Crochetville - A charity trip to Phieng Pan, Son La

A charity trip

I believe this is probably the longest time I have ever spent alone away from home. It was a long 3-day and 2-night trip with many fond memories with my friends in the Crochetville Project.

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We talked and bonded excitedly in a little car from 7 AM until the rest stopped at the Chiềng On border checkpoint. Here, we learned not only about the daily food of border guards but also about the decorative border between Vietnam and Laos.

D-2

A long day in the car has passed. On day 2, we joined forces to donate a portion of the funds raised through the project to Co Tom Primary School, to assist the children in improving their facilities and constructing a library with the purpose of providing the children with an ideal learning environment.

We also cooperated with Military Medical to organize health check-ups for people in Chieng On and consultations for households with pregnant or disadvantaged women.

We then organized a fair properly to give clothes to people.

Preparing clothes

Displayed booth

 After the fair

On the last of that day, we gave presents and interacted with children at Co Tom primary school.

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On the last day, we visited and gave gifts to households with difficult circumstances, confided in them, and asked about their issues. 

Because there was still time, I was shown and experienced by the Army soldiers to plant trees behind the barracks.

Finally, after several days of arduous travel, coupled with many emotions, both glad and blue, our journey to Son La came to an end. We all packed our luggage and had our final memorable night here before we left.

Singing around the campfire