Awareness walk 2021 – Post from Vietbao.com

Fountain Valley (Thanh Huy)- – Vietnamese Spiritual Health Association – American Orange District Organizes Walking Day for Joy, Health and for a Charity.

The walk was held at 7am on Sunday November 14, 2021 at Mile Square Park, with the presence of: Mrs. Cherry of the Mental Health Association, Mr. Joseph Thai, one of the founding members of the association, present in charge of media, journalism, promotion of news about congregational activities and some volunteer members of the congregational. Visitors with Attorney Andrew Do, Chairman of the Orange County Police Association, Dr. Clayton Chau, Director of Orange County Medical Department, BS. Thanh Tam Nguyen (Cal Optima) is very popular to represent charitable organizations, commercial institutions, some media agencies, press. In addition, there are also the Honorable Head of the Southern California Unified Family Guidance, Bach Dang Giang and many fellow countrymen participating in the walk.

Coordination of the program by two MCs: Minh Phuong and Trong Thang, these MCs have been trying to be with the Vietnamese Mental Health Association – My Orange District for many years.

Opening of the ritual walk to greet the Vietnamese-American flag, a moment of remembrance carried out by the Bach Dang Giang Union Ethics.

Next, Mrs. Anh Dao, the Head of the Vietnamese Mental Health Association – My District Orange, instead of wearing the organizers to the welcome and thank everyone who attended, Especially Mrs. Thanks LS. Andrew Do Chairman of the Orange County Board of Directors for many years has been actively supporting the association to have the means of service to the community especially for the mental patients. Thank you Dr. Clayton Chau, Director of Health Department Orange County, BS. Thanh Tâm Nguyen (Cal Optima) is very popular to represent charity organizations, commercial institutions…

On this occasion, she also said, “thanks to Mr. Giam Sat so today everyone came here to attend without paying for parking. “

On this occasion, Mrs. Anh Dao said, Orange District Mental Health Support Conference is a non-profit Association founded in 2007 through the law of the Department of Mental Health. Our main network mission is to support families with mentally ill relatives through educational methods and living in patients’ families. Don’t neglect, mental illness is a normal treatment disease like other diseases. All donations are tax exempt.

HOI SUC SHOW TAM THAN 02 Next MC. Minh Phuong invited the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Orange District to speak, in his speech he praised the work of the Vietnamese Soul Health Association – My Orange District for many years that has brought back a small benefit to the non-negotiable people lucky to have a mental illness and he promised to stay with the group to facilitate the group to have the means to operate…Then the speech of BS, Clayton Chau, at the beginning he thanked the Vietnamese Mental Health Association – America Orange District for contributing a small contribution to the program to serve mental patients, on this occasion he also advises everyone to take injections Preventing Covid-19 pandemic.

In the speech of Dr. Thanh Tam Nguyen, he thanked the organizers, praised the work of the Vietnamese Mental Health Association – My District Orange and then he also showed people about the method of exercise in the field.The walking group started, led by the walking group was a banner named by the sponsors, The group walked exactly 3 miles to return to the starting place for the flag ceremony and lunch by the regular forces and the organization the reward.

Then everyone enjoy the entertainment program and participate in the raffle with valuable gifts sponsored by the regular forces.

Contact with Mr. Joseph Thai Nguyen is the one who has been associated with the group from the early days, saying: “The Vietnamese community in Orange District has many people with mental illness, and they, as well as their family, have a lot of difficulties in life, because so there must be a psychiatrist, family support and medicine to cure, and the Association has applied those three standards so there have been many successful cases, there have been grandchildren to go back to school in the Middle School and University, two have become doctors and many are college students. Through those results we try to overcome all difficulties to help patients and their families return to normal life soon. We hope families with sick people don’t hesitate, don’t neglect to call us, and we hope our fellow countrymen support through annual walks or fundraising sessions of the Association.

Therefore, our Association’s mission is to nurture love and support sick Vietnamese by providing live guidance services to the patient’s family and friends. Organizing walks like this is also an opportunity for people to share knowledge about mental illness, eliminating stigma that causes self-esteem. We urge the community to kindly help the mentally ill and their relatives through difficulties to return to normal life. “The association is very eager to help our fellow countrymen and philanthropists so that the association has the means to support the mentally ill and their families. All help is tax deductible and when sending money order or checking to the group, please write: OCAVMHAS and send to address: OCAVMHAAS, P.O.Box 4154 Garden Grove, CA. 92842.

15/11/2021

Thanh Huy

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