101 new students from Quang Tri were supported to go to school for a reunion in Dong Ha City: Mother cried tears of joy!

From early morning, many new students and parents were present at the scholarship awarding location - Performed by: NHAT LINH - NHA CHAN - MAI HUYEN

From early morning, many new students from Quang Tri were present at the scholarship awarding point "Tiep suc den truong" - Photo: DOAN CUONG

On the morning of September 28, in Dong Ha City (Quang Tri), Tuoi Tre Newspaper in collaboration with Quang Tri Provincial Youth Union organized a ceremony to award "Tiep suc den truong" scholarships to 101 new students with difficult circumstances in Quang Tri.

The total cost of the program is nearly 2 billion VND, sponsored by the "Nghia Tinh Quang Tri" Club and Binh Dien - Quang Tri Joint Stock Company. Each scholarship is worth 15 million VND in cash, including 2 special scholarships worth 50 million VND/ for 4 years.

Attending the program, on the local government side, there were Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial People's Council. Mr. Hoang Nam - Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee. Mr. Duong Tan Long - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Quang Tri Province. Mr. Mai Xuan Tam - Deputy Head of the Quang Tri Provincial Mass Mobilization Committee. Ms. Le Thi Huong - Provincial Party Committee member, Director of the Departmentof Education and Training of Quang Tri Province. Ms. Duong Thi Hai Yen - Chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial Association for the Promotion of Education.

On the sponsor side, there are Mr. Dong Hoang Hien - Chairman of the Quang Tri Charity Club, Director of Binh Dien Quang Tri Joint Stock Company. Mr. Truong Quang Huong - Vice Chairman of the Quang Tri Charity Club. Mr. Bui Van Quan - Director of Vinh Quan Transport Company Limited, member of the Quang Tri Charity Club.

Mr. Truong Quang Huong - Vice President of Quang Tri Charity Club attended the scholarship awarding ceremony - Photo: HOANG TAO

I got a scholarship, I can't sleep.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Khue (residing in Trieu Hoa commune, Trieu Phong district, Quang Tri province) and her son, new student Nguyen Hai Quan, were present at the place to receive the scholarship "Tiep suc den truong" (Supporting students to school) in Quang Tri province very early - Photo: NHAT LINH

That was the feeling of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Khue (residing in Trieu Hoa commune, Trieu Phong district, Quang Tri province) when she heard that her son had won the Tuoi Tre newspaper's scholarship to support him to school. Waking up at 4am, Mrs. Khue and her son, a new student Nguyen Hai Quan, traveled dozens of kilometers from Trieu Phong district to Dong Ha city to wait to receive this meaningful scholarship.

As a single mother, Mrs. Khue has to work all the jobs to raise her two sons. When she heard that Quan was admitted to the Vietnam-Korea University of Information Technology ( Da Nang City), she couldn't sleep for several days because she was worried about where she would get the money to pay for her son's tuition.

" The Tuoi Tre Newspaper's "Tiep Suc Den Truong" scholarship is like a life buoy for my children and I to cling to in difficult times. I really cannot describe the feeling, I have to urge my children to come here as soon as possible to wait to receive the scholarship," said Mrs. Khue.

Ms. Doan Thi Thuong burst into tears when sharing her feelings that her son will receive a scholarship - Photo: DOAN CUONG

When she learned that her child would receive a scholarship, Doan Thi Thuong (51 years old, Ho Xa town, Vinh Linh, Quang Tri) and her child woke up at 4:30 a.m. She exclaimed: "I'm so happy. I couldn't sleep all night, and at 4:30 a.m. my child and I got up, got ready, and went to catch the bus to receive the scholarship."

Ms. Thuong is a single mother. Both children are very good students. One son is in his third year at Da Nang University of Technology, the second son, Truong Dinh Bao, a freshman, also passed the Da Nang University of Technology. Bao took the military exam to save on tuition but was a little short of the mark and then registered for the University of Technology. The three of them live off of 4 sao of rice fields.

Orphaned students, harsh circumstances wait for happy days

New student Le Minh Thu (student of University of Economics, Hue University) was present at the scholarship awarding point "Tiep suc den truong" in Quang Tri very early - Photo: NHAT LINH

As one of the new students receiving the scholarship "Tiep suc den truong", Le Minh Thu (residing in Trieu Van commune, Trieu Phong district, Quang Tri province) stood nervously and excitedly in front of the program hall waiting.

Thu is a freshman at the University of Economics (Hue University). Her father was diagnosed with liver cancer last year after a long battle. Thu's mother has been single-handedly taking care of the family and her daughter while she goes to college.

The day her father passed away, Thu felt like she was collapsing because she had lost the most familiar spiritual support in her life.

"My father wished to see his daughter wear a university graduation gown. However, that could not happen. After my father passed away, I tried my best to fulfill his wish when he was alive, which was to see his daughter pass the university entrance exam, and I did it," Thu shared.

Although she passed the university entrance exam, Thu's path to becoming an economics graduate is not smooth. After many years of treating her father's illness, Thu's family was almost bankrupt.

"When I heard that I had received the Tiep Suc Den Truong scholarship, I was very happy. This scholarship will help me get through the school year ahead. After receiving the scholarship, I will continue to look for a part-time job to have money to pay for my tuition," Thu said.

The scholarship awarding ceremony started at 9am, but by 7am, dozens of new students had arrived at the awarding location. Unable to hide her joy, Nguyen Ha Vi, a new student majoring in Japanese at Hue University of Foreign Languages, said she couldn’t sleep last night because she was so nervous.

Vi woke up at 5am to prepare to go from Hai Lang district to Dong Ha city to receive the scholarship. She said the scholarship was too big and too meaningful to Vi at this time.

The house only has mother and daughter and grandmother. Mother has been raising Vi alone for the past 18 years, which has been an extremely difficult journey. Now that Vi is in college, this burden is even heavier on mother's shoulders at over 60 years old.

"This is such a great joy for me," Vi confided.

* Updated by Tuoi Tre Online

Nestlé Vietnam Co., Ltd. sponsored gifts for new students. Vinacam Scholarship Fund - Vinacam Group Joint Stock Company sponsored 4 laptops for new students with special difficulties and lack of learning equipment.

This is the second awarding point in the 2024 "Tiep suc den truong" scholarship program for new students under the 591st "For tomorrow's development" program of Tuoi Tre newspaper. The 2024 "Tiep suc den truong" scholarship program of Tuoi Tre newspaper is for more than 1,100 new students in difficult circumstances nationwide with a total budget of more than 20 billion VND.

The "Quang Tri Affection" Club is a gathering place for people far from home, friends who love their homeland Quang Tri... wishing to return to support and accompany young people in difficult circumstances in their hometown.

The program "Supporting students to school" has gone through "22 seasons of overcoming difficulties with new students". This is the 21st year and also the 22nd season with the spirit of the predecessors helping the successors, creating profound human values ​​for the program "Supporting students to school" in Quang Tri.

20 years ago, from the first 33 new students from Quang Tri with difficult circumstances who were supported, up to now, the "Nghia Tinh Quang Tri" Club has supported 2,787 students with a total budget of more than 27 billion VND. In addition to supporting scholarships, many members of the Club also receive support for living expenses, transportation, jobs... for new students far from home.

The "Support to School" program of Tuoi Tre newspaper was established in 2003 with 27 scholarships awarded for the first time to new students with especially difficult circumstances from the story of a student in Quang Tri "Passed the university entrance exam twice but the school gate is still far away", by 2023, the "Support to School" scholarship was awarded to 24,597 new students with difficulties to go to university and college with a total amount of more than 219 billion VND (Cost of scholarship sponsorship, organization costs, gifts, travel support, accommodation for new students...).

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/101-tan-sv-quang-tri-duoc-tiep-suc-den-truong-hoi-ngo-tai-tp-dong-ha-me-mung-bat-khoc-20240928074219611.htm