News Archive

07/31/10
July '10: Update on Self-sustaining Projects
The latest on VRE's new mission—self-sustaining projects.

07/23/10
List of Recent VRE Supporters
Click here for a list of recent VRE supporters.

10/21/09
Our New Address
Please note that VRE has changed its address and phone number!

12/10/09
New! Self-sustaining Projects
By giving women pigs and goats, we're helping over the long-term.

12/10/09
Dec '09: School Update
This year, VRE has built and updated a dozen classrooms.

12/10/09
Dec '09: Bringing Doctors to Kids
In August, VRE brought doctors and dentists to hundreds of needy students.

12/10/09
In My Eyes: What’s it Like to be a Volunteer? '09
Truc To was two years old when his family left Vietnam in 1969. He recently went back, volunteering with VRE.

06/21/09
VRE Rings the NYSE's Closing Bell
Celebrating VRE's 10th anniversary, VRE's officers rang the NYSE's closing bell.

6/20/09
VRE Working on 12 classrooms
In 2009, VRE is building and upgrading 12 classrooms in needy communities.

06/20/09
In My Eyes: Returning to Vietnam
Thuhang Pham shares her first trip back to Vietnam after leaving as a baby.

06/20/09
Doctors to Treat 970 Kids in Tien Giang
VRE plans a medical mission to two schools this August.

03/24/09
Dec '09: Doctors Visit 1,000 Children
Over four days, VRE’s team treated more than 1,000 students in the Mekong Delta.

May 2008
VRE Videos
Videos of events and projects.

03/24/09
Dec '09: Volunteering in Rural Vietnam
Diep My Tam Xuan spent five days in rural Vietnam, volunteering for VRE and getting to better know her country.

03/24/09
Dec '09: VRE Opens Sponsored School
VRE opened its second school funded under our “Sponsor A School” initiative – the Chung Hoan Chu school in My An.

2008
June '08: In My Eyes: Seeing My Donation at Work
John Altorelli, who donated $21,000 to VRE to build a school in central Vietnam, shares his experience attending the school's opening in 2008.

2008
Dec '07: In My Eyes: Charity in my Country
Dr. Chu, father of VRE founders Chinh and Kathy Chu, ruminates on the meaning and motivation behind charity in face of seemingly endless poverty.

2007
June '07: In My Eyes: Making My Film, Oh Saigon
In this essay, filmmaker Doan Hoang talks about making her award-winning documentary, Oh Saigon, and about building a school together with VRE.

06/20/09
List of VRE 2008 Supporters
Click here for a list of VRE's 2008 supporters.