Repay life with the "color" of kindness

In today's hurried life, there are still many people who silently and persistently "paint" warm and kind "colors" in life.

Through the events and shocks of their loved ones' health problems, they love and cherish life more and sympathize more with those around them. They repay life with meaningful deeds and those beautiful actions multiply and spread more and more...

Happy new school year

After more than a month since the Vietnam Thalassemia Association Central Office and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion launched the program “Loving Bag Scholarship”, hundreds of students (mostly from the Northern provinces) have received gifts for the new school year from philanthropists. The program calls for gifts of school supplies for pediatric patients with Thalassemia and children of Thalassemia patients throughout the North.

Ms. Pham Bich Thu's charity group gives gifts at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. Photo: VHH

Receiving information from the program's call, many philanthropists, including individuals, businesses, and organizations, have participated. They directly selected school supplies and personally sent them to the addresses registered with the "Loving Bag Scholarship" program. In the Zalo group "2025 Philanthropists for Education Promotion - THA" created by the Central Office of the Vietnam Congenital Hemolytic Hemolytic Association, there are always pictures of children happily receiving gifts and messages of thanks from the children and their parents to the philanthropists.

Most recently, also from the "Loving Baggage Scholarship" program, on August 29, Bac Ninh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital No. 1 announced that it had received gifts of school supplies for children being treated at the hospital; previously on August 27, 50 gifts were delivered to children in Dien Bien province...

As a mother whose child is being treated for Thalassemia at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Ms. Pham Bich Thu (Tu Liem Ward, Hanoi ) understands the losses and disadvantages that her children have to endure. For many years, she has always accompanied the programs launched by the Central Office of the Vietnam Congenital Hemolytic Association and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.

Pediatric patients in Dien Bien province receive gifts. Photo: VHH

Before the new school year 2025-2026, she and her friends donated 143 school supplies to meet the needs of sick children and children of people with Thalassemia (worth 500,000 VND/package) and 41 candy packages...

Ms. Thu confided: “As a father and mother, when we found out that our child was sick, we were in pain, tormented and could not accept the truth. But then, there was no other way, we had to live with our child's illness. After 12 long years of following our child to the hospital, struggling many times because our child went into shock during blood transfusions, witnessing thousands of cases of poverty and not having money for treatment..., I felt sorry for my child and for the poor patients. Realizing that I still have a stable job to take care of my child, I wanted to help other cases to ease their daily worries. I want this life to be more beautiful, I want to repay life with good deeds.”

Giving gifts to children at Bac Ninh Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital No. 1. Photo: VHH

From her love for life, Ms. Thu's beautiful actions continue to spread in society. When they learned about Ms. Thu giving gifts to students, there were people who continued to write the story of that love. There were agents selling backpacks, school bags, and school supplies who accompanied and supported her by reducing product prices, and some agents even gave her 50 backpacks, school bags...

Or like Ms. Tran Thu Huong (My Dinh ward, Hanoi) personally packed and sent gifts, and spent her own money to express deliver dozens of gifts that Ms. Thu sent to students across the North...

The joy of sick children before the new school year. Photo: VHH

Evaluating the results of the program to donate school supplies to Thalassemia patients and children of Thalassemia patients, a representative of the Central Office of the Vietnam Hemolytic Diseases Association said that the 2025 education promotion program was a great success thanks to the enthusiastic cooperation of benefactors.

On behalf of the children who received the gifts, the Thalassemia Center would like to express our sincere and deep gratitude to the kind-hearted people. After more than 1 month of calling for support, with over 700 letters/messages, the program has responded to nearly 600 children. The gifts have reached the right people, in the right circumstances, and in the right wishes. This is a great source of encouragement for the children, giving them confidence and more joy to enter the new school year...

Community of love connection

Like spreading circles of love, people like Ms. Pham Bich Thu, Ms. Tran Thu Huong and many others have created a connected community, sharing and supporting each other to make life more beautiful.

The house in Cam Khe district (Phu Tho province) was inaugurated with the strong support of Mr. L.D's group and the Roman Plaza Charity Club. Photo: Cam Khe district electronic information portal, photo taken in January 2024.

Talking about the opportunity to build schools in the highlands and build charity houses, Mr. L.D in Dai Mo ward, Hanoi (the character requested not to reveal his identity - PV) shared that the journey of doing charity work came to him randomly and completely naturally. More than ten years ago, his mother had cancer and the doctor predicted that she would only live a few months... "Shocked" by this reality and not accepting that his mother had to leave, Mr. L.D sought every way to treat her, finding many ways to improve her health. After going through the fragile days before his mother's life, he realized the true value of life.

Seeing the sick people, he thought he had to do something. Thinking and doing, he started with charity pots of porridge at hospitals, giving gifts and money to patients...

Then "God" did not let down the efforts, L.D's mother's health gradually stabilized. Through many experiences of gains and losses, he wanted to do more meaningful things for life. He considered bigger and further steps by building schools in the highlands. He spent his efforts, money, and connected with like-minded friends to fulfill his wish, helping people in difficult areas to have less hardship, helping children in the highlands to study in "closed above, stable below" classes...

When there was information that localities needed to build schools, Mr. L.D and his friends proactively contacted local authorities and school representatives to survey the number of students and teachers at the school, then came up with a construction plan. His group calculated according to the standard area for classroom construction, from 1.2 to ^1.5m2 /student. In addition to classrooms, his group also built auxiliary facilities such as kitchens, staff rooms for teachers, toilets, etc. Currently, he and his friends are building 3 schools in the provinces: Dien Bien, Son La, Lai Chau.

For the schools, Mr. L.D and his friends donated money to buy construction materials and pay for transportation costs, while the construction labor was often supported by the people.

Cam Khe District Red Cross Society awarded the Golden Heart of Humanity certificate to Roman Plaza Charity Club. Photo: Phu Tho Newspaper, taken in August 2024

In addition, he and his group of friends also cooperated with local authorities to build and give charity houses to the poor and people in difficult circumstances across the country. In 2024 alone, Mr. L.D's group cooperated with local authorities to build 12 new houses and repair 2 houses; each newly built house costs about 70 million VND/house.

In addition, last August, Mr. L.D's charity group also donated nearly 500 million VND to help people overcome the consequences of natural disasters in Nghe An province.

Without talking about himself, nor remembering how many schools he has built, how many charity houses he has built, how many people he has donated money to, Mr. L.D confided: “Over 10 years of treating my mother’s illness is also the time I have tried my best to do good deeds to help others. I do not list, do not remember how many projects I have done, how many people I have helped..., after each of those actions, I feel at peace. Now my mother is healthy, that is a priceless reward and also my greatest concern. I am grateful to this life!”

Also accompanying Mr. L.D in charity work, Ms. Hoang Lan in Roman Plaza apartment building (Dai Mo ward, Hanoi) established Roman Plaza Charity Club. The club operates practically by mobilizing residents living in Roman Plaza apartment building to collect waste such as plastic, paper... to sell for money for charity. Little by little, thanks to that money, over the years, the club has joined hands to raise funds, with benefactors to build schools, build houses, help people in difficult circumstances...

“We have a transparent charity account, every penny put in or taken out of the account, everyone in the club knows. When people see that they are contributing to useful things, they will try harder and connect with each other more. Everything goes naturally and spreads in life. People do it without hesitation, without profit...” - Ms. Hoang Lan confided.

Not following the trend, they persistently accompany many fates, many lives with only one belief - to make this life more humane, more humane...

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/tra-on-cuoc-doi-bang-gam-mau-thien-luong-715180.html