Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training does not accept flowers to congratulate the opening day of the school year in any form.

(NLDO) - Encourage the conversion of congratulatory forms into practical donations for the scholarship fund or to join hands to support compatriots in difficulty.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has just sent a document to departments, branches, unions, organizations, businesses and all educational institutions in the city about not accepting congratulatory flowers for the opening of the 2025-2026 school year.

According to the Department of Education and Training, implementing the directives and resolutions of the Party and State on practicing thrift and combating waste, during the preparation and organization of the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year, the department announced that all educational institutions in the area should proactively limit the solemn decoration with fresh flowers in the stage areas, podiums, school gates, etc. Only use flowers in places that are really necessary to create highlights, ensuring aesthetics without being ostentatious or wasteful.

Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School (Sai ​​Gon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) launched a campaign to support people affected by natural disasters on the morning of September 3.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training does not accept congratulatory flowers in any form from agencies, organizations, businesses, parents and individuals attending the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year. Units need to proactively and widely announce this policy to partners, parents of students... in many forms.

According to the Department of Education and Training, in recent days, people in the mountainous and midland provinces of the North and North Central regions have suffered devastating consequences caused by storms No. 4 and No. 5. To share the above difficulties, the Department has requested educational institutions in the area to launch a campaign to support people affected by floods; guide and encourage units and individuals to convert the form of congratulations into donations and practical contributions to the school's scholarship fund or join hands to support people facing difficulties due to natural disasters and floods in response to the general call of the Department of Education and Training.

"The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training would like to express our sincere thanks and acknowledge the attention and good feelings of agencies, units, organizations and individuals towards the city's education and training cause in the past time; we hope that interested agencies, units, organizations and individuals will continue to support and assist people affected by floods caused by storms No. 4 and No. 5" - the announcement stated.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nganh-gd-dt-tp-hcm-khong-nhan-hoa-chuc-mung-ngay-khai-giang-duoi-moi-hinh-thuc-196250903155924809.htm