On Sunday, January 30, members and friends of Sunflower Mission joined hundreds of others in the Walkathon for Tsunami Victims at Alief Middle School in Houston, Texas to raise funds for the victims of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. About 3000 walkers, members of about 50 different Vietnamese-American organizations, raised over $61,000.

Sunflower Mission started the New Year with a fundraising event at the annual Vietnamese Tet Festival held at the Reliant Arena. SM was one of the 12 contracted food vendors, besides the prominent Kim Son, that provided foods and drinks. Festival atgtendees could seethat SM booth was one of the most professional and attractive booths.