Town twinning association once again supports children’s facilities in Ukraine
Rheine. The town twinning association has been supporting facilities for children in Ukraine for two years now. Thanks to donations from Rheine, 2500 euros were transferred two weeks ago for a baking campaign. It goes without saying that the people in charge at the facilities calculate their expenses precisely and send photos and videos of the projects
The association has now received a heart-warming video of one of these baking campaigns:
The “Rukh Miroselerdja” (Movement of Mercy) association in Mykolayiv runs a boarding school for mentally disabled children and a sports school for disabled children. Last month, the association set up a mini-kindergarten in an air-raid shelter for children from poor and large families as well as children whose fathers were killed at the front. A total of 350 children are looked after here. In addition, there are around 30 children of employees of the association.
The suggestion came from the association to organize a workshop for the children. Under the guidance of a confectioner, each child will gradually have the opportunity to make their own gingerbread or Christmas cookies. The average cost per child will be around 2.50 to 3.00 euros.
Last year, the organization in Odessa “Renewal of Ukraine”, which was already supported in the past by Rheine, has considerably expanded its scope. It now not only looks after children from Odessa itself, but also children from towns in the surrounding area. A total of 290 children in various towns and villages are now being looked after. In Odessa itself, baking workshops are also held to make Christmas cookies. In the other towns and villages, however, there is only the opportunity to buy sweet gifts for the children for St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas comes to Ukraine on December 19. The master confectioners are unable to travel to the villages, some of which are remote, due to the risk of bombing. The town twinning association has transferred 1400 euros to Renewal of Ukraine.
So that the association can continue to support the children in Ukraine in particular in the future, donations are urgently requested – donation receipts can be issued on request – to the account:
Verein zur Förderung der Städtepartnerschaften der Stadt Rheine e.V. ; Keyword Ukrainehilfe; Account DE65403500050000064253 BIC: WELADED1RHN / STADTSPARKASSE Rheine