Bun rieu restaurant does not collect money, asks customers to transfer money to support flood victims

A small vermicelli shop in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province donated 2 days' worth of vermicelli sales to flood victims in the North - Photo: A LOC

The idea proposed by Ms. Tran Thi Na (46 years old, living in Bien Hoa City) and her sister was enthusiastically welcomed and supported by the online community and people.

On behalf of the people of the North, thank you.

On the morning of September 17, the charity vermicelli soup selling program to support the people of the North entered its second day.

From early morning, dozens of people were sitting at four small tables. The restaurant owner had to set up four or five more tables and chairs on the sidewalk nearby to serve the customers.

Standing in the cart, Ms. Na quickly put noodles in bowls, added food, poured broth... and had her younger sister deliver it to the customers.

One bowl after another, but still not enough. But the customers still happily waited, many even took the initiative to help carry and get vegetables for the customers.

A bowl of vermicelli soup with crab includes pork patties, blood, tofu, pork skin and broth served with raw vegetables. Each bowl costs 20,000 VND.

However, the restaurant owner did not accept cash but asked the customer to transfer money to the account of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front .

Ms. Ngoc Thu (living in Bien Hoa City) said that she often passed by before but had never eaten at Co Na restaurant.

When information about the restaurant selling vermicelli soup to raise money to support the people of the North was posted online, Ms. Thu stopped by to eat and transferred 100,000 VND to the account number of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

"With the spirit of helping each other, the amount of money is small, but each person contributing a little will help more people in the North who are in difficult times," Ms. Thu shared.

In fact, many people only eat a bowl of noodles but transfer 50,000 - 100,000 VND, even 500,000 VND. And after each time a customer raises their phone to notify that the transfer has been successful, Ms. Na smiles and says "on behalf of the people of the North, thank you."

Like Ms. Thu, many customers also visited Co Na vermicelli soup shop for the first time but were very happy. In particular, some people bought 5-10 more portions to take home to share with friends and colleagues and promised to come back to support the shop.

Ms. Tran Thi Na (right) is busy preparing delicious bowls of vermicelli soup for customers - Photo: A LOC

Donate money from selling vermicelli soup to flood victims

Talking about her actions, Ms. Na said: "People in the North have had a hard time, so I wanted to contribute something. Seeing everyone working in the company supporting a day's work, I thought, since I'm in business, why don't I spend 1-2 days to support people?"

Thinking is doing, Ms. Na and her sister put up a sign with the words "No cash accepted, please transfer to the Vietnam Fatherland Front account" along with the account number.

At the same time, the announcement was posted on personal pages and quickly shared across major fanpages .

At first, Ms. Na planned to collect the money normally and then transfer it to the Vietnam Fatherland Front, but then changed her mind.

"I think a bowl of noodles costs 20,000 VND, if we sell 300-500 bowls of noodles in two days, it will only be around 6-10 million VND. If we sell noodles but don't collect cash, people will transfer money themselves, we will probably get more," Ms. Na explained.

Many diners proactively helped Ms. Na and her sister get noodles for customers - Photo: A LOC

And the surprise came, the restaurant was packed with customers throughout the first day of sale (September 16) with more than 400 bowls of vermicelli soup sold, 3 times more than usual. There were so many customers that Ms. Na had to ask her neighbors and relatives to help, and inform the supplier to deliver the ingredients 5-6 times more.

Although exhausted, the two sisters were very happy and decided to increase the capacity to 800 bowls on the remaining day.

"Luckily, the restaurant is near the market so there is no shortage of ingredients. At first, the neighbors were skeptical, but seeing the effectiveness of the program, they later praised the kids for being so good," Ms. Na confided.

Finally, Ms. Na expressed her hope that people in Dong Nai will replicate this model to help people in the North overcome difficulties after storms and floods.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/quan-bun-rieu-khong-thu-tien-nho-khach-chuyen-khoan-ung-ho-dong-bao-bao-lu-20240917122849989.htm