OREANDA-NEWS. On February 27, 2008 Valery Kargin, President of Parex banka, presented a cheque for LVL 83 245,00 to Dzintars Mozgis, Director of Riga Children's Clinical Hospital. The donated sum will be used to complete the renovation of the parents' house at Riga Children's Clinical Hospital, reported the press-centre of Parex banka.

Valery Kargin, President of Parex banka, comments: “I would like to thank all of our faithful clients on participating in our charity campaign. Their deposits have made it possible for us to donate such an impressive sum towards the renovation of the parents' house at Riga Children's Clinical Hospital. We truly care for Latvia's future and the donation to this children's hospital is our contribution to the welfare of our country”.

As previously announced, from December 1, 2007 until January 31, 2008 Parex banka held a charity deposit campaign, donating LVL 0,30 for every LVL 100 put on deposit towards the renovation of the parents' house at Riga Children's Clinical Hospital. The amount received during the campaign was donated from Parex banka's funds rather than from the client's deposits. The charity campaign held by Parex banka was launched as part of the newspaper's Diena campaign called Sunny days.

Anna Muhka, Head of Public Relations Division of the newspaper Diena cheerfully comments: “Parex banka's charity deposit is an admirable idea giving such amazing results”. “We are truly thankful to Parex banka's management and Parex banka's loyal clients that have been involved in the Sunny days campaign, raising such incredible financial sum. This donation as well as donations received this winter will allow us to begin all the necessary preparatory works for renovation of parents' house at Riga Children's Clinical Hospital”.

Parex banka's charity deposit campaign has become an established tradition that attracted LVL 52,136.24 last year and LVL 46,304.16 in 2006, which has all been donated to the Riga Children's Clinical Hospital. Over the last three years, Parex banka has donated a total LVL 181 685.40 to the Hospital. Thanks to these donations the Children's Clinical Hospital's library has been built and the renovation of parents' house will now also be completed.