The New Year holidays ended almost a month ago, and young residents of the region are still receiving gifts. And not from their family and friends, but from ministers, deputies and even the governor. And all this thanks to the already traditional action "Christmas tree of desires". This charity event is held annually in Russia. Children with special needs, serious illnesses, orphans, as well as from families with a difficult financial situation make wishes. The balls with childhood dreams are then hung on the Christmas tree - the most important one in the Moscow Kremlin, from which governors and officials take them off. Every year the president participates in the action, followed by ministers and deputies. In our region, this year the governor and his colleagues in the government made more than two dozen children happy at their own expense. Moscow time 14-year-old Aliya Zainetdinova has always dreamed of visiting Moscow. And if not for this action, she would not be able to visit the capital soon. The family has little money - my mother does not work, she receives a pension. And Aliya's dad died seven years ago. “We learned about the action on TV,” the girl’s mother Larisa Krestyanova told us. - I asked Alia: "Do you have a cherished desire?" She, of course, immediately started talking about Moscow. She said she wanted to go to Red Square. She wanted to go for a long time, but we have no money for this trip and will not have it. Alia, together with her mother, collected certificates, took a photo, sent an application and began to wait. - Of course, I was hoping that someone would choose Alia. Two days later, I received an SMS that the application will be considered until February. But we got a call right the next day - the director of the regional department of external relations Olga Yurievna. She said that the governor withdrew our desire and instructed to fulfill it, - suddenly Alia's mother begins to sob softly. - I hung up and said: "Daughter, your wish will come true, you will go to Moscow." In the capital, a trip to the skating rink on Red Square was planned for Aliya. But the girl had no skates. “And they gave us skates,” says Larisa Krestyanova. - They were specially selected for Aliya, so that everything would fit well, everything would fit. And we bought a beautiful bag for skates. Everything was taken care of. On January 5, Aliya, together with her mother, boarded the train and went to Moscow. - We were met, everything was shown. Conducted a city tour, took me to a skating rink. The hotel is near the center, there are many cafes. And the train was comfortable, there was even a cafe-restaurant. We were fed and watered. We began to thank everyone who organized this trip for us, and the Department of External Relations said that we must say thanks to Gleb Nikitin. He instructed them to organize it, paid for everything. A careless angel Alyona Lupanova, a 16-year-old participant in the "Christmas Tree of Desires" campaign, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during childbirth, which ended tragically. The girl became disabled. The father left the family when the girl was only three years old, and did not communicate with the family anymore. And recently he was completely deprived of parental rights. Mom - Elena - raised Alena alone. - Of course, it was hard, - says mom. - This is a daily round-the-clock service, education. In addition, one has to deal with the negative. Adults who understand her problem treat Alena well. She's a very good-natured, contact child, she loves everyone. But small children see that the girl is big, but behaves like a small child, and can laugh, scoff. We try to avoid such people. Now Alena attends school, where she studies according to an individual schedule, one-on-one with a teacher. There he also communicates with other children. She has many hobbies - swimming, rock climbing, historical fencing center. - And at the end of 2019, we got to the Kipelov concert, and there something kicked her, hooked her, - the girl's mother smiles. - So a new hobby appeared, from that moment she listens to both "Aria" and Kipelova constantly. He confuses the names of the group members, but watches all the performances, videos from the dacha that they post on YouTube, interviews. Something is trying to sing. Previously, she was so sick only with "Ural dumplings". Therefore, the girl had no doubts about her desire for the New Year's action. Of course - tickets to the concert of your favorite band, which will take place in May. “We took part last year, we thought the same thing, but then no one pulled our desire,” says the girl’s mother. - The fact that her desire was removed from the tree, I did not tell Alena right away. The fact is that the "Aria" group recorded a Happy New Year greeting for her, and so I showed it to her, right before the holiday. She was very happy! She jumped, even screamed. Then I asked if she would go to a concert in May. Of course she agreed. And now every day he wakes up and asks: “When are we going to the concert? Why not today? And when?". Next year Alena also wants to take part in the action. She really wants a scooter to ride the streets in the summer. Sports for everyone Neither the boy himself nor his parents believed that the governor would fulfill the wish of 7-year-old Mikhail Schlosser, who has a disability due to lung pathology. They heard about the action by chance and sent the application for good luck. - I have never heard of this action before, - said the boy's mother Irina Shlosser. - A friend told me that she also has a child with a disability. I threw off the link, I looked and thought that no, this does not happen, probably some kind of deception. Irina asked Misha what he wanted, and he immediately decided - air hockey. - He loves to play air hockey, - says Irina. - It is located in almost every shopping center, in gaming centers. And before, when we went there, we always played it. And here, due to the pandemic - we are at risk for covid, Misha has a lung pathology - we do not go to shopping centers. And he really misses air hockey, he has long asked to take him somewhere to play. Irina sent a request and forgot about it. But suddenly the family received a call from the regional government. - They said that our desire was removed from the tree by the governor, - says the boy's mother. - We have not won anything anywhere before, so it was very pleasant. The parents decided to arrange a surprise for Mikhail and did not say anything about the gift. - True, he suspected something on the day when the air hockey was brought. At first they brought it in, then dad collected it, so we went for a walk, - the boy's mom laughs. - But it was cold outside, and we sat in the car for a long time. And Misha did not understand anything, why, who we were waiting for. And then, when they came out and he saw the cameras, the governor. According to his mother, Misha is a very emotional child. But when he realized that his desire was fulfilled, he did not even know what to say, fell into a stupor. - Probably was shocked, - Irina smiles. - Moreover, in addition to the governor, the general director of Torpedo came. He gave him a hockey jersey with our name and a large souvenir jersey with autographs of the entire Torpedo hockey team. Misha was incredibly happy! Although he is not very fond of hockey, he only looks with his dad, he is still a fan. The T-shirt is now constantly worn. Of course, there is no such joy from autographs, he does not understand so much what the essence is. But dad is generally delighted. Now a brand new air hockey is in the living room. It takes up almost the entire room. - Our apartment is small, and air hockey is the same size as in shopping centers - 2.10 by 1.10 meters, - Irina smiles. - But my husband's parents live outside the city, Misha often goes there. There is a fairly large house, a lot of space. So we'll take it there by summer. In the meantime, it's at home So we already have a whole line of friends, everyone wants to play. According to Irina, Misha has been playing air hockey every day for more than a month. And his parents for the first time in their lives believed that magic exists. However, like the rest of the participants in this action. But this is the essence of New Year's miracles, right?
