Education for 50 disadvantaged Romanian children

Dear friend,

with this letter we would like to thank you for your constant support and we would also like to update you on what we’ve accomplished with the children.

A lot of things happened; finally the weather has changed and we are now able to do a lot of outdoor activities which are delighting kids’ soul.

In particular, we wanted to tell you about two special days which happened last month.

In order to celebrate the center’s birthday we decided to create a more interactive day than usual and we called it Portilor Deschise (Open Doors), as it involved the whole community of Panciu, from the city's authorities to all the children.

The volunteers, together with the local staff, worked very hard to make everything perfect and this hard work was rewarded by a huge satisfaction.

The activity which was most appreciated by the children was the face painting, done with great effort and commitment by our volunteers Sara and Manuel. Every request was successfully dealt and for this reason we found ourselves in a colorful atmosphere, made of hearts, flowers, ladybugs and superheroes...you’ll see the pictures!!!

We are delighted to let you know that the little ones had a lot of fun and in the meantime we took the opportunity to let the adults know better our work and to offer more visibility of what happens daily here in the Center Pinocchio.

The other remarkable event was the long awaited trip, made possible by all the kind donations of the last period. Destination Galati, 100km from Panciu: wake up at dawn, all the children on time and full of energy. With a huge quantity of sandwiches for our lunch, off we go. The trip, despite all the bus sicknesses, runs smoothly. First we visit the zoo and then the aquarium. All the kids are enthusiastic, some of them seem disappointed by the lack of elephants and giraffes but as soon as they see the giant park full of games and exercise equipment, all the disappointment disappears.

During the trip back home, the long day has its effects on children and all of a sudden a deep sleep hits them like a domino effect.

We are thankful we had this opportunity and we hope we will make other trips soon because for the kids it means a lot to be able to see something outside the reality of Panciu.

Thank you very much from the bottom of our heart, see you soon!!