Dear friends,
December-January is the brightest and most exciting time of the year, for both children and adults. It is the time of hopes and fulfillment of wishes. We have done a great job in the last month – we provided the gifts to a hundred of children, and fulfilled the wishes of 40 our little care-receivers and their families. The best reward for our efforts is the glow of joy in children’s eyes , and the words of gratitude from parents. And all this is due to you, our dear donors! Thank you for your support! The photo reports can be seen on our website and in our groups at Facebook, Instagram, Telegram.
In total, in 2021 Diakonia has helped to 112 care-receivers, the information about 50 of them has been published in the monthly letters. About EUR 220,000 have been transferred to the clinics for their treatment, and about EUR 167,000 were transferred to the clinics by German charity funds at our requests. This means that the operations have been performed, vital treatment received, lives have been saved, and important support has been provided to their families. Many thanks to all the donors and volunteers who have made this possible! I am sure that next year we can do together as much as we did.
The holiday time is over, yet the wonders keep happening throughout the year!
In January, your help is awaited by:
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Our friend and volunteer, a wonderful musician Yulia Drukh, supports us again. The famous German music studio GENIUN invites Yulia to record a solo album. This requires financial support, so Julia opened a crowdfunding campaign at startnext.com . Yet Julia reckons: “If I get help, then I must help.” Therefore, part of the funds raised for the project will be donated to Diaconia Good Deed to support our care-receivers. Let the chain of goodness not be interrupted!
On St. Nicholas Day, a Christmas charity bazaar was successfully held in Budva, Montenegro. The children – students of the DobroMore Open School, their parents and teachers prepared and ran it. Thanks to the many visitors and friends who came to support them!
Everyone has enjoyed it and was filled with positive emotions. Music, mulled wine, wonderful crafts with meaning, Christmas tree decorations and postcards, delicious pies and pastries from novice chefs and masters of culinary art, home-made Christmas gingerbread – everything presented at the fair was made by hand and created a festive mood! Positive reviews and money transfers to the Dobro Delo account continue to flow.
The children appeared as adults, independent, creative and open-minded. On these pre-Christmas days, they thought not only of themselves and their loved ones, but also of others – the children donated half of the money they earned to the sick children, the care-receivers of Diakonia Good Deed. And even if this amount is small, this brought more kindness and light to their hearts.
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On the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a charity fair in support of the care-receivers of the Russian Orthodox Diakonia in Europe “Good Deed” was held in Cologne. Thanks to all the organizers, participants and guests of the truly festive event! Delicious pastries, Christmas cookies, Christmas tree and New Year’s decorations, books, toys, souvenirs, jams and various handmade products delighted the visitors of the bazaar.
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