Chairwoman of Hanoi's VFF committee receives the donation (Photo: CPV)

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) committee of Hanoi received the donations at the launching ceremony for this year’s second donation drive to raise money for the Fund.

From February 3, Hanoi’s VFF committee has received more than 35.7 billion VND from 162 organisations and agencies for the Fund.

According to Ms. Nguyen Lan Huong, Chairwoman of Hanoi’s VFF committee, the warm response to the drive was a vivid illustration for Hanoians’ love for soldiers and officers in Truong Sa archipelago.

She expected that the fund will receive widely support from local citizens and organisations.

Earlier, 73 organisations in the city donated over 12 billion VND for the fund by in the first donation drive.

The fund will be used to build a cultural house on Thuyen Chai A island in Truong Sa archipelago, and organize a number of “For Vietnam’s sea and islands” activities./.

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