Midlands Polish Community seeks support for 'Little Santa' event

The Midlands Polish Community is organising a 'Little Santa' event in order to help children in need as the Christmas season approaches.

The Midlands Polish Community is an association which was established to support integration and cooperation among local Polish individuals, entrepreneurs and organisations as well as Polish-Irish integration and cooperation in the Midlands.

There is a custom in Poland and a few other European countries whereby, in the early hours of December 6th, little gifts are put under children’s pillows or into their shoes or stockings. Traditionally it’s a reminder of a good bishop Nicolas, who also gave many gifts to poor people in his community many years ago.

Taking from this beautiful tradition and to start celebrating the Christmas spirit of charity and compassion, the Midlands Polish Community is organising ‘Little Santa’ - ‘Mee-Ko-Why-Kee’ (in Polish) – an event which aims to bring smiles on children’s faces.

This year the Midlands Polish Community vice-chairperson Wojtek Wróbel, together with some helpers, will be the Little Santa. They will be preparing some little gifts for children who need them the most this Christmas.

"We received great support from the Polish Embassy in Dublin as part of the global #polonia4neighbours initiative. Private sponsors have also joined in, Polish and Irish grocery shops and other businesses. Midlands Polish Community is also collecting all donations, gifts, sweets or even small toys from anybody who would like to support this initiative," said Midlands Polish Community chairperson Slavek Kazek.

On Saturday, December 5th, all the gifts will be nicely packed and donated as gifts to children who needed them the most in Midlands – via local charity organisations established to support children and families.

If you wish to find out any more information regarding this initiative, please email contact@polishcommunity.ie or ring Wojtek on 086 3122668.

"The aim of this initiative is first of all to start celebration of Christmas season of charity and compassion and to put smiles on children’s faces," added Slavek.