ODESA, JANUARY 15th, 2013, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― In the course of the Second Charitable Diplomatic Christmas Fair conducted in December-January this year in Odesa UAH 170 thousand have been raised, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The agency was informed in the press service of the Odesa Regional State Administration with reference to the Chairman of the Odesa diplomatic club Konstantin Rzhepishevsky.

According to the press service, money raised from the fair used to buy medical equipment for the Odesa Regional Children’s Hospital. Required equipment was purchased in Sweden and one of these days will be solemnly handed to the hospital.

The summarizing of the action and the presentation of the medical equipment will be held on January 18 at 11:00 a.m. in the assembly hall of the Odesa Regional Children's Hospital.

As previously reported, in the framework of the Diplomatic Christmas Fair a concert of national and cultural groups, the products samples exhibitions, tasting of the national cuisine dishes were held. Master classes in arts and crafts for children and adults were also conducted.