Testing and giving presents in Quang Ngai, Nghe An, Nam Dinh, Thai Bình

Receiving invitation letter from some local authorities, together with the pleasure from Abbot Senior Ven. of Hoang Phap Pagoda, on 13th Nov. 2018 (07 Oct in Dog Year), Abbot Junior Ven. Thich Tam Hue and Hoang Phap's Buddhists were in coordination with Tu Hue and Nhan Dao healthcare charity group organized a medical testing to four provinces in eight days and nights for providing health check-up, giving medicine and gifts.

Traveling thousands of miles, the group came to a local town in Quang Ngai to provide healthcare and medical services mentioned above for 500 unfortunate villagers and agent orange disable children. With the support from the local authorities, and with the wish "Doctors are like mothers", the group successfully did the service to those 500 people whose problems with heart, stomach, liver, blood sugar, electrocardiogram, ultrasound, eyes diseases, etc. The doctors gave instruction on taking prescriptions and how to prevent those problems. The total value of 500 prescriptions were 50 million dong, 300 medical glasses with the value of 18 million dong. The group also gave an extra 500 gift sets costed 125 million dong including 5 tons of rice, 500 cases of veggie instant noodles, 500 bottles of cooking oil, 500 bottles of soy sauce, 500 pieces of clothes, 500 pieces of Buddha's necklace, 500 pieces of beads. 

Total amount for medicine, glasses and gift sets at Quang Ngai Pro. were 193 million dong. 

 On 15th  Nov. 2018 (9th Oct. in Dog Year), the group arrived Nghe An Pro. to give away 300 gift sets (value of 75 million dong) to local poor villagers, including 3 tons of rice, 300 cases of veggie instant noodles, 300 bottles of cooking oil, 300 bottles of soy sauce, 300 pieces of clothes, 300 pieces of Buddha's necklace, 300 pieces of beads.  

On 16th  Nov. 2018 (10th Oct. in Dog Year), they arrived Nam Dinh Pro. to offer 500 gift sets to 500 local poor villagers, including 4 tons of rice, 400 cases of veggie instant noodles, 400 bottles of cooking oil, 400 bottles of soy sauce, 100 brief cases, 1000 notebooks, 200 crayons, 100 pencils, 100 pens, 400 helmets, 500 pieces of clothes, 500 pieces of Buddha's necklace, 500 pieces of beads. Total value of gift sets here costed 145 million dong.  

The group then came to visit Ms. Pham Thi Ty in Nam Duong to organize ceremony of settling the Buddha position.

On 17th  Nov 2018 (11th Oct. in Dog Year), they came to Thai Binh Pro. to give presents to 200 people and households. The total value was 40 million dong including 200 cases of veggie instant noodles, 200 blankets, 200 Buddha's chanting digital machine, 200 bottles of cooking oil, 200 bottles of soy sauce, 200 Buddha's necklace, 500 pieces of beads. 

Happening at the same time with the charity work was creature release. They came to local market to buy fish and birds and organized a ceremony to release them.  Total value of this work 4 provinces was 44.8 million dong. 

The charity trip lasted 8 days 8 nights successfully provided medical care and offered utilities gifts. 

The group had also donate to 5 Hoang Phap branches including: My Long (Ven. Tam Thuong), Co Am - Phuc Lac (Ven. Tam Thanh), Tay Khanh (Ven. Tam Kinh), Dong Cao (Ven. Tam Hung). Total value of donation at five pagodas was 60 million dong as well as the offerings. They released 1.2 tons of different varieties of fish, 500 kgs of shells, 10 kgs of sea crabs, 150 birds. 

Total value for this charity trip was 557 million dong.   

We are grateful of the donators and supporters: Buddhist Tinh Trang from An Toan transport company in Can Tho Prov, who had supplied transportation. Thank you to Ms. Kim Oanh from real estate agent, Mr. Hung from Trieu Hao transport company, Ms. Ngan from Trang Nguyen company, the family of Ms. Lam Minh Nghia, Mr.Tinh Phat and groups of Ms. Muoi Lua, Ms. Niem, Ms. Dieu Nguyet ... as well as nationwide and overseas Buddhists and those who joined the trip. Everyone had made your own means of support in order to make this charity trip become successful.  

Some recorded photos below: