Dear Benefactors,
Bridges Liên Hoa và Pháp Hoa were funded Phap Hoa Charity in Virginia and was inaugurated on December 6, 2014. It was the first time we took an overnight bus from Saigon to CaMau, though nervous we were amused by the builtin bed as we departed at 11 pm and arrived 5:30 am in CaMau. During the trip we were all worried that the driver may fall asleep at the wheel and that would be the end of our journey. Currently, traveling in Vietnam is expensive – rental car from Saigon to the southern provinces. Our delegation wanted to try once to see how much can save, the result was was save of 1/3 compare to car rentals.
On arrival, we immediately start preparing for inauguration of the bridge. From Ca Mau to commune Bac Tan Loc, Thoi Binh district by car and then by motorcycle took almost 2 hours. The following morning the delegation attended the inauguration of Liên Hoa Bridge, when we saw the 22 meters concrete bridge and students waiting for the delegates to arrive, we forget all the tiredness, felt happy and contented. In the afternoon, we went to inaugurate Pháp Hoa Bridge in the commune Dinh Binh Long 29 meters.
The expression of the students and the elders of the area made it more evident as to the benefits of the concrete bridge. In the past, pedestrians had to cross on a monkey bridge by foot, leaving the bicycle on the side. Now people and bicycle can travel easily. At the inaugural ceremony, we also brought gifts for students and perform the animal liberation ceremony to pray for peace to all living beings.
Tu Bi Foundation is sincerely appreciate Pháp Hoa Charity, this amount is due to the contributions of many donors who at the Eden Center, Virginia.
Respectfully,
Tu Bi Foundation
