Charity
Boy alone after mother, sister killed by lightning
  • By Duy Tuyen | dtinews.vn | May 28, 2015 08:34 AM
A boy in Thanh Hoa Province is in need of help after his mother and sister were struck and killed by lightning.

 

Thanh by the family altar

Truong Van Thanh, 10, has no one left and his relatives are too poor to care for him properly. His father abandoned the family long ago.

His mother and sister were working in the fields when a thunder storm closed in, catching them in the open about a hundred metres from home when lightning struck them.

Thanh's mother, Truong Thi Be, tried her best to support her two children by working multiple jobs, a small rice field, collecting scrap and catching crab in a nearby river.

"She was so hard working," said Be's neighbour, Trinh Thi Thoi. "She worked almost all day long. I don't think I could have worked like her."

 

Truong Van Thanh 

Thanh's future is unclear and, whenever asked about his mother and sister he looks up at the family altar and cries.

Trinh Thi Loan, secretary of Ve 1 Village said, "The situation is really difficult. Be was very hard-working and agreed to do many jobs as a casual worker. We gave her many priorities and preferential policies for the poor, but the local authorities can only help so much."     

If you can help them, please donate through:

1. Code 1880: Truong Van Thu (Thanh's uncle) from Ve 1 Village, Dinh Hung Commune, Yen Dinh District, Thanh Hoa Province.


2. Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund – Dan tri Newspaper (Hanoi)

No. 2/48 Giang Vo Str., Dong Da Dist., HanoiTel: 04. 3. 7366.491/ Fax: 04. 3. 7366.490
Email:quynhanai@dantri.com.vn

* Vietnam Dong Account information at Vietcombank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 045 100 194 4487
With Bank: THE BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM – Thanh Cong Branch

* US Dollar Account information at Vietcombank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 045 137 195 6482
SWIFT Code: BFTVVNVX
With Bank: THE BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM

* Vietnam Dong Account information at Vietinbank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 10 201 0000 220 639
With Bank: Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Hoan Kiem Branch

* US Dollar Account information at MB Bank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 0721100357002
SWIFT Code: MSCBVNVX
With Bank: MILITARY COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK - MCSB ( No.3, Lieu Giai str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam)

3. Dantri/DTiNews' representative offices

Ha Tinh representative office: 46 Nguyen Cong Tru, Tan Giang Ward, Ha Tinh City. Tel: 039.3857.112
Da Nang representative office: 25 Nguyen TriPhuong, Thanh Khe Dist., Da Nang City. Tel: 0511.3653.725
Ho Chi MinhCity representative office: 39L Street 11, Ward 3, Binh Thanh Dist, Hochiminh City. Tel: 08. 66786. 885
Can Tho representative office:53/13 Ly Tu Trong, Ninh Kieu Dist., Can Tho City. Tel: 071.3.733.269

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