Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil - December 2023 - The Don Bosco Educational Centre of Jaboatão dos Guararapes organised a Christmas event for the children who participate in the Festive Oratory activities on 17 December. Each week throughout the year they have been accompanied by recreational activities, snacks and lots of fun. The event took place at the conclusion of the Oratory's festive activities and over one hundred children together with their families benefited from toys, school supplies and clothes. In addition to the distribution of gifts, food baskets with basic necessities were also handed out, consisting of generous donations from students attending the Salesian educational centre. The initiative saw the active participation of more than 20 volunteers, including students, past pupils, employees and novices of the Salesian Colônia of Jaboatão dos Guararapes.