Grand inclusive outdoor charity festival, the Knowledge and Good Deeds Day, was held on September 1st, at the CITY FEST venue upon an initiative of the GOODNESS charity fund and support of the UDS group holding. The event was dedicated to the beginning of the school year. Over 350 children and adults as well as special guests, children with limited health capacities, took part in the event.
Kids on-stage performance groups, conjuring tricks, soap bubble show, life-size puppets and highly anticipated transformer show have created positive energy and gave great happiness to each and all. Creative and educational master classes have been organized for children in addition to eventful entertainment program: space slimes, ebru art, blogger school, Cuboro, exploration games, acrylic painting, English for superheroes, mental arithmetic, kids etiquette “Introduction”, ecological games, kids yoga, intellectual baby quest - everyone was able to find a liking activity. Kids have been crafting, painting, playing, dancing, signing, meeting new friends with great relish and having fun all together.
Ekaterina Tchernykh, mother of five-year-old special needs girl, Sofia:
- I would like to thank organizers for such an interesting and joyful festival for our kids. We had a really good time, took part in contests and master classes! Especially we enjoyed Teddy bears and soap bubble show. Our children do need such events. Thank you!
Lyudmila Dresvyannikova, mother of ten-year-old girl, Anya:
- My girls and I are always excited to come to the Fund's events. We very much liked this year's Knowledge and Good Deeds Day and participated in the last year's event. It is interesting, captivating and positive event! There were beautiful dancing, soap bubble show, conjuring tricks, robots, candyfloss, a lot of master classes and face painting. Girls have made a postcard and proudly presented it to their favorite teacher. We have met a lot of friends both healthy and special needs. Such festivals are highly needed for special needs children and their parents; this is a wonderful and goodhearted communication platform.
The Knowledge and Good Deeds Day has demonstrated again that our city can be more open hearted, better and more interesting for our children. Warm feedback of parents and happy smiles of kids are the best confirmation to that.
Maria Orlova, Executive Director, GOODNESS Charity Fund:
- This is not the first inclusive festival organized by our fund with support of our partners UDS group and UralDomStroy. Owing to such events we together create favorable social environment, where everyone is welcome and where people are able to communicate to a full extent and enjoy life regardless of diagnosis and physical state. It is important to make public space accessible for mentally and physically challenged people, promote establishing the culture of social acceptance of such people. Creating conditions for them now means creation of society with equal opportunities for all in future.
Goodwill projects are the integral part of UDS group's life. Company is the initiator and partner of multiple socially minded events in the Republic. Support of inclusive kids events is contribution of the holding into development of rising generation, creation of equal opportunities for life and self-fulfillment of each child regardless of physical state and health limitations, establishment of open and friendly urban environment.
We would like to thank all guests of the festival for sincere emotions, open hearts, compassion and support of our initiatives, thank the Goodness Fund for worthy initiatives and possibility for joint changing of our city, our republic and life of hundreds of kids and adults for the better.
