Make the most of every hour.
As Typhoon No. 14 passed, people across the country busily prepared large quantities of essential supplies, personal items, and clothing to donate to flood victims. At supermarkets of all sizes, many people rushed to buy several boxes of instant noodles, biscuits, tissues, and bottled water, carefully packing them. Many others also gathered dozens, even hundreds, of their own clothes, neatly packing them into large plastic bags.
All that affection and concern was sent to relief supply collection points. In just three days, goods at these collection points in Ho Chi Minh City had reached hundreds of tons. At the Labor Culture Palace, the Ho Chi Minh City Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Youth Cultural Center, and many other places, goods, necessities, and relief gifts piled up like mountains, filling the courtyards and lining the sidewalks.
Alongside the precious sentiments unanimously expressed by the people is the urgent need to receive, sort, and transport relief goods. With each passing day and hour, the situation becomes more critical as people in the flooded areas continue to struggle to cope with and overcome the losses after the natural disaster.
Social media sites are constantly posting information seeking volunteers to sort and transport goods at collection points. The number needed is gradually increasing from 40, 100, 200, even 1,000 and more. Understanding this, many people, especially young people, have immediately arranged to come and help.
After receiving the relief supplies, the next step involves sorting the goods (especially clothing), packing and labeling them, and arranging them in specific areas in preparation for transportation. Each volunteer immediately finds a task for themselves. Some join the clothing sorting group, opening each bag, checking each shirt and pair of pants, and neatly folding them back together.
Not far away was the cardboard box preparation area. Each person had a large roll of tape, and they all nimbly sealed each cardboard box and pushed it to the next group. Here, medicines, food, and personal items were sorted into portions in the boxes, sealed with the final layer of tape, labeled completely, and placed on the conveyor belt, ready to be loaded onto the truck.
Joining hands to support Central Vietnam
As the truck arrived, hundreds of volunteers lined up in long rows, and boxes of all sizes were loaded onto the vehicle one after another. Whenever a box unexpectedly became large and heavy, the volunteers would bend their knees, gather momentum, and quickly pass the box to the next person to avoid slowing down the process.
At the truck door, many young people ran back and forth arranging the goods, constantly muttering and calculating to ensure the quantity and announcing the next item. "100 cartons of milk, start!" a coordinator shouted after receiving the order. They continued like this until the truck was full, everyone was covered in sweat, but happy smiles and resounding applause dispelled all fatigue.
The collection points were ablaze with color. They weren't just filled with the diverse goods lovingly sent by the people, but also displayed the uniforms of dozens, even hundreds, of high schools, colleges, and universities across the city. The students rushed to the collection points as soon as their classes were over. Most of them helped until 10 or 11 PM. Some students who didn't have classes early the next day stayed until 2 or 3 AM to assist with the transportation.
Phuong Mai (a student at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music) shared: “I remember most vividly the times when everyone worked through the night. Some days we worked until after 2 AM because there was so much work coming in. To overcome sleepiness, we played music, told jokes, and constantly encouraged each other. Thanks to that, the atmosphere was always cheerful and the work was completed efficiently.”
Tasked with preparing food and drinks for volunteers at the Youth Cultural Center, Ms. Huyen Ngoc (a member of the "Love for Trash" Association) recounted: "Everyone worked so enthusiastically that they forgot to eat. When the coordinator announced a break, everyone was still working diligently. Therefore, we even sent a group to deliver meals and drinks directly to each volunteer. We were very happy to help everyone have more energy to work."
During these days when the whole country is joining hands to support the beloved Central region, all the hardships and worries of each city resident seem to be put aside. Here, each volunteer carries the spirit of mutual support, hoping to contribute in some way to compensate for the losses of our compatriots in the central region.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/lan-toa-hoi-am-dong-bao-post825850.html
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