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 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 performanceMar 3, 2009
Seniors' spring music party, March 1st
The long-awaited spring has finally arrived & we joyously welcomed it with accordion music.
Performed by some of our elderly.

Performed by some of our elderly.

Feb 27, 2009
Seniors birthday party, Feb22nd

Do you know what it is like to see people (re)discovering hope in their lives?
This is what one can experience at the Old Friends' Home.
Jan 22, 2009
Jan 10, 2009
Special Christmas & New Year party for the seniors, Dec28th

Misha, our long-time participant of the Old Friends Home, singing his famous Italian song "Amore, amore"
Volunteers singing Christmas carols for the elderly
Dec 20, 2008
Dec 2, 2008
Food Bank: food drive, Nov 28th-29th

We participated in an annual nation-wide food drive Food Bank, Nov 28th-29th.
Thanks to our 40-strong volunteers we managed to raise food for over 10 000 Litas, almost 3000 Euro. This is more than twice the value collected ever before!
It was a wonderful experience serving together!
The food will be distributed to our seniors at Old Friends' Home in the form of handouts.




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