A New Year's gathering of student and volunteer detachments was held at the Vitebsk Region Media Center.
– The fighters of the student detachment movement and volunteers of the "Kind Heart" movement are young people with an active civic stance and kind hearts, who, in addition to their studies, find time for public work and are creating their future. They understand that labor makes a person a worthy citizen of our country. In the Vitebsk region, over 7,000 young people were employed this year – this is a good foundation for the future. Young people are attracted to foreign detachments, but we want to see an increase in the number of host organizations for student detachments specifically in the Vitebsk region. It is great that the volunteer movement is developing. More attention should be paid to the elderly in remote villages. People often lack communication and attention, and our volunteers can provide this to them, – noted Marina Novitskaya, Head of the Main Department of Ideological Work and Youth Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee.
As part of the event, the winners of the regional stage of the republican competition "Volunteer of the Year - 2024" were awarded. Santa Claus congratulated the young people on the upcoming New Year.