VBS chapters raise fund for Covid-19 prevention

06/07/2021

Responding to calls of President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), Executive Committees of the VBS in provinces and cities have called on Buddhists to support for the Covid-19 prevention fund.  

On May 27, during the nationwide online meeting held by the Central Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee for launching the Covid-19 prevention fund, the VBS Executive Committee in Ba Ria Vung Tau province presented 400 million VND to the provincial Fatherland Front Committee.

On May 28, during a launching ceremony to collect donations for supporting the Covid-19 epidemic prevention in Quang Ninh province, Senior Venerable Thích Thanh Lịch, Vice Chairman of the VBS Executive Committee in the province handed over 500 million VND to the provincial Fatherland Front Committee for supporting the Covid-19 prevention fund.

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Senior Venerable Thích Thanh Lịch hands over support to provincial Fatherland Front Committee

On May 31, Senior Venerable Thích Quảng Hà, Chairman of the VBS Executive Committee in Nam Dinh province visited the provincial Fatherland Front Committee’s Office for presenting 100 million VND to the pandemic prevention fund.

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Senior Venerable Thích Quảng Hà hands over 100 million VND to Covid-19 prevention fund

On Jun 2, VBS Executive Committee in Ninh Binh province presented 50 million VND to the Covid-19 prevention work.

In Dong Nai province, the VBS Executive Board in Bien Hoa city shared that after five days of launching, 30 Buddhist worshipping places in the city have contributed over 200 million VND to the Covid-19 vaccine fund program of the Government.

các tự viện đến văn phòng ban trị sự giáo hội phật giáo việt nam tp.biên hòa để ủng hộ quỹ mua vaccine phòng, chống dịch covid-19 của chính phủ.

Receiving donations for covid-19 vaccine fund at the VBS executive board’s office in Bien Hoa city

On June 3, the VBS Executive Committee in Nghe An province handed over 70 million VND to the provincial Fatherland Front Committee for supporting to the Covid-19 epidemic prevention.

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Senior Venerable Thích Thọ Lạc, Vice Chairman of VBS executive committee in Nghe An province hands over cash donation

On the same day, Senior Venerable Thích Đức Thiện, Vice President cum General Secretary of the Central VBS Executive visited and presented supports to the two provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh. In each province, the VBS delegation handed over 500 million VND in cash, 20 tons of rice, and 2.5 tons of sugar to the provincial Fatherland Front Committee for sending to workers in industrial zones and local people severely affected by the Covid-19 epidemic in the locality.

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Senior Venerable Thích Đức Thiện presents supports in Bac Ninh province