Xpat Report: NAWA Budapest Bingo & Easter Eggs Event
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
Bingo! Yes, that was the feeling. The NAWA invited me to one of their monthly bingo sessions, but it was bingo with a twist. They have come up with a novel idea called ‘adopt a granny’. This is where the children of Miklos School came together with the seniors to play bingo. But first there was the small matter of egg decoration, just in time for Easter. The children came from broken, difficult or no homes at all, and the seniors from all parts of Budapest.
Click here to see a photo gallery of the event
It was an interesting combination, a wonderful mix and a heart-warming feeling. For a few hours you forgot about the big, wide world outside, while decorating eggs. Then, when the bingo started, reality kicked in: “I want to win!” There were winners actually, everyone! I did not play but I felt like I had won. Bingo!
And prizes galore... What more do you want on a Tuesday morning? Just wait till the news spreads.
Words and photos by Russell Skidmore for XpatLoop.com
After an extensive career in advertising - as an Art Director & Creative Director in London, Paris and Budapest for leading agencies - Russel transferred the skills and knowledge gained to the development of his own successful company covering wedding, event, PR and portrait photography: www.russell-skidmore-photography.co.uk
Folllow this link for more about NAWA Budapest Charity Programs, including Adopt-A-Granny
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