Last weekend of November, as is now a tradition, we participated in a nation-wide Food bank drive.
Thanks to our devoted volunteers & generous shop visitors we managed to collect a record amount of food, worth ca. 22.5 thousand Litas, approx. 6.5 thousand Euros!
The food will be distributed to visitors of our social club for poor elderly & homeless "Old friends' home".
There's something special about doing work which is essentially inspiring & witnessing goodness in other people!
Below are photos of our young & old volunteers inviting supermarket clients to buy & donate food & collecting the donated food
Dec 1, 2009
Nov 17, 2009
Senior's birthday party, Nov15th
We held a birthday party celebrating birthdays of those elderly who were born in November.
The oldest of them all was Mrs. Irena, who turned 90!
She is our long-time participant of the Old Friends' Home club & joined us 7 years ago.
Despite her old age & frail health she still enjoys & entertains others by playing her accordion. This time she read her own poem she had written about our Old Friends' Home.
The oldest of them all was Mrs. Irena, who turned 90!
She is our long-time participant of the Old Friends' Home club & joined us 7 years ago.
Despite her old age & frail health she still enjoys & entertains others by playing her accordion. This time she read her own poem she had written about our Old Friends' Home.
Oct 16, 2009
Oct 13, 2009
International Seniors Day event, Oct4th (1st)
We held an event for the elderly at Old Friends’ Home on October 4th to commemorate an International Seniors Day (October 1st) Our friend senior ballet dancer Mrs. Gelena Tumilaviciute-Strumskiene gave us a warm dance performance.
Oct 2, 2009
Sep 23, 2009
Jul 31, 2009
May 29, 2009
End-of-school-year party at the Orphanage, May 27th
Kids making farewell photos before a time of not meeting with volunteers again during their summer holidays
The painting of kids' coming summer holidays that they painted as a group.
The biggest (longest) painting they've ever done so far :)
The biggest (longest) painting they've ever done so far :)
May 19, 2009
Kids performance for the Elderly, Old Friends Home, May 17th
Volunteers' kids once again arranged (by themselves!) a concert & performed it for the elderly.
The good kids presented a wonderful show of songs & poems in Lithuanian, Russian & Italian!
The good kids presented a wonderful show of songs & poems in Lithuanian, Russian & Italian!
They were so much inspired by the warm reception of the seniors that their concert was spontaneously expanded by some extra singing.
May 5, 2009
Apr 25, 2009
Apr 24, 2009
Apr 8, 2009
Mar 30, 2009
Food Bank
A special Food Bank drive was held March 27th-28th throughout Lithuania due to deteriorating economic conditions which are especially acute for the poor. (The project is organized by the charity "Maisto Bankas", en. "Food Bank".)
Thanks to the help of our 40-strong volunteer group &, of course, generosity of shopping center customers who donated food, we managed to collect food twice as much as last year, November 28th-29th! In monetary terms, it is worth 21 thousand Litas, over 6 thousand Euro.
The food will be distributed to members of Old Friends' Home: poor elderly, etc.
Our volunteer Aurelija giving out leaflets to shop customers & asking them to donate food.
She also invited her pupils from middle school where she teaches English language to help as volunteers. 5 of them joined us.
Volunteers collect the donated food
Our youngest volunteers happily giving out leaflets to shop customers & asking them to donate food
Volunteers quickly posing for a photo in the midst of intensive work of collecting, registering & packaging the donated food
Thanks to the help of our 40-strong volunteer group &, of course, generosity of shopping center customers who donated food, we managed to collect food twice as much as last year, November 28th-29th! In monetary terms, it is worth 21 thousand Litas, over 6 thousand Euro.
The food will be distributed to members of Old Friends' Home: poor elderly, etc.
Our volunteer Aurelija giving out leaflets to shop customers & asking them to donate food.
She also invited her pupils from middle school where she teaches English language to help as volunteers. 5 of them joined us.
Volunteers collect the donated food
Our youngest volunteers happily giving out leaflets to shop customers & asking them to donate food
Volunteers quickly posing for a photo in the midst of intensive work of collecting, registering & packaging the donated food
Mar 26, 2009
Old Friends' Home 7-year anniversary party
Our social club Old Friends' Home for poor elderly celebrated its 7 year anniversary, March 22nd.
We want to say a special "thank you" for all those who made it possible for us to have this club. For many elderly coming to Old Friends' Home it is one of a few places where they are welcome, a place worth a name "home".
Seniors' romance & poetry club "Elena" performance to commemorate the anniversary
Our elderly having a meal
Our senior ballet dancer Mrs. Jelena Tumilaviciute performing
Our senior ballet dancer Mrs. Jelena Tumilaviciute together with volunteers' kids after her performance
We want to say a special "thank you" for all those who made it possible for us to have this club. For many elderly coming to Old Friends' Home it is one of a few places where they are welcome, a place worth a name "home".
Seniors' romance & poetry club "Elena" performance to commemorate the anniversary
Our senior ballet dancer Mrs. Jelena Tumilaviciute performing
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