, this will be a great event. All seats are full. Thank you for all the support.
SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW

Good luck and hope all goes well. 

Richard, well done for organising such a worthy cause event. To all that have contributed and helped in any way, well done too.

Thank you all for the donations and gifts. We organized this event within 3 weeks and managed to collect cash n gifts worth 130 million dong. There were all 53 attendees to the charity event from 12 different countries. Majority are local friends . Everyone worked well with great team work and the whole event went on smoothly blessed with good weather.
We supplied 160 families with food essentials like 10kg rice, cooking oil, seasoning, instant noodles, t shirt,milk etc. We provided 50 poor children with a great beg pack with goodies, school stationaries  ,drinks and milk. Finally ,we provide poor students who achieved good result with bicycle. We bought 6 bicycles to inspire them to excel in their studies.
After the event , we proceed with out tour in the island. Everyone happy with boat,canal and horse carriage rides. Visiting coconut candy factory and listening to Mekong traditional music. Photos will be posted up soon. Please wait for it.
Once again, thank you all for your support. We shall meet again in our next activity.

We are sorting out some photos and will be posted up soon. . Thank you for your support

Sorry Richard because I can't post it sooner, I am in long holiday, haven't turned on laptop often .

Here some pictures:

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Give yourself a pat on the back Every one
Hope to join in the next charity project
Cheers

Thank you Ms Nga for helping to post the photos. We are very happy for the success of this event. With the support of many friends and new friends..We managed to collect more than our target . We hope to organised another in the near future soon.
We will have our monthly gathering next sunday 19/7 . Hope to meet up with everyone  again.
Thank you once again to all who supported  and helped to make this a successful event.

Well done to the organiser, helpers and donors - You all deserve a Big Thank-you for all your hard work and efforts for this good cause event. The amount raised was great and the items will definetely help the needy and young children to study.

Its so nice to read a rewarding topic like this. You all deserve a big round of applause

Well Done All 

hello richard,

congrats for all the gathering and charity you organize

don't hesitate telling me for the next charity, I would be glad to join but for me it's difficult to find actions I can do here because I work on weekdays ... so tell me if you need anybody for next time

wishing you a great day !

Once again...Thank you for everyone who supported this event. Here are some summary :
- Cash collected: 83,662,750 VND within 3 weeks time
- 117 cartons of TH True Milk
- 10 cartons of Oolong Tea
- 6 cartons box of Candy
- 3 cartons box of Hyco Coco
- 2 cartons of Milna for baby
- 8 packages of Mina Porridge
- 150 pencils
- 100 pens
- 100 rulers
- 100 boxes of crayon
- 140 noted books
- 100 toothpaste
- 70 soaps
- more than 200 new T-shirts
- other school supplies  including pens, pencils, toothbrush… /

a) 160 gift packages for 160 families valued at VND 284,500 each package, including
- 10kg of rice
- 1 carton of Instant Noodle – Mi 3 Mien
- 1 bottle of cooking oil 1 litre Nakydako
- 1 bottle of fish sauce1 litre - Nam Ngư
- 1 bottle of soya sauce - 650ml Tam Thái Tử
- 1 pack of Ajingon 400g
- 1 pack of Ajinomoto 400g
- 1 kg of sugar
And additional quantity of:
- 5 packs of fresh milk = 20 bottles of TH true Milk
- 1 box of candy
- 1 T-shirt
Your financial support considerably contributed to the happiness and motivation to a brighter future of 160 families, 50 primary pupils of Thanh Trieu Village and 4 secondary pupils of Phu Tuc Village, Chau Thanh District, Ben Tre Province:

b) 50 gift packages for 50 pupils including:
- 1 carton of TH True Milk (12 packs x 4 bottle)
- 1 backpack (value at 130,000 VND/ pc)
- 20 notebooks
- 2 packs of cookies
- 1 coconut water
- 2 soaps
- 2 toothpaste
- 1 took brushes
- 1 small fan
- 1 T-shirt
- 2 rulers
- 2 boxes of crayon
- 2 pens (purple color)
- 3 pens (black colors)
- 1 erasers
- 6 pencils

c) 2 bicycles for 2 primary pupils of Thanh Trieu Primary School

d) 4 bicycles for 4 secondary pupils of Phu Tuc Secondary School

The event has been consistently supported by the People's Committee of Thanh Trieu Village, Thanh Trieu Primary School and Phu Tuc Secondary School in relation to:

- Select the list of 160 poor families, arrange for pre-visit to some random families for us to check the status, arrange for the invitation letters to 160 poor families, 50 primary pupils, and representatives of 4 secondary students
- Select the most deserved 2 primary pupils and 4 secondary pupils for the 6 bicycles
- Arrange and host the event at Thanh Trieu Primary School

Hope we will do another in the near future. THANK YOU