This year, university entrance exam candidates at 5 exam locations of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the University of Natural Sciences will be supported with more than 500 free meals and drinks on July 9 and 10. The person who carried out this beautiful act is a former student of the 50th class of the Faculty of Literature (work-study program) - Le Dieu Ngoc Linh, currently a reporter for Television Magazine.
Ms. Linh shared that in 2012, when she went to contact accommodation and food for her family members taking the university entrance exam in Hanoi, she was very upset when many candidates and their families could not find accommodation and food and were also "ripped off" by shop owners and motel owners. Many families from far away provinces packed up and came to Hanoi to take their children to the exam and had unpleasant experiences during the hottest days in the capital. Ms. Linh had planned to do something with her friends and relatives to support the candidates in this year's university entrance exam.
During the first 3 days of the university entrance exam, Ms. Linh and her friends cooked 100 meals to serve at the exam site of the University of Construction. Receiving positive feedback and seeing the good results, Ms. Linh called on many kind-hearted people to sponsor and cooperated with San Ho Do restaurant (135 Luong Dinh Cua, Hanoi) to cook 500 meals to support candidates and their families at 5 exam sites of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the University of Natural Sciences on July 9 and 10. From the morning of July 8, Ms. Linh and the volunteer team were present at the exam sites from 6:00 a.m. to distribute free meal coupons.
Ms. Ngoc Linh said happily: “I didn’t expect my project to receive so much support, some contributed labor, some contributed money, some even contributed a cart of vegetables, some contributed a few kilos of meat. Thanks to that, we were able to make full, delicious, hygienic meals. When we delivered them to the candidates and their families at the exam sites, they were very happy and surprised.”
“I realized that everyone has a good heart and a desire to help others in difficult circumstances. Especially during the university entrance exam, which is of interest to the whole society, many individuals and organizations want to do something to help the candidates, hoping to support and give more strength to them and their families. That is because they understand the hardships of parents and see the image of their own children in it,” Ms. Linh affirmed.
However, the female reporter also felt sad when many people expressed doubts and did not want to receive the meals that she and everyone else had worked hard to make. Therefore, she hopes that individuals and organizations who share this beautiful idea can coordinate together so that this activity can be expanded in scale, standardized and create trust for candidates and their families.