Hello,

This is not easy for me to write, but sometimes I have to ask for help. We are a family with one child in first grade and we live in a small Pleven village. This year is very hard for us. We are heated with a wood stove, but now we urgently need wood for the winter.

We can barely cover the bills, food and travel expenses. My husband works and commutes into town, but his job is outdoors and in the winter the weather often doesn't allow him to make enough to cover everything. This makes it even more difficult for us. There are no jobs in the village and nothing at all left for heating, clothes or shoes for the child.

Winter is very hard for us. The child needs warm clothes and shoes because the school is far from us and it is very cold in the morning. Now the temperatures are dropping and it will get even colder. In the cold he just can't study properly and often gets sick. In the afternoons he is back home in the cold, which makes it harder for him to learn as well. Besides the wood, we urgently need winter clothes and shoes for him - jacket, shoes, everything he needs.

As the holidays approach, especially Christmas, we feel the lack of funds even more keenly. We would like our child to meet the holiday with at least a little joy and warmth, but at the moment this seems difficult.

If anyone can help us in any way, even a little, we would be very grateful. Thanks to everyone who reads, shares or responds.