On December 16, 2017, the Chance for the Children of Bulgaria Foundation celebrated the seventh anniversary of the establishment of the Center for Young Talents in Burgas. From the beginning till today, over 700 children have successfully developed their talents in the field of science, technology and arts, in the only Bulgarian officially certified European Talent Center.
In front of the beautiful building of the Center, a cultural monument itself, young talents, parents, relatives and friends, as well as the team of the Foundation, organized for another year Charity Christmas Bazaar under the motto Children-talents help children in need. The event attracted the attention of the guests and passers-by with the variety of handmade unique and varied paintings and Christmas drawings, cards, toys and sweets. With the funds collected, the Foundation will provide essential materials for a sheltered home for children deprived of parental care and special needs in Burgas.
The official part of the celebration began with the brilliant performance of the young violinist Anton Kolev, who greeted guests with a violin sonata by Arthur Rubinstein. The event continued with the awarding of the finalists of the 4th National Literary Contest "And the Children Conquer Worlds! Show That You Can!" - 2017. Mrs. Kostadinka Nedyalkova, chairman of the jury, made a detailed analysis of the competition, which this year passed with an exceptionally of high interest from highschool students. 150 works from 66 towns in Bulgaria were received.At the festival, the most prominent graduates of the Center for Young Talents received the awards and diplomas for 2017 September-December period. The guests' Christmas mood was cared by participants in the Challenges 1 English project with their performance of John Lennon's Happy X-mas \ War is over, and at the end Greta Boyadjieva from the German project, invited all guests to join the Charity bazaar, with the song Have yourself a Merry little Christmas.