Richmond Vietnamese Association (Richmond, VA) / Hội Người Việt Richmond VA

RVA Collects $47,000 in Donations for Tammy Nguyen Trust Fund

The Richmond Vietnamese Association’s Tammy Nguyen Trust Fund has collected $47,000 to date, thanks to generous donations from individuals and businesses in the Richmond community and beyond. The Tammy Nguyen Trust Fund was set up by RVA in April 2007 to help pay medical and other expenses for Tammy, an 8-year old Richmond child who suffered serious burns on 80 percent of her body, in a house fire in March 2007. The support from the community has been remarkable. The Trust Fund received approximately $20,000 in donations during the Richmond Asian Food Festival on April 28 alone.

Tammy was flown to the Pediatric Burn Unit at Shrinner’s Children’s Medical Center, in Cincinnati, Ohio for treatment. After 9 surgeries, Tammy returned home on April 19, and back to school in Richmond, VA on May 1. Tammy still has a long road of recovery ahead of her.

RVA would like to especially thank the following organizations and individuals for your help with raising money for the Tammy Nguyen Trust Fund:

• Comcast Corporation
• NBC 12
• WRIC 8
• Richmond Times Dispatch
• Style Weekly
• Retail Merchants Assocation
• WM Jordan
• Capital One
• AASOCV
• OCA
• Whiting-Turner
• Dominion Resources
• Ken Dye/Comcast
• Sean Muserallo/NBC-12
• Steve Samuel/Graphics Gallery
• Betty Baldwin/Atlantic Promotional
• Hadsassah Carter/Century 21
• Heaven & Earth Cafe

How to Contribute to Tammy Nguyen Fund

Send contribution (check or money order) to:

Tammy Nguyen Fund
First Capital Bank Inc
4101 Dominion Blvd
Glen Allen, VA 23060

You can also call the bank at 804-273-9300.

News articles on Tammy Nguyen

• 3 Dead After Father Starts Fire – FirefightingNews.com
• Services honor fire victims in Chesterfield – NBC 12
• Young fire victim emerges from coma – NBC 12
• Cub Scouts help schoolmate injured in fire – NBC 12
• Short Order – Style Weekly
• Tabs for Tammy – Chesterfield Observer
• Tough 8-year-old recovering from fire– NBC 12
• Prayers and hope for Tammy – Robinhoodfund.com
• Prayers & Hope for Tammy – 2nd Wish – Robinhoodfund.com

2007 RVA Poker Tournament

Update (Nov 2, 2007) – Due to technical difficulties, the Poker tournament has been postponed to a later date. Stay tuned for updates.

What’s better than a Saturday night full of fun playing poker with friends, while supporting charitable causes, and potentially winning some cash too? The Richmond Vietnamese Association will be hosting a fund raising Poker Tournament on 11/3/2007 at Nanking Restaurant (7408 W Broad St, Richmond, VA; 804-270-3888). Proceeds will benefit Vietnamese orphans (via the Church of Vietnamese Martyrs). RVA invites all Poker players, pros and amateurs alike, to support this charity event. If you are not familiar with Texas Hold’em Poker, please borrow an instruction book from your local library, or read up on it on the Internet. Good luck everyone!

Details

• Date & Time: 3 Tháng 11, 2007, 8 PM
• Location: Nanking Restaurant, 7408 W Broad St, Richmond, VA; 804-270-3888
• Entry fee: $100
• Tickets: Contact Anh Ba (804-356-9459), Vinny (804-502-3879), or Dave (804-833-1371).
• The amount of the winning prize depends on the number of participants.

The Richmond Vietnamese Association and Vien Giac Buddhist Temple will host a fund raising dance concert on November 14, 2007. Proceeds will benefit Vien Giac Temple. Vietnamese singing sensations Luong Tung Quang and Thanh Truc will be the headliners, with music by The Spotlight Band.

• Date and Time: 11/24/2007, 7 PM – 12 AM
• Location: The Showplace, 3000 Mechanicville Tnpk, Richmond, VA 23223
• Tickets: $40 per person if purchased in advance; $50 at the door. To purchase tickets, contact Tuan, 804-247-1843. You can also purchase tickets from the following locations/contacts:
  • Chùa Viên Giác: 553-1175
  • Kim’s Bakery
  • Phớ Số 1: 6403 Rigsby Rd, Richmond, VA
  • Cô Thuận: 672-7652
  • Đức Lê: 314-9855