In January 2008 Friends of Bulgaria directed funds for courses on Domestic Science and Cooking organised in March by Star of Hope for adolescents in the Special Needs School in Roman. The funds were raised over the course of last year by the sale of seasonal greetings cards made by groups of volunteers in neighbouring […]
Don Robinson Donates £10,000 to FoB
Don Robinson, a prominent British businessman and a true friend of Bulgaria has recently donated £10,000 for the work of Friends of Bulgaria. Don was co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Kunick Leisure Group Plc 1982 – 1992, operated the leading Theme Parks and Zoos – Windsor Safari Park, Flamingo Land, Dudley Zoo, Castle & Amusement […]
Charity Round Table 2009
Round Table “Bulgarian Children Deprived of Parental Care” On 18th May 2009 from 7.30 pm Friends of Bulgaria, Zov UK and other organizations are hosting a new discussion on the future of charity work with Bulgarian children’s homes. If you are involved in helping Bulgarian children please let us know or just come along. The […]
Charities Round Table 2008
Round Table on Charity Work with Bulgarian Children’s Homes On 12th March 2008 from 7.30 pm. Friends of Bulgaria, the Bulgarian City Club, Zov UK and other organizations are hosting a discussion on the future of charity work with Bulgarian children’s homes. If you are involved in helping Bulgarian children please let us know or […]
Christmas Party 2007
The Christmas Party 2007 raises a record £12,000 ! This year, our traditional Christmas Party organized with the Bulgarian City Club and the Bulgarian Embassy in London exceeded our best expectations to raise a record £12,000. A big thank you to all our supporters! The funds will go to support art and music projects in […]
Social Worker Placements
Alerted that a social worker from Star of Hope was seeking work experience in England, FoB identified a charity able to host the placement of a foreign social worker and put in touch with YMCA, Northampton. Last November 2007, Friends of Bulgaria was able to help Eli, a social worker with Star of Hope in […]
Christmas Party 2006
The Charity Christmas Party 2006 took place on 12th December at the Bulgarian embassy in London. The party raised £5,000. We are grateful to the Bulgarian Embassy and its staff for all the work they put into the organisation, to the Bulgarian City Club for their support, the Zov UK charity, the London Bulgarian Choir […]
Summer Dance on 15 June 2006
The Summer Dance on 15 June 2006 was held at the Foreign Press Association, Carlton House Terrace near St. James’ Park in London and it raised over £8,000. The dance was organised with the kind support of the Bulgarian Embassy, the Bulgarian City Club and ZOV UK. We would like to thank all those who […]
Past Projects: The Health and Day Centre, Plovdiv
The Health and Day Centre was set up in July 1998 with the help of the United Dutch Foundation at the Pediatric Oncological Department at the Medical University in Plovdiv. The Centre supports children who have been diagnosed with cancer, and their families The support can come in many forms: financial and emotional. Financial support […]
Past Projects: Star of Hope Projects
These are some of the projects run by Bulgarian charity Star of Hope, which we have supported over the years. 2003 Supplying winter clothing for the Special Needs School, Dolno Draglishte Christmas reunion of families and prisoners, Bobov Dol Children's homes in Blagoevgrad region (funds raised by Northants Christmas Card Recycling) Central Prison, Sofia: Christmas […]