In January 2025 we brought food and general supplies to the Loc Tho Charity School, plus a special gift to celebrate the Lunar New Year. We coordinated with the school caretakers beforehand, and bought our monthly allotment of provisions. On the day of the visit, we loaded up a van, and made the drive out to the school. The children came out to greet our team and help stack the supplies.
This month, we brought bags of rice, sweet rice, boxes of ramen, sugar, mushrooms, tofu sheets, vegan pork, vegan meat patties, vegan fish patties, vegan fish sauce, mung beans, peanuts, sesame seeds, cooking oil, and milk.
To celebrate Tet, we surprised the children with red envelopes of lucky money and traditional Tet sweets. We also prepared sweet tea for everyone to enjoy. Happy new year!
This charity trip was made possible through the kindhearted donations from Alysha Sims, Tri Phung, Koshu Takatsuji, Kateryna Lo, Daniel Cole, Jef O’Riley, Vi Do, Littlechad Newfield, Philip Doughty, Elaine Nguyen, Vi Pham, and a donation on behalf of Mrs. Cao Cooks. Thank you!!!
ABOUT THE LOC THO CHARITY SCHOOL
The Loc Tho Pagoda has had a charity school since 1991, which was founded by Sister Thich Nu Dieu Y. Sister Dieu Y dedicated her life to the children and passed away in 2014. The school is now run by the amazing and loving nuns of the Loc Tho pagoda. It’s a free primary school for poor children in the community whose parents cannot afford the costs of a public education. Textbooks, uniforms, shoes, school supplies, and teachers’ fees are all paid for by the school, and all children are welcome. The school provides breakfast and lunch for the students. The pagoda also cares for several orphans and foster children.
