[Applause] thank you what you just saw is how many
thank you what you just saw is how many
thank you what you just saw is how many Vietnamese children crossed the river
Vietnamese children crossed the river
Vietnamese children crossed the river during the monsoon season in the rural
during the monsoon season in the rural
during the monsoon season in the rural area with the loose of grills a loss of
area with the loose of grills a loss of
area with the loose of grills a loss of hands made of them drown are suffocated
hands made of them drown are suffocated
hands made of them drown are suffocated to death how do we know since September
to death how do we know since September
to death how do we know since September 2015 our foundation have funded the
2015 our foundation have funded the
2015 our foundation have funded the construction of three bridges and ten
construction of three bridges and ten
construction of three bridges and ten schools in Vietnam we did this when our
schools in Vietnam we did this when our
schools in Vietnam we did this when our high school buddies from this city said
high school buddies from this city said
high school buddies from this city said hey you can’t even build get the
hey you can’t even build get the
hey you can’t even build get the construction permit for ten thousand
construction permit for ten thousand
construction permit for ten thousand dollars of five thousand dollars let
dollars of five thousand dollars let
dollars of five thousand dollars let alone build in the school we did this
alone build in the school we did this
alone build in the school we did this when our oversea friends so let’s get
when our oversea friends so let’s get
when our oversea friends so let’s get together at new year and discuss about
together at new year and discuss about
together at new year and discuss about your school building concept well for
your school building concept well for
your school building concept well for those friends who doubted us who wait
those friends who doubted us who wait
those friends who doubted us who wait and see we found new friends who embrace
and see we found new friends who embrace
and see we found new friends who embrace our concept of building 100 schools for
our concept of building 100 schools for
our concept of building 100 schools for Vietnam or globally by year 2025 but
Vietnam or globally by year 2025 but
Vietnam or globally by year 2025 but seriously how did we do this we create
seriously how did we do this we create
seriously how did we do this we create change from within and inspire the next
change from within and inspire the next
change from within and inspire the next generation of leaders you the college
generation of leaders you the college
generation of leaders you the college students on three key aspects one
students on three key aspects one
students on three key aspects one believe in the power of number let me
believe in the power of number let me
believe in the power of number let me ask you how many college students in
ask you how many college students in
ask you how many college students in Vietnam anybody know 2.1 million
Vietnam anybody know 2.1 million
Vietnam anybody know 2.1 million and growing so how can we leverage this
and growing so how can we leverage this
and growing so how can we leverage this number last September 18 children 16 we
number last September 18 children 16 we
number last September 18 children 16 we did a 5k walk in this city for the pure
did a 5k walk in this city for the pure
did a 5k walk in this city for the pure purpose of our Foundation and over 200
purpose of our Foundation and over 200
purpose of our Foundation and over 200 of you came from foreign trade
of you came from foreign trade
of you came from foreign trade University on the tong university this
University on the tong university this
University on the tong university this university many others and the event
university many others and the event
university many others and the event were televised on the 2ej
were televised on the 2ej
were televised on the 2ej tvs we hope that we can see the clip
tvs we hope that we can see the clip
tvs we hope that we can see the clip sang in with an agenda may come without
sang in with an agenda may come without
sang in with an agenda may come without I convenient and convenient and for
I convenient and convenient and for
I convenient and convenient and for human so Kingdom Oh calm down huntin say
human so Kingdom Oh calm down huntin say
human so Kingdom Oh calm down huntin say of Mirage ninja we system Yahoo height a
of Mirage ninja we system Yahoo height a
of Mirage ninja we system Yahoo height a massive being in the ghetto they hop
massive being in the ghetto they hop
massive being in the ghetto they hop took the bank and for human de l’homme
took the bank and for human de l’homme
took the bank and for human de l’homme of Sookie note engine built a school
of Sookie note engine built a school
of Sookie note engine built a school foundation Namco guys take over – hop –
foundation Namco guys take over – hop –
foundation Namco guys take over – hop – Mei boom so boom sir you know I got hit
Mei boom so boom sir you know I got hit
Mei boom so boom sir you know I got hit home because overkill tambien game also
home because overkill tambien game also
home because overkill tambien game also we raised almost $1000 from this 5k walk
we raised almost $1000 from this 5k walk
we raised almost $1000 from this 5k walk way exceeded our expectation why because
way exceeded our expectation why because
way exceeded our expectation why because for 200 people and almost $1000 our goal
for 200 people and almost $1000 our goal
for 200 people and almost $1000 our goal we just try to collect $1 from each of
we just try to collect $1 from each of
we just try to collect $1 from each of these participants so if you extrapolate
these participants so if you extrapolate
these participants so if you extrapolate that two point two point 1 million call
that two point two point 1 million call
that two point two point 1 million call us students each of them give us $1 we
us students each of them give us $1 we
us students each of them give us $1 we will have over 2 million dollars a year
will have over 2 million dollars a year
will have over 2 million dollars a year to be hundreds of school and bridges for
to be hundreds of school and bridges for
to be hundreds of school and bridges for Vietnam right so number 2 we like to
Vietnam right so number 2 we like to
Vietnam right so number 2 we like to unleash the compassionate nature in all
unleash the compassionate nature in all
unleash the compassionate nature in all of us to see the race of hand how many
of us to see the race of hand how many
of us to see the race of hand how many of you have volunteers for events in
of you have volunteers for events in
of you have volunteers for events in school at work or ask your community
school at work or ask your community
school at work or ask your community nice high fight your neighbor that’s
nice high fight your neighbor that’s
nice high fight your neighbor that’s exactly why I like to see so how can we
exactly why I like to see so how can we
exactly why I like to see so how can we channel this positive energy to create
channel this positive energy to create
channel this positive energy to create to support and to create longer and
to support and to create longer and
to support and to create longer and sustainable projects in health education
sustainable projects in health education
sustainable projects in health education and safety for Vietnam we take all of
and safety for Vietnam we take all of
and safety for Vietnam we take all of you to the countryside to the rural area
you to the countryside to the rural area
you to the countryside to the rural area so see the reality of how other people
so see the reality of how other people
so see the reality of how other people live so that’s the point number 2
live so that’s the point number 2
live so that’s the point number 2 last september and december we took we
last september and december we took we
last september and december we took we organized all the field trip for
organized all the field trip for
organized all the field trip for selected leaders now to the mekong river
selected leaders now to the mekong river
selected leaders now to the mekong river up in the Highland from bone up down to
up in the Highland from bone up down to
up in the Highland from bone up down to the Delta Mekong Delta up come out again
the Delta Mekong Delta up come out again
the Delta Mekong Delta up come out again and all the way back to the in being
and all the way back to the in being
and all the way back to the in being when we returned from this field trip
when we returned from this field trip
when we returned from this field trip it’s Japanese leader believe in our
it’s Japanese leader believe in our
it’s Japanese leader believe in our mission even more and they plan to raise
mission even more and they plan to raise
mission even more and they plan to raise a little thousand dollars each to
a little thousand dollars each to
a little thousand dollars each to support our build school foundations
support our build school foundations
support our build school foundations support all of these projects how do
support all of these projects how do
support all of these projects how do they do that they organize youth
they do that they organize youth
they do that they organize youth leadership class they are going to other
leadership class they are going to other
leadership class they are going to other HR events and some of them donate parts
HR events and some of them donate parts
HR events and some of them donate parts you know a partial pour show up with
you know a partial pour show up with
you know a partial pour show up with ourselves to our law our foundation so
ourselves to our law our foundation so
ourselves to our law our foundation so we can build more school so that’s
we can build more school so that’s
we can build more school so that’s number two and here’s number three how
number two and here’s number three how
number two and here’s number three how many of you think that when you graduate
many of you think that when you graduate
many of you think that when you graduate from this college you will work in the
from this college you will work in the
from this college you will work in the public sector okay how about the private
public sector okay how about the private
public sector okay how about the private sector nonprofit organization or for
sector nonprofit organization or for
sector nonprofit organization or for charity what about working for all of
charity what about working for all of
charity what about working for all of them because all of our volunteers work
them because all of our volunteers work
them because all of our volunteers work for all these people why is that
for all these people why is that
for all these people why is that important because for each of our
important because for each of our
important because for each of our project we retain the flexibility to
project we retain the flexibility to
project we retain the flexibility to work with all the local official a and
work with all the local official a and
work with all the local official a and support for instance for the project
support for instance for the project
support for instance for the project dowing in the mekong delta we work with
dowing in the mekong delta we work with
dowing in the mekong delta we work with the head of the Kemal province
the head of the Kemal province
the head of the Kemal province association for the school that we build
association for the school that we build
association for the school that we build in the highlands we work with the youth
in the highlands we work with the youth
in the highlands we work with the youth club of boom eat all right and another
club of boom eat all right and another
club of boom eat all right and another purse that we build down come out we
purse that we build down come out we
purse that we build down come out we work with a local charity hearted
work with a local charity hearted
work with a local charity hearted foundation and for the school that we
foundation and for the school that we
foundation and for the school that we building being we work directly with the
building being we work directly with the
building being we work directly with the office of education and development and
office of education and development and
office of education and development and also with editorial staff the magazine
also with editorial staff the magazine
also with editorial staff the magazine education and society but it’s it’s very
education and society but it’s it’s very
education and society but it’s it’s very important because we want to make sure
important because we want to make sure
important because we want to make sure we teach you how how to work with
we teach you how how to work with
we teach you how how to work with everybody so we can build your network
everybody so we can build your network
everybody so we can build your network all right so now you understand the
all right so now you understand the
all right so now you understand the power of number you understand how to
power of number you understand how to
power of number you understand how to unleash your
unleash your
unleash your compassion aside and we will mentor you
compassion aside and we will mentor you
compassion aside and we will mentor you to over everybody what would be the next
to over everybody what would be the next
to over everybody what would be the next action that you can take to support our
action that you can take to support our
action that you can take to support our school there are three things that you
school there are three things that you
school there are three things that you can do first try to create a partnership
can do first try to create a partnership
can do first try to create a partnership between college students and our
between college students and our
between college students and our foundation the first thing is I would
foundation the first thing is I would
foundation the first thing is I would like to see everybody in this auditorium
like to see everybody in this auditorium
like to see everybody in this auditorium take out $1 or 20,000 don’t or whatever
take out $1 or 20,000 don’t or whatever
take out $1 or 20,000 don’t or whatever if you don’t have one borrow from the
if you don’t have one borrow from the
if you don’t have one borrow from the front next to you if you can write out
front next to you if you can write out
front next to you if you can write out your name and your phone number or your
your name and your phone number or your
your name and your phone number or your email on it and pass it on to the aisles
email on it and pass it on to the aisles
email on it and pass it on to the aisles why is this little exercise important I
why is this little exercise important I
why is this little exercise important I want to prove to you the act of kindness
want to prove to you the act of kindness
want to prove to you the act of kindness begins with a simple task and giving
begins with a simple task and giving
begins with a simple task and giving away $1 it doesn’t have to be fired
away $1 it doesn’t have to be fired
away $1 it doesn’t have to be fired doesn’t have to be 10 it doesn’t have to
doesn’t have to be 10 it doesn’t have to
doesn’t have to be 10 it doesn’t have to be 50 or 100 even though I would be more
be 50 or 100 even though I would be more
be 50 or 100 even though I would be more than happy to take your hundred dollars
so that’s number one number two I would
so that’s number one number two I would like each of the university to partner
like each of the university to partner
like each of the university to partner with us and sponsor one school now let
with us and sponsor one school now let
with us and sponsor one school now let me show you why this thing is not
me show you why this thing is not
me show you why this thing is not difficult how many people here from the
difficult how many people here from the
difficult how many people here from the University of Economics let’s make some
University of Economics let’s make some
University of Economics let’s make some noise let me hear you right you know how
noise let me hear you right you know how
noise let me hear you right you know how many students you have at your campus
many students you have at your campus
many students you have at your campus fifty one thousand fifty one thousand
fifty one thousand fifty one thousand
fifty one thousand fifty one thousand students and try to come up with five
students and try to come up with five
students and try to come up with five thousand dollars that not the heart has
thousand dollars that not the heart has
thousand dollars that not the heart has to do how many of you hear from foreign
to do how many of you hear from foreign
to do how many of you hear from foreign trade University okay how many student
trade University okay how many student
trade University okay how many student you have your campus about thirteen
you have your campus about thirteen
you have your campus about thirteen thousand students and I can go on with
thousand students and I can go on with
thousand students and I can go on with all this number Tom the Tong University
all this number Tom the Tong University
all this number Tom the Tong University you have about twenty three University
you have about twenty three University
you have about twenty three University of Technology twenty-five twenty-five
of Technology twenty-five twenty-five
of Technology twenty-five twenty-five thousand students work together with us
thousand students work together with us
thousand students work together with us to come up with a $5,000 budget to
to come up with a $5,000 budget to
to come up with a $5,000 budget to response our school it’s not the hard
response our school it’s not the hard
response our school it’s not the hard thing if you know what to do my officer
thing if you know what to do my officer
thing if you know what to do my officer here will show you how and we will train
here will show you how and we will train
here will show you how and we will train you on that
you on that
you on that so the action number three
so the action number three
so the action number three if this was really important not only we
if this was really important not only we
if this was really important not only we asked you to work with us we would train
asked you to work with us we would train
asked you to work with us we would train you we cannot with 2.1 million
you we cannot with 2.1 million
you we cannot with 2.1 million call a student directly but we can work
call a student directly but we can work
call a student directly but we can work with at least five officer from east
with at least five officer from east
with at least five officer from east schools right we knew the president the
schools right we knew the president the
schools right we knew the president the work with local government we the vp
work with local government we the vp
work with local government we the vp education to work with officer education
education to work with officer education
education to work with officer education we need a project manager to work with
we need a project manager to work with
we need a project manager to work with construction company we will we need
construction company we will we need
construction company we will we need treasurer to work where our fundraising
treasurer to work where our fundraising
treasurer to work where our fundraising activities officer and off the donors
activities officer and off the donors
activities officer and off the donors we have a lot of donors from Washington
we have a lot of donors from Washington
we have a lot of donors from Washington DC Houston Texas what of San Diego
DC Houston Texas what of San Diego
DC Houston Texas what of San Diego California Sydney in all with Vietnam
California Sydney in all with Vietnam
California Sydney in all with Vietnam here so we need your help and laughs we
here so we need your help and laughs we
here so we need your help and laughs we do need to have a secretary to make sure
do need to have a secretary to make sure
do need to have a secretary to make sure that you keep track of all of these
that you keep track of all of these
that you keep track of all of these paperwork that we have to do week after
paperwork that we have to do week after
paperwork that we have to do week after after all beside building school and
after all beside building school and
after all beside building school and bridges our longer-term mission is
bridges our longer-term mission is
bridges our longer-term mission is actually to build people you right sink
actually to build people you right sink
actually to build people you right sink closing I would like to share with you a
closing I would like to share with you a
closing I would like to share with you a personal story when I tried to escape
personal story when I tried to escape
personal story when I tried to escape Vietnam long times ago in searching for
Vietnam long times ago in searching for
Vietnam long times ago in searching for higher education
higher education
higher education I didn’t finish teaching a little boys
I didn’t finish teaching a little boys
I didn’t finish teaching a little boys in the fishing village have come out how
in the fishing village have come out how
in the fishing village have come out how to read so I vowed one day to return and
to read so I vowed one day to return and
to read so I vowed one day to return and build school for poor children decade
build school for poor children decade
build school for poor children decade pass but the unfinished promise of
pass but the unfinished promise of
pass but the unfinished promise of yesteryears never stopped hunting me so
yesteryears never stopped hunting me so
yesteryears never stopped hunting me so in 2007 I was invited back to work with
in 2007 I was invited back to work with
in 2007 I was invited back to work with a vietname Academy of Science Technology
a vietname Academy of Science Technology
a vietname Academy of Science Technology in Hanoi so I restarted about this
in Hanoi so I restarted about this
in Hanoi so I restarted about this school building promise and it took me
school building promise and it took me
school building promise and it took me eight years until September of 2015 to
eight years until September of 2015 to
eight years until September of 2015 to build my first school for fifty three
build my first school for fifty three
build my first school for fifty three children in the Norton border with China
children in the Norton border with China
children in the Norton border with China since I travel to the central Highland
since I travel to the central Highland
since I travel to the central Highland down to the Mekong River witnessing so
down to the Mekong River witnessing so
down to the Mekong River witnessing so many other underserved children who risk
many other underserved children who risk
many other underserved children who risk their life for a chance to be educated
their life for a chance to be educated
their life for a chance to be educated so at Carla’s students today and future
so at Carla’s students today and future
so at Carla’s students today and future leaders of tomorrow I wish you
leaders of tomorrow I wish you
leaders of tomorrow I wish you understand the power within you and
understand the power within you and
understand the power within you and unleash the compassionate nature by
unleash the compassionate nature by
unleash the compassionate nature by exercising this simple promise with this
exercising this simple promise with this
exercising this simple promise with this dollars we can change the basic
dollars we can change the basic
dollars we can change the basic education of Vietnam forever
education of Vietnam forever
education of Vietnam forever thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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