Join us on September 22, 2024 from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Mountain View De Anza Masonic Lodge for our fourth, annual Mid-Autumn festival—Trung Thu 2024! We will provide food, art activities and fun games, a lion dance, and a lantern parade! The sign-up link for the event is here: https://forms.gle/NwTG9sQLRjvLsNuD7
This year, there will be a required admissions fee of $5 for children 4-17 and senior citizens over 60, and $15 for adults. We strongly recommend donating an additional $25 per adult to reach our goal of at least $5,000 for the organization we are fundraising for this year. You can send fees and donations ahead of time through PayPal @vietbayteens. We will also be accepting cash donations onsite. Please reach out to us via email if you’re able to do company matching with your donations.
This Moon Festival, we’re raising funds for the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a life-saving organization in Vietnam that has rescued over 1,500 people from slavery, helped over 6,300 children and teens receive education and training, and provided safe shelter to over 1,800 children. These children are given a second chance through safe housing, education, and legal support and your donation can change a child’s life—offering them safety, stability, and hope for a brighter future.
If you’re planning to come to the event, please fill out the form below which includes needed supplies, as well as performance and food sign-ups: Mid Autumn Festival Sign-Up Sheets. Since we are a non-profit, we rely on the help of our community to run our event, so every bit from tables to utensils helps elevate the event experience greatly.
If you would like to set up an activity booth or sell goods for the fundraiser we highly encourage you to email us at vietbayteens@gmail.com or write it in the registration form.
If your teenager is interested in volunteering for the event and joining VietBay Teens, a California 501(c)3 NPO with the mission of connecting Vietnamese-American youth with their culture and supporting the Vietnamese community in the Bay Area. Volunteer hours will be provided, and teen volunteers will be waived of their admission fee. Sign up here: Volunteer sign-up
Further information surrounding specifics, the itinerary and more will be sent out later. Make sure to follow our social media (@vietbayteens on facebook and instagram) as well as our website (vietbayteens.com) for updates in the following weeks.
Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
VietBay Teens
Anh, Vit, Anna, Kieu-Vi, and Minh Minh