Operation Smile – Vietnam 2016

Pediatric dentist Dane Hoang during the Operation Smile dental mission at the Hue Odonto-Stomatology Hospital in Hue, Vietnam on Thursday, April 21st, 2016. (Operation Smile Photo - Jasmin Shah)

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LHF Project – April 7, 2012

Projects in Hue, Vietnam This spring the people of Vietnam welcome the only mystical creature in the Asian zodiac...the Dragon; a creature of power and legend.  This ultimate auspicious symbol signifies luck, success, and happiness to the Vietnamese people.  With this in mind, Le Hoang Foundation strives to bring hope and joy to underprivileged children in five projects in the surrounding areas of Hue, Vietnam. Spring is a time of new beginnings and we believe that education is the key to a brand new start.  This April, Le Hoang Foundation wants to focus on the ...

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March 25-26, 2011

Projects in Hue, Vietnam In Hue, Vietnam, Le Hoang Foundation delivered daily essentials and gifts to Mai Linh Boarding House, Tu An Pagoda, and the Center of Vocational and Job for Disabilities and Orphans. Mai Linh Boarding House, located in the Dong Con Duc Me Vo Nhiem, provides housing, board, and education assistance to 19 ethnic minority girls that otherwise would never have the opportunity for a formal education. Tu An Pagoda is home to young female monastics-in-training. The Center of Vocational and Job for Disabilities and Orphans is a non profit organization ...

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March 19, 2011

Projects in Hanoi, Vietnam Le Hoang Foundation visited the children of Bo De Pagoda and the patients at the National Hospital for Children with Cancer in Hanoi, Vietnam. At Bo De Pagoda, we delivered basic daily essentials to the enthusiastic children. For the young patients in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital, we made and delivered care packages. [slideshow id=17 w=300 h=300]

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Operation Smile – March 20-26, 2011

Operation Smile Dental Mission in Hue, Vietnam In the 2011 mission, Le Hoang Foundation focused on Vietnam, the country that ignited the birth of this non profit organization and the homeland of its founders, Dr. Dane Hoang and her sister, Thanh. As an avid supporter of Operation Smile, Le Hoang Foundation had the privilege of participating in the March 2011 dental mission in Vinh Phuc and Hue, Vietnam. In a course of a week, a total of 3013 patients were screened of which 2340 received oral hygiene instructions and education, treatment was rendered to 1299 patients, ...

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August/September 2010

Projects in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand) The mission of Le Hoang Foundation is to create and manage programs that provide tangible help and will transform the lives of special needs and financially disadvantage children in the United States and around the world. In our 2010 mission, we were joined by volunteers from the United States, Germany, and Vietnam. Our visit to the orphanages in Hanoi and Nam Dinh, Vietnam marked the beginning of our charity work in Southeast Asia. We delivered basic daily essentials such as food, medications, blankets, ...

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Orphanage in Vietnam – Nov 2009

A visit to one of the beneficiaries of the Le Hoang Foundation--an orphanage in Hue at Duc Son Pagoda was quite memorable.  Needless to say, the visit was filled with love, laughter, and joy as we saw the results of your generous contributions on the faces of the children at these orphanages. With your assistance, the Le Hoang Foundation was able to provide these children with some basic necessities that we often take for granted, like toothbrushes and toothpastes. Some children were wearing new school uniforms which were purchased at our last visit in March 2009. ...

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Operation Smile Vietnam – Nov 2009

November 2009 marked an important milestone as Operation Smile Vietnam celebrated 20 years of helping provide new lives and new smiles for the children of Vietnam. The anniversary was commemorated with 16 simultaneous surgical and dental missions held from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City from November 4-16 thanks to the dedication of more than 300 international medical volunteers from Vietnam as well as the U.S., the Philippines, the U.K., Canada, India, Norway, Hong Kong, China, Ireland, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Italy and Cambodia.The teams worked tirelessly to provide ...

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