DREAM UP-INTERNAL MARATHON RAISES FUNDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: ONE MORE STEP, ONE MORE HOPE

Coteccons introduces the internal activity DREAM UP, which takes place alongside the COTECCONS GREEN UP MARATHON event to help employees develop running habits and raise funds for poor children in the Binh Thanh district. Every kilometer of running recorded will pay the corresponding amount to the charity fund campaign for children—”DREAM UP” for those who became orphans after the COVID-19 pandemic. The program officially begins on June 10, 2022 and ends on July 31, 2022.

“DREAM UP program is a playground for both health training and sending messages and values ​​of love. Proving that, working at Coteccons must be FUN, HEALTHY and HUMANE, because we believe that every step is an extended hope for unfortunate unfinished dreams.” – shared Mr. Pham Quan Luc – Deputy General Director of Coteccons Construction Joint Stock Company.

Mr. Pham Quan Luc – Deputy General Director of Coteccons participates in the DREAM UP internal marathon with Coteccons young members

The Dream Up 2022 internal marathon has officially recorded a distance of 20,000 km and the participation of more than 200 Coteccons-Unicons athletes. In particular, Mr. Tran Phan Nhan from COTECCONS’ finance and accounting department contributed a record journey of up to 752 km.

On August 31, 2022, the Executive Board of Coteccons & Unicons Trade Union participated in the “Mid-Autumn Festival” program held for children affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic organized by the Center for Public Social Work in Ho Chi Minh City Union and Binh Thanh District Labor Confederation. The representatives of the Executive Committee of the Trade Union awarded 11 DREAM UP scholarships, hoping that the small gift would help the children have another meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival.

Representatives of the Executive Board of Coteccons Trade Union awarding scholarships to children
The Executive Board of Coteccons Trade Union also got a letter of appreciation from the Binh Thanh District Labor Confederation for excellent actions in which Coteccons participated.

DREAM UP is one of the activities in the IMPACTD sustainable development program that helps Coteccons accomplish its mission of developing sustainable values and operating ethically in the community, society, and the environment. Coteccons will endeavor to provide numerous important community events to each locality where we operate, thereby increasing the local people’s quality of life.

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