{"id":7560,"date":"2025-11-05T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=7560"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:00:25","slug":"eur-10-mln-raised-and-counting-romanias-christmas-tree-charity-auction-marks-25th-edition-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=7560","title":{"rendered":"EUR 10 mln raised and counting: Romania\u2019s Christmas tree charity auction marks 25th edition this December"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Festivalul Brazilor de Cr\u0103ciun\/Christmas Tree Festival charity auction returns in December for its 25th edition, continuing a long-standing tradition of turning art into opportunity for children in need. Since its launch, the festival has raised more than EUR 10 million, with proceeds supporting the socio-educational integration of over 270,000 children.<\/p>\n

Organized by Save the Children Romania, the event will take place on December 4 at the National Museum of Art of Romania, where unique designer Christmas trees will be auctioned to raise funds for vulnerable children.<\/p>\n

Each year, leading Romanian designers and artists create one-of-a-kind Christmas trees that are auctioned during a gala attended by major companies and donors. Last year\u2019s event brought in a record EUR 1 million<\/a>, as 23 trees were sold for prices reaching as high as EUR 123,000 each.<\/p>\n

The initiative comes as Romania continues to face one of the highest child poverty rates in the European Union, Save the Children said. According to Eurostat data from 2024, 33.8% of Romanian children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, compared to the EU average of 24.2%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The problem is particularly severe in rural areas, where 41.7% of children face poverty, and among those from Roma or single-parent families.<\/p>\n

Save the Children Romania warns that poverty remains one of the biggest obstacles to equal access to education. A recent study by the organization found that nearly 60% of families enrolled in its educational programs cannot afford basic schooling costs without outside support, a figure that rises to 87% among those in severe poverty.<\/p>\n

The funds raised at this year\u2019s auction will continue to support programs that help children stay in school.<\/p>\n

irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n

(Photo source: Save the Children Romania)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Festivalul Brazilor de Cr\u0103ciun\/Christmas Tree Festival charity auction returns in December for its 25th edition, continuing a long-standing tradition of turning art into opportunity for children in need. Since its launch, the festival has raised more than EUR 10 million, with proceeds supporting the socio-educational integration of over 270,000 children. Organized by Save the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7560\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}