DNU's Love Cake: 13 years of giving love and impressive numbers

The program “The cake of love” – a “specialty” of Dai Nam University was born with the purpose of sending love to difficult circumstances in society; helping students promote the spirit of mutual love, living responsibly for themselves, their families and the community. After 13 years of “sowing happiness, giving love”, the program has left many good impressions in the community and society; gradually affirming its brand with “speaking numbers”.

The program "Banh nghia tinh" is one of the volunteer activities that has a profound influence in the social community, contributing to the brand of Dai Nam University.

15,000 staff, lecturers and students participated in the implementation.

The program “Banh nghia tinh” was first organized in 2011, and has now entered its 13th year. This is one of the meaningful volunteer activities, with a strong influence in the community and society; contributing to the mission of Dai Nam University “Training graduates to have a good life and be good citizens”.

As usual, every time Tet comes, teachers and students of Dai Nam University are busy preparing materials, personally wrapping/boiling/picking up green Chung cakes. Everyone is happy when a part of their contribution will bring Tet to the less fortunate in society.

Up to now, the program "Banh nghia tinh" has mobilized more than 15,000 cadres, lecturers and students to participate.

30,000 banh chung cakes were given to people in difficult circumstances.

By 2023, Dai Nam University's "Banh Nghia Tinh" program had raised more than 3 billion VND in cash, wrapping nearly 30,000 banh chung, giving them to tens of thousands of less fortunate people in society.

Tens of thousands of banh chung have been given to people in difficult circumstances in society every Tet holiday.

Great influence on media - press

The search results for “The Love Cake” on Google in 0.26 seconds are 17,800 news items. This is proof that the program has made many contributions to society; contributing to spreading the spirit of mutual love - a traditional beauty of the Vietnamese people. The program has a wide influence in the community and society; it has received attention from news agencies - newspapers, especially Vietnam Television (VTV), who have spent a lot of time participating and reporting on prime time.

Dai Nam University's "cake of love" is widely covered in the press

Ms. Cao Thi Hoa - Vice President of the School Board, Vice Principal, the "founder" of the program is happy when "The cake of love" is increasingly affirming its "name"; being welcomed by teachers, students and the community.

She said: “It is a great pride that over the past 12 years, teachers and students of Dai Nam have always supported the program. Although everyone's salary is not high and the students still have many difficulties, every time Tet comes, everyone wants to contribute a little bit of their sincerity to share with the less fortunate. That is the motivation for us to continue to organize more charity programs like this, also to help students know how to live for everyone and for the community...”

A cake given away is the whole heart and love of teachers and students of Dai Nam University.

Great experiences and lessons that no textbook or lecture hall can teach.

After 4 years of accompanying the program “A piece of love cake”, Nguyen Ha Phuong – a student of the Faculty of Pharmacy expressed: “The experiences and lessons we received from the program “A piece of love cake” are enormous, not found in any documents, textbooks or lecture halls… The program helps us grow up every day; know how to sympathize and love everyone; appreciate what we have”.

In the program "Banh nghia tinh" in 2023, Do Tuong Son - class YK 14.01 participated in giving banh chung and Tet gifts to patients at Ha Dong General Hospital. The 10X was moved: "While everyone is happy and busy preparing for Tet, the patients and their families have to "stick" to the hospital, lacking everything. Giving them gifts personally, I feel so moved and cherish the moments of reunion with my family; at the same time, I remind myself to try to study hard to become a good doctor in the future, to be able to help the sick get well soon, to be able to go home to celebrate Tet with their loved ones..."

Tuong Son carefully brings each loving cake to patients at Ha Dong General Hospital during Tet 2023.

Nguyen Ha My - a student of the Faculty of E-Commerce and Digital Economy shared: “From a girl who had never wrapped Chung cake, never “joined hands” to bring Tet home to people in difficult circumstances, never understood the responsibility of the young generation towards society... after the program “Tam banh nghia tinh” I have experienced everything. I am sure that these are lessons outside the curriculum that not every student has. I am grateful to the School for organizing such a meaningful program, so that we can learn and train ourselves in the most comprehensive way”.

Mr. Vu Dang Tuan Anh - Secretary of the Youth Union shared: "I feel happy when the program "The cake of love" is growing stronger and more bustling with a grand scale. Through the activities of preparing ingredients, wrapping/boiling/scooping and giving cakes, not only students but also cadres, lecturers and staff of Dai Nam University also keep for themselves beautiful memories, meaningful lessons in life and responsibility towards the community. We will strive to spread the brand "The cake of love" of Dai Nam University even more widely".

The 13th year of the “Banh Nghia Tinh” program with the theme “Returning to the old Tet” is expected to take place on January 24-25, 2024; with the scale and quantity of banh chung and Tet gifts 5 times higher than in 2023.

Let's take a look back at some images of the Love Cake program over the years:

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