Annual Fun Run for the poor

Friday, 04:40, 21/09/2018

VOV.VN - The 18th annual Fun Run for Charity will take place in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of September 30 to raise funds for people with financial difficulties in Vietnam.

Addressing a press conference to introduce the event on September 19, the British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) as an organizer said over the last 17 years, BBGV has collected around VND10 billion for charity organizations in Vietnam and attracted more than 100,000 participants. Last year’s event which involved more than 10,000 runners raised nearly VND1 billion.

This year’s run is expected to lure more than 10,000 runners and mobilise over VND1 billion for the charity fund.

The organizer said BBGV has donated nearly VND1.4 billion to charity projects in Vietnam in 2017 and 2018.

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