Representatives from Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, Bac Giang Provincial People's Committee, and the local Red Cross Society paid a visit to Giap Van Duc in Tan Yen District on May 25 and transferred the donation of VND 217,753,500 to support his family.
Representatives from Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, Bac Giang Provincial People's Committee, and the local Red Cross Society paid a visit to Giap Van Duc and transferred the donation on May 25
The money was sent by readers to the Dantri/Dtinews Charity Fund to help the elderly blind man and his mentally-ill sister.The Bac Giang Red Cross Society also presented some gifts worth VND5 million to the family.
Their old house
Receiving the donations, Duc's elder brother Giap Van Dung sent his sincere thanks to the newspaper, local authorities, and especially the kind donors for their valuable support to his family. Dung said that thanks to the donations, they have been able to build a new house for his brother and sister.
"We're happy that they will have a firm, safe house to live in during the stormy season," he added.
They are going to have a new house
According to Dung, his younger brother Giap Van Duc was born deaf and dumb but he could still do some work to earn his living until he had eye problems and became blind 10 years ago. Meanwhile, his younger sister Giap Thi Luyen had mental problems since birth. They are Agent Orange/dioxin victims.
Giap Van Duc and his younger sister Giap Thi Luyen in their old house
"Duc and Luyen used to live with our parents but after my mother died last year, they faced lots of difficulties living in the old house that might collapse at any time," Dung said. "I'm also too poor to help."
