{"id":14393,"date":"2025-12-03T22:07:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tavidraugi.lv\/?p=14393"},"modified":"2025-12-03T22:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:13:37","slug":"the-campaign-christmas-express-latvia-ukraine-invites-people-to-prepare-gifts-for-children-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tavidraugi.lv\/en\/2025\/12\/03\/the-campaign-christmas-express-latvia-ukraine-invites-people-to-prepare-gifts-for-children-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"The campaign \u201cChristmas Express Latvia\u2013Ukraine\u201d invites people to prepare gifts for children in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The charity organization \u201cTavi draugi\u201d (“Your Friends”) is organizing the charity campaign \u201cChristmas Express Latvia\u2013Ukraine\u201d for the fourth year, inviting residents of Latvia to become Christmas elves and prepare Christmas gifts for children in Ukraine, in the Chernihiv region. This year, 254 letters from children have been received from Naumovka in the Koriukivka district, Zhadovo in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district, and from Zhadovo School.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the beginning of the war, the \u201cTavi draugi\u201d team has been actively working in the Chernihiv region, supporting civilians and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as implementing infrastructure restoration projects. For the fourth year, the association\u2019s Ukrainian colleagues have collected letters from local children addressed to Santa Claus, also known as Saint Mykolai. This year at least 254 children of different ages from Naumovka, Zhadovo, and Zhadovo School will receive gifts.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Ukrainian children, war is everyday life \u2013 they have grown up in these conditions and are spending their childhood this way. In the \u2018Christmas Express Latvia\u2013Ukraine\u2019 charity campaign, every year we give children from Chernihiv schools, crisis centers, orphanages, and hospitals practical and thoughtful gifts that will be useful for daily life and studies during wartime. Children\u2014especially in wartime\u2014wait for a holiday miracle, so we are truly grateful to everyone who will take on the role of an elf and help bring joy to the little Ukrainians,\u201d says Kaspars B\u0113rzi\u0146\u0161, representative of \u201cTavi draugi\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy name is Nadya. I am 10 years old. I study in the fifth grade of Zhadovo School. I want to go to school to study, but because of frequent air raid alarms, I study online. When there is an air raid alarm, we study in a shelter. We also regularly lose electricity because Shaheds fly often. I study on my phone, and the battery is not always enough for all lessons, so I would very much like a power bank to charge my phone. To not hear explosions or the sound of Shaheds flying, I would like wireless headphones. And a small souvenir as a keepsake from your country! I will be very grateful for the gifts, and I wish peace for the entire land.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

All letters to Santa Claus and children\u2019s wishes can be found here: https:\/\/ekspresis.tavidraugi.lv<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to become an elf for Ukrainian children?<\/strong><\/p>\n