Charitable foundation

"Give Good" Charity Festival

15 September

Dear friends! For the third year in a row, from 19 to 21 August, the Charity Foundation «Little Bee» is holding an International Annual Concert for its wards and their parents. Festival «Give Good». Three days of joy, smiles, new experiences, and positive emotions.

This year's festival was filled with guests – In attendance were wards of not only the foundation «Little Bee», but also the charitable foundations «Crab» (Kyiv), «Farby Life» (Kherson), «Hope's Treasury» (Rivne), and the initiative Groups «Dar Yangola» (Kyiv). We want to share our impressions of the festival with you and tell you about all the events and highlights that took place over these three days. 

On the first day, the festival's grand opening took place at the recreation center «Lustdorf» . Afterward, children and their parents enjoyed a variety of workshops for every taste and age! For several hours, our guests immersed themselves in a world of creativity – weaving happiness dolls from corn husks, learning the art of decoupage, and making fun magnets with eyes from sea stones. They made beaded bracelets and wove a craft «catcher dreams» and rag dolls. They painted and glued bright wind lanterns.

There were also master classes for real men – «Chainmail weaving», «Fencing basics» and «Archery». And for the beautiful ladies – braiding and henna painting «Mehndi» which left neither the girls nor their Mom.

Furthermore, all the children enjoyed painting plaster figurines, making vibrant appliqués from scraps and colored sand, and receiving gifts of colorful balloon figurines.

Creative Studio «Masterishka» once again delighted our guests with bright and colorful face painting. There was also a sweet culinary master class. – The children created delicious masterpieces with their own hands using cupcakes, whipped cream, and fruit, sculpted fun figures from sweet paste, and then enjoyed it all. A huge thank you to all our masters. – Thanks to you, the guests received a powerful boost of positivity, ate their fill of delicious treats, and acquired new ones. skills and had a blast creating!

The celebration continued with our good friends and regular helpers – show theater animators «ART JOY». The children happily participated in the drawing contest and the bright, colorful, and captivating show.

The festival program then continued with a real duel! And not just any duel, but a culinary one! The duel pitted artists against parents. The team of artists, led by the restaurant's chef «Fish» Alexey created a masterpiece called «Panzacella» – an incredibly delicious Italian vegetable salad. The parents' team, with the help of the chef Restaurant «Candle» Anna prepared an equally delicious exotic dish – salad «Summer» made with avocado, strawberries, shrimp, and Japanese mayonnaise.

The match was a lot of fun. – Both teams shared jokes, witty remarks, and laughter.   And although the parents' team won the tough battle, we know that friendship really prevailed!

We thank the esteemed chefs for their assistance with the event and for providing the food. Thank you!

Even the rain and chilly weather couldn't dampen the guests' spirits. The celebration continued with our beloved clowns, Tutta and Senya, who put on a bright and cheerful performance for the children, complete with dancing, jokes, and various contests. And at the end of the performance, our guests enjoyed ice cream at a real ice cream festival! Afterward, the tired and excited children went to rest, and the first day of the festival came to an end.

The second day of the festival arrived, a day many had been eagerly awaiting. – The day of the concert, the main event of our festival. But before that, many interesting and exciting events awaited the children.

Even though the school year hadn't yet begun, our guests had the opportunity to visit a school. And not just any school, either. At «School of Scientific Wonders»! «Teachers» Nikita and Andrey amazed the children and adults with incredible physics and chemistry tricks. The children actively participated in the experiments.

Afterwards, the children had the opportunity to frolic, run around, and take part in various games during the program «Fun Starts», which was engagingly conducted by our volunteers.

It was time for the little artists to leave for rehearsal at the banquet house «Renaissance» to prepare for the concert. The remaining children and their parents had another fun time. Surprise – The circus came to visit us «Galaxy» from Kyiv with a program «Wonderful Space History». Laser 3D show, LED show, mysterious creature from another planet, funny clowns, soap bubbles, and magic tricks – All of this delighted our guests. We express our appreciation to the circus performers and thank them for this vibrant and memorable show.

Then it was time for the concert, but we'll write about it in more detail in the next article.

A Our guests enjoyed the third and final day of the festival, filled with positive energy and exciting events.

One of them was – the long-awaited meeting with the bikers. We would like to thank the management of School No. 85 for kindly providing the venue for the event. Thanks to the excellent organization, not only the children and their mothers had the opportunity to ride a wide variety of motorcycles, but also the performers who came to support our winning children. The joy and positive emotions knew no bounds!

Original artist and illusionist Alexander Lysenko, transforming into the cheerful and inimitable Professor SharikOFF, put on a vibrant and colorful show for the children and their parents. His various balloon figures, accompanied by lively music, delighted our guests. Guests. 

The festival program then continued with a quest, professionally conducted by volunteers from the Historical Reenactment and Fencing Association. «Tangar». With their help, the children were transported to a fairytale place with knights, magic, and exciting tasks.

It was time for the festival's closing ceremony. Our guests received gifts. These, along with the bright, positive memories, will remain with our little friends for a long time. All participants also released colorful, vibrant balloons into the sky, having made wishes beforehand. And we are sure they will come true!                                                                    

We express our deepest gratitude to all our helpers. – volunteers, counselors, photographers, sponsors, and artists. – everyone, Who helped make this holiday so bright and joyful? Thank you for your warmth, your energy, and your time. Thanks to your efforts, the holiday was a success! And, of course, we thank all our wards and their parents! We love you, we believe in you, and we look forward to seeing you at our festival next year! Stay healthy!

A detailed photo and video report about the International Charity Festival «Give Kindness» can be seen on the festival website or in our groups