The IWCR donates approximately 12,000 LVL to Latvian charities each year, and also collects and donates a large quantity of clothing, food, household goods and personal care items.

Below are some examples of the work we supported in 2010:

Missionaries of Charity – monthly food supplies for the soup kitchen : LVL 2,800 per year.

Chabad Soup Kitchen - food supplies for the soup kitchen (Meals on Wheels): value LVL 200 per month and 200 LVL extra in December and April.

Hope for Children: Every year we buy school supplies and summer and winter shoes for the children at these three day-care centres in Riga, which care for around 50 children.  We also supported one of the centres which urgently needed replacement of some broken windows in 2010.

Illguciems Women’s Prison: We help imprisoned young mothers and young adults with personal care, toiletries and sanitory products, with the kind support of Dove.

With the generous support of a benefactor we have also been able to arrange for the provision of glasses and prescription lenses for a number of women.

We also assisted a young mother on release from prison in the form of initial support with accommodation. Just 40 LVL per month can make a big difference.

Give a Hand: The Club supported a pilot project for elderly farmers, living remotely in the countryside, by providing them with a tumble drier, at a cost of 350 LVL.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Latvija: Support for a fundraiser to provide medical care for disadvantaged youngsters (500 LVL).

Vitolu Foundation:  We have donated 1,300 LVL annually from 2008 to date to cover scholarship for a female student to support their studies.

Namins Crisis Center:  We help by providing school supplies plus summer and winter shoes totalling approximately 1,650 LVL per year.

Māras Centre - crisis centre for women and children in Riga (which is part of the Samaritan Association of Latvia).

Irlavas bērnu nams-patversme  (Tukums Orphanage)

Throughout the year we receive donations from companies with a strong social conscience.  We are pleased to be able to use this money to further the charitable work undertaken by the IWCR.

As from December 2010 we now have charitable status.

We continue to collect seasonal clothing and toiletries donated by members of the IWCR and distribute them to the recipients/institutions mentioned above.