christmas 2023 photos

This page shows a selection of photos from the Christmas 2023 trip over to Moldova. 
Thank you goes to:
  • Sri Sathya Sai Organisation – Region 2 for food and shoeboxes.
  • Christchurch, Claton and St James Clacton for shoeboxes and clothing.
  • Everyone at Sri Sathya Sai Organisation UK - Leicester (seen in the photo above packing food parcels)
  • Many many individuals – you know who you are.
  • William Jackson Food Group for coordinating and completing shoeboxes, along with a monetary donation towards the fuel (photo above with the gifts under the tree). 
  • Ipswich Rotary Club for shoeboxes and a monetary donation towards fuel.
  • Ipswich Inner wheel for shoeboxes and clothing
  • Stuart Road Primary Academy, Plymouth for shoeboxes
  • Old Buckenham School, Suffolk for shoeboxes
  • Trimley St Martin Primary for shoeboxes
  • Billericay Town Rotary Club for shoeboxes
  • Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club for monetary donations
  • St. Mary Stoke Church and St Francis, Chantry, Ipswich for shoeboxes
  • ACT Foundation for shoeboxes and food
  • Harwich Cultural & Community Partnership for shoeboxes
  • Vyse Court residents for gift bags, food and monetary donations
  • Clacton Motor Discount for shoeboxes.
  • Albea, Colchester for the continued support and secure parking for the lorries.
  • Colchester DVLC Scooter Club for monetary donation.
  • Elite Truck and Trailer for continued support maintain the lorries.
  • TIP for the loan of the trailer which will transport medical aid on this trip.
  • Vishal from UCH Logistics Ltd for clothing donations and for providing temporary storage for others to then pass items to TEECH
 
We hope the pictures give you a flavour of the trip. The team took over 2000 pictures but just a selection has been chosen. The first set of photos shows shoebox gifts and the second set shows hand delivering the food parcels and blankets, along with some of the medical aid. 
Villages visited:
  • Sloveanca (2023 project year)
  • Mindresti (2023 project year)
  • Balanesti (2014 project year)
  • Bolduresti (2015 project year)
  • Hasnasenii Noi & Lazo (2018 project year)
  • Ivancea (2016 project year)
  • Moara de Piatra (plans for the 2024 project)
  • Bursuceni (plans for the 2024 project)
  • Rispieni for the older person’s home and Bocsa for the childrens home