In October 2024 we brought lots of food for the month to the Song Lo Orphanage. After coordinating with the caretakers, we wrote down a detailed list of shopping items that they needed. Our team of volunteers bought everything at local markets and loaded up a van to drive out and see the children.
When we arrived, the children helped to bring everything into the main common room. On this visit we brought tofu sheets, vegan ham, vegan chicken, vegan beef, vegan pork, oyster sauce, mushrooms, seasonings, cooking oil, rice, sriracha, peanuts, mung beans, red beans, yogurt, laughing cow cheese, sugar, bird nest drink, shampoo, Q-tips, detergent, dish soap, mouthwash, garbage bags, and cutlery.
As a treat, our volunteers handed out sweet cakes for everyone to enjoy. So yummy!
This charity trip was made possible through the kind donations from Nicole Ilunga-Cortes, Luan Nguyen, David and Trini Nguyen, and an anonymous donor. Thank you!!!
ABOUT THE SONG LO ORPHANAGE
The history of the Song Lo Orphanage’s beginnings is heartwarming. As the story goes, a Buddhist monk was traveling in the countryside when he encountered a woman who said she could not care for her 2 children. She left the babies with the monk and fled. Not expecting to have 2 babies to care for, the monk made his way to the Song Lo pagoda, and the head nun at the pagoda, Sister Cat, agreed to care for the children. From that point on, orphans have been either brought to the pagoda, or abandoned at their gates. Formed in 2012, the Song Lo Orphanage cares for a small group of young children. Located adjacent the Son Lo pagoda, it’s a small facility deep in the countryside west of Nha Trang.
