• Easter for Romanian Children in Need

Saint Nicholas Shoes

First holiday of the winter season brings such joy to everybody, but specially to the kids! They will put their shoes outside the door and wait with excitement for Saint Nicholas to fill them up with candies and little presents. Saint Nicholas, celebrated on December 6, is a candid, joyful holiday for everybody. Unfortunately for … Read more

Our Annual Soccer Tournament – 2015

Please come and join us for a day filled of fun, traditional Romanian food and games. Traditional Romanian Food Fun games for children Raffle with prizes All proceeds will go to the needy children supported by our project. When: Sunday, September 20 Where: Schiller Woods, Grove 4,  entrance from Irving Park Rd, between River Rd … Read more

Our 5th Year Anniversary Gala

You’re INVITED to the 1st annual co-hosted fundraising event by the Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity and the General Consulate of Romania in Chicago. All proceeds will go to help the children of St Onufrius Orphanage Project in Romania. Please join us for an unforgettable evening on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at: Monastero’s Restaurant 3935 W. … Read more

Our 2015 Annual Charity Tennis Tournament

A big THANK YOU to all of our sponsors, partners, donors, volunteers and tennis players who joined us for a fun-filled charitable weekend on June 6 and 7 at our annual tennis tournament. Thanks to everyone our charity was  able to meet 85% of it’s goal in raising over $5,000 to benefit the children of Glodeanu. … Read more

Summer School – Mogosoaia- Closed Project

A group of volunteers near Bucharest have decided to allocate their time and effort to a noble cause: to support low income families by keeping their children in school and to help these little ones acquire life skills. There are many challenges, such as illiterate children who never attended school, others who started later or … Read more

Rasca: The Joy of the Impoverished- Closed Project

Rasca is a little village in Suceava County, Romania, that promises to bring hope to countless impoverished people in the region. Rasca is home to a new building, still under construction, that will offer shelter and support for those in need and serve as a base for the ministry’s founder, Father Andrei. Father Andrei is … Read more

The Social Settlement of Saint Onuphrius Project – Update

April 2015 update

Location: Floresti Monastery, Cluj, Romania – local website: ASOCIATIA FILANTROPICA “SFANTUL ONUFRIE”

THANK YOU to our private donors, who have opened their hearts during this Easter to help support our Saint Onuphrius project.

Your generous donations have helped us to raise $13,000, that will go towards the purchase of a much needed new vehicle of transportation for the settlement.

Our beneficiaries send their heartfelt thank yous to all of you for your kind and generous support.

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The Rasca Project: The Joy of the Impoverished – Update

April 2015 update

“People are the light” says Father Andrei, Project Coordinator.

2015 is off to a great start as Father Andrei continues his mission bringing kids and poor people together, helping them with food and education through religion. He has created a tradition where every Sunday kids to come to Rasca Place to have lunch together, learn prayers, pray together and socialize.

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The Giugiu Project: Physical therapy for children with developmental disabilities – Update

April 2015 update

“The smiles on their mothers faces, says it all” says Nely Tudor, Giurgiu Project Coordinator

The physio-therapy apparatus funded (as seen in the photo) is being used by over ten children with disabilities as part of their physical rehabilitation program. This rehabilitation machine is extremely vital for the children in need especially in the autumn and winter season when it is too cold to be outside to exercise.

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The Chidren of Glodeanu – Update

April 2015 update

“The children’s gratitude and faith in God, shines brightly” says Fr. Marian, Project Coordinator

Our satisfaction is big, although it comes from the small things and the small children of Glodeanu, whose faces light up as they receive a new backpack filled with supplies and a new set of clothes and school uniform to start the new school year.  The children are there for each other and love helping out at the community center, like Maria, who loves coming in early to clean up and prepare what is needed for when the rest of the children arrive.

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Georgiana, an example of strength: mind, body and spirit – Closed Project

April 2015 update “Tender as a butterfly!” that’s how Georgiana describes herself. Georgiana one of our most needy beneficiaries which our organization has sponsored for the past four years. Her incurable disability, Bullous Epidermolysis (EB), requires constant care and attention, which implies daily application of medical creams covered with bandages. This year our charity helped … Read more