I. Metshin visited the charity photo exhibition "When will I grow up"

(Kazan City KZN.RU, December 18, Ksenia Shvetsova). Mayor Ilsur Metshin visited the charity exhibition, "When I will grow up", which takes place in the City Hall. Touching photographs dedicated to children living in the "Ronald McDonald House" in the Republican Children's Hospital of Tatarstan. Head of the city was accompanied by the chief doctor of CRCH Rafael Shavaliev.

The exhibition presents more than 20 photographs, which tell about the lives of children with serious illnesses. Every child in the photograph shows what he wants to be when he grows up - so pictures embody the dreams of children who daily pass through the ordeal. Kids in the photos look in the mirror, where they see themselves as astronauts, doctors, footballers, artists. The shooting was also attended by well-known people of the city - the successful representatives of their professions. Guests of the City Hall can see the process of creating the exhibition in a separate hall. The photographer Igor Zalomsky is the author of the exhibition.

The Mayor endorsed the idea of ​​creating an exhibition dedicated to children's dreams. "When children are seriously ill, everything has a value: the support of parents and the conditions in which they live. But the main thing for any child is a dream. The idea of ​​this exhibition reflects the philosophical thought: it is very important that children become adults mentally reaching for their dreams"- I. Metshin.

Each visitor can decide how much fee to pay for an entrance - you can see a photo exhibition for any donation. All collected funds will be used for the maintenance of a charitable hotel "Ronald McDonald House" in Kazan. There children from regions of the republic, who are forced to undergo long-term treatment, live with their families. Hotel is maintained entirely by charitable donations, and all services - cleaning, cooking, etc. - parents do themselves. Kazan "Ronald McDonald House" is the first such charitable project in Russia that every resident of the republic can support.

The Mayor also made a donation to the account of the fund and wished children a speedy recovery and realization of all dreams. Kazan Mayor expressed special thanks the chairman of the board of "Ronald McDonald House" Khamzat Khasbulatov. "One of the first of such houses was built in Kazan, for which I want to thank Khamzat Khasbulatov, with whom we have opened it. This man does a lot for Kazan and for the whole republic ", - the Mayor thanked.

It is possible to visit the exhibition until December 19 from Tuesday to Sunday from 12.00 to 19.00.