http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/4904034/62-000-from-Vietnamese#comments
April 19, 2011
The Press News Christchurch Earthquake 2011
$62,000 from Vietnamese
A group of Vietnamese who studied in New Zealand over 35 years ago have raised $62,000 for Christchurch's earthquake relief fund.
The group studied in New Zealand between the late 1950s and 1975 as private students or on a scholarship programme known as the Colombo Plan.
In a joint statement the group said they wanted to establish a relief fund for Christchurch after spending their early years in New Zealand.
"We were given not only an education, but also hospitality and love by the people of New Zealand.
"We have been longing to have an opportunity to do something to express our love and gratitude to the New Zealand people who kindly and generously helped us in our education and training and also instilled in us a sense of personal responsibility," the statement said.
They collected over $62,000 within a week from 100 former students and their families living around the world.
The Colombo Plan's purpose was to develop the economies and raise the living standards of countries in South and South-East Asia.
Thousands of students from were educated at international universities, including in New Zealand.
The Press
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
CHRISTCHURCH RELIEF FUND: LETTER TO MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
07 April, 2011
Hon. Murray McCully MP,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Parliament Buildings
Wellington
Dear Minister
We are a group of former Colombo Plan Scholarships students. During the era of The Republic of South Vietnam, from 1954 to 1975, we were very fortunate to obtain our higher education in New Zealand, under the auspices of Colombo Plan scholarships.
We have always remembered the loving care extended to us by the dedicated student officers in what is now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They were our excellent guardians. What we and our families have now are the results of the generosity and kindness of the people of New Zealand.
Recently we, from all over the world, have banded together to set up a relief fund among us, our families and friends in order to lend a hand in comforting the people of Christchurch from the devastating earthquake on February 22, 2011.
Today we are very happy to report the result of our fund-raising activity to you and your Ministry, our former caretakers. We managed to collect a sum of about $62,000 from 100 contributors. This money has been forwarded to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal managed by the Department of Internal Affairs. The cheque of $62,000 was presented today to the Honourable Nathan Guy, Minister of Internal Affairs.
Yours sincerely
Hung Nguyen
On behalf of former Vietnamese students in New Zealand.
Hon. Murray McCully MP,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Parliament Buildings
Wellington
Dear Minister
We are a group of former Colombo Plan Scholarships students. During the era of The Republic of South Vietnam, from 1954 to 1975, we were very fortunate to obtain our higher education in New Zealand, under the auspices of Colombo Plan scholarships.
We have always remembered the loving care extended to us by the dedicated student officers in what is now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They were our excellent guardians. What we and our families have now are the results of the generosity and kindness of the people of New Zealand.
Recently we, from all over the world, have banded together to set up a relief fund among us, our families and friends in order to lend a hand in comforting the people of Christchurch from the devastating earthquake on February 22, 2011.
Today we are very happy to report the result of our fund-raising activity to you and your Ministry, our former caretakers. We managed to collect a sum of about $62,000 from 100 contributors. This money has been forwarded to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal managed by the Department of Internal Affairs. The cheque of $62,000 was presented today to the Honourable Nathan Guy, Minister of Internal Affairs.
Yours sincerely
Hung Nguyen
On behalf of former Vietnamese students in New Zealand.
DANH SÁCH ĐÓNG GÓP VÁO QUỸ CỨU TRỢ ĐỘNG ĐẤT TẠI CHRISTCHURCH
TOTAL AMOUNT PRESENTED TO MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF NEW ZEALAND ON 07APRIL 2011: NZ$62,287.10
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
BY SOME EX-COLOMBO PLAN & PRIVATE VIETNAMSE STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES
NAME ADDRESS AMOUNT
VAN HIEU LE AUSTRALIA 500
GIA TUYEN DO SAUDI ARAP 1,000
TUNG HUYNH NGO AUSTRALIA 500
HONG BA LE AUSTRALIA 500
HELENE (NHAM) TRUONG AUSTRALIA 500
QUY LE AUSTRALIA 1,000
HUNG NGUYEN AND CHILDREN AUSTRALIA 1,700
QUI VAN DINH AUSTRALIA 1,000
NHAT QUANG DINH 300 (Son of anh Quí)
KINH NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 1,000
MANH TIEN CAO AUSTRALIA 500
TA NGHIA VU AUSTRALIA 500
DZING TUAN TRUONG AUSTRALIA 500
VAN MAI TRAN AUSTRALIA 500
THOMAS NGOC HUNG DANG AUSTRALIA 500
THANH VAN THAI AUSTRALIA 500
DON TRUONG AUSTRALIA 200 (Son of Truong Nham)
DINH THONG NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 1,000
MUI DINH 114 AUSTRALIA 200
THANG TIEN LE AUSTRALIA 400
TRONG TUAN NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 500
ROGER MACCANN AUSTRALIA 200
VAN KIET VO AUSTRALIA 500
VAN BAY NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 400
LUONG BINH NGUYEN U.S.A 200
ANH TUAN MAI CANADA 200
DANH HOANG LE CANADA 300
DINH NAM NGUYEN CANADA 500
PHUC TUONG TO PHILLIPPINES 300
THE HOANH NGO CANADA 1,000
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED IN AUSTRALIA: AUS$16,860
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
BY SOME EX-COLOMBO PLAN & PRIVATE VIETNAMSE STUDENTS NOW LIVING IN USA
Name Amount ($US) Date recv. Remarks
1 Nguyen manh Huan $1,000.
2 Anonymous $1,000.
3 Tran duc Phong $1,045.
4 Duong chi Thanh $1,000.
5 Anonymous $1,000.
6 Nguyen van Xa $1,000.
7 Nguyen Thuc $2,500.
8 Pham phan Long $1,000.
9 Bui sy Tuan $1,000.
10 Trinh diem Co $550.(Daughter of anh chi Tước Hương)
11 Duong Van Tuyet $500.
12 Do thi Nhung $500.00
13 Nguyen quoc Lap $500.
14 Truong Kim Ngoc $500.
15 Tran huu The/Vong $500.
16 Ngo minh Triet $500.
17 Nguyen danh Hai $500.
18 Anonymous $500.
19 Anonymous $500.
20 Tran Ngoc Bich $500.
21 Nguyen vo Tiep $500.
22 Chu khac Toan $500.
23 Tran duc Nghia $500.
24 Nguyen van Toai $500.
25 Phung quang Tuan $300.
26 Nguyen dinh Bich $200.
27 Le thu Nghe $200.
28 Hilary N Dao $200.
29 Vu the Hung $200.
30 Hoang le Tuong $200.
31 Vu Quyet $100.
32 Le viet Du $50.(Chi Tuyet's friend )
33 Nguyen van Tam $500.
34 Anonymous $500.
35 Tran chau Minh $500.
36 Nguyen Minh Duc $200.
37 David Duong $200. (Anhchi Thanh/Loan's son)
TOTAL US$21,400.00 From USA to Mitchong Relief Fund.
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
FROM NEW ZEALND AND FRANCE
VU PHUONG DIEM 1000
NGO LE DUNG (FRANCE) 200
BURNES MARIE DUNG 500
TRAN QUANG DUONG 500
BUI MY HANH (FRANCE) 200
MCANN KIM HOANG 500
NGUYEN HUU HANH 250
LE QUANG LONG 500
NGO DUC LONG 1000
LE NGOC CHI MINH 500
NGUYEN PHU THIEN (FRANCE) 1000
VO VAN THUAN 1000
NGUYEN MONG TRINH 1750
NGUYEN VAN TU 500
PHAM VIET ANH TUAN 400
TRINH KHANH TUOC 500
TOTAL: NZ 10300
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
BY SOME EX-COLOMBO PLAN & PRIVATE VIETNAMSE STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES
NAME ADDRESS AMOUNT
VAN HIEU LE AUSTRALIA 500
GIA TUYEN DO SAUDI ARAP 1,000
TUNG HUYNH NGO AUSTRALIA 500
HONG BA LE AUSTRALIA 500
HELENE (NHAM) TRUONG AUSTRALIA 500
QUY LE AUSTRALIA 1,000
HUNG NGUYEN AND CHILDREN AUSTRALIA 1,700
QUI VAN DINH AUSTRALIA 1,000
NHAT QUANG DINH 300 (Son of anh Quí)
KINH NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 1,000
MANH TIEN CAO AUSTRALIA 500
TA NGHIA VU AUSTRALIA 500
DZING TUAN TRUONG AUSTRALIA 500
VAN MAI TRAN AUSTRALIA 500
THOMAS NGOC HUNG DANG AUSTRALIA 500
THANH VAN THAI AUSTRALIA 500
DON TRUONG AUSTRALIA 200 (Son of Truong Nham)
DINH THONG NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 1,000
MUI DINH 114 AUSTRALIA 200
THANG TIEN LE AUSTRALIA 400
TRONG TUAN NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 500
ROGER MACCANN AUSTRALIA 200
VAN KIET VO AUSTRALIA 500
VAN BAY NGUYEN AUSTRALIA 400
LUONG BINH NGUYEN U.S.A 200
ANH TUAN MAI CANADA 200
DANH HOANG LE CANADA 300
DINH NAM NGUYEN CANADA 500
PHUC TUONG TO PHILLIPPINES 300
THE HOANH NGO CANADA 1,000
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED IN AUSTRALIA: AUS$16,860
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
BY SOME EX-COLOMBO PLAN & PRIVATE VIETNAMSE STUDENTS NOW LIVING IN USA
Name Amount ($US) Date recv. Remarks
1 Nguyen manh Huan $1,000.
2 Anonymous $1,000.
3 Tran duc Phong $1,045.
4 Duong chi Thanh $1,000.
5 Anonymous $1,000.
6 Nguyen van Xa $1,000.
7 Nguyen Thuc $2,500.
8 Pham phan Long $1,000.
9 Bui sy Tuan $1,000.
10 Trinh diem Co $550.(Daughter of anh chi Tước Hương)
11 Duong Van Tuyet $500.
12 Do thi Nhung $500.00
13 Nguyen quoc Lap $500.
14 Truong Kim Ngoc $500.
15 Tran huu The/Vong $500.
16 Ngo minh Triet $500.
17 Nguyen danh Hai $500.
18 Anonymous $500.
19 Anonymous $500.
20 Tran Ngoc Bich $500.
21 Nguyen vo Tiep $500.
22 Chu khac Toan $500.
23 Tran duc Nghia $500.
24 Nguyen van Toai $500.
25 Phung quang Tuan $300.
26 Nguyen dinh Bich $200.
27 Le thu Nghe $200.
28 Hilary N Dao $200.
29 Vu the Hung $200.
30 Hoang le Tuong $200.
31 Vu Quyet $100.
32 Le viet Du $50.(Chi Tuyet's friend )
33 Nguyen van Tam $500.
34 Anonymous $500.
35 Tran chau Minh $500.
36 Nguyen Minh Duc $200.
37 David Duong $200. (Anhchi Thanh/Loan's son)
TOTAL US$21,400.00 From USA to Mitchong Relief Fund.
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
FROM NEW ZEALND AND FRANCE
VU PHUONG DIEM 1000
NGO LE DUNG (FRANCE) 200
BURNES MARIE DUNG 500
TRAN QUANG DUONG 500
BUI MY HANH (FRANCE) 200
MCANN KIM HOANG 500
NGUYEN HUU HANH 250
LE QUANG LONG 500
NGO DUC LONG 1000
LE NGOC CHI MINH 500
NGUYEN PHU THIEN (FRANCE) 1000
VO VAN THUAN 1000
NGUYEN MONG TRINH 1750
NGUYEN VAN TU 500
PHAM VIET ANH TUAN 400
TRINH KHANH TUOC 500
TOTAL: NZ 10300
CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND OF FORMER VIETNAMESE STUDENTS IN NZ FROM LATE 1950 TO 1975: PUBLIC STATEMENT
PUBLIC STATEMENT
CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
DONATION FROM A GROUP OF FORMER-COLOMBO PLAN AND PRIVATE VIETNAMESE STUDENTS STUDYING IN NEW ZEALAND OF FORMER REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
We are a group of former Vietnamese students who received our higher education and training in New Zealand from the late 1950’s to April 1975. We are both recipients of the Colombo Plan Scholarship and private students.
The devastating images of the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, were shown on televisions and internet sites around the world and struck us deeply in our hearts
The extensive damages caused by the earthquake immediately compelled us to help the earthquake victims and their families. We decided to establish a relief fund to help the people of Christchurch. In just over a week, we have pooled together approximately NZ$62,000 from one hundred former students and their families living around the world: Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand, and the US. We realize that this is an insignificant amount of money compared with billions of dollars of damages caused by the earthquake. However, with this token amount, we sincerely hope that we, as members of the big New Zealand family, could lend a hand in soothing and comforting earthquake victims in rebuilding their lives.
We spent our early years in New Zealand and always have fond memories of the country and her people. We were given education, hospitality and love by the people of New Zealand. We have been longing to have an opportunity to do something to express our love and gratitude to the New Zealand people who kindly and generously had helped us in our education and training and also instilled in us a sense of personal responsibility.
We pray that Christchurch and her people will overcome the adversities and quickly recover to wrest back her former beauty.
07 April, 2011
On behalf of former Vietnamese Students in New Zealand
To view video clips of the presentation of the cheque of NZ$62,287.10 to Minister of Internal Affairs on 07 April 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJx8QxDViTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0H_cA9eGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSTpRQat3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5t9PlJkp8
CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
DONATION FROM A GROUP OF FORMER-COLOMBO PLAN AND PRIVATE VIETNAMESE STUDENTS STUDYING IN NEW ZEALAND OF FORMER REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
We are a group of former Vietnamese students who received our higher education and training in New Zealand from the late 1950’s to April 1975. We are both recipients of the Colombo Plan Scholarship and private students.
The devastating images of the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, were shown on televisions and internet sites around the world and struck us deeply in our hearts
The extensive damages caused by the earthquake immediately compelled us to help the earthquake victims and their families. We decided to establish a relief fund to help the people of Christchurch. In just over a week, we have pooled together approximately NZ$62,000 from one hundred former students and their families living around the world: Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand, and the US. We realize that this is an insignificant amount of money compared with billions of dollars of damages caused by the earthquake. However, with this token amount, we sincerely hope that we, as members of the big New Zealand family, could lend a hand in soothing and comforting earthquake victims in rebuilding their lives.
We spent our early years in New Zealand and always have fond memories of the country and her people. We were given education, hospitality and love by the people of New Zealand. We have been longing to have an opportunity to do something to express our love and gratitude to the New Zealand people who kindly and generously had helped us in our education and training and also instilled in us a sense of personal responsibility.
We pray that Christchurch and her people will overcome the adversities and quickly recover to wrest back her former beauty.
07 April, 2011
On behalf of former Vietnamese Students in New Zealand
To view video clips of the presentation of the cheque of NZ$62,287.10 to Minister of Internal Affairs on 07 April 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJx8QxDViTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0H_cA9eGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSTpRQat3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5t9PlJkp8
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