Blog / Archive: March, 2010
Two SS3 Orphans adopted by French families
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010GVI learned that two girls from Sponsor Society 3 (SS3) were adopted shortly after the Tet New Year Holiday in February. Trang (4) and Nga (5) have gone to France to live with their new families.
The GVI staff met Trang of their first assessment visit to SS3 in July 2007. She had [...]
The Hung King Festival
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
The Hung King Temple Festival is held annually the 1oth day of the third month of the lunar calendar (April 23 this year on the Western-solar calendar). It is a national public holiday. Many people make a pilgrimage to the Hung (pronounced “Hoom”) Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho Province, about [...]
Hello, Goodbye
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010GVI is very happy to welcome Hoang Thi Bic to our team! NorthWood volunteers first met Bic years ago when she worked Alfresco’s restaurant, a favourite hangout of our volunteers in Hanoi (every team eats there at least once a trip!). She worked in a number of capacities with the Alfresco’s group and eventually landed [...]
New Friends, Fond Memories
Monday, March 29th, 2010- by Gail Wallace
I have been trying to find words to adequately express what a blessing it was to meet the Vietnamese Study Tour delegation. Each of the delegates was so eager to talk and to share information about their companies or positions in business or government. Each member was very impressive in [...]
B.E.S.T. Trip Ever!
Sunday, March 28th, 2010
NorthWood Church recently welcomed a group from the Hanoi Young Business Association (HYBA) on a Study Tour of companies in the the Dallas-Fort Worth area. “BEST” members (Business Elite Social Trust, a select group from within the HYBA) were introduced to the Corporate Social Responsibility programs at DFW companies. A [...]
Landing in the Arms of an Angel
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Hanoi Business Leaders See Texas CSR In Action
Monday, March 1st, 2010
A group of Hanoi Business Leaders recently embarked on a Study Tour of companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that practice Corporate Social Responsibility. Trip leader and HYBA vice-president Dr. Dang Dzung writes about the trip
Hanoi Young Business Association (HYBA) is a most well-known business organization in the greater region of [...]

