Schools across Da Nang plan to celebrate this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival simply and economically, aimed at sharing difficulties with people in northern localities suffering from damage caused by super typhoon Yagi and prolonged floods. Some of them have organised Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in combination with other donation and fundraising activities. This is a humane activity, both creating joy for pupils and multiplying the lesson of mutual love.

A stall selling lanterns to raise funds at the Binh Minh Kindergarten in Hai Chau District

The Binh Minh Kindergarten based in Hai Chau District organised a fundraising programme called "Moon of Love". On sale at the programme were lanterns, dried foods, fruits, vegetables, etc. Not only decorating the stalls by themselves, the school's teachers got up early in the morning to go to the Hoa Cuong Wholesale Market to buy items at cheaper prices. All the money collected from the programme will be sent by the school to pupils in the northern mountainous region with the hope that they will soon return to school.

A vegetable stall of the Binh Minh Kindergarten is supported by parents. Photo: NGOC HA

Children from the Ngoc Lan Kindergarten based in Hai Chau District make moon cakes to give to children in the Northern region affected by the storm. Photo: NGOC HA

The Phu Dong Primary School based in Hai Chau District called on pupils to donate school supplies, books, clothes, etc. to their friends suffering from difficulties in the North. Many pupils personally brought these items and neatly arranged them on the collection shelves so that the school teachers could easily sort and send them to those in need. Photo: NGOC HA

Many schools have organised fundraising programmes to support their peers who are facing difficulties and losses due to storms and floods. Most school pupils have been given a small amount of money by their parents to make donations to those in need, showing kindness, love, and sharing with the less fortunate in times of trouble.  Others have used their savings from small plans, the remaining change after each breakfast, Tet lucky money, and prizes from competitions for excellent students.

A cash donation and a letter from Vo Xuan Nghi, a 4/2 grade pupils at the Le Lai Primary School in Hai Chau District. The total amount of the donation is collected from his savings and prize money from a municipal-level swimming competition.

The Nguyen Hue Junior High School based in Hai Chau District organised the Mid-Autumn Festival programme entitled “Bright Moon Illuminates Friendship” in a concise and economical spirit. The Mid-Autumn Festival programme was integrated into the flag-raising ceremony. During the ceremony, the school launched and received support from teachers, and classes to transfer to the Trade Union of the municipal Education and Training sector. The lion dance performance was retained so that pupils could fully enjoy the excitement of the full moon festival in August.

Reporting by NGOC HA - Translating by M.DUNG, T.TUNG