Saving Lives Holiday

Sunny Sunday morning, September, 25 made us happy not only with bright sunbeams but also with warm hearts of the people who came to support the action Run with the Faith in the Heart. The initiators of the action were the company Danone together with Ustin Maltsev Charitable Foundation, the action aims to raise funds for purchasing the equipment for cardiology department of Kherson Regional Clinical Hospital for Children. 4 thousands of Kherson residents took part in solving problems of kids in our city.
The run started at 10 a.m at Svoboda Square. The pupils of Tsurupinsk orphanage for hearing impaired children were honored to open the event. These pupils know the value of life and importance of others' help not from someone's words. The children who have been already recovered from heart disease run after them, and the residents of Kherson of different ages completed the run. Everyone ran irrespective of age and status: directors and their workers, teachers and their students, officials and simply families. At the finish, which was located on the embankment, the participants were met with congratulations, prizes and presents, a concert with local little stars was organized for children. The atmosphere of goodness and happiness was spread all around the Svobova Square and embankment. All of the initiators of the action made an appeal to the inhabitants of Kherson. The head of the charitable foundation Ustin Maltsev noticed that everyone is winner of the run. "...all together we have shown the example that each of us can be benefectator and that it is simple to do good things". The CEO of Danone Company said. "The event was held at the highest level. But I do not want us to stop at the arrived point, let's double the number of participants and raise more funds for charity next year". Tamila Kozina, the head free-lance cardiologist for children of Health Management, thanked all of the participants and emphasized the importance of the project.
As a result of the action 70, 000 UAH were raised, what is a great pleasure for us, as these monetary means can make the hearts to beat faster.