On the eve of the Burgas holiday - St. Nicholas Day, with a packed room, a lot of excitement and children's smiles passed the holiday of the Center for Young Talents in the city. The finalists of the 1st Regional Children's Poetry Competition "I-the Child of the Sea" solemnly received their medals, diplomas and awards from the renowned Bulgarian poet and playwright Nedyalko Yordanov, as well as from the other members of the jury: poetess Roza Boyanova and writer Nadezhda Dineva.
The young talented poets received not only their first well-deserved vocations, but also the exceptional opportunity to continue to develop their writing talents for free in the Creative Writing for Young Children pilot project "My Little Stories" at the Center for Young Talents..
The awarding ceremony began with the magic of the Bulgarian folklore performed by the children's folklore formation "Zelenika", led by the famous Bulgarian folk singer Maria Markova - Halacheva and continued with the official awarding of the little Burgas poets. Nedyalko Yordanov welcomed all 19 award-winning children, told them about his start in writing and wished them to continue their creative career and not give up on the difficulties. The children presented their poems and were cheered by a loud applause among the large audience.
The celebration ended with the wonderful voices of the vocal group "Sea Blue", led by Mrs. Marieta Seklemova, the guests also had the opportunity to visit the charity Christmas bazaar of the center and to buy handmade unique items from the talented children of the center.
"For ten years now we have been supporting and developing the greatest potential of our country - the talents of our children. Our first competition for children's poetry perfectly fulfilled its goal of stimulating children's imagination and stimulating the interest of the youngest in poetry. We are happy that in Burgas we have found so many talented children and we are glad that they will have the opportunity to develop their talents by studying further in our center. We heartily thank Mr. Nedyalko Yordanov, Ms. Rosa Boyanova, Ms. Vanya Zheleva and Ms. Nadezhda Dineva for supporting us in our mission to give the talent a chance, commented Ms. Liliana Slavova, President of the Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria Foundation and founder of the Center for Talents in Burgas. "We expect all small and large to be involved in our many initiatives: projects, competitions, olympiads, contests, charity campaigns. All together for a better future and for the sake of our children!"