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Projects 2010
March 2010
As always, spring is announced by the beautiful hand made “martisor”.
We have made several and shared them with each other, teachers, friends and family.
Mother’s day in Romania is called Woman’s day and we celebrated in by giving a party to the moms and all the girls and ladies in the Oaza project.
We had a fantastic time, the children made gifts for all the ladies present.
Oaza children participated in a very special event organised by the women’s organisation of one political party. It was in fact a fundraising event for books and toys for the Oaza project and for another residential unit. There was dancing, singing, speaking and a delicious buffet at the end of the event. The children were able to choose books and toys to their great delight!
April 2010
The week before Easter is a special time for us at Oaza. It is the time when we serve our community by lime painting the trees. It is quite a messy job but very rewarding; neighbours encourage the children by giving them sweets, cakes and soft drinks.
The Oaza children and volunteers put together a sketch with Easter theme and performed for us all at church. They did very well even the young people joined in and we were very proud of their performance. (Click here for pictures)
Ann Long, a very dear friend of Oaza, spent Easter with us and was delighted to give the children her expertise on making hot cross buns followed by the usual egg colouring. The excitement was even greater as we set up the following day for fun and activities with several of the children reintegrated and their families. There were 35 people and children present at the celebration, sharing in the good new of Jesus’ resurrection and the good food and games prepared for the day. Some of them spent the night while other returned on same day. It was indeed great to have the children back again and see how much they have grown as time goes by. (Click here for pictures)
Our friends from Scotland visited us around Easter bearing gifts and presents for all the Oaza children. They also helped us purchase necessary items for the after school program for which we are grateful. They spent a whole day with us taking us shopping, playing pool and eating our, for a perfect ending of a glorious day.
May 2010
Month of may always begins with a day out in nature. It is customary in Romania to go out to the forest and spend time with family and friends while making a barbeque. Some of us took the children to another forest, 35 km from Arad. We had a great day, playing, climbing and making “mici” (spiced minced meat on the grill). (Click here for pictures)
Oaza was again this years the host of the event called “Neighbourhood day”! it is a time for the neighbours to get together and share friendship with each other. Our home was opened to all of our neighbours; we shared our arts and crafts and food with them. (Click here for pictures )
The NGO Annual Fare was brought forward this year. It was held the last day of school, June 12th. Children were very happy and eager to help set our displays up. They were also enthusiastic about showing off their creations to every person that passed by hoping they could be sold and money raised would contribute to their holiday fund. The results were not up to the children’s expectations.
June 2010
June first is widely celebrated in Romania.Families organise parties and gifts for their children.
This year we have been privileged to receive a generous donation from our Bank to organise a party for 16 children Oaza works with both in Casa Shalom and in the after school program. Almost all the children were present on the day enjoying the indoor playground, pizza and delicious cake. The BCR Bank representatives and Oaza staff present enjoyed the day as much as the children did. Their faces lit up when the clown arrived and when they received books, school supplies and sweets as presents.
Oaza team is making plans for serious renovations on our second building. We have hired a local team to start renovations and expect a team from Uk to finish them later in the year. (Click here for pictures)
