A charity text message campaign was launched on Thursday by the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) in collaboration with the “Tam Long Viet” Humanitarian Fund of the Viet Nam Television and the National Humanitarian Portal 1400.

Delegates send SMSes to buy water tanks and develop vegetable gardens for soldiers and people living on island outposts of different countries. (VNS Photo Thanh Hai)

The campaign, titled 'Truong Sa Garden', aims to raise funds to build water reservation tanks and vegetable gardens for soldiers on 21 island stations of various countries.

People from all walks of life can support the campaign by texting BD to 1408. The campaign will run until April 24. Each mobile text message will contribute 20,000 VND (0.85 USD) to the fund.

Groups and individuals can directly donate money or vegetables seeds and fertiliser to the society’s headquarters at No 82 Nguyen Du, Ha Noi. 

Donations will be used to buy water tanks and develop vegetable gardens for soldiers and people living on island outposts.

At the launch ceremony, the society received donations from Rang Dong Thermos and Light Bulb JSC, Minh Hai Export-Import JSC, and students and teachers of the Trung Van Primary School.

Alos at the event, the VNRC also introduced well-known MC Phan Anh as the society’s goodwill ambassador.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)