"We can do no great things, only small things with great love." We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the businesses and loveliest of friends, family, and honoured guests for helping make our 13th Annual Fundraising gala a huge success. Together, we raised over $57,000 to continue our efforts to give hope and opportunities to underprivileged children & youths. It was such a beautiful evening filled with so much love and tears. Thank you Dr. Cecile Phan for being our amazing MC, who spoke with so much heart, love, and passion for our mission. And you sure can engage the audience w/ a fun game of Jeopardy! Thank you Dr. Grace Le and Linh Kim Truong for speaking with so much love and sharing the details of how 100% of your donations go to our projects because every member of our team dedicate their time and efforts selflessly and completely from their heart. Thank you to the talented songstress Carissa Le Nha Uyen for your beautiful rendition of Mua Thu May Ngan and La Vie En Rose. Thank you to the Chua Phat Quang dance troupe (Ashley Phan, Kathy Tong, Kim Chau, Vivian Tran, Vicky Tran, Mackenzie Wojcik, Cindy Tran, Angel Phan, Vance Tran) for your beautiful dance Gap Nhau Giua Rung Mo. Much praise to the choreographers Michelle & Lily Dang. Thank you to Catherine Thai of Oodle Noodle for donating vegetarian spring rolls to our 340 guests! Thank you to the generous Mai Duong for winning the 50/50, then turning around and gifting it all back to CVBF. Thank you Oang Nguyen for making the cha to help fundraise for us. Thank you to Ms Minh Duc for donating your Bighorn Resort Condo for one of our lucky winners! Thank you to the Emperor Palace for your delicious food, making accommodations for all the vegetarians in the crowd, then donating some funds back to CVBF! Thank you to all the volunteers (Aurora, Monet, Sage, Levi, Sidney, Mia, Yvonne, Tina, Kai, Nakoda, and so many more) for helping with the set up and other tasks to make the evening successful. Gosh, there are so many more people we are grateful for -- those who donated such wonderful auction items, made financial donations, and all those who came to support us and to give us strength. We have great love and admiration for all of you! We, at the Children of Vietnam Benevolent Foundation, will continue our very best to honour your love, kindness, and generosity!! (fb)

And last but not least...THANK YOU so much to the EDMONTON OILERS for supporting the efforts of the Children of Vietnam Benevolent Foundation!! We are so very grateful!! Go Oilers Go!! :) (fb)