(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Red Cross Society on Tuesday received additional 660,000 USD to give Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts to poor families and Agent Orange/ Dioxin victims. The donations are offered by 9 organizations and individuals.

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The campaign aims to mobilize at least 1 million Tet gifts to help 1 million disadvantaged families to enjoy a happy Tet, the biggest holiday in Vietnam.

“The gifts are a great source of encouragement for the beneficiaries. To date, more than 1 million people have received Tet gifts”, said Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Red Cross Society.

Launched in 1999, the program has mobilized more than 200 million USD to help 17 million poor households and AO victims.