Guests and participants of the forum were warmly welcomed at Vitebsk Secondary School No. 12 named after L.N. Filipenko.
A grand celebration, organised by the regional organisation of the Belarusian Women's Union, crowned the Week of Parental Love, which was filled with charitable events and celebrations in honour of Mother's Day and Father's Day.
The gifts of generous autumn, arranged in intricate compositions, not only highlighted the rich imagination of the participants from the primary organisations of the Belarusian Women's Union but also created a cheerful mood, delighting with a riot of colours and shapes.
As part of the forum, the traditional "Mum's Pies" event took place. Delicious baked goods and homemade preserves were presented to the soldiers of the 103rd Guards Airborne Brigade.
Families who have become an example of sincere love and respect were invited to the celebration, including the Vyalov family, who have 13 children, and a young family. Addressing them, the Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, Vyacheslav Durnov, emphasised:
-- The family is the basis, the foundation upon which every state stands. And if there are more families like yours, our country will be stronger.
Love cements families: both the love of parents for children and the love of children for parents. Young people should not postpone having children: it is the laughter of children that strengthens a family.
A doll exhibition, presented for a competition by the regional organisation of the Belarusian Women's Union, which ran from August to October 2025, attracted significant attention.
-- Today is truly a celebration that touches the hearts of all caring people, -- noted the Chairperson of the regional organisation of the Belarusian Women's Union, Marina Novitskaya. -- The Week of Parental Love started on October 14th, Mother's Day, and concludes on the newest holiday, Father's Day. Today, we express our gratitude to those who gave us life, who allow us to feel like children.
It is symbolic that today we are summing up the results of our competition for the creation of a doll – the symbol of our organisation. All the works were made with love and deserve praise. It was not easy for the jury to determine the very best, but according to the voting results, the work by Tatyana Martinovich, a master of folk arts and crafts from the Dokshitsy District Centre of Crafts, won.
The results of the "Women for the Food Security of Their Family and Their Country" competition were also announced, with the Grand Prix awarded to the primary organisation of the Belarusian Women's Union of the Regional Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology.
The Week of Parental Love concluded with a celebratory concert.