Fatherland Front leader delivers Tet gifts in Can Tho city
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on February 2 visited and delivered 100 gifts to disadvantaged households and policy beneficiary families in An Hoi ward, Ninh Kieu district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man presents gifts to disadvantaged households and policy beneficiary families in An Hoi ward. (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) - Presidentof the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man onFebruary 2 visited and delivered 100 gifts to disadvantaged households andpolicy beneficiary families in An Hoi ward, Ninh Kieu district, the MekongDelta city of Can Tho.
Onbehalf of Party, State and VFF Central Committee leaders, Man wished the localleaders, impoverished households and policy beneficiaries a warm Tet and a newyear with good health.
Although Can Tho is a centrally-run city, the number of unemployed workers ishigh and many people have difficult circumstances, he said, asking the localauthorities and organisations to further their work to take care of the needy,helping them escape poverty and prevent social evils.
According to Man, the VFF mobilised some 900 billion VND (38.75 million USD)and presented nearly 700,000 Tet gifts to people across the nation.
Meanwhile, the trade unions at all levels setaside 1.2 trillion VND (51.67 million USD) for Tet gifts, and the red crosssociety at all levels spent some 1trillion VND (43 million USD) to ensure a warm Tet for the poor.-VNA
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President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man presents gifts to disadvantaged households and policy beneficiary families in An Hoi ward. (Photo: VNA) 
