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Flowers4School: for the schoolchildren of Ukraine

Flowers4School is a charity project for the children of Ukraine, organized by Vitaliy and Petro Tonenchuk, together with Florium.ua and Dutch-Bulbs.com. Their aim: to plant 10,000 tulips around every Ukrainian school in the autumn of this year, to positively impact the mental and emotional health of children who must face war on a daily basis. This includes schools on the frontline and in de-occupied territories, where children need even more psychological support and positivity. Vitaliy: "We see this as an opportunity to turn every school in Ukraine, in large cities and small villages, into a beautiful flower park, planted by the children's own hands. It will bring more life and color to the educational institutions and create warm and joyful childhood memories, even in wartime." In autumn of 2022, more than 5 million flower bulbs were planted around 10,082 schools, and they're now in full bloom!

To read more about the project, and offer your support, go to Flowers4School.

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