The Saigon Times runs an article on the Swannies raising VND40 million for swimming lessons

Last Thursday, the Saigon Times published an article written by Michael Smith, about the Vietnam Swans raising VND 40 million (approx USD2,054) at our Grand Final Parties  in Hanoi and Saigon. The money will be donated to a swimming program in Hoi An. Below is an excerpt from the article.

When the Vietnam Swans held their AFL Grand Final parties last Saturday 25 September) the only winners were the kids in Hoi An who will benefit from the money raised to teach them how to swim.

The Grand Final match was a shock 68-68 draw between the two inner city Melbourne teams, Collingwood and St Kilda, and everybody left feeling as deflated as a flat football. But the kids in Hoi An cleaned up.

The party at La Cantine in HCMC’s District 1 had 242 footy fans and raised VND30 million for the Tri Bob Swimming Program for kids in Hoi An, while the party for the final in Hanoi with 150 attendees raised VND10 million. The swimming program was started because more kids drown in Vietnam than die in road accidents.

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