I. DETAILS

1. PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE

Drought has been striking every region of the country, most severely in 2 areas: the Central Highlands and the Mekong Delta.
Event: Bike Ride to Raise Funds for Clean Water Wells for Villagers in Lộc Ninh, Bình Phước
The facts:

- 377,362 households in the South Central Coast, the Central Highlands and the South have been affected by prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion.
- 240,200 ha of rice, 9,649 ha of other crops, 85,650 ha of fruit trees and 3,056 ha of aquaculture… have been damaged, with total losses estimated at up to 5,600 billion VND.
- Drought has hit 70% of the farmland in the Central Highlands and the South Central Coast; the worst-affected provinces are Đắk Lắk, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận… Meanwhile, in the Mekong Delta, 11 of 13 provinces and cities have been affected by saltwater intrusion, with heavy losses to farming and severe water shortages.
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To call on everyone to join hands in saving and protecting clean water, and at the same time to raise funds for the community clean water well project for villagers in remote Lộc Ninh, Bình Phước, Y Tam is holding a fundraising bike ride on 8/5/2016!
See information about the clean water well project at: https://www.facebook.com/events/231287910563758/

2. EVENT MESSAGE

“SMALL ACTIONS – BIG CHANGES – FOR THE WATER OF THE FUTURE”

– Save water, protect life – One drop of water, a million joys!

3. TIME:

Morning of 08/05/2016
– 6:00: opening at Y Tam House; volunteers collect bicycles, banners and slogans.
– 6:30: departure
– 8:30: return to the starting point
– 9:30: closing

4. ITINERARY:

– Starting point: Y Tam House: No. X1, CMT8 Apartment Complex, Thép Mới Street, Ward 12, Tân Bình (near Hoàng Hoa Thám market, Tân Bình)
– Route: Y Tam House > Trường Chinh > CMT8 > Bến Thành > Hàm Nghi > Tôn Đức Thắng > Hoàng Sa > Y Tam House

5. JOIN THE PROGRAM
– Registration: please sign up via this link: http://bit.ly/1Toz8oy

II. HOW TO SUPPORT

You can take part in 2 ways:
1 Join the ride
– For each person who joins the ride, our sponsor, the GoGiGo VNXK shoe store at 656 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, District 3, will donate 30,000 VND directly to the Y Tam clean water well project.
Bike ride registration link: http://bit.ly/1Toz8oy

2. Support online

1. Post a photo with a water-saving message: a photo you found, or one you took yourself of real people doing real things
2. Tag 3 of your Facebook friends to invite them to join
3. Remember to add the hashtag #motgiotnuoctrieuniemvui to your post

For each photo posted by 08/5/2015, the GoGiGo VNXK shoe store at 656 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu will donate 10,000 VND to the Y Tam clean water well project.

• Note: The online campaign runs from 23/04/2016 to 08/05/2016
Y Tam sincerely thanks our donors and friends for following and supporting us all this time. We hope everyone will keep joining Y Tam in our upcoming programs and events.
Please send any feedback to: www.ytam@gmail.com