Lang Son: Nearly 1,000 families break piggy banks for charity

On the afternoon of January 21, at Thanh Pagoda (Lang Son city), the Administration Council of Provincial Buddhist Sangha organized the Piggy Bank Breaking Day “Raising piggy banks – Growing kindness”. Attending the event were representatives of the Department of Home Affairs, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial Youth Union, the Provincial Department of Public Security…

Representatives of the Administration Council of Provincial Buddhist Sangha and departments, sectors and unions help families to break piggy banks

Since the beginning of 2023, the Administration Council of Provincial Buddhist Sangha has launched the Program “Raising piggy banks – Growing kindness” with 1,000 piggy banks for families to “raise”. Depending on actual conditions, people “raise” piggy banks with their daily savings. Children “raise piggy banks” with lucky money, bonuses…

Families break piggy banks to get money for charity

At the event, representatives of nearly 1,000 families in the province brought piggy banks that were “raised” in 2023 to Thanh Pagoda, broke them and donated all the savings to the charity fund of the pagoda. It is known that in 2023, the Administration Council of Provincial Buddhist Sangha has supported the construction of 10 great solidarity houses, 4 civil bridges, roads to border markers… with a total amount of 3.1 billion VND, 502 million VND of which was from the piggy banks of families.

Children participating in the Piggy Bank Breaking Day “Raising piggy banks – Growing kindness”

This is a charity activity with practical meaning, demonstrating the spirit of “mutual affection” of the nation, the care, support and sharing with the community in difficult circumstances, while time educating, creating a habit of saving for Buddhists and people, especially children.

The children receive piggy banks to “raise” for charity

During the event, the Administration Council of Provincial Buddhist Sangha continued to launch the program “Raising piggy banks – Growing kindness” and gave more than 1,000 piggy banks to monks, Buddhists and people in the area for saving and charity in 2024.