(VNF) - The 10th Saigon Summer Ball, an annual fundraising event to raise fund for needy children will be held by Saigon Children's Charity on September 15 in HCM City.

First organized in 2009, the Saigon Summer Ball has long been one of the premier charity events on the Ho Chi Minh City social calendar.

Saigon Summer Ball fundraising will support Saigon Children's Charity programmes including School Building, Special Needs Education, and the Child Development Scholarship Programme which gives underprivileged children the opportunity to continue their education rather than leave school to earn money for their families.

First organized in 2009, the Saigon Summer Ball has long been one of the premier charity events on the Ho Chi Minh City social calendar.

Throughout its past 9 seasons, the Saigon Summer Ball has raised approximately US $1 million. The fund has been used to change the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children and their families for the better.

Saigon Summer Ball will be held at the Park Hyatt Saigon (No.2 Lam Son Square, Ben Nghe ward, district 1) at 7 pm on Sep 15 with an expected number of around 300 guests.

Saigon Children’s Charity is an NGO registered in UK in 1992 and work exclusively in Vietnam for one purpose: to help disadvantaged Vietnamese children to get an education and a fairer start in life. The organization is committed to overcoming barriers to education for children, including poverty, geography, knowledge and disability./.

( Phi Yen )