The New Year's charity event "Our Children" starts in the Vitebsk region from December 10th

The New Year's charity event "Our Children" will be held from December 10, 2015, to January 10, 2016, with the participation of heads and representatives of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and its structural divisions, district and city executive committees, administrations of districts in the city of Vitebsk, and local Councils of Deputies of all levels.

As part of the event, children's boarding institutions, foster and adoptive families, family-type children's homes, families raising children with disabilities, correctional and developmental education and rehabilitation centers, and children's hospitals will be visited. Heads of local authorities will congratulate children on the New Year and the Nativity of Christ, present them with gifts, and provide assistance on behalf of the state in accordance with the law. Public organizations and other legal entities will join the event.

The regional charity New Year's celebration will take place on December 29, 2015, in Vitebsk at the Vitebsk Concert Hall, a branch of the State Institution "Vitebsk Cultural Center." It is organized for children aged 8-14, primarily orphans and children left without parental care, pupils of children's boarding institutions; children with disabilities; children from large and low-income families, refugee families, and other categories in need of additional attention and support, as well as those deserving encouragement for achievements in their studies, creativity, and social work.