Hội Bún Seattle, Huong Phan Photography, Chip Phan Photography

sending love from Seattle

Event date: Nov 1st, 2020
Receipt: $4,700
Status: Completed. See summary below
Contributors: see list
Frequently asked questions: see list

Professional Photographer Huong Phan, Profession Photographer Trang (Chip) Phan, and the Seattle Noodles Club called for donations to Support Young Scholars to help children impacted by the Central Vietnam flooding in Oct 2020. We partnered with Minh Huong Tran to deliver the gifts to children in need.

Below is their call for support:
Vào những ngày tháng này, trái tim của hàng triệu nguời con Việt Nam đang huớng về Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Trị, Quảng Bình, Thừa Thiên Huế, nơi đã và đang gánh chịu thiệt hại nặng nề sau trận lũ lụt lịch sử vừa diễn ra. Mưa, bão, lũ.. không những đã gây ra những mất mát nghiêm trọng về nguời và của, mà còn cuốn trôi đi uớc mơ đuợc cắp sách đến truờng của biết bao con em học sinh, đặc biệt là học sinh nghèo, tàn tật, và học sinh vùng núi.
Để tiếp thêm ngọn lửa yêu thuơng đến với "khúc ruột" miền Trung, đến với những em nhỏ đang độ tuổi tới truờng, Hội Bún chúng mình, kết hợp với tổ chức phi lợi nhuận Support Young Scholars và 2 nhiếp ảnh gia tài năng & nhiệt huyết Trang (Chip) Phan - Huơng Phan, xin đuợc phát động phong trào ủng hộ quỹ Áo Hoa Đến Truờng, giúp mang lại quần áo, chăn ấm, bút vở và sách giáo khoa cho trẻ em vùng núi tỉnh Quảng Trị.
Ngày 1.11 này, hãy khoác lên mình những tà áo đẹp trong mùa thu rực rỡ, cùng chung tay với Hội Bún vào dự án “Áo Hoa vì Áo Hoa", để gửi đến những bộ quần áo mới và sách vở cho các em nhỏ tới truờng, các bạn nhé!
… Nắng thơ dệt sáng trên tà áo,
Lá nhỏ mừng vui phất cửa ngoài ...
Mong rằng hành trình nhỏ nhưng ý nghĩa này của chúng mình có thể một phần giúp đẩy lùi những khó khăn mà bà con miền Trung đang phải gánh chịu. Xin đuợc chân thành cảm ơn sự cộng tác tuyệt vời của chị Huơng, chị Trang, tổ chức Support Young Scholars, và sự ủng hộ nhiệt tình của các anh chị em và đaị gia đình Việt Nam tại Seattle!

THANK YOU!

Project Implementation Report

Thanks to Hội Bún, we were able buy school supplies and necessary items for kids to have improved learning experience. Same as the other projects, we were able to provide the right items to the right schools. To achieve maximum impact, we asked principals and teachers what items their students needed the most instead of giving what we think they need. The schools selected are those serving communities located near rivers who suffered significantly from the flooding in Quang Tri.

RECIPIENTS

1) Tan Lien Kindergarten 75 sleeping mats. Value VND13.9m ($601)

2) Huong Phung Kindergarten 150 sleeping mats. Value VND27.8m ($1,201)

3) Huong Phung High School 28 scientific calculators (we got teachers' discount!). Value VND7.6m ($327)

4) Ba Long Kindergarten school supplies, rain coats, sandals, foods. Value VND 6.7m ($288)

5) Hai Phuc Kindergarten school supplies, rain coats, sandals, foods. Value VND 6.6m ($287)

6) Ba Nang Ethnic School in Huong Hoa Student backpacks. Value VND24.0m ($1,039)

7) Phuong 3 Elementary and Middle School full year tuition cost for 15 children and full year health insurance for another 10 children. Value VND 21.8m ($945)

LEAD VOLUNTEER

We would like to thank our field lead Huong Minh and Lan Phuong for her significant contribution in this effort. Minh Huong is a teacher in Cam Lo, Quang Tri and experienced the floods first hand. She was one of the earliest people calling for donations to help children in need. Lan Phuong works at MCNV.org - a Dutch's NGO on health and development. She was part of the first responder team helping people affected by the floods from the first days. We are so grateful to have their helps.

SCHOOL MAP

MORE INFORMATION

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Conflict of interest policy: https://www.supportyoungscholars.org/conflict-of-interests/

What do we do with your contribution?

100% of your contribution will be used to buy notebooks, textbooks, school supplies, and other items that children need.

  • We source notebooks, textbooks, and school supplies from local reputable suppliers. We will prioritize on notebooks as this is the most needed item for learning.
  • Our volunteers in Vietnam will hand over the supplies to teachers at the impacted schools.
  • We will send you donation receipt and a report of items purchased and the names of schools that receive your donation.

Donor Honor Roll

Your generosity made the Support Young Scholars programs possible. Thank you for being role models for the community.

Special recognition: Huong Phan, Chip Phan, Huyen Cu, Nguyet Tran

James Burnett (Hur*@gmail.com)
Molly Codding (mol*@mac.com)
Thao Doan
Tu Duong
Hong Ho (ho.*@gmail.com)
Binh Luong (luo*@gmail.com)
Anh Quang Nguyen
Hang Nguyen (ha*@gmail.com)
Giang Nguyen (ngh*@yahoo.com)
Ngoc Nguyen (ngo*@yahoo.com)
Ngocman Nguyen (khi*@yahoo.com)
Nhung Nguyen (swe*@gmail.com)
Tram Nguyen (tra*@gmail.com)
Kieu Phan
Tu Phan (tup*@gmail.com)
Patrice Porko (Pat*@dapo.com)
Ha Thai (ha.*@gmail.com)
Anh Tran (tra*@gmail.com)
Huong Tuyet Tran
Thu Tran (thu*@gmail.com)
Daniel Vu (dan*@frontier.com)
Nguyen Vu (cco*@gmail.com)
Thanh Vu (tvu*@bpcpa.com)
Dung

Frequently Asked Questions

Jan 4th, 2021: The first working day of the year! Happy New Year everyone! This is a big day and we have prepared for it for a while! Ms. Huong and Ms. Lan Phuong started the day at 5am loading supplies to the truck to go to the mountainous region. They handed 28 calculators to teachers and students at Huong Phuong High School, just in time for the students to prepare for the school year examp. Then they delivered the 225 sleeping mats to Huong Phung Kindergarten and Tan Lien Kindergarten. With this we concluded the special program with Hội Bún Seattle! We love you, our sisters! Until next program!

Delivery to Huong Phung High School
Delivery to Huong Phung High School
Delivery to Huong Phung Kindergarten
Delivery to Huong Phung Kindergarten.
Delivery to Tan Lien Kindergarten School
Delivery to Tan Lien Kindergarten.
This is what the sleeping mats look like
This is what the sleeping mats look like. It's way comfier for the kids!

Nov 23th, 2020: Delivered school supplies, rain coats, sandals, foods to Hai Phuc Kindergarten and Ba Long Kindergarten in Dakrong, Quang Tri. Ms. Huong and her husband had made a 120km round trip in 5 hours and got back to teach their afternoon class!

Delivery to Ba Long Kindergarten
Delivery to Ba Long Kindergarten
So many new things!
So many new things!
Delivery to Hai Phuc Kindergarten
Delivery to Hai Phuc Kindergarten
We have new sandals
We have new sandals! Yay!

Nov 8th, 2020: Delivered 200 backpacks to students at Ba Nang Ethnic School in Huong Hoa, and provided full year tuition cost for 15 children and full year health insurance for another 10 children at Phuong 3 Elementary and Middle School in Dong Ha.

Delivery in Ba Nang Ethnic School
Delivery at Ba Nang
Delivery in Ba Nang Ethnic School
Delivery at Ba Nang Ethnic School.
Delivery in Ba Nang Ethnic School
This was how to get to the community. It took several hours to arrive at the school.
Delivery to Phuong 3 Elementary and Middle School
Paid tuition and health insurance for children in Phuong 3 Elementary and Middle School. Although the school is in the city boundary, there was a community along side of the Hieu River get impacted severly from flooding.

Nov 1st, 2020: Huong Phan, Chip Phan and Hoi Bun carried out the events. Hats off to our photographers Huong, Chip, and their assistants who were working non-stop.

taking photos
It takes a village for a photo session.
taking photos
Chip lugged the heavy lense around all day long.
Please email us at office at supportyoungscholars.org.