ACCV Slideshow.. who we are... what we do....

A wonderful friend to ACCV, by the name of Valentina, kindly volunteered her time and talent to produce this slideshow for us....

It was a great success at our fundraising event, I hope you enjoy it too...




Hope all's well in your world.

Kind regards

Alison & Rose 

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It's just so basic....

We spent some time at the hospital today. It's always quite confronting, but it also strengthens the resolve to do something.

Rose and Brent came along too and we met up with some of the families we are supporting. As we talked about it later, Brent commented on a situation that really affected him.

We met up with a young guy we are helping. He's a terrific kid, quick with a smile each time he sees us. His smile wasn't quite so quick this time, he's now quite obviously a very sick little boy. He's nine years old and he's battling cancer. He's travelled a long way to Hanoi for his fourth round of chemotherapy, but he has become too weak with a fever  and infection so they cannot go ahead with this treatment (he requires seven or eight). Talking to his parents we could see the concern & fear that you would expect for people with a seriously ill child. Chau spoke with them and translated for us.

They were very worried because to take their son back to their hometown and return  to the hospital in two weeks time, when he is a little stronger, means they must buy extra bus tickets for the 8hr each way journey. At 200,000vnd (about $10) that is out of their reach.

 The relief for these people knowing that we will help with medical expenses, and extra bus fares, was palpable. Now they can get back to the serious business of supporting and caring for their child.

As Brent said, "it seems so wrong when parents with seriously ill kids don't have enough money to pay for busfare or to buy fruit, their needs are just so basic...."

It strengthens the resolve to do something...

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An award winning surprise....

Once again our trip to Hanoi coincides with my birthday. No complaints there, I do very well out of the whole deal, celebrations with the family before I leave Australia and then celebrations when I arrive here. It's not intentional, it just so happens that my birthday falls on the school holidays, which is a good time for us to travel. In fact, it was on my birthday back in 2006 that we made that very first trip to Friendship home.

So here we are, four birthdays later, and again we're in Hanoi. Chau organised a lovely surprise birthday party at the office for staff, students and volunteers, it was so nice to see everyone. Even Dat and his girlfriend Van travelled from Bac Ninh for the occasion.
As you can see my photoshop skills are not brilliant, but you get the idea!

Today we headed off to visit the blind students which is always a real highlight to our trip. The main reason for our visit today was to witness the opening ceremony for the latest IT course which will begin this week. The students are doing so well with the computers, they are really showing how much they have learned. It has really opened up the world to them, the potential is huge. It's great to observe their progress. I think I mentioned the recent emails and skype sessions, they're amazing.

What I didn't expect was another lovely party to celebrate my birthday, complete with cake, flowers and sing-a-longs! We had such a lovely visit and a great catch up on all the happenings at the association and with each of the students. They are all doing very well and really looking forward to the big ACCV event next Saturday night.  Brent has come along with us on this trip so they were very focused on catching up on his news. They even managed to get him and Rose to join in their sing-a-long birthday gift to me, a rendition of the Beatles "Hello, Goodbye".

When we got down to the business end of things, we were absolutely floored to be informed that we had been given a medal and  award issued by the Peoples Committee to acknowledge our contribution to the blind community in Hanoi.

Hope all's well in your world.

Kind regards

Alison & Rose 

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A sponsor for a big night out....

It is only two weeks today until our very first big fundraising event in Hanoi and if we consider the amount of effort and the fantastic people involved, then it's going to be a great night...

Our manager Chau and the rest of our staff are doing an incredible job. We've also had a number of friends of ACCV volunteer their time and resources to helping us out. We have some great acts, including live music from The Props, The Brass Monkies, DJ Kulture,  Drum Circle... We have Fire twirlers, magician, belly dancer, on and on... so many wonderful people who have kindly donated their talents ...... it's going to be great!

And then there is the venue...

Green Mango Restaurant is the go to place in Hanoi, and the owner Mr Hai, has been truly amazing helping us to put together a really worthwhile event, alot of his own time and expense. He's a good guy!

Now talking of good guys, you're all familiar with Quan, Hong, Dat, Quy and the rest of the gang, well I was thinking.....

These guys have discovered the joys of a social life, and the joy of music and there is no question of how much they would love to come to our event at Green Mango. What we need to do  is to find someone or a few someones who would like to sponsor a fun night out, for some great people, for a great cause!!

We would also like to include the students from our new course. They are also a delightful bunch, and in exactly the same boat as Quan et al a couple of years back. It will be a great way for them to get to meet those who are paving the way.

The entry fee is our treat. We figure that for a couple of hundred dollars we can organise taxi's, and a little money each for them to buy a drink or a couple of raffle tickets. The enjoyment they will have from the big night out will last a long time.

Any excess funds will go directly to the children at the hospital...... so it's a win/win!


Hope all's well in your world.

Kind regards

Alison & Rose 

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ACCV's Hanoi Fundraiser...

ACCV - A Brighter Tomorrow - 

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25 September at 7.00pm
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Green Mango Restaurant & Hotel

Hang Quat, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Join us for a great evening, a great cause,.....

This event will raise funds for seriously ill children at the National Paediatric Hospital in Hanoi.

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100% of donations will go directly to the children of Vietnam.

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Cost: 150,000vnd - This includes 2 free drinks, door prizes, fabulous live music and lots more!!!

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Come along and help the kids, and have some fun!! 

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Tickets are now available:

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