Mobilizing over 4.3 billion VND to support the poor at Vegetarian Buffet Festival

On November 3, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of District 1 (HCMC) announced that it had just coordinated with the District Party Committee and People's Committee to organize the 6th Vegetarian Buffet Festival - Sharing a Heart.

District 1 Front leaders receive support from a unit (Photo: Q.Dao).

Vegetarian Buffet Festival is one of the key activities that District 1 has been carrying out, aiming to raise funds to care for the poor. In particular, in this festival, there were about 2,000 people participating, District 1 received contributions and registered contributions with the amount of more than 4.3 billion VND.

In addition, all 2,000 vegetarian buffet tickets issued, with a total value of 500 million VND, were donated to the Fund for the Poor in District 1. Units participating in the festival provided more than 130 free vegetarian dishes.

More than 2,000 people attended the vegetarian buffet festival for the poor in District 1. (Photo: Q. Dao).

Ms. Duong Thi Hong Gam - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of District 1 said that currently, the entire political system in the district is focusing all its efforts to complete the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Program for the 2021 - 2025 period in 2024.

Also according to Ms. Gam, since the beginning of the year, in addition to the state budget, with the joint efforts of the golden hearts, agencies, units, religious and belief establishments, the district Fatherland Front, and wards have coordinated to take good care of the military rear policies and support poor households.

Source: https://daidoanket.vn/tp-hcm-van-dong-hon-4-3-ty-dong-ho-tro-nguoi-ngheo-tai-ngay-hoi-buffet-chay-10293699.html