‘Little Santa – Mee-Ko-Why-Kee’ – everyone can be a Little Santa!
There is a custom in Poland and few other European countries that in the early hours of 6th December little gifts are put under children’s pillows or to their shoes or stockings. Traditionally it’s to remind of a good bishop Nicolas who had also gave many gifts to poor people in his community many years ago. Taking from this beautiful tradition and to start celebrating Christmas spirit of charity and compassion, Midlands Polish Community is organising ‘Little Santa’ - ‘Mee-Ko-Why-Kee’ (in Polish) – an event which aims to bring smiles on children’s faces.
This year our vice-chairperson Wojtek together with some helpers from Midlands Polish Community will be the Little Santa. They will be preparing some little gifts for children who need them the most this Christmas.
We received great support from the Polish Embassy in Dublin as part of global #polonia4neighbours initiative. Private sponsors have also joined in, Polish & Irish grocery shops and other businesses. Midlands Polish Community is also collecting all donations, gifts, sweets or even small toys from anybody who would like to support this initiative. We are waiting for you till 3rd December and on the 5th December they all will be nicely packed and donated as gifts to children who needed them the most in Midlands – via local charity organisations established to support children and families.
If you wish to contact us regarding this initiative, please drop us an email to: contact@polishcommunity.ie or ring our Little Santa – Wojtek on 0863122668.
The aim of this initiative is first of all to start celebration of Christmas season of charity and compassion and to put smiles on children’s faces.
Hardworking elves have just started packing all the sweets that were generously donated to us by many grocery shops - Thank you very much!
Polska Strefa, Polonez Athlone, Little Europe Edgeworthstown, Janosik Polish Grocery Athlone, Kiosk Longford
This is part of the Little present we will donate to organisations which are looking after the children who needed the most. Over 200 sets are being prepared by Wojtek and his helpful elves (wife Anna and daughter Zosia) as part of our charitable initiative Little Santa, #polonia4neighbours Polish Embassy Dublin
Little Santa from Midlands Polish Community is just visiting some children in town. 20 boxes full of sweets have just been donated to Esker House, Athlone.
Families looked after by Longford Women's Link were also given 50 boxes full of sweets.
This morning our 'Little Santa' - Wojtek has donated more gift to children, this time to Midlands Simon Community. This is part of our Little Santa - 'Mee-Ko-Why-Kee' initiative. #polonia4neighbours, Polish Embassy Dublin
30 boxes were donated to St Teresa's Special School, Ballinasloe - and those are beautiful thank you card we received from them.
Just today in St Teresas Special School, Ballinasloe gift boxes with some sweets, Christmas crackers were given to the children as a little Christmas presents. They were prepared by Wojtek and his helpers, Anna and Zosia as part of our 'Little Santa' initiative to support the community. Children were over the moon!