I must say I missed the Garden Party this year, all the planning and organisation and meeting up with lovely people and the fund-raising. However, we did not miss out on the fund-raising as our long term supporters Christine and Lester Griffin take all the leftover items from the Garden party and sell at the the bootsale they do every two weeks in Dobrich on behalf of the Silistra Orphanage then donate the funds at the Garden Party. As This year they donated the funds direct to Stilian a grand total of 2700lev was raised AMAZING!!! Thank you both you are wonderful!!
We are not the only ones who missed the Garden Party, our Silistra journalist Jordan contacted me today to find out why there was no party. I explained why and although there was no party we were still very active and we achieved our goals this year too. He wrote the following and it was in the paper within an hour.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Google translation not so great but you will get the gist:
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Win a family activity. Chron in favor of social tsetrove and homes
For the first time in several years in the Home "Dimcho Debelyanov" in Silistra was conducted called. Garden party present in the calendar at the beginning of the school year. We asked his longtime initiators and organizers Bernadette Douglas Leggett and what was the reason. Bernadette said: "At the beginning of the year we were told that children can be moved in Aydemir and we had to wait for the decision.
Meanwhile, "social" have decided that children will remain in the building, but it turned out it was too late to make a party. " The situation was confirmed by the director Stiliyan Stoychev, who also several years is a partner in ventures family from Britain.
As is known, the family. Leggett in practice most of the time during the year living in Silistra village Bulgarka where care for the local community center. There was carried out with their participation repairs to that and committed amateurs led by their doyen Docho Titev, carried out together with deputy mayor celebration "25 years of the vocal group of the community center." "We still need a boiler, but will have to wait a little ...," explains Bernadette.
For now, the intention is to conduct a Christmas party, incl. and for the children of the villages in the area. Will be announced and the campaign to collect Hani and gifts. There is hope in initiative to engage companies from Silistra.
English family is the foundation of the initiative and children from Silistra to rest on the sea each year. This summer was bearing in Balchik for two shifts within half a month. Home in Silistra purchased 25 new beds, 15 tables and chairs; toys, hats, scarves, gloves and more.
Was conducted and fundraising to buy cupboards and wardrobes for Home in Small Preslavets and supply 12 new beds. It has realized the project and teen center for people with disabilities in the Municipality. Sponsors have donated 65 new sets of bedding ,; more - quilts, towels, tablecloths and towels 9 boxes of toiletries. Among the most active donors is Methodist Church of Stamford.
Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:37 pm
I am getting very forgetfull in my old age 
She will never be forgotten 
any more comment like that and my head won't fit my shoulders 