(VLU, 07/9/2021) - After more than two months of launching, the family photo contest themed "Peaceful family - Happy society" organized by the Trade Union of Van Lang University has ended with the final prize belonged to "Completing vow" by author Nguyen Ngoc Linh - Union Group of Faculty of Fine Arts & Design.

Family photo contest with the theme "Peaceful family - Happy society" for Trade unionists of Van Lang University with the goal of celebrating the 20th anniversary of Vietnamese Family Day and for National Action Month of Violence Prevention Program in 2021. The photos are moments that capture everyday activities, idyllic events that happen in our own homes, showing care and concern among family members. Since then, the contest has contributed to propagating love and tolerance among generations of members, preserving and spreading the beauty and traditional values ​​of Vietnamese families.

The jury members include:

• PhD. Ma Thanh Cao – Lecturer at Faculty of Fine Arts & Design
• Mr. Nguyen Quoc Thanh – Lecturer at Faculty of Fine Arts & Design
• Mr. Lamtom Kinh Can - Photographer - Ho Chi Minh City Association of Photographer
• MA. Tran Thi Thu Thuy - President of Trade Union
• MA. Phan Minh Nguyet - Member of the Executive Committee of the Trade Union

After 2 months of launching and deploying, the Organizing Committee received a total of 141 entries. Based on the rules and criteria set forth, the Organizing Committee has summarized and awarded 18 prizes to the winning works with the value of 17,000,000 VND.

First prize: "Completing" - Nguyen Ngoc Linh - Faculty of Fine Arts & Design

With this photo, author Nguyen Ngoc Linh confided: "My grandparents got married since the day the country was unified. Overcoming many difficulties of the times, grandparents were always together, supporting and protecting each other. Every now and then, grandparents are always the rear for their hard-working children. Over months of treatment for stroke, grandfather had difficulty eating, walking, and sleeping, grandma both took care of his food and sleep, and helped him to go to the toilet, and was a "translation machine" when he could not speak. Grandparents have been living their vows when they declared their marriage to each other on their wedding day.”

02 second prizes: "Happy and healthy in Covid season" - Le Ngoc Minh Trang - Academic Affairs
                                 and "Father, son, river and sunset" - Bui Khoa Phuoc - Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology

05 third prizes:

• Small family - Big happiness - Cao Thi Xuan Tu, Faculty of Foreign Languages
• My family likes to be together - Ha Thi Minh Trang, Department of Oriental Studies - Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
• Family is the cell of society - Le Thanh Sang, Language Institute
• Happy journey - Le Thi Thanh Nhan, Faculty of Fine Arts & Design
• Family and nostalgia for the Covid season - Huynh Thanh Tien, Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology

10 consolation prizes:

• Humid nest - Tran Thi Thu Ha, Language Institute
• New Year of the Ox in 2021 - Nguyen Cuu Dinh, Training Room
• Far is missing, near is laughing - Pham Minh Cuong, Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology
• Hold hands and walk the whole way - Tran Ngoc Quang Phi, Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology
• My father is a novice 'barber' - Ton Nguyen Trong Hien, Faculty of Business Administration
• Warm family - Vu Xuan Tuong, Faculty of Business Administration
• Last spring with the whole family - Nguyen Dai Trang Nha, Faculty of Foreign Languages
• I won't come back this summer - Thanh Hung Duc Street, Faculty of Foreign Languages
• Seesaw of Love - Mai Thi Kieu Linh, Faculty of Information Technology
• Brothers in the season of Covid-19 - Doan Hoang Quan, Faculty of Business Administration

In addition to organizing meaningful contests, creating a healthy and rewarding playground for Trade Union members, the Trade Union also paid a lot of attention and shared difficulties with members during the Covid period through packages which have been deployed recently. May the Van Lang family always unite, love and create memories together through cohesive activities launched by the School Union.

Reporter: My Tien