Photos: Charity New Year Parties!

Dear All!
I am happy to finally share photos from the recent charity parties for kids
I think everybody will join me in thanking Irina Tuminiene for the amazing job she did organizing two Christmas/New Year parties for the kids at the Shelter for Mothers and Kids (Motinos ir vaiko pensionas) and at the Temporary Orphanage (Visu sventuju parapijos vaiku laikinos globos namai). The help, of course, of all our members was absolutely invaluable. Thanks to all IWAV members who contributed to the presents or contributed time to make these two projects possible. I hope you can see from these photos and videos below how much happiness those toys and the events brought to these little kids.
The Christmas Party at Motinos ir vaiko pensionas took place on 7 January. About 50 women and kids (aged 9 months and up) live at this shelter but for certain reasons only about 30 of them were present at the party. After setting up the table with drinks and baked treats from IWAV members, we were welcomed by the pension’s director and watched a little Christmas concert. Many of us could not understand a word the Santa or the little participants said but seeing those shy sweet children reciting poems, singing songs and dancing warmed my heart and filled it with so much positive energy. IWAV provided not only individual presents for all the kids but several bigger presents for a playroom at the shelter which will keep bringing smiles to the faces of future little residents of Motinos ir vaiko pensionas.
























The second Christmas party took place next day, on 8 January, and was a big success as well. It was held at the Temporary Orphanage (Visu sventuju parapijos vaiku laikinos globos namai). IWAV member Aushra Vinokur organized a mini rock concert for the 15 kids living at the orphanage. Unfortunately I couldn’t attend but I enjoyed the emotional description of the event and impressions shared by Irina Tuminiene. The performing band called Rubber Bullets included Aushra’s son Tadas, and some other kids aged 15-16 years Darotas i Dailius and Saulius. They sounded so amazing and professional that absolutely blew away the audience! The kids were clapping, singing and as I heard there was even some break dancing! I think this was a party to remember! (Let’s hope this is not the last time Rubber Bullets are performing at an IWAV event and we will have a chance to see them perform in the future.)

Photos From ICCB 2010: Part 1

Dear all,
below you will find the first set of photos from Christmas Bazaar 2010! These photos were forwarded to me by Irina Tuminiene, IWAV charity coordinator who promises that there are more photos coming soon! (Sorry, I am posting those with a delay.)
I would also like to quote a post-Bazaar thank you email from IWAV Chair, Barbara Little:
"What a fantastic job you all did on Saturday!!!
You have broken all previous records and the Charity Bazaar board, and myself in particular, are so proud to be associated with such hard working ladies."
Enjoy!!!

ICCB Programme

Coming Soon: A Recipe Book

photo by esotericsean at flickr.com
Attention everyone who loves to cook! A book complete with 140 recipes presented by women from around the world who are living in Lithuania has been produced as a CD by IWAV. This electronic book will be available at the Bazaar for purchase. The book is illustrated with more than 80 drawings by pupils of international schools in Lithuania. The book costs only 12 Lita and all the proceeds from the book’s sale will be used for charity.

This book will make a perfect gift for friends and family back home.

Please let us know how many copies of this book you would like to buy. You can reserve several copies via email (iwavilnius (at) gmail (dot) com) or just come by IWAV stand at Christmas Bazaar on 4 December 2010!

Baking For a Cause

Christmas Bazaar 2009 bake sale stand

Dear Ladies,

It has come to my attention that some of you may not be aware that we will be having a home-made bake sale stand at the bazaar as we did last year.

This year the stand will be in a more prominent position so hopefully we will be selling even more home-made delicacies.

If you would like to contribute to this stand then here are the instructions from Dalia who will be in charge.

You can make cakes, quiches, sandwiches etc. Everything will be sold for 4 litas so if you think that one piece of your cake is worth 4 litas, then wrap them individually. If you feel that two pieces of your cake are worth 4 litas then wrap two pieces together and so on.

Any plates or dishes that you provide must be disposable as we will not be able to return them. Provide a list of the ingredients written in english or Lithuanian.

Your contributions can be brought to the bazaar on Friday evening if that suits you or on the Saturday morning from 8.00am.

If you have any questions then contact me at IWAV.

Barbara

Sneak Peek: International Christmas Charity Bazaar 2010

One of the most important charity events in Vilnius is coming up at the beginning of December. International Christmas Charity Bazaar (ICCB) will take place on 4 December at Vilnius Town Hall. Many IWAV ladies are now busy with preparations: looking for sponsors, planning the programme, preparing for publishing the cookery recipe collection (more details on this later), organizing participation of various embassies etc. For those who doesn’t know about ICCB, this event is organized annually and is a major charity event. Proceeds from ICCB are used to help those in need. This year there are 7 beneficiaries that were chosen by the charity committee:

1. Kaunas Medical University Hospital
2. Vilniaus m. Vaiku ir Jaunimo Pensionas (Orphanage for mentally and physically disabled children)
3. Ekklesia Charity Foundation
4. Vilnius University Children’s Hospital (oncology department)
5. ”Kijeliu” Home for totally handicapped children (School and training centre for severely disabled children)
6. Nursing home for elderly ALANTOS
7. Children and Youth Day Center “Mūsų nameliai”

Last week on Tuesday 9 November a presentation was organized for the press where everyone could have a sneak peek at what will happen 4 December. Enjoy the photos by Irina Tuminiene











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