The contest for multi-child families organised for the third year in a row by the child culture project ‘Garā pupa’ of the Ascendum society in cooperation with the car part and accessory wholesale company Getz Nordic has been completed. The participants submitted descriptions of their ideas on how the talents and skills of their families could help Latvia in the future, with five of the participants winning the contest. In January, the families will get a special opportunity to visit the Riga Cathedral as part of the exciting tour/expedition STUNDA DOMĀ. The winning families will have their travel expenses compensated. It will soon be the time when, on the Dome Square, at the Riga Cathedral, the events bringing together the memories and the stories of the Barricades will take place. A goal of this contest was also to summon up one of the strongest groups in the country, Latvia’s families with multiple children, encouraging them to think what skills and talents they have, and in what way these skills and talents would help Latvia grow into a civically and culturally powerful state, strengthening the patriotic sentiment.

Among those who sent their idea descriptions, emphasising the skills and talents of their children, and won the contest were families from the Piltene, Jelgava, Dobele, Talsi and Pļaviņas Municipalities. The families sing, dance, do sports, form figures, bake cakes, grow professionally, take picture and make the world more sensitive; they are ready to help Latvia with their mastery — and to inspire others to be more daring! The participating families that sent the most enthusiastic and interesting descriptions, and won the contest, were awarded an opportunity to participate in the special tour/expedition STUNDA DOMĀ, to visit Riga and find out the secrets of one the oldest cathedral in the Baltics. With the help of friendly guides, the children in these families will find out about the dusty mysteries of the Riga Cathedral, visit the secret Dome Garden, get acquainted with the founder of Riga, the Bishop Albert of Riga, see the beautiful stained glass windows of the Cathedral, hear the power of its pipe organ, and participate in other unforgettable adventures. The expedition will also offer the children an attractive opportunity to test their expertise in an knowledge contest.

For the third year in a row, the child culture project ‘Garā pupa’ of the Ascendum society collaborates with SIA Getz Nordic, offering activities that promote the participation of children in cultural processes. In 2014, the contest ‘Es būšu nākamais mūziķis’ (‘I will be the Next Musician’) took place, in which two talented young musicians received the music instruments that they needed, while in last year’s contest, the ten winning families were awarded with an opportunity to visit cultural events of their choice in various parts of Latvia.