Shops invite customers to pay by donating to people in flood-hit areas.

Many coffee shops have replaced payment QR codes with transfer information to the Vietnam Fatherland Front to support people in flood-affected areas.

In recent days, groups on social networking sites have been spreading information that many coffee shops are willing to convert their sales profits into donations to the Vietnam Fatherland Front for flood victims . This action has received countless compliments and quickly spread everywhere.

The account number of the Vietnam Fatherland Front is printed on the bill by the store so that customers can easily donate. Photo: Den Phu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Quynh, born in 1988, founder of Delina Coffee, shared with Lao Dong: "Seeing the damage caused by the storm and flood, all the furniture and houses were swept away, the saddest thing was that so many people lost their loved ones, I wanted to contribute a little bit to help everyone. My staff and I decided to donate all sales revenue on September 13 to the fund. After changing the QR code, the shop's revenue did not change much. Customers who came to the shop at first were quite surprised to see the QR code of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, but they were very happy and even paid extra to contribute more to the relief efforts for people in the flood area." After storm Yagi, Ms. Quynh's coffee shop was also affected to some extent. "The shop was not too damaged, there were a few fallen trees and broken lights, so we can see that people in the flood area had to suffer both material and spiritual losses," she said. “After the storm and flood, people need a lot of supplies, clothes… I hope everyone does not hesitate because they feel that their support is small, no amount of money is too small to support the people”, the shop owner said. The payment model by transferring money to support people in flood-affected areas quickly spread to many cafes and restaurants. Ms. Phuong Ngoc, owner of Helen Coffee in Son Tay, Ba Vi ( Hanoi ), shared: “We are reaching out to people in flood-affected areas with the spirit of “a piece when hungry is worth a package when full”, starting from September 15 to September 17. I think this is a small action but will have great meaning”.

Customers transfer money to the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Photo: Provided by the character

This campaign received positive feedback from customers. Many people praised the good deeds of shops and cafes when donating revenue to support people in storm and flood areas. According to the Vietnam Fatherland Front, as of 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2024, the Central Relief Mobilization Committee's account had received a total amount of 1,344 billion VND. From the amount received and based on the damage situation of the localities, the Central Relief Mobilization Committee decided to allocate the second round of support to the localities with a total amount of 650 billion VND. The Central Relief Mobilization Committee will continue to allocate this meaningful support resource to the localities heavily affected by storm No. 3 Yagi , ensuring transparency and in accordance with the provisions of law.