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From this life we leave only with
our deeds.

Bucurie în Dar (Gift of Joy) Association (Nonprofit Organization)

We support with all our power those who have no one else to rely on. Our mission is to bring joy where there is no more joy, in the hearts of as many people as possible, young and old, together with you.

Our Activity

Dear people, all our work and goods, including the existence of this association, are owed to you, they are yours! We just use them carefully, wisely, and for a noble purpose. So, all the praise you address to us, we share with you, because without you we would not exist, and without each other, we would have achieved none of what we have achieved!

3,4 Tons+

Hygiene

products gifted.

48,000+

Meals

for those in need.

39 Tons+

Non-perishable

items donated.

46 Tons+

Clothing

and footwear.

Projects & Campaigns

Discover some of our projects and campaigns, and find out how you can help those who need you.

Table of JoyHave you ever been in a situation where you had nothing to eat, even for a day? Through the 'Table of Joy' program, we provide food to thousands of people. Donate a meal to a needy person and you will receive in return the most sincere 'THANK YOU!' of your life. Whom do we help? Families with many children, people without income, widowed or sick women, single mothers, bedridden individuals, adults or children, children in foster care, lonely elderly, homeless people. They fast even when it's not the fasting season.

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Help a communityWe are involved in helping many communities. Our friends are hundreds of families, wonderful people, and many beautiful children. Any useful thing you have to offer - food, medicines (cough syrups, antipyretics, diapers, etc.), footwear, clothing, hygiene and intimate hygiene products, toys, appliances, furniture, and other goods. We look forward to seeing you every day at our two collection points located at the following addresses: Supermarket "La Cocoș", inside the store, Vitan Bârzești Road 7A, from Monday to Saturday 07:30 – 20:30, Sunday 07:30 – 18:30) OR at our headquarters on Poterași St. no. 14, between 09:00 – 16:00. For larger quantities of products or goods, please contact us by phone.

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Love & medicineDo you want to be friends? These children feed on our love and live with medications. What are the needs of these children? Some need treatment, others need prostheses, others need mobile wheelchairs or surgery. Help them to not miss out on treatment and to remain only with the love and joy of having been cured thanks to the help you provided. The money obtained from donations will be redirected only to the account of the hospital or clinic, and we will post the invoices/costs on the website of the Bucurie În Dar (Gift of Joy) Association.

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Street people"The homeless" or "vagrants"! That's what we call these people, and that's what I used to call them too. Now I call them "my friends" - yes, yes, my friends! Perhaps you didn't know, but some of the people living on the streets were once teachers, intellectuals; others were too good to their children, ending up being thrown out of their homes; others, following disappointments, the death of their children, ended up under the open sky, but are freer than many of us. Some of them because of mental health issues, others were abandoned in hospitals, others grew up in orphanages or were left to fate. Usually, they don't look into your eyes when you give them food, they look down, but when they come to look at you and thank you, know that it is the most sincere "thank you" you have ever received! And you have done a great charity in the eyes of God! Our lives can change at any moment, so let's be thankful for what we have and not forget them. Help through us. Together with "First Responder", we feed them and provide medical treatment as much as we can. Help us to help them!

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School of JoyThe children helped today are the educated adults of tomorrow. By supporting these children's access to education, you're also helping the community and supporting the contribution they will, in turn, make to the life of the community and this country. With your help, these children will discover the world, a world different from the one they live in now. Through them, you will also find joy! Moreover, we all know that in Romania, the phenomenon of bullying has escalated, with many children falling victim to it. We all know it's easier to prevent than to combat, which is why we believe that together we can help the little ones to have healthy relationships with their peers. We share with you the workshop project "School of Joy", which starts from a story - "The Hedgehog's Heart. An Adventure in Search of True Friends", written by Mariana Buric. The workshop includes games and activities that can be carried out with children by teachers in kindergartens and schools, as well as by parents at home. We would be delighted if among you there are teachers and parents who want to join us in this project. Let's help the little ones look forward to going to kindergarten and school, enjoying the friendship of their peers. Of the 300 children we support in school with your help, not one has dropped out of school!

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Adopt a familyHelp at least one of our friends, young or old, big or small. Dear people, you have the opportunity to adopt a family to take care of, helping them in their needs and difficulties. Any help, no matter how small, is welcome. Call us to provide you with their contact details. Provide what you can for the needs of a disadvantaged family: a medication or a box of milk powder, basic food items, a notebook or a pencil for a student; all these are things that, unfortunately, not everyone can afford consistently. We make you aware of the cases, and you choose the family you wish to visit and help in the medium or long term.

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HELP DIFFERENTLY

Other ways of helping

There are other ways to help also. Here's how you can contribute:

Donate goods

Contact

Donate clothes, food, medicines, hygiene products, books, toys, furniture, or other goods that can be useful to families or children!

Forms

230Sponsor

You can fil out form 230 online and for free, to redirect 3.5% of your income tax, or download the sponsorship contract.

Volunteering

Contact

What can you do to help? There are so many lonely old people, disabled people, prisoners in their own homes, abandoned women raising their children alone and many other cases that need your help. We provide you with food, medicine and everything necessary for these souls, and you just have to take them home. And obviously in our many activities, preparing gifts for the Holy holidays, arranging the donations received and much more. We are waiting for you with love and joy!

They are also ours!

We've met hundreds of children, some of them live in the city, others in villages, some in the fields or in channels, some healthy, others suffering from cancer, leukemia, or severe forms of paralysis. BUT they all have something in common: they are INNOCENT and all they want is the same thing, to be loved, just like each of us desires. Help us to help them!

Portrait of a child
Icon of Saint John the Merciful Center

"St. John The Merciful" Center

Together we save lives, change destinies, heal souls. Each of us has gone through a dark period at least once in life, from which we didn't know how to escape. We've seen family members, friends, loved ones in our life suffering, and then we understood what a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on means. How much the help offered with empathy, with care and love, counts! In such moments, you need support - and I firmly believe that the team of the "St. John the Merciful" Center will strive to bring solace, healing, and support to those who say: "Help me!"

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Our Team

Meet our team! We are people who are passionate about what we do and wish to bring a positive impact in the world. We are people who also live for others, not just for ourselves.

Alexandru Ionescu President

Alexandru Ionescu

President

Andreea Constantinescu VP & Marketing coordinator

Andreea Constantinescu

VP & Marketing coordinator

Cioltan Marius VP & Logistics coordinator

Cioltan Marius

VP & Logistics coordinator

Teodor Nemțeanu Principal coordinator of emergency stuations

Teodor Nemțeanu

Principal coordinator of emergency stuations

Alina Cernea Assistant & Principal coordinator

Alina Cernea

Assistant & Principal coordinator

Cristian Simionescu Communications & Public relations specialist

Cristian Simionescu

Communications & Public relations specialist

Evelin Principal social assistant

Evelin

Principal social assistant

Ovidiu Horațiu Doctor architect

Ovidiu Horațiu

Doctor architect

Titus Necea Software developer

Titus Necea

Software developer

Fabian Ghenof Software developer

Fabian Ghenof

Software developer

FAQ

FAQ

We are volunteers who, after a few years of humanitarian activities, founded the Bucurie în Dar (Gift oj Joy) Association to help on a larger scale. We are people who live for others, not just for ourselves. With God's help and with your support, in a joint effort, we want to bring joy to the hearts of many people, both big and small, young and old. We have the freedom to choose what we do in this life, and we have chosen to help - and we do it with all our joy and all our love. Share joy with us too!