Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Our blog has moved!!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Danang Offices Moved
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Business Supporting Children for TET
Great News! 2 entrepreneurs, Jordan Sadler and Hao Ly, owners of Wiki Wiseman Designs, an on-line custom design t-shirt business, are sponsoring a fundraising campaign to bring nutritious food to children and their families during the TET holiday.
Donate $25 to Children of Vietnam through Wiki Wiseman Designs and they will send you a t-shirt free!
http://wikiwiseman.com/
Donate and warm your heart for Valentine's Day knowing that you helped a child and his or her family eat well and have a few sweet treats too on this very special holiday in Vietnam.
Thanks to all! Happy Valentines Day & Happy Lunar New Year! Chuc Mung Nam Moi!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Filling Hearts and Tummies
Happy Lunar New Year! Chuc Mung Nam Moi!
During TET, the Lunar New Year Holiday in Vietnam, our generous donors give to poor children nutritious & sweet treat gifts so that they too know that they are special and can have full tummies. This year Valentines Day and TET fall on the same day, February 14th!
Celebrate both occasions by filling hearts and tummies. A gift of $25 will provide for a family of four with:
22 lbs Fragrant Rice
2 qrts Cooking Oil
5 Cans Fish
1 Box of Cakes
Donations can be made on Children of Vietnam's website
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Lunar New Years & Valentine Cards! Proceeds to Give Children a Treat for TET!
Once again the on-line business Ladybugs & Red Threads Scraps Shoppe is sponsoring a fundraising event. This time 5% of all Lunar New Year and Valentine proceeds will support the children from poor families with nutritious food and treats during the TET holiday.
We are so grateful to everyone who orders cards from Ladybugs & Red Threads. Tommi-lynn, its owner, is an adoptive mom with a daughter from Vietnam and a founding member of Moms for Vietnam, an organization with which Children of Vietnam is partnering.
Check out Ladybug’s site at http://ladybugsandredthreadscrapshoppecards.blogspot.com.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Children of Vietnam Honored
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
GOOD NEWS--500 House Challenge
With your support, almost 500 homes have been built for poor families since 1998 with 494 completed or funded to date.
Make a donation to help the 500th family in need with a sponsorship of a house ($1250) between now and January 5th; you will be entered into a drawing for a gift of a lovely framed piece of Vietnamese art created in the ancient town of Hoi An near Danang.
The contest is now in effect!! Donations by check or on our website by Pay Pal are welcome.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Holiday Card Fundraiser for House Rebuilding
Check out her site at http://ladybugsandredthreadscrapshoppecards.blogspot.com/
Tommi-lynn is an adoptive mom with a daughter from Vietnam and a founding member of Moms for Vietnam, an organization with which Children of Vietnam is partnering to focus on future projects.
Pass on this information to anyone you think might be interested in buying holiday cards and do a good deed at the same time!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Children Coming Back!
Many poor families still face challenges ahead as they struggle to rebuild their homes now in rubble or without a roof.
Thank you to everyone who made a difference by donating funds for relief packages and reconstruction. We at COV and the families and children left stranded by Typhoon Ketsana are truly grateful for your assistance!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Photos of Typhoon Ketsana Relief Effort
Friday, October 9, 2009
Typhoon Relief Update
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
$25 Provides Emergency Food & Blanket for Two Families
A gift of $25 will provide immediate relief for two families. Donations can be made via our website at http://www.childrenofvietnam.org
Typhoon Ketsana is only the start of troubles for poor children and families. While the storm has passed (killing at least 163 people), the government is estimating 150,000 people are now displaced with damaged or completely destroyed homes. Many in this region are farmers who depend on the food they grow to feed the family. Now without a safe home and ruined crops, hunger is a stark reality. Without proper shelter and sanitation, disease is probable.
Thanks for caring!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Message from Rod Brooks, CEO, Stop Hunger Now
Dear Ben,
Thank you so much for your note. I am sincerely moved by the dedication shown by the COV staff in Vietnam. Their efforts demonstrate the value they place on the food we've donated and exemplify the high level of accountability that your organization provides. I have shared these comments with our Board and staff, stating how the partnership SHN has with highly effective organizations such as yours is indispensable to our efforts to end hunger.
Ben, please express my profound thanks to the staff who have worked so hard to ensure that the meals we sent are secure and distributed to the children who really need them. And please accept my sincere thanks for all that you are doing.
Yours truly,
Rod
Rod Brooks, CEO, Stop Hunger Now
2501 Clark Avenue, Suite 301, Raleigh, NC 27607, (919) 839-0689 office, (rbrooks706 SKYPE
Friday, October 2, 2009
EMERGENCY APPEAL - PLEASE HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY TYPHOON KETSANA!
Our staff are focusing on the immediate need now and will send photos and a full report shortly after the situation becomes less severe. So far we have learned that two of the poorest districts of Danang have suffered considerably, In Hoa Van, a very rural district, 64 villages and 5,384 people are flooded with water (up to 2 meter is some locations), 92 households have completely collapsed, and 1,089 household have lost all their roofs. In Gnu Hanh Son, 50 household have completely collapsed and 500 households lost their roofs. We know the need will be great for sometime to come until families are able to rebuild and begin their lives again. COV is using it limited emergency funds to provide relief and we are also redirecting our food stocks originally designated to supply food supplements to 11 agencies in the area (orphanages, street children programs, old people and people with disabilities homes.)
We are asking for donations for our emergency funds which will be dedicated to crisis food, health, and housing support. Your gift would be a tremendous lift to the families and children facing this crisis. Please act now by making a donation.
We will share more information as it becomes available.
Thank you,
Ben Wilson, President and Founder