7300 children received winter shoes on behalf of CERI and Edelweiss
28 December 2012The campaign organized by the International Foundation CERI in partnership with Edelweiss culminated in distributing winter shoes to about 7300 disadvantaged children.
The campaign organized by the International Foundation CERI in partnership with Edelweiss culminated in distributing winter shoes to about 7300 disadvantaged children. The charity tour that donated footwear to orphanages and boarding schools in the Republic of Moldova has ended today. The participating volunteers visited 60 institutions across the country during 3 weeks.
In the framework of the tour steered by CERI and Edelweiss, the volunteers organized fun activities and distributed sweets spreading the joy of winter holidays among children from orphanages and boarding schools. The children staged shows, recited poetry and sang carols all the while proudly displaying their new footwear.
„The first partnership between Edelweiss and CERI has been a very successful one. We brought joy to a lot of children and we heard a lot of emotional stories. We are proud to have joined the CERI Foundation in donating footwear to so many beautiful yet disadvantaged children this winter. We would also like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this initiative for their social responsibility and solidarity”, said Lara Castraveţ, project coordinator at the Edelweiss Foundation.
At the on start of the tour three weeks ago CERI and Edelweiss the two partner foundations aimed at donating winter footwear to orphanages and boarding schools in Moldova. The donation came to a grand total of 180 thousand dollars.
The CERI Foundation has been donating winter footwear for children for the past 13 years and this year for the first time the organization had a local partner – Edelweiss.
In the framework of the tour steered by CERI and Edelweiss, the volunteers organized fun activities and distributed sweets spreading the joy of winter holidays among children from orphanages and boarding schools. The children staged shows, recited poetry and sang carols all the while proudly displaying their new footwear.
„The first partnership between Edelweiss and CERI has been a very successful one. We brought joy to a lot of children and we heard a lot of emotional stories. We are proud to have joined the CERI Foundation in donating footwear to so many beautiful yet disadvantaged children this winter. We would also like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this initiative for their social responsibility and solidarity”, said Lara Castraveţ, project coordinator at the Edelweiss Foundation.
At the on start of the tour three weeks ago CERI and Edelweiss the two partner foundations aimed at donating winter footwear to orphanages and boarding schools in Moldova. The donation came to a grand total of 180 thousand dollars.
The CERI Foundation has been donating winter footwear for children for the past 13 years and this year for the first time the organization had a local partner – Edelweiss.
