Czech Embassy helps orphans

Czech Embassy helps orphans

JAKARTA (JP): The Embassy of the Czech Republic handed over a
donation worth about Rp 30 million in the form of food stuffs,
shoes and clothes to 100 orphans to help them through the
prolonged crisis.

The donation was handed over by Czech Ambassador to Indonesia
Milan Sarapatka and PT Bata Indonesia's president G.L. Zanacco to
the orphans on Sunday.

"We initially planned to hold a Czech National Day, but
changed our mind by giving the fund to help the Desa Putra
Orphanage," Martin Curda of the embassy said.

Curda was quoted by Antara as saying that the Embassy of the
Czech Republic had not put on any special party to commemorate
the national day, which fell on Oct. 28.

In cooperation with shoe manufacturer PT Bata Indonesia, the
embassy gathered the shoes, clothes and food stuffs for the
children of the orphanage located on Jl. Lenteng Agung, South
Jakarta, he said. (hhr)