Sacombank launched the running program to contribute to the construction of Pu Peo community cultural house, Lai Chau

03/06/2023

On June 3rd, Sacombank and the Vietnam Youth Union jointly launched Stage 11 of the "Steps for the community" program in order to raise funds to build community cultural houses for the Pu Peo ethnic group.

After the ceremony, athletes across the country can access the website sacombankrunnersclub.com or the Sacombank Runners app to participate in Stage 11, the registration portal will be open and the results will be recorded until the end of 25/6/2023.

Similar to the previous stages, stage 11 does not limit participants and does not specify the registered distance, athletes can walk or jog, just need to average speed from 4 minutes/km to 20 minutes /km. The goal of the race is to reach at least 1 million km of walking/running, equivalent to a cost of VND1 billion to contribute to the construction of a community cultural house for the Pu Peo ethnic group in Ha Giang province.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung - Head of Sacombank's Office - Hanoi region (on the right) hands over the symbolic board of Pu Peo Community Cultural House worth VND1 billion to the representative of the Vietnam Youth Union.

Also, at the ceremony, Sacombank presented 40 gifts/scholarships to the village elders and heads, policy households, and ethnic minority students who are living in difficult circumstances.

Previously, stage 10 (15/4 - 07/5) attracted nearly 14,500 athletes to participate, one of them was Be Nguyen Tung (Cao Bang), who has accumulated the greatest distance: over 1,900km.Sacombank presented 40 gifts/scholarships to the village elders and heads, policy households, and ethnic minority students who are living in difficult circumstances.

The program "Steps for the community" was jointly organized by Sacombank and the Vietnam Youth Union since 2020 to promote exercise and sports movements to improve physical and mental health. Simultaneously, promoting the spirit of volunteering for the community of Sacombank employees in particular, as well as the youth nationwide in general, in taking care of and accompanying the ethnic minority communities in Vietnam to preserve and promote traditional cultural values.