Dnipro Kids Update – May 2019
Emotional orphanage comings and goings and fun-filled spring and birthday trips. Check out our news from the year so far.
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Firstly, I’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who donated to our Just Giving Christmas Fundraiser. Our £800 target was met…and exceeded, meaning that all the events we had hoped to provide for the kids were fully funded. We even managed to add an extra cinema trip to the events detailed below, due to your generosity. You can see the full amount raised (and make further donations if you wish) using the link below. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dniprokids Winter Birthday Trip There were 13 kids who...
read moreDnipro Kids Update – September 2018
The last couple of months have been relatively quiet, but there have been a few changes at the orphanages we support. We have also been busy looking at various options for the Autumn trip for the kids, and this should be finalised soon for a trip at the start of October. Igren orphanage closes Sadly, the Igren orphanage has had to close, due to the fact that orphanage dad Slavik was offered a job that required him to move to Poland. It was a worry for us as to what would happen with the children there but, when the parents at the Shevchenko...
read moreDnipro Kids Update – August 2018
It’s been a busy few months for us at Dnipro Kids and, as always, there have been lots of exciting things going on including birthday trips and the children’s adventure in the Carpathians. Holiday in the Carpathians The kids had long been dreaming about this trip and, after many months of anticipation, their dreams became a reality. With bags packed and excitement level at 100% their train journey west of Dnipro to the Carpathian mountains began on April 2. The children and their orphanage parents occupied two train cars, with the...
read moreLondon Marathon 2018 fundraiser report
Fundraiser Michael Kerr shares his experience of running the London Marathon in aid of Dnipro Kids.
read moreDnipro Kids Update – February 2018
It has been a busy month for Dnipro Kids. As well as the ongoing preparations for our big Easter Trip to Western Ukraine and the Carpathian mountains, we've also had a few events to organise (both here and in Ukraine)
read moreDnipro Kids Update – January 2018
It's been a busy festive season for Dnipro Kids, and we have plenty of fundraising activities coming up this month!
read moreTrip To Odessa, 2017 – Part 2
The Odessa trip continued with a park visit, a trip to a science museum and the exploration of mysterious underground tunnels.
read moreTrip To Odessa, 2017 – Part 1
An action packed trip to Odessa, by the Black Sea, included an excursion to a fortress, an evening at the opera and much more.
read moreDnipro Kids Update – November 2017
With birthday trips, bike donations and new arrivals at orphanages, there's been a lot going on with the Dnipro Kids recently...
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