Charity activities on Nguyen Hue Flower Street raised VND568 million for the HCMC Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients during Tet.
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| Young visitors take pictures on Nguyen Hue Flower Street |
The money was raised via the Kinh Do Joint Stock Company wishing tree and a wishing fountain that people threw coins in on the street.
As part of the festival, the committee distributed 10,000 banh tet (traditional sticky rice cake) and other presents to poor people.
The yearly Tet festival was sponsored by companies and entrepreneurs. Many of the sponsors such as PepsiCo Vietnam, Kinh Do, Van Thinh Phat, Vietnam Breweries have supported the festival for many years.
The city’s people’s committee last Friday honored 48 organizations and 78 individuals that helped organize the festival.