Vietnam Healing Foundation
Hi, and best wishes as Christmas approaches us. As usual, this is the time of year that I ask friends to consider making a donation to the charity for the crippled South Vietnamese soldiers still struggling under the discriminatory measures Hanoi has laid on them all these years. The economy in Viet Nam has not been doing well lately, partially due to the inefficiency and corruption of the semi-communist tyranny that runs the place. (With a hell of an iron fist inside a thin glove. In the past year several international humanitarian organizations have come out with clear condemnations of the various repressive policies Hanoi has ramped up against minorities and dissidents.) We have been swamped with requests from disabled vets and their families, far more than we can support on a regular basis. We continue to support 80+ especially needy vets on a committed basis, but next week we'll include one-time gifts to at least 60 more applicants, to at least give them aid to help with the special expenses of the cooler weather and the Tet celebration at the end of January. Our overhead remains at near 3%, since the whole organization is made up of volunteers. The only expenses we have are minor items here like our Post Office box, and the gas and lunch costs for the men in Viet Nam who go around on their motorbikes to deliver the cash to our clients. I don't think any charity gets any lower for overhead, and as most people know now, the bulk of charities have overheads that run from 30% to 70% or more. So... please consider a donation, tax deductible of course, to VHF. You can use PayPal through the website (www.thevhf.org ), or mail a check to: Vietnam Healing Foundation, P.O Box 641, Willow Springs, NC 27592. Thank you for considering VHF, and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. --Del
