Orphanage kids and the NP team

Pretty often the things that seem so usual to us turn out to be the things we can’t imagine our life without. And it’s hard to believe that someone else can live peacefully without something that you have. Two teams, one from Chisinau and one from Atlanta, have organized a big project for the kids and also for the teachers of the orphanage.

I would like to share with you what we’ve all experienced during these projects.

The first project was held June, 13, 2009. The goal was to spend some time with the kids and their teachers in a natural and a free atmosphere. So we organized a trip to the Zoo. For sure that was the best way for the US team to begin a relationship with the kids. We’ve spent two hours together; we’ve watched the animals, inflated balloons and popped them with great pleasure. Also we’ve had a great time jumping on trampoline, rolling down from the slides, and having fun on the swings. All of that was a pleasure to us and made the kids incredibly happy.



The next project was held June, 15. I’d like to mention that we’ve worked hard on it, and it took a lot of our strength, time, ideas, and preparation. We’ve called it A Fairytale Town, since we wanted to create a fairytale atmosphere in which each and every child would feel like they are in a fairytale. We wanted every kid to get the proper attention. 35 people took part in this project; they all were dressed up and their faces were decorated. Every person had their own zone they had to be in charge of. For instance, there was a track for cars, a magical place where a child could make a wish, a zone for asphalt pictures, a trampoline zone, and many others. In whole there were about 20 zones of that kind.



The third project, held on June, 16th, was dedicated to the teachers of the orphanage. We’ve invited them to a Moldovan cuisine restaurant. It was interesting to watch the teachers get ready for the evening; They worried about the way they look, and that was funny. All the teachers were very beautiful. For me they looked very feminine and they wanted to be noticed, to look beautiful. We wanted to thank them for all their hard work on everyday basics. Actually I think their job differs from any other. It’s not easy to love and to protect kids who are not their own, and to be a mom to those who actually have another mother.



Looking back I feel really happy and grateful to everyone who participated and gave all their strength, who has given their free time to make someone else happy. Pretty often they stay unnoticed. I would like to give special thanks to the team from US, to Kelly, Monica, Christy, Kent, Dominic, Deb, and Janice. Your participation in this project was a great encouragement to us all. Thank you for each minute that you’ve spent with everyone. Thank you for your financial help – we wouldn’t have been able to do all that without you. Thank you for every smile that you’ve given to each child. Thank you for your desire to be and to help in a place where it’s hard to help, and thank you for your desire to give a party for the teachers as an encouragement. Thank you for being able to spend time with us.

I would also like to thank my team; Ira, Ann, Kate, Alyona, and Sveta are the girls who are a part of that team. You are very special to me. I understand that I can’t express everything there is inside of me, no words can describe how precious you are to me. I really love you and I thank you for every minute you spend with me and the kids from the orphanage. Thank you for your love and desire to do something good.

Yulya.