“Iavnana” foundation held a charity concert at the Tbilisi State Concert Hall, featuring the world renowned Italian soloists Marco Berti, Piero Giuliacci and a distinguished Georgian Opera singer Badri Maisuradze of Metropolitan Opera, La Scala and London’s Covent Garden, all involved in the acclaimed “Three Tenors” project. Maestro Zaza Azmaiparashvili conducted the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra.

The charity concert was covered live by the “Mze” and “I Stereo” TV channels and the Georgian National Radio. The subscribers to the Geocell, Magti and Beeline cellular communication were able to participate in the charity action. The 50 000 GEL revenue from dialing 30-30 will go into the support to the children orphaned as a result of last August’s war. Namely, the monthly allowance launched by the Foundation in September 2008 will be prolonged for another 6 month. Also, a family of many children was handed over an key to a private house. From now on, Ms. Lali Lokhishvili, single mother of 7 children will live in a 2 -storey house insured by “Irao” insurance company. Mr. Temur Chkheidze, the distinguished Georgian theater director and Ms. Nani Chikvinidze, actress, will pay the education fee for Giorgi Salagishvili, a successful student at Ilia Chavchavadze State University. Another group of friends decided to provide a monthly allowance to Gelashvili family of 10 children. Mr. Vata Rodonaia, the philologist, donated a piano to the Children’s home in the town of Dusheti.At the end of the concert Mr. Chabua Amirejibi, the novelist, Ms. Nani Bregvadze, Messrs. Buba Kikabidze, Piero Giuliacci and Marco Berti, friends of “Iavnana” foundation were awarded Gold Pegasus prize. Fortuna FM 106.9 – the Radio Partner of the project.