Christmas Joy Program - 2014

St. Nicholas visiting children with special needs in Sumy.

For Christmas 2013/14, 18 children from Berdychiv, Zhytomysky oblast traveled to the village Pidverbytsi, Ivano-Frankivska oblast to partake in the traditional Ukrainian Christmas celebrations.  Christmas gifts were purchased for 686 children.

 

- Sumska obl., Lebedynsky rn., Stelivska School Orphanage: 101 children

- Sumska obl., Hrebenyakivka, Trostjanitsky rn., Orphanage for mentally disabled children: 42 children

- Sumska obl., Hryn, Okhtyrsky rn., Orphanage for mentally disabled children: 58 children.

- Sumska obl., village of Shalygino, Hlyxivsky rn., School Orphanage:100 children

- Cherkaska obl., Cherkassy, School for children with impaired hearing: 120 children 

- Ivano-Frankivska obl., Tlymatsky rn., children living in poverty: 200 children

- Poltavska obl.: 30 children

- Chernihivska obl., Korop, Ponornytsia: 35 elderly received food supplies to prepare Christmas Eve supper.