Volume 105 | July 2020

The D.O.V.E. Fund is grateful for all of youwho support our efforts to help the peopleof Vietnam. We wish you and your families

good health. It is our sincere hope thatyou stay safe during these trying times.

Day Care Centers To Receive Help fromThe D.O.V.E. FUND

Flood waters cause problems for daycare centers in Quang Tri.

Located in the low lands of Quang Tri province, an area that is especiallyvulnerable to flooding each year during the rainy season, are two daycarecenters in need of upgrades and expansion. The existing daycare center in DaiHao village was built in 1998 and is in critical need of repair. With 96 children,the two classrooms do not provide nearly enough space to separate the 3, 4and 5-year old students.

Trieu Thuan Daycare Center is also located in a poor area of Quang TriProvince. Most of the 4500 people who live there are involved in fishing andfarming with incomes that are very low since their work is highly dependent onthe weather. The existing daycare center was built in 2000 with three smallclassrooms and a little kitchen. With a total 101 kids ranging in age from 3 to6, there is a serious overcrowding condition.

Children enjoying lunch on the courtyard outside their daycare center.

As the population has grown in the last twenty years, daycare centers inQuang Tri province have become increasingly stressed. For safety and propercare, local officials agree that an ideal classroom should have 25 children andtwo teachers. There is also some concern that the current overcrowdingcondition will cause infectious diseases to spread more easily. In addition,every year there are 25 to 30 two-year-old children who can’t attend theschool because there isn’t enough room. Sending kids to school for daycare isurgent because parents need to work in the fields and rivers to provide incomefor the family.

Crack in roof support is dangerous. Supplies stored in hallway

Happy children in the crowded courtyard

The D.O.V.E. Fund is working on proposals to help expand and improve thesedaycare centers in Quang Tri province. Further enhancements on theseprojects will include upgrades to kitchens, restrooms and playgrounds. If you’dlike to help support the expansion of these facilities, please click the DonateNow button or log onto: www.dovefund.org and make an electronic donationon our secure website.

Although our 20th Anniversary Dinner Auction is on hiatus this year,we’re planning a No-Show Celebration with new and interestingfeatures on our website. Throughout the month of August, we’ll have

updates on recent projects, videos featuring Jerry Anderson and Medalof Honor recipient James McCloughan and details on how you can helpus reach our fundraising goal of $100,000 to help the people ofVietnam. Look for your invitation in the mail in early August.

Plan to join us on September 11th

for the rescheduled D.O.V.E. Fund

golf outing at South Toledo Golf

Club. It's time to get your foursome

together for a fun day of scramble

golf, raffle, prizes and a full course

dinner. Shotgun start at 11:30 with

a cash bar and prime rib buffet following play. Reserve your spot at

golf@dovefund.org Hole sponsor information and complete registration

will be available soon at www.dovefund.org or call Dan Gregg 313-330-

6355.

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D O V E Fund (no periods & spaces between theletters of DOVE) Amazon will then donate a portion of theirprofit on each purchase in a year-end donation to theD.O.V.E. Fund. This is one of the easiest ways to supportthe D.O.V.E. Fund and help the people of Vietnam.

The D.O.V.E. FundP.O. Box 350741 Toledo, OH 43635

The D.O.V.E. Fund, an Ohio-based non-profit501(c)(3) organization, is committed to helping thepeople of Vietnam through a wide range ofhumanitarian assistance. D.O.V.E. is an acronymfor the Development of Vietnam Endeavors. Thegroup, chartered in January 2000, has built 53schools along with medical clinics, waterpurification plants and micro-finance projectsthroughout the country. We also provide financialaid to impoverished but deserving studentsthrough our "Young Doves" Scholarship Program. Those interested in making a tax deductiblecontribution and learning more about the D.O.V.E.Fund should log on to www.dovefund.org

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