Children for Children Concert by Loosli Family

In early December 2007, we held our First Annual "Children for Children" fundraising concert for One Heart Bulgaria - and it was a great success!  My kids helped put together a 30-minute program showcasing their various talents (piano pieces, dances, songs, readings, art on display, etc.) and we invited friends and neighbors to come and enjoy the children’s program and donate the amount of their choice to help needy orphans.  We had about 60 or 70 people come.  We did the kids’ program, watched a video of the orphans from my last trip to Bulgaria and ate refreshments. 

Everyone gave generously.  After the concert, the kids and I counted up hard-earned pennies and nickels that got thrown into the donation box along with lots of generous checks and bills – and we raised $880!

The kids who participated were so excited to do something meaningful to help other children and we were able to offer a great Christmas giving option and a fun festive evening to a lot of people who really enjoyed it. 

As I tucked my 7-year-old into bed after the last guests left on the night of the concert, he said, “Mom, this was the best day of my whole life!  We got so much money for the orphans!"  THAT really made the whole thing extra worthwhile for me.  We're definitely making this concert a holiday tradition.

I have to say it was quite a process getting everything together for the concert, but it was totally worth it.  It will be much easier next year now that I’ve got it all figured out (and I have information sheets and invitations that anyone is welcome to use to quite easily create their own event). 

By Saren Loosli