UPS donotes helmets to Vietnamese children

January 05, 2012 | 08:00

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To avoid the annual dramatic increase in road deaths and injuries that come with Tet holiday, today, United Parcel Service (UPS) donates 1,870 helmets to Ho Chi Minh City’s Pham Van Chieu Primary School, a sponsor well aware of the holiday’s impact on road conditions.

The donation, part of a school-based helmet education programme called Helmets for Kids, was implemented by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation with the collaboration of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Education and Training (DOET) and Traffic Safety Committee (TSC).

Jeff McLean, general director of UPS Vietnam said: “We chose to collaborate with Ho Chi Minh City authorities and AIP Foundation to provide these children with real protection. By wearing their helmets, they will be well protected in the case of a crash. In fact, we urge all Vietnamese children to wear helmets all year long.”

In addition to a generous helmet donation, UPS sponsored the training of the schools’ teachers so that they would be equipped to teach their students how to wear a helmet correctly. In this occasion, volunteers from UPS’ staff also came to the school themselves to provide children with road safety life-saving knowledge.

UPS (NYSE:UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide.

By Song Ngoc

vir.com.vn

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