1,500 delegates from around the
country are about to be honored at the 8th National Patriotic Emulation
Congress, which opened in Hanoi on Monday. The theme will be ‘Solidarity,
Dynamism, Creativity, and Emulation for the Fulfillment of Socio-Economic
Development Goals for the period of 2011-2015’.

They are from various patriotic emulation movements, the
ministries, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, plus central and local organizations.
Of the 1,500 delegates, 338 are heroes of labor and the people’s armed forces.

In addition, 1,001 people will be recognized as outstanding
individuals and representatives from several organizations in fields including
society, economics and sport.

The oldest delegate is Professor Vu Khieu who is 94. The
youngest one, a 10-year-old student named Tran Ngoc Diem Huyen, who is in grade
5 from Hanoi. Professor Ngo Bao Chau is one of the main guests for the congress.

The congress will review emulation patriotic movements, as
well as the state’s policies on rewards over the past five years. It will also
highlight examples and ways of improving the quality of emulation and rewards,
for the 2011-2015 period.

Good friendship

The 8th National Patriotic Emulation Congress comprises the
attendance of 52 delegates, from Ho Chi Minh City, including two grade 8
students, Nguyen Quoc Dat and Le Thanh Vu. They are both from Nguyen An Khuong
Secondary School, in Hoc Mon District.

Le Thanh Vu is an unlucky boy, whose legs and arms are too
weak to move. When he was in grade 3, he could not travel any distance. Vu’s
family is very poor and could not provide him with any proper medical treatment,
like physical therapy.

As a result, over the last five years, Vu has attended
school with assistance from his parents and friends, especially Nguyen Quoc Dat.

Dat said that when in grade 3, he saw Vu legs were badly
disable, so he decided to help him. Everyday, Vu’s parents would drive him to
school, while Dat would carry him to any class he needed to attend.

Vu often gets the title of good student at the school each
year and would like to become computer programmer someday.

Leading flag

At the congress, the only representative from the HCMC
Department of Education and Training is the Nguyen Thuong Hien High School.

Accepting her award, the principle of the school Ho Cam
Thanh, said that her school had overcome many difficulties to provide teachers
with a high salary, so that they could work more effectively.

Nguyen Thuong Hien has provided extra courses in foreign
languages and computer skills, in order to assist teachers at the school earn
more money. In addition, students have been equipped with knowledge and various
living skills, she said.

Source: SGGP