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Update: member meetup

08:12 AM

We have little to say but it turned out to be a complete surprise, which was very sweet :”>

As one can never say sorry too many times we would like to pay you all one more big apology for the mess we may have caused. It was definitely too bad we had to change the meeting location more than once and at short notice, yet it was even worse that we could not provide all the participants with comfortable seats. That being said, we love you sooo much, a great big free hug to all >:D<

In this meetup we have:

  • Introduced ourselves as FHV members and management board.
  • Kicked start with the preparation for our next event: the “Nutritious meal for children” charity trip to Huyen Trang Pagoda, 456/35 Huynh Tan Phat, District Nha Be, HCMC (scheduled to take place on August 9th, 2009)
  • And, of course, FREE HUGS games and icebreakers to stir up the meeting!

From now on we will be busy, working hard to make sure we will bring the best to those we are to help. Currently we have 3 teams: the game team, the cooking team, and the books & stationery collection team; you will be contacted based on which team you belong to (so those who did not select a team please let us know). Remember that we are not just going for fun, we want to be of help to these disadvantaged children. Thus, careful planning is needed. Come with FHV, they need us, and we need you, in order to be successful!

Bonus: we have bunches of photos on our facebook profile, check it out NOW!!!!

HCMC members meetup on Sunday

11:04 AM

Hi everyone,

Can you believe it? We have had almost 50 new members registered in the last few weeks!!!!!!!

We have to thank you myriad times for your enthusiasm and support, and we are terribly sorry for our late response. There is bunch of work to do, and H1h1 is sweeping all over Vietnam. But well, finally, FHV is going to kick off with our first members meetup this Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City.

Here is detailed information about the meetup:

Time: 3pm – 6pm, Sunday, 26th of July, 2009

Location: Hoa Huong Duong (a bubble tea shop), 339 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ward 5, District 10, HCMC.

Agenda:

- Introduce Free Hugs Vietnam Organization, Management board, FHV’s vision and mission.

- Members’ introductions.

- Introduce “Nutritious meal for orphans” program which will start at Huyen Trang Pagoda, 456/35 Huynh Tan Phat, Khu pho 7, Nha Be, HCMC on Sunday, 9th of August, 2009.

- Start Books & Stationery Donation program.

- Introduce our partnership program with HOW (Helping Orphanage Worldwide) on September

You can confirm your attendance either by setting your RSVP as “Attending” to our event on Facebook (click here), leaving a comment here or contact:

Quang Luu Ngoc

Vice President – Head Representative of FHV in HCMC

0938107017

quang.luu@freehugsvietnam.com

Notes:

(1) This meetup will be held in English; we are sure that our volunteers are all comfortable with using it. If not, it’s a great chance to practice!

(2) Feel free to bring along your friends who you think might be interested in volunteering and meeting new friends.

(3) And please bring along something that will help us understand you better. I myself am coming with my favorite Michael Jackson’s hat!

Thank you very much, and hope to see you on Sunday!