3 On June 26, Odessans and visitors to the city witnessed a unique cultural event: artists from various genres gathered on one stage. All of them, despite their busy touring schedules, found time to perform completely selflessly, understanding the challenging task facing the volunteers of the charitable foundation «Little Bee» — to draw attention to the problems of seriously ill children and to raise funds for the purchase of a blood gas analyzer for the department Cardiac — Vascular Surgery Department of the Odessa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital (Odesa, Vorobyova Street 3).
The cost of this equipment is 200 thousand hryvnias. A blood gas analyzer is necessary during complex surgeries on the heart.
Guests of the festival were greeted by numerous creative groups and performers, including:
- Dance Ensemble of the Vocal and Dance Group Schools «Baylos» (Odessa);
- Vocal group of the vocal and dance school «Baylos» (Odessa);
- Ethnic music ensemble «Slavyane» (Odessa);
- Slava Blagov's group (Odessa);
- Vocal Trio «Zabava» (Odessa);
- Dedel Lufuta and his group (Congo);
- Georgian Dance Ensemble «Sakartvelo» (Odessa);
- Soloist of the Odessa Philharmonic, diploma winner and international competition winner Anastasia Bukina (Odessa)№
- Vocal group, winner of numerous competitions in Ukraine and abroad — «Duke-Time» (Odessa);
- Illusion Duet Alexander and Natalie (Dnipropetrovsk);
- X-Factor Finalist — Yuriy Boguslavsky (Dnipropetrovsk);
- Vocalist Zinaida Chepa (Dnipropetrovsk);
- Arts Banda Coustic (Odessa);
- Duet Accordionists «Monte Carlo» (Dnipropetrovsk);
Gala concert hosts: Andrey Evseenko and Elena Volodina, artists from Dnipropetrovsk theaters, organizers of three annual charity concerts-events «Live Tomorrow». The winners of the young writers' competition and celebration. Earlier, in artists were also invited to the for three months, schoolchildren had been transmitting their own original works: poems, stories, and drawings on the theme «Little Bee and her friends».
The jury faced a difficult task: choosing the best to create a real children's book, authored and illustrated by more than 100 children. The event organizers made sure everyone had fun: while the parents watched the concert, the children enthusiastically drew. On an impromptu «carpet». Anyone could participate in charity right on the square — exchange 10 hryvnia for helium balloons. At the end of the celebration, everyone together launched balloons into the sky, making their deepest wishes.
The fund's volunteers raised a total of in two days in 12 559 UAH. In addition, the contribution of participants of the International Handmade Exhibition and Fair «Golden Hands» amounted to 4 000 UAH. Charitable donations continue to arrive. All funds raised will be used for the purchase of a blood gas analyzer for the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of the Odessa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital.
