Foundation FERSO is hosting two senior volunteers at the age 50+  from Bulgaria-Tzenka and Slavka. From 7 to 28 April 2011 they will work with the team of FERSO, youth, children and the group of “Flying grandmothers”. They will also participate in the celebration of Earth Day 2011.  They came to us thanks to the Grundtvig Senior Volunteers Programme.

We would like to invite you to two open events (19.04 and 21.04) in the office of FERSO Foundation in Lodz, ul. Piotrkowska 85:

Tuesday 19/04/2011 - Bulgarian film screening: Stephan Komandarev movie “The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner”- Production: Bulgaria, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary. Duration: 105 minutes. Subtitles in Polish. Slide the chair. 18:00. After the film discussion with our voluntaries. Meeting open to all comers of all ages. The film hailed as the greatest Bulgarian co-production since the fall of communism, is based on the award-winning autobiographical novel Iliji Trojanova.

Please register in advance to participate in an event BY MONDAY 18.IV: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it in the subject line please write: “Movie”. It is extremely important due to housing restrictions.

Thursday 04/21/2011 – A special edition of a Thursday lunch. Common cooking and tasting dishes Bulgarian Easter, plus: Stephen Improvement macrobiotic cuisine. Meeting open to people of all ages. Cooking from 14:00, tasting and demonstrations from 17:30. Is the Bulgarian Easter is different from ours? As Bulgarians and Bulgarians decorate the tables? Do you paint the eggs? Why do you always keep an Easter egg to the next? What are the special dishes prepared for the holidays of Easter? April 21, 2011 all of this will be possible to learn the Bulgarian Evening.

Those willing, please register in advance to participate in an event to Tuesday 19.IV address: gosia.ferso@gmail in the subject line please write: ”BULGARIAN EVENING” It is extremely important due to housing restrictions.

Polish group of senior volunteers with mentors, and Russian teacher

Bulgarian volunteers, seniors (left) with mentors- Sony and Nelly.

More about voluntaries HERE

All persons willing to participate in meetings are requested to register in advance to participate in the following address: gosia.ferso@gmail.

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