Anna Owhadi Richardson, Chairwoman of the Association of Da Lat’s Friends in the Footprint of Dr. Yersin (AD@IY), said that the huge blanket is a symbol of the solidarity between the French and Vietnamese people in general and the friendship between people in Montpellier and Da Lat city and Hanoi in particular.
Knitting the largest woollen blanket was initiated by AD@ IY two years ago on the occasion of the Worldwide Knit in Public Day (June 13). The initiative aims to make a significant gift for Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims and create pleasures for pensioners at the Montpellier City Pensioners Centre.
The work has received the support of not only Montpellier City ’s people and authorities but also the UNICEF and other associations.
The woollen balls worldwide have been sent to the centre and AD@ IY has received small coloured pieces of woollen cloth (20cmx20cm) from a great number of volunteers around France.
Meanwhile, the other piece is being knitted by artisans in Da Lat city of the central highlands province of Lam Dong .
The world’s largest woollen blanket will be auctioned and the money will be donated to Vietnamese AO/dioxin victims, said Anna Owhadi Richardson, adding that the blanket will later be divided into small blankets to these victims.
The blanket continues to be expanded to register for the world’s Guinness record, she added./.
