At the get-together, members of the city’s Association of the Elderly reviewed the tradition of the association and heard a report on activities of the association in the first nine months of 2014.
The city’s Association of the Elderly over the past nine months admitted additional 798 members, bringing its total number of members so far to 14,063. The association also promoted the campaign of “Studying and following Uncle Ho’s exemplary morals” among members.
During the period, the association also visited 1,412 elderly people with illness; presented gifts to 2,531 elderly people on Tet and great holidays; provided free medical check-up and medicine for 3,216 elderly people with a total expense of more than VND175mln; granted health insurance cards for 2,202 elderly people; joined hands with relevant agencies to provide free eye surgery for 113 elderly people with a total expense of nearly VND280mln; maintained 104 cultural-sports clubs, anti-family violence clubs…
*The same day, Di An town’s Association of the Elderly with more than 8,000 members also organized a get-together to celebrate the International Day of the Elderly.
The town’s Associations of the Elderly at all levels over the past nine months presented 400 gifts worth VND120mln to needy members; teamed up with medical facilities to provide free medical check-up and medicine for 2,500 elderly people; offer free eye surgery to 541 elderly people with a total expense of VND475mln; held a lot of activities congratulating 1,200 elderly people on their longevity…
Reported by T.Ly-K.Nguyen-T.Anh-Translated by K.T
