Republic
05.12.2006
Two charitable actions “Christmas Miracles” and “Our Children” have started in Gomel oblast. The traditional actions will run until the end of December. The events are held with an active assistance of the Gomel town organization “Belarusian Republican Union of Youth” and the town center of social services for families and children, second secretary of the town youth organization Vladimir Vosarev told BelTA.
During the action “Christmas Miracles”, the regional committees of the youth organization and the town center of social services for family and children will collect Christmas gifts: sweets, sports gear, writing materials, table games, toys, books for children’s homes and large families.
According to Vladimir Vosarev, students of the local universities and colleges as well as organizations and companies of the town are taking an active part in the action. For instance, in 2005 the company Gomeltransneft Druzhba prepared a great number of “sweet” presents for orphans. On the whole, last year Christmas presented were given to more than 500 children.
Activist members of the youth union and students of the Gomel universities will visit children’s homes and large families, children’s hospitals. They will organize Christmas parties for them.