Scholarship winners meet STF director

Le Ngoc Hong Ha (C), director of the Saigon Times Foundation, talks with STF’s long-term scholarship recipients in HCMC last week - Photo: Hai Yen

Le Ngoc Hong Ha, director of the Saigon Times Foundation under the Saigon Times Group last week met with 35 students who won STF long-term scholarships.

A student of HCMC University of Economics, Nguyen Kieu My Trang, said at the event, “I was born in a central province that is prone to natural disasters, so I feel very lucky to receive the STF scholarship. It will help me to continue my study so I would like to contribute some of my time to STF to help the community and my compatriots in central provinces.”

The STF director talked about two new books in the Knowledge Bookcase: “Cac khai niem co ban ve Kinh te” (Basic concepts on economics) compiled by lecturers of Fulbright Economics Teaching Program and “Ky thuat ghep gen, mot cong nghe hang dau cua the ky 21” (Gene transplant, a leading technology in the 21st century) by overseas Vietnamese doctor, Trang Quan Sen.

STF gave students some books from its Knowledge Bookcase to sell to raise money to stock school libraries in the Central.

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Polish up the Vespa for Charity Scooter Run

Actor Johnny Tri Nguyen (3rd, L) and Pat Joynt (R), director of Saigon Scooter Center, pose with underprivileged children at the press conference to announce the SSC Annual Scooter Charity Run - Photo: Le Minh Khue

Some of the city’s most classic scooters will be revving up for the fifth SSC Annual Scooter Charity Run on November 28 to deliver presents and toys to orphans and underprivileged children in Dong Nai Province’s Dieu Phap Pagoda and Orphanage.

The organizer, Pat Joynt, director of Saigon Scooter Center, said, the charity run was held every year to share love with unlucky children and build community spirit.

“Last time we had more than 200 people participating in the 40km ride and we raised over US$5,000 worth of gifts and toys for the orphans in HCMC’s Can Gio District,” Joynt said.

Advance-purchase tickets are VND300,000 and VND350,000 on the day. Interested riders should come to Sesame Training School at 53 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street at 8 a.m. on November 28 for registration. The ticket includes buffet breakfast and goodie bag including T-shirt, banner, sticker and lunch time free entry into Vuon Xoai Resort in Dong Nai and entertainment and lucky draws in the evening. Following the ride, a party will be organized for participants at Quan Xua Restaurant in Thanh Da Island where the lucky draw and other charity activities will take place.

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