In the morning of November 24th, nearly 15,000 people joined the run day of Run For The Heart 2019 at Celadon City (Tan Phu District, HCMC). This year, SUNLIGHT Electrical Vietnam, a CHINT company, continued to take part in this meaningful event and sent to Vietnam Heart Beat fund 150 million VND.
The total fund raised this year is 6.25 billion VND (nearly 300,000 USD), which is equivalent to over nearly 250 congenital heart defects children receiving free surgeries. Thus, after 7 years of "Heart to Heart – Raise the Lives" journey, the number of Vietnamese children saved by the program has increased to over 1,000 children, as well as the total fund raised has reached nearly 30 billion VND.
Initiated from 2013, Run For The Heart is the charity run program organized by Gamuda Land VN and Heartbeat Vietnam annually to raise fund for poor children nationwide to receive heart surgeries.
Mr Ken TAN, General Director of SUNLIGHT said:" Over 20 years of operation in Vietnam market, SUNLIGHT Electrical not only contribute to the economy and industry of Vietnam, but also understand the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. Therefore, we are always ready to participate in meaningful social activities for the community like Run For The Heart. This year, I am very pleasant because SUNLIGHT continue to join the running day to spread the belief and hope for Children with congenital heart disease across Vietnam. With heart, we run."
