The results of the "Let's Decorate the Motherland with Flowers!" competition among organizations have been announced.

      The contest’s motto “Only he who has multiplied beauty in the world through labor and struggle — has lived life beautifully” reflects the philosophy of its participants — gardeners and floriculturists who put their soul and love of the land into their projects. Throughout the entire summer they carefully tended the plants, documenting every stage of the work — from preparing the plot to creating a flowering flowerbed.

      This year more than 600 entries were submitted to the contest from educational institutions, organizations of people with disabilities, veterans’ organizations, and cultural and sports institutions from the city of Kirov and the Kirov region. The jury faced a difficult task: to choose the best of the best. The participants demonstrated creativity and originality, which made selecting the winners particularly difficult. Sometimes only hundredths of a point separated participants from a prize place.

      As a result of the jury’s hard work, winners were determined in various categories:

      “Flower Waltz” (districts):

      1st place - KOGOBU SHI OVZ, the urban-type settlement of Kiknur;

      2nd place - MBDOU kindergarten “Kolosok”, the urban-type settlement of Kilmez;

      2nd place - KOGOBU secondary school with UIOP, the urban-type settlement of Uni;

      3rd place - MKDOU compensatory kindergarten No. 2 “Svetlyachok”, the city of Vyatskiye Polyany;

      3rd place - KOGOBU secondary school, the urban-type settlement of Nema;

      3rd place - MKDOU kindergarten No. 5 “Cheburashka”, the city of Vyatskiye Polyany;

      3rd place - MKDOU kindergarten “Solnyshko”, the urban-type settlement of Kilmez.

      “Flower Waltz” (city of Kirov):

      1st place - MKDOU “Child Development Center - Kindergarten No. 206”;

      2nd place - MOAU secondary school with UIOP No. 37;

      3rd place - MKDOU No. 185 group “Oduvanchik” (Dandelion);

      3rd place - MBOU “Evening School”.

      “Flower Fantasy”:

      1st place - KOGBUSO “Sovetsky Boarding House”, the settlement of Zelyony;

      2nd place - MBUDO “Children’s School of Arts ‘Elegia’”, the city of Kirov;

      2nd place - Women’s collective of the Federal Penitentiary Service (Women’s Council), the city of Kirov;

      2nd place - the Verkhoshizhemye urban-type settlement structural subdivision of KOGBUSO “Sovetsky Boarding House”;

      3rd place - MBUK “Uninskaya Central Library”;

      3rd place - Blagoveshchensk Archiereyskoe Podvorye, the city of Yaransk;

      3rd place - KOGBU “Center for Assistance to Children”, the city of Urzhum.

      People’s winner - the administration of the Uninsky municipal district. They also receive a special prize for the most original video clip.

      “I sincerely congratulate all the winners and prize-winners, thank you for your perseverance and hard work! Together we contribute to improving the surrounding world and perfecting our habitat,” said Oleg Valenchuk. “The contest ‘Let’s Decorate the Motherland with Flowers!’ is not just a competition, but a true platform for exchanging experience, ideas and inspiration. The contest participants show that each of us can make a contribution to creating cozy and blooming corners that please the eye and lift the spirits.”