At the initiative of the public historical and cultural association "Luchesk," a traditional charity event was held for the benefit of the children of the "Dzherelo Zhyttia" (Source of Life) children's center. As reported by the head of the association, Lutsk City Council deputy Oleh Ivaniuk, Ukrainian folk evening gatherings, to which the city intelligentsia is invited, have been held for 8 years in a row. Their indispensable attribute is a charity auction, whose lots are mostly sweets and homemade pastries. The auction participants compete for ownership of the culinary product. For instance, this time a pie with cherries and poppy seeds was purchased by Lutsk Mayor Anton Kryvytskyi for 360 hryvnias. Until now, the proceeds were directed to the needs of the Lutsk Children's Home. However, as Oleh Ivaniuk recounts, since he learned about the existence of the "Dzherelo Zhyttia" children's center, the association has been helping its children. "I was struck by the problems of children with cerebral palsy," says Oleh Ivaniuk. "Limited in physical abilities by their illness, they are practically isolated from the world and society, because they cannot attend kindergarten, school, and often even go outside." The "Dzherelo Zhyttia" children's center is a voluntary public association of parents whose children have cerebral palsy. Here, at the center, the children communicate, learn, have fun, receive aesthetic, spiritual, and moral upbringing, and undergo social rehabilitation. A year ago, the head of the public association "Luchesk," Oleh Ivaniuk, and his deputy Ihor Tymoshchuk gave the children a video recorder and a set of household appliances. This time, they fulfilled the children's cherished dream – to have access, via the Internet, to the wider world – and brought a computer system. First Deputy Mayor Sviatoslav Kravchuk promised that the city authorities would take care of paying for Internet services. He also volunteered to help with the purchase of a sewing machine. The children intend to sew New Year's and stage costumes and thus earn their own funds for the center's upkeep. Thanking the benefactors for the gifts, the head of the center's parents' committee, Larysa Ladchuk, noted that the care of the "Luchesk" association is the only case of demonstrated initiative to help; as a rule, one has to ask for help. At the end of the meeting, the children treated the guests to tea and sweets and together recited a prayer for the health of all good people.