Children from Toretsk and Avdiivka Received Gifts for St. Nicholas Day

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The Foundation's team

Over 3,000 children from the front-line towns of Toretsk and Avdiivka received sweet gifts for St. Nicholas Day from the 'Voices of Children' foundation. On December 6, the gifts were distributed to children in Kyiv, Dnipro, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, and other cities.

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On the eve of the New Year holidays, the military-civil administrations of Toretsk and Avdiivka asked “Voices of Children” to prepare gifts for children. Currently, these are front-line towns where intense battles are taking place. Most residents have left their homes and are living in different parts of Ukraine.

“It is crucial for us to support children. Our entire team has been involved in preparing sweet gifts. While we understand that we cannot bring the children back to their native homes, we can at least entertain them and lift their spirits." Shared Alla Shyrshyna, Head of Humanitarian Affairs.

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