The second “Khat Vong Song” music program, held last year, raised a total of VND2.7 billion (US$151,800) for charity.

The association will then hold a three-day fashion festival starting May 8, aiming to raise a total of VND500 million ($28,000) for Agent Orange victims and poor children.

The festival will include a fashion show and demonstrations by make-up artists and hair and nail stylists. And the event will not be without live musical performances.

Last year, the HCMC Red Cross Association mobilized some VND4 billion ($225,000) to provide Agent Orange victims with medical treatment, medicine, and vocational courses.

To donate to the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross, contact Tran Van Tuan, head of the association’s Social Work Department at 201 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1, 3 925 5626 or 098 800 0141, or email banbaotro2005@yahoo.com.

Reported by Van Khoa