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Fr. Dan Damaschin still has three thousand children to dress for the start of the school yeartranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Rev. Dan Damaschin, charity priest at the "Elena Doamna" Maternity Hospital in Iasi and founder of the Glasul Vieții Association, still needs support to help 2,980 children start the school year in decent conditions: with supplies, but also new clothes and shoes.

This year, 16,176 children were on the list of the parent's "Mustard Seed" campaign, a large part of them already having the necessary supplies provided by the parent's association, year after year.

The funds for a charitable enterprise of this magnitude come from the organization of the Inimo Festival, but also from other donations, because the needs are never fully covered.

The priest told Trinitas TV that he wants the poorest children "to go to school clean, beautiful, happy and dignified."

Children from the Moldova area, but also from other regions of the country, will receive - or have already received - autumn-spring clothes (jackets and tracksuits), supplies and other necessary products. These reach the beneficiaries through the volunteers of the Glasul Vieții Association.

Photo source: Facebook / Priest Dan Damaschin For children who have nothing to wear to school "We hope that, through solidarity and love towards...

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