Student club puts on show to benefit orphans

Student club puts on show to benefit orphans

Students from Current Media, a club at RMIT Vietnam’s Hanoi campus, recently organised a charity performance to benefit orphans living at Social Support Centre No. 3 in My Dinh, Hanoi.

Staged for the Lunar New Year and attended by three hundred people, the performance raised eight million VND for 30 orphans who were abandoned at birth and some of them now suffer from malnutrition.

Tran Bao Chau, President of Current Media and lead organiser of the event, said she was inspired to put on the event after her first visit to the social centre.

“I would love to somehow improve the living conditions of the underprivileged children, especially during the Tet holiday, and at the same time, share the difficulties of the caregivers,” said Chau, a student in the Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication) program.

“I am so happy to see the show turn out so well. I am 20 years old, and organising such a show makes me realise what a meaningful life is all about.

“I will remember this for the rest of my life.”

Students from the student club Current Media organised a charity concert at the Thanh Nien Theatre in Hanoi. Students from the student club Current Media organised a charity concert at the Thanh Nien Theatre in Hanoi.

Entitled Ca Hoi (in English, Salmon), the show featured a variety of performances – pop and rock songs, hip hop dances, and drama – from students of RMIT Vietnam, Viet Duc High School, the Academy of Journalism and Communication, and other schools.

All artists volunteered their time, performing with all their hearts to convey the message: We should live as salmon do, daring to swim upstream and tackle challenges.

My Dang, Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication) student and Media team leader, said that for her, living to the fullest means sharing love.

“All I want is to bring more joy to the disadvantaged children at Social Support Centre No.3,” My said.

Twenty-five members of Current Media were involved in organising the fundraiser. They were supported by YBOX, The Pioneer newspaper, RMIT Vietnam Student Council along with Head of Hanoi City Campus Mr Phillip Dowler, who said he and his wife found the concert entertaining and meaningful.

“Seeing the students giving back to the community was a humbling experience,” he said.

“It is amazing to see Chau and the Current Media team continue the tradition of the club.”

Last year, Current Media successfully held music charity night Tram Dung (in English, The Short Break) and raised 20 million VND to help children in the Vietnam National Institution of Haematology and Blood Transfusion.

Story: Van Doan

20 February 2017

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