Edelweiss Gala. Vlad Plahotniuc offered a house to a large family
Evening full of emotions and dreams fulfilled for several families who were the heroes of Gale Edelweiss, who came to the fourth edition. Vlad Plahotniuc 's foundation, Edelweiss, invited his friends to celebrate together with the surprises prepared on Christmas Eve.
Not only those who received gifts were impressed to tears, but also the nearly 2,000 guests.
In the hall of the National Palace, where the event took place, a story atmosphere prevailed. The Santa Claus Orchestra impressed the guests.
The gala began with an emotional play performed by Amelia Uzun and Ana Cernicova.
After the lights lit on the fir tree, the "Edelweiss" team got hatred.
"From year to year we are more and more, more beneficiaries, more partners, more people with a great soul whom we in the team of Vlad Plahotniuc's Foundation think we are friends", said Lidia Cucos, executive director of the Edelweiss Foundation.
Emotions culminated when The Surprise Fair, Andreea Marin, reported several stories that sensitized those gathered in the National Palace Hall. The Costandache spouses and their three daughters in the village of Lărguţa, Cantemir, could not control the tears of joy. They were the first heroes of the evening, surprised by the "Edelweiss" team.
Today they smile and have whose mother and father say. The story of the three sisters could have a tragic end after the biological mother abandoned them.
"They left them a bunch of doll flour, half a bunch of water and a jar of jam, that's what the little girls stay for a week, three years since the girls are at us and now nobody has asked them The house is warmer and we are happy with them", said Sofia Costandache, Edelweiss beneficiary.
And Ignat Săndulescu village Cruglic, Criuleni, another protagonist of the gala, nor imagined that the day of 100 years, 2000 people they will sing in unison "Happy Birthday".
In turn St. Ignat hated everyone to reach a venerable age: "Have a long life, be healthy, without pain to live without danger".
And Bogdan Rosca, a 13 years old boy from Soroca, and saw his dream come true.After many years the trombonist sang to a piece assembled instrument, the boy had a double surprise - he received a new instrument and sang on the National Palace, accompanied by the Santa Claus Orchestra.
Bogdan will also receive a monthly grant of 2,000 lei for a period of two years so that he can continue his studies at the music school in the city.
"My biggest desire, I would like to have our room, I grow up, we all sit in a room. I find it difficult in the morning to go to the kitchen to change myself." This is the dream of Andreea, the eldest daughter of the Rusu family in the village of Selemet, a 13 years old teenager who grew up too early.
For two months, she and her 9 and 3 year-old sisters are only raised by their father. Their mother was cancer-ridden. They live modestly in a single room. Their story impressed the whole room, including the Minister of Culture and Research, Monica Babuc.
The family had a surprise that left her speechless and came from Edelweiss's founder:
"What's that?
" "A key.
" "It's clear that it's a key, but what opens this key.
" I'll tell you what's on. "Let's see better, let's look at the screen.
" "This is your new home."
"It's a home that gives you another life. A house in which I hope you'll invite new colleagues from "Edelweiss to feast new house", said Vlad Plahotniuc, founder of Edelweiss.
"I do not have words. I say thank you. Hard, a lot", said the girl's father.
"Even in the most difficult moments of life, you have to keep your hope, believe it, fight, I am here to bring that joyful dose, maybe a ray of light as long as I can", said Vlad Plahotniuc, the founder of "Edelweiss".
The house cost half a million lei. The Edelweiss Foundation took care to bring the family needed for the new home, as well as gifts for each of the sisters.
The evening of impressive life stories ended with the Edelweiss Foundation.
At the end of the gala, the Romanian performer Horia Brenciu and his band held a concert.