A delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee in Ho Chi Minh city Võ Thị Dung paid on November 22 visits to typical dignitaries on the occasion of the 73rd Founding Anniversary of Vietnam Red Cross Society.
The delegation visited Priest Head of Go Vap Deanery Joseph Nguyễn Văn Chủ and Head of the Khanh Van Nam Vien pagoda’s management board Châu Huệ Bang. During the visits, Deputy Secretary Võ Thị Dung praised practical contributions made by the priest and the pagoda management board in the locality over past 20 years.
As reported, from 2001, Priest Joseph Nguyễn Văn Chủ has effectively encouraged local Catholics to proactively engage in blood donation with up to 400 volunteers engaging in blood donation every year, and Buddhist Châu Huệ Bang has raised a fund worth 7.6 billion VND for supporting poor people and building charitable houses for the disadvantaged in the locality.
Nguyên Hải (sggp.org.vn)
