Shops invite customers to pay by donating to flood victims

Many coffee shops have replaced payment QR codes with transfer information to the Vietnam Fatherland Front to support people in flood-affected areas.

Shops invite customers to pay by donating to flood victims — Customers visiting many cafes and restaurants can use the service and directly convert the amount to be paid into donations to flood-affected areas. Photo: NVCC

In recent days, groups on social networking sites have been spreading information that many coffee shops are willing to convert their sales profits into donations to the Vietnam Fatherland Front for flood -affected areas. This action has received countless compliments and quickly spread everywhere.

The account number of the Vietnam Fatherland Front is printed on the bill by the store so that customers can easily support. Photo: Den Phu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Quynh, born in 1988, founder of Delina Coffee, shared with Lao Dong: “Seeing the damage caused by the storm and flood, all the furniture and houses were swept away, the most heartbreaking thing was that so many people lost their loved ones, I wanted to contribute a small part to help everyone. My staff and I decided to donate all sales revenue on September 13 to the fund. After changing the QR code, the shop's revenue did not change much. Customers who came to the shop at first were quite surprised to see the QR code of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, but they were very happy and even paid extra to contribute more efforts to help people in the flood area.” After Typhoon Yagi, Ms. Quynh's coffee shop was also affected to some extent. “The shop was not too damaged, there were a few fallen trees and broken lights, so we can see that people in the flood area had to suffer both material and spiritual losses,” she said. “After the storm and flood, people need a lot of supplies, clothes… I hope everyone will not hesitate because they feel that their support is small, no amount of money is too small to support our compatriots,” the shop owner said. The payment model by transferring money to support people in flood-affected areas quickly spread to many cafes and restaurants. Ms. Phuong Ngoc, owner of Helen Coffee in Son Tay, Ba Vi ( Hanoi ), shared: “We are reaching out to people in flood-affected areas with the spirit of “a piece when hungry is worth a package when full”, starting from September 15 to September 17. I think this is a small action but will have great meaning.”

Customers transfer money to the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Photo: Provided by the character

This campaign received positive feedback from customers. Many people praised the good deeds of shops and cafes when they donated their revenue to support people in flood-hit areas. According to the Vietnam Fatherland Front, as of 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2024, the Central Relief Mobilization Committee's account had received a total of VND 1,344 billion. From the amount received and based on the damage situation of the localities, the Central Relief Mobilization Committee decided to allocate the second round of support to the localities with a total amount of VND 650 billion. The Central Relief Mobilization Committee will continue to allocate this meaningful support resource to the localities heavily affected by storm No. 3 Yagi , ensuring transparency and in accordance with the provisions of law.