Dear Benefactors

It’s January and Nha Trang is still raining and flooding.  The flood relief program push on from November to January and the association had to consider carefully before deciding to help the affected area.  We must choose districts that were severely damaged and the number of delegates needed.

Khanh Hoa province flooded 6 times from October to January 2017.  Due to continuous rain over many day and the hydro-power let out the floodgates, causing Khanh Hoa province to repeatedly be flooded and the people are at a standstill, especially those living in farming area.  It’s close to the Lunar New Year, the association decided to give gifts so that the people have something to celebrate the New Year with.

Viêt Nam Buddhist Temple’s Tu Bi Foundation (300) and Vien Thong Pagoda (300) in Houston distributed 600 portion of gifts to 6 district: Diên Lạc, Diên Lâm, Diên Phước, Diên Hòa, Diên Thọ, Diên Lộc in Khanh Hoa province – Nha Trang.  Each gift portion is worth $350,000 VND.  Exception for victims with disabilities will receive gift portion worth $400,000 VND.

The rain made it even more difficult to hand out the gifts.  Fortunately, the event was in the temple hall at Khanh Hoa, so people were able to wait for the rain to pass after receiving their gift portion.

We greatly appreciate our benefactors and wish you a Happy New Year fill with peace and happiness.

Sincerely,
Tu Bi Foundation