Wholeheartedly do good deeds

Ms. Truong Thi Tam (Thu Bon Dong village, Duy Tan commune, Duy Xuyen) received a certificate of merit honoring a typical voluntary blood donor in the province. Photo: NVCC

Although busy building a house, as soon as she received information that the District Red Cross Society was organizing the third voluntary blood donation program in Duy Phu commune, Ms. Truong Thi Tam arranged her family work to participate.

Mrs. Tam said this was her 35th time donating blood. Talking about her first blood donation about 30 years ago, she said she was a bit worried at that time, afraid of the impact on her health.

But after donating, her health was still good and her spirit was cheerful because she was doing something useful for society, so from then on she actively participated. She also voluntarily registered to donate organs to the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center.

"Bowl of love porridge" has been maintained by Mrs. Tam for the past 12 years. Photo: NVCC

For many years, twice a month on the first and fifteenth of the lunar month, Mrs. Tam's volunteer group has cooked and given nearly 170 portions of porridge to the sick and elderly in Duy Tan commune.

She said that 12 years ago, she started saving 20,000 VND every day to cook milk to give to the elderly and sick people in the village. A few years later, seeing the meaning of this work, some organizations and individuals contributed funds to help her expand the charity porridge program.

Regularly receiving a bowl of hot porridge, full of love from Mrs. Tam, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hanh (62 years old, Thu Bon Dong village) emotionally shared: "Everyone in the village here loves Mrs. Tam. She often visits and asks for wheelchairs for my son and many disabled people in the area. Her heart is truly precious."

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Muoi (in the same village) said: "Not only did she give me porridge and gifts, Ms. Tam also took me to the hospital when I suddenly got sick. In many cases, people who were single, had no relatives or children, Ms. Tam went to the hospital to take care of them for many days in a row."

Mrs. Tam mobilizes and gives wheelchairs to the disabled in the commune. Photo: NVCC

Taking advantage of family matters, Ms. Tam went to each house to find information, mobilized emergency and regular support for many sick and especially difficult cases... From the beginning of 2024 until now, Ms. Tam has mobilized and given nearly 90 million VND to lonely and homeless people in the Western commune of the district.

Talking about her work, Mrs. Tam confided: "Learning from Uncle Ho, "no matter how small a good deed is, I must do it, no matter how small an evil deed is, I must avoid it", I just hope I have the health to continue doing more useful things, to make life better".

Ms. Hoang Thi My Lan - President of Duy Xuyen District Red Cross said: "Ms. Truong Thi Tam is a branch officer dedicated to volunteer and local movements.

For many years, Ms. Tam has continuously participated in the voluntary blood donation movement, becoming a typical example, promoting and attracting many people to participate. By devoting herself to the community, Ms. Tam has contributed to spreading many good, humane values.

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