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Filips Klavins, Managing Partner at Ellex Klavins
Community
Brighter holidays for kids in foster care
Dec 05, 2019
The holiday season is fulfilled with festivities and fun for most children. You can make holidays brighter for foster children by providing them with presents. The Latvian Foster Family Association is looking for donations for their annual Christmas & New Year celebration event in January 2020. Welcome are books, games, food or sweets and/or financial donation to support the activities of the Foster Families Association.
Read all >Christmas Bazaar raises €41 000
Nov 25, 2019
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The 23rd International Christmas Bazaar raised almost than €41 000 on November 24th, which will be directed to charity projects in Latvia, with special attention to low-income families, young single mothers, children in need, the elderly, and victims of violence.
Read all >The story of a photographer supported by Ellex Klavins
Nov 22, 2019
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Ellex Klavins regularly supports a wide range of cultural institutions and single cultural and artistic initiatives that enrich the community. Among them is "The story of a photographer" - an educational project consisting of 8 video mini-series depicting late 20th and 21st century art photographs displayed in the museum's permanent exhibition with their authors.
Read all >Longer and healthier lives for society
Oct 02, 2019
At the beginning of October AmCham launched a vision statement on Latvian healthcare. Better patient outcomes and longer life expectancy are the ultimate goals of our shared vision resulting in an enriched and more productive society. The AmCham Healthcare working group presented the vision to the Minister of Health offering to explore new forms of cooperation.
Read all >Support Care Mobile now in Rimi
Aug 26, 2019
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It is important that children in all regions of Latvia are healthy and happy. As of August 6, you are welcome to support RMHC Latvija (Care Mobile) in all Rimi hypermarkets where donation boxes are distributed. Watch the video! The main mission of the Care Mobile is to get doctors near children's homes to provide free medical consultations and improve health of children.
Read all >Help kids in foster care get ready for school!
Aug 22, 2019
It is the right time to help children left without their biological parents get ready for school! The Latvian Foster Family Association kindly asks to support their annual campaign "School children must go to school!".
Read all >Getting society better prepared for the future
Aug 22, 2019
Cognizant Latvia held a special Day of Joy (Prieka Diena) on August 1st introducing IT to kids. Drifting, go-karting and technology activities were provided for 200 children to enjoy.
Read all >2 good deeds at a time
Aug 15, 2019
SOS Children's Villages and famous Latvian chefs invite you to various Latvia's restaurants on September 2nd in order to support their charity campaign "Take your beloved ones to a restaurant and help others to get to the school". Many restaurants will donate 10 percent of their turnover generated on the day of the campaign for the cause. Check out the list of restaurants and bring your family to one of them by helping children get ready for school!
Read all >EUR 1900 raised for charities in the Independence Day Picnic
Jul 08, 2019
In total EUR 1900 were raised for AmCham's principal charities during this year's U.S. Independence Day`s Celebration: Latvian Foster Family Association, RMHC Latvija Care Mobile and SOS Children's Villages. As a result, many children in Latvia will receive free healthcare services and a family-based support.
Read all >Members of AmCham and BritCham support breast cancer charity
May 16, 2019
585 EUR were collected in support to the Pink Train Foundation. The donation will cover 29 individual consultations of a psychologist or a psychotherapist to women affected by breast cancer. On May 16 over drinks, snacks, bingo games, live music and a raffle members of two chambers had the chance to get to know the new movement #PUPKULTŪRA.
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We re-affirm our commitment to the values that AmCham stands for and that we share.
Kārlis Danēvičs, Board member, Head of Credits and Risk at SEB Banka