During charity campaign that took place in the Supreme Court in December, judges and employees donated 481LVL, and they have been given to children’s home Tiskadu in Rezekne district.

In children’s home there live 63 children from 2 till 18 years of age. There are also children with serious diseases among them. The rehabilitation centre has been created for their recreation, and money donated by judges and employees of the Supreme Court will be used for creation of this complex.

The tradition of Christmas charity campaign started in the Supreme Court in 2002, when donations of employees of the court – books, toys, writing materials and children’s clothes – were collected during the total campaign organised by Latvian Television Company. During following years the court, according to recommendations of Latvian Children’s Fund, supports concrete children’s institutions, transferring money donated to their accounts. Donations of judges and employees of the Supreme Court have been received by children of special boarding school in Rudzate, children’s home in Ergeme, centre of children social rehabilitation „Musmajas” in Kraslava, Centre of children and family „Rukitis” in Saldus, boarding school of sanatorium type in Raiskums and basic boarding school in Pelci.

 


Information prepared by

Head of the Division of Communications of the Supreme Court Rasma Zvejniece

E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: 67020396, 28652211