Winter skiing in Protasov Jar!

On Saturday, February 6th a group of children from “Otchiy Dim” has spent unforgettable time skiing at Protasov Jar in Kyiv.

This time nine children arrived to ski under the guidance of experienced rest and recreation events manager – Igor Kaminskiy. For most boys and girls skiing is one of the most favorite activities, and for two of them it was the first time in their lives skiing. That’s why they had so much to learn – how to go skiing, move correctly, stop and control the speed and so much more.

Children had a lot of fun skiing. A good mood was accompanied by a wonderful weather and good equipment – skis, suits and shoes. The whole day long children were skiing and having fun together. Of cause there were some falls but praise the Lord with no traumas.

We are sincerely grateful to the leader board of Protasov Jar skiing complex for given opportunity to use their services for free! It’s well known that skiing is very helpful for children’s health. Fresh winter air cleans the lungs, and hardens all body, works out steadfastness.

Since then such “winter adventures” became traditional. More and more children are longing to join young and experienced skiers. We hope to find a chance to fulfill wants of all children – with necessary equipment, skies of proper sizes, shoes and so on and we hope that Protasov Jar will keep on welcoming our children in future as well!

Children’s drawing contest

Children’s drawings are like small windows opening the wonderful world of fantasy and fairy-tale, such unreachable for most adults. Everyone who visited Otchiy Dim these days had a wonderful chance to take a look into this world. As last week we summed up the results of drawing contest at Otchiy Dim among children of the Centre of Social Care and Children of Family Care. Children were proposed the following creativity directions – “Otchiy Dim”, my life today; Holidays, Birthday, Christmas, Easter, Harvest Day; My future; World around me.

The winners were chosen in two age categories 6-10 years old and 11-15 years old, altogether 25 children took part in contest, 68 masterpieces of young artists were performed before jury. Children were awarded with finances for the first places. The best pictures were used to decorate the calendar, which will bring joy through the whole year to all its proud owners – our friends and partners.

Winners in first age group 6-10 years old
I – Bondar Nadiya, Dahnenko Vitaliy
II – Sirenko Nadiya
III – Pidakyra Vova

Winners in second are group 11-15 years old
I – Yaschenko Marianna
II – Shemet Sergiy
III – Kononiuk Angela and Shemet Sergiy

«Bright Nativity star!»

New year 2010 at “Otchiy Dim” International Charity Foundation has started with revival of traditional Nativity Play, with performance we have visited many our friends and partners, governmental and non-governmental organizations.

This wonderful play brings us back to two thousand years old events, when Son of God, Jesus Christ was born on earth, for everyone who believeth in Him would be saved and eternal life.

Among the main characters at the Nativity we’ve seen – shepherds, angel, wise men, king Herod, salesman, death, Ukrainian girls – beautiful and singing. These were the characters performed by participants of the theatre studio “Dialogue” and music group “Singing Hearts” from Otchiy Dim”.

Bringing the Good News of the Birth of Christ, our children were wishing peace, love, health and wealthy to everyone! It was so wonderful to see happy faces of people, shining of watched performance and songs, from warmth and kindness of our children!

«It's so easy to help!»

On Christmas Holidays eve cell-connection company Life made a wonderful present for ‘Otchiy Dim’ International Charity Foundation and children’s Centers all over Ukraine, who work with street kids, orphans and children left without parental care. This gift was a start of a new national charity program “It’s so easy to help!” realized for a couple years in a row.
The purpose of this charity program is to attract attention of society to the problem of abundance and orphan hood and to gather finances to support such children, their development, education and care.
This year it was very easy to join the charity project – you just had to bye an image for mobile phone, by sending an sms, or just call to 2009, and in such way donate for orphans and children. It was very wonderful that all finances gathered from selling animation images the Life Company has doubled and is going to give to children’s centers all over Ukraine, and “Otchiy Dim” is among them.
We are very grateful to the Life Company leadership for taking a great responsibility to help orphans and children left without parental care in time when economical crisis in our country has influenced the abilities to donate and take part in charity.
The action keeps on going and we wish much people to join this wonderful charity project “It is so easy to help!” and to experience a great pleasure of making good deeds!