A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined Children of Bulgaria for our 10th Anniversary Charity event in NYC on 8-June 2023! Your presence made it an unforgettable evening. Thanks to our incredible supporters, we were able to raise over $9,000 with this event!

If you weren’t able to join us or to donate, please enjoy videos of the event performers and our Co-Founder, Orlin’s speech. You could make a donation at childrenofbulgaria.org/donate-now!  and help us reach our 2023 Campaign goal of $100k for the kids with special needs and impaired hearing in schools in Plovdiv & Pleven!

We extend a special thanks to our incredible performers who donated their time & talent for Children of Bulgaria and our guests and donors who filled the night with emotion, music, and dance.

We were captivated by Gina DiDonato mesmerizing Bulgarian poetry reciting and moved to tears by the powerful folklore songs by Petya Maglova Shehova and the accordion music by her husband Hristo Shehov, who brought to us the magic of the enchanting Rhodope mountains.
Wes Georgiev, a young professional piano player, who recently moved from Portland to NYC, added a jazzy touch to the evening with his phenomenal  skills, accompanied by the talented jazz singer Gina DiDonato.
The program reached its peak with an electrifying flamenco performance by Momchil Gotchev (Monito).
We are incredibly grateful for all your kindness, energy, and generosity, which have touched our hearts deeply. All the funds go to the kids with special needs and kids with impaired hearing in Pleven & Plovdiv.

Thank you to the entire leadership team of volunteers Polina Jordanova, Orlin Jordanov, Kamen Stoykov, Pavel Piperkov, Tsvetelina Kemalova, and Maya Stephanova who are committed to using these funds to make a tangible impact for the kids in Bulgaria.

Our and your continuing support makes a difference in Bulgarian children’s lives. childrenofbulgaria.org/donate-now

Завършихме събирането на дарения за детското отделение в болницата във Видин и започнахме набирането на средства за детското отделение в болницата “Д-р Стамен Илиев” в град Монтана. Молим включете се! Отделението има нужда от закупуването и доставката на мобилен рентгенов апарат, неонатален респиратор, 2 монитора за следене на жизнени показатели и 2 перфузора за тяхното педиатрично отделение. След анализ и сравнение, подбрахме няколко оферти за закупуването на медицинска апаратура за МБАЛ град Монтана. В процес на работа сме по изпълнение на офертите.
Молим направете дарение направете дарение днес! Благодарим!

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Children of Bulgaria

МБАЛ Монтана https://www.mbalmontana.com/

Friends of Children of Bulgaria,

We have finished collecting donations for the pediatric department at the hospital in Vidin and began collecting funds for the pediatric department at the hospital in Montana. Please make a donation now! The department needs one portable X-Ray machine, one neonatal respirator, two monitors to display vital signs and two perfusion pumps. We have received the medical equipment quotes, compared best offers, and we are in the process of fulfillment.
Please take action today and make a donation! Thank you!

Развитието на кампанията ни за центровете за деца с аутизъм в България:
1. Обзаведохме 2 специални стаи за децата с аутизъм в центъра в Свищов
2. Обзаведохме с мебели и учебни пособия – център Дъга, София (Сдружение “Асоциация Аутизъм”)
3. Обзаведохме сензорна стая със специализирани уреди за обучение – център за социална рехабилитация и интеграция, София (Сдружение “Асоциация Аутизъм”)
4. Осигурихме специализирано обучение за детската психоложка – център за социална рехабилитация и интеграция, София (Сдружение “Асоциация Аутизъм”)
5. Обзаведохме с мебели, учебни пособия, специализирани уреди за обучение – център Студентски Град, София (Сдружение “Аутизъм Днес”)
6. Купуваме и сменяме дограма (прозорци) на целия център – Студентски Град, София (Сдружение “Аутизъм Днес”)
7. Купуваме и сменяме ограда, входна врата на целия център – Плевен (Сдружение “Аутизъм Днес”)
8. Договор за специализирано обучение, месечно за цяла година – на преподавателите от Сдружение “Аутизъм Днес” за центрове, които имат из България
9. Предстои да обзаведем нови центрове в Бургас и Враца, са на голи стени в момента (Сдружение “Аутизъм Днес”)

Thank you friends for your continuous support!

The Children of Bulgaria Board of Directors

Thanks to your continuous support, we had some leftover money from our project in Vratsa. We decided to invest it in helping the kindergarten for children with special needs “Pinokio” in the city of Ruse and the maternity ward in MBAL Hospital “St. Anna” in the city of Varna.

We will deliver school supplies and specialized equipment for physical activity for the kindergarten, and infusion pumps, patient monitors, pump stands and surgical equipment for the hospital. We are pleased in supporting two different institutions thus helping them to provide better care for the children in need.

Thank you friends for your continuous support!

The Children of Bulgaria Board of Directors

Thanks to all of you who made it to our fundraiser in Washington DC! We were happy to see so many people in the DC area share our vision to support the most vulnerable members of society – our children.

The event marked the end of our campaign for the School of Arts and Crafts for Socially Disadvantaged Children “Dimitar Ekimov” in the village of Rusalya. We not only reached our initial goal but we doubled it! The funds will cover the operating expenses for the school for more than 2 years.

We were also excited to kick off our new campaign for the regional hospital Hristo Botev in the city of Vratsa. They urgently need a new ultrasound for the pediatric department and a new ultrasound, a birth bed, and gynecological examination chair for the maternity ward. We have an ambitious goal to raise $50,000 that with your generosity, we hope to meet and even exceed!

We would like to thank our friends from the Bulgarian Professionals Club and the Embassy of Bulgaria in Washington, D.C. for hosting and spreading the word!

Special thanks to folk dance group Zharava and our business sponsors – Malincho Euro Market & Deli, Kukeri Wines and Rangel Photo Booth who made the night truly memorable. Videos and photos from the event will be posted here in the next few days.

And last but not least, thank you Nedyalko Gerontiev for the initiative! Without you, this event would not have happened!

Through Facebook fundraisers and donations, we raised over $10,000 in three months! THANK YOU so much for your incredible generosity!  We have now reached $40,000 of donations for this campaign. Thanks to these additional funds, we were able to buy school supplies, clothing and bedding for all of the students at the School of Arts and Crafts for Socially Disadvantaged Children “Dimitar Ekimov” in the village of Rusalya, and to expand the commitments to purchase the food and heat through 2020. Please continue your support through Facebook and direct donations

Thank you friends!

The Manhattan Charity Gala on May 15th, 2019 was a huge success. Great turnout and we exceed our initial goal of raising $25,000 for the School for Socially Disadvantaged Children in the village of Rusalya, Bulgaria. The school educates children from families living in extreme poverty with no previous access to any form of education. The school has been profoundly successful in taking these children out of their toxic environment and integrating them as beneficial elements of society. Your donations will help support he school operations for at least one more year.

Huge thanks to our co-host Polina Marinova, author of ‘The Profile’ newsletter and editor at Fortune Magazine and to the event sponsors –  PAAY, an innovative provider of e-commerce payment solutions, and Rubella Beauty, the largest producer of cosmetics and toiletries in Bulgaria.

Thank you friends for your continuous support!

The Children of Bulgaria Board of Directors

Earlier in February, we delivered a set of school supplies and tools to the School of Arts and Crafts for Socially Disadvantaged Children “Dimitar Ekimov” in the village of Rusalya. The children are excited to use them!

Thank you, donors and friends.

The interim financial statements for the School of Children with Special Need in Plovdiv have been posted on our dedicated project page!

Once again, our operating expenses are less than 2% of the total donations! Thank you Children of Bulgaria team for your volunteer work! We will post the final financials after we complete the deliveries of the systems and equipment to the school.

Thank you, donors and friends!