Tiếng Việt
HELPING HANDS
Vietnamese Buddhist Meditation Congregation was established The Helping Hands Program to serve humanity by integrating resources for people in need. Currently, we are special focus in Vietnam where the majority of population is living below the poverty line. Your money goes directly to helping people in need.

Your donation makes it possible to continue this service despite the economic distress we currently find ourselves in. Frankly, we could not do what we do without donors such as you. We, and those we serve, deeply appreciate your generosity.

Please feel free to contact us any time if you have questions, would like an update on our activities, or wish to volunteer at one of our projects.


Vietnamese Buddhist Meditation Congregation
Thiền Viện Trúc Lâm Minh Chánh
13440 SE 192nd St
Renton, WA 98058
Tel: (253) 631-7346
Email: tlminhchanh@yahoo.com


Your Donation At Work 1 - 01/14/2012

After two and half months (10/22/2011 – 1/4/2012), we were able to collect total $2710 USD.

The money was distributed as the following:
  1. The Từ Ân monastery at Tổ 16, Ấp Mỹ Tân, Xã Mỹ Xuân, Tân Thành. This monastery is under direction of Abbot Minh Hải. It has about 70 orphans range from birth to 16 years of age.
    The gifts are $200 USD cash and $300 USD worth of baby formula, cookies, and candies.

  2. The Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai monastery at Ấp Phước Tấn, Xã Tân Hòa, Huyện Tân Thành, Tỉnh Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu. This monastery is under direction of abbot Thích Thiện Minh. It has about 95 orphans range from birth to 14 years of age.
    The gifts are $200 USD cash and $300 USD worth of baby formula, cookies, and candies.

  3. The Làng Tre monastery at Long Khánh, Đồng Nai. This monastery has about 160 people of old ages, handicaps, and orphans.
    The gifts are $500 USD cash and $400 USD worth of baby formula, cookies, and candies.

  4. The Thường Chiếu monastery has 90 children who are currently studying to become monks.
    The gifts are $400 USD cash.

  5. There were about $410 USD cash which were given out to the local people in need.
Pictures were taken at Từ Ân monastery

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