Humanitarian Services for Children of Vietnam (HSCV)

Join HSCV for fantastic night of tasty food, live entertainment and enticing prizes, while helping us raise much needed funds for medical teams traveling to Vietnam. Enjoy a sumptuous Vietnamese buffet including all your favorite dishes as well as free soft drinks. Indulge in a beer, with Coronas, Heineken, Millers and Budweiser for sale at $3.50. Ms. Mai Le Huyen will kick off a great night of entertainment from 9pm. Direct from California; her voice will enhance and delight. Prepare to kick up your heels as our eclectic house band tackles everything from current hits, classics and a sizzling array of Latin beats. Dance the night away, or enjoy the music from the comfort of your chair. We’ve assembled an exciting and varied array of prizes for our silent auction. Come early to scope them out, and then stay late to insure they go home with you. Tickets for the event are on sale for Thirty dollars ($30), inclusive of the buffet, soft drinks and entertainment. For more information or to RSVP please contact Tien Truong at (952) 895-0595 or tien.truong@hscv.org . Money raised from the event will go to funding 2 medical teams, traveling to Vietnam. In addition to treating patients, these teams will educate local medical professionals, leaving behind the knowledge needed to treat 1000s. This one night of charity will truly teach many to fish. TEAM 1 will consist of doctors and nurses traveling to Saigon and Hanoi in October to teach colorectal surgery at the two largest Cancer Hospitals in Vietnam. TEAM 2 will consist of surgeons and nurses from Cardiostart International traveling to the Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi to perform heart surgery and associated care, FREE OF CHARGE, for children in need. Please visit our event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=67789898759&ref=mf If you are interested in hosting a charity event for HSCV please contact Annetta De Vet at annettadevet @ hscv.org.

HSCV participates in Earth Hour For the first year HSCV will participate in Earth Hour. Whether you believe in global warming or not we all need to believe in protecting our environment. As a sign of respect and understanding of our world environment HSCV will be turning off the lights for one hour on March 28, 2009. We are calling for supporters of HSCV to do the same. As of this Blog 825 cities in 80 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH for Earth Hour 2009, as part of the worlds first global election between Earth and global warming. Sign up for Earth Hour! - PARTICIPATING: Annetta De Vet Earth Hour 2009 by WWF - Sign up for Earth Hour! What is Earth Hour? This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard. Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness. In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday. We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations. VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour. Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm. Please visit http://www.earthhour.org/ for more information.