The Canadian ambassador to Vietnam Ping Kitnikone and various celebrities will join in a charity run to raise fund for poor children in Hanoi on December 11.
Hanoi Run for Children 2016 event is held by the Embassy of Canada, Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association and many local artists.
The run will take place at Thong Nhat Park, at 7am on December 11.
The Hanoi Run for Children aims to raise fund to treat poor children who are suffering from heart diseases and cancer. Since 2009, Hanoi Run for Children attracts both locals and foreign residents who want to help poor children.
At the press conference on November 24, Ping Kitnikone announced that all children in Vietnam deserve a healthy life and together, they could make it happen.
Canadian ambassador to Vietnam Ping Kitnikone (middle)
Kitnikone said she was moved during the visit to the Oncology Department of Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics and met with may disadvantaged children. The Hanoi Run for Children is a proof that everyone can co-operate and promote Canada close friendship with Vietnam, she said.
Hanoi Run for Children raises about VND1bn (USD44,000) each year and donated to poor children at Vietnam National Hospital of Paediatrics, Hanoi Heart Hospital and to Heartbeat Vietnam Fund. VinaCapital Fund manages the donations and ensure the transparency.
As of now, over 300 children have been benefited from the event.
This year, actress Le Khanh, Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh, footballer Hoang Vu Samson and TV personality Phan Anh will join the run.