The 17th International Christmas Bazaar first count shows that over EUR 27 000 were collected on December 7, which will offer tremendous help in continuing and increasing charity work throughout Latvia!

10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Zolitude's victims.The event was a success thanks to the combined support from both diplomatic and business communities, schools, media outlets, IWCR members as well as AmCham and its members.

The charities the IWCR supports are as follows:

• Teika Orphanage
• Mārtiņa Māja in Liepāja
• Hope for Children
• Missionaries of Charity
• Women's Prison Iļģuciems
• Crisis center Namiņš in Auce
• SOS Children Villages
• Saint Saviors' Church
• Ronald MacDonald Care Mobile
• Marsa Gatve
• Btlēmes Māja
• Irlava Orphanage

Details of the charities we have been able to support can be found at the IWCR website www.iwcr.lv.

The event is already generously sponsored by our members Amber SPA Boutique Hotel, Bite Latvija, Coca-Cola, Dome Hotel & SPA, Grand Palace Hotel, Hotel Bergs, Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel and Radisson Blu Elizabete Hotel.