Do you want to see joy of the children from orphanages when Santa Claus visits them?

Dear friends,
Christmas holidays are approaching, when we all gather with our relatives and friends to celebrate the New Year, when children are waiting for Santa's gifts...
But do you know there are children, whom Santa Claus doesn't visit? Children, who don't know what is family warmth. Kids, for whom the New Year has no miracles...
Do you want to help make the Christmas fairy tale a reality for these children? Do you want to feel that somewhere there are children, who had a miracle in their lives thanks to you?
You too can help these children. And together we can do everything.

"Future is Open" educational NGO (www.fio.am) is implementing educational projects for children from orphanages, special schools and needy families for more than 5 years. During the last week of every year, within the action "Santa Claus Visits Everybody", we organize New Year refreshments and visits for children from orphanages, special schools and needy families living in Yerevan and regions.

How you can participate:
- make a donation (for mere 1,000 drams you can care for one child's refreshments and gift expenses)*
- help us during the events for children
- spread the good news about this action

* As every year, the process of the New Year actions will be implemented transparently and be accessible for all supporters. A report will be placed in our website (www.fio.am) after the events.

For participation and more details please contact us from December 7 to 25:

It is already the 5th year that we, the volunteers of "Future is Open" NGO, have been bringing to life the vision of giving equal opportunities to endangered children through education. We are sure that children from orphanages, special schools and needy families can and must get more than being condemned to a low paid job at deadlock. We started this educational year taking part in the wonderful event organized on September 3rd. We are full of motivation and enthusiasm to continue developing the projects for the improvement of educational level of children from orphanages, special schools and needy families. These are not just lessons: we do our best to pass our love and care to children, make them sure they can achieve anything through education, and give them strength to make their dreams come true.
Have you seen the delight of children at orphanages when they meet their dear volunteers? Do you want to feel their sincere interest when they meet new volunteers, who have come to help them? You can also help these children. Together we can do anything.

Thanks to hard and devoted work of "Future is Open" educational NGO team, on the 3rd of September the first event was organized in the academic year of 2009-2010. Children from needy families were given the chance to be present at children's solo concert of chorus "Arevner" (Suns) organized in the frames of Armenian Music Fest. During the concert, the children performed a duet with the little singers, singing on the stage, greeted with warm applause. They even danced in a small group in order making the series of music more pleasing.
Both the children and the teenagers were all happy during those several hours. In the tunes of quiet music, they were all reeling hand in hand, and the sparkle of their sincere childish rejoicing was obvious in their eyes.

On the way back the children had a short excursion about evening Yerevan, sharing their impressions with one another, as well as with us.