"The morning sun was warm, and the air buzzed with excitement and laughter. Children who had rarely strayed beyond their rural village in Bugiri, Uganda, were now getting off buses, eyes wide at the expectation of giraffes and elephants. Many of these kids had never even heard of a zoo before, let alone seen one. Yet here they were, grinning ear to ear after breakfast, ready to celebrate a quirky Bitcoin holiday."
"As I watched those 115 children - children from the Orphans of Uganda Children Center - marvel at animals and enjoy their very first pizza party later that afternoon, I felt a swell of emotions in my chest. I saw joy, wonder, and a sense of belonging wash over kids who have known too much hardship in their young lives."
One hundred fifteen orphaned children from the Orphans of Uganda Children Center traveled by bus to the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (Entebbe Zoo) on Bitcoin Pizza Day, May 22, experiencing their first zoo visit and pizza party. Bitcoin donations funded pizzas, buses, zoo tickets, and the outing costs. The event transformed a Bitcoin cultural commemoration—marking Lazlo's 2010 purchase of two pizzas for 10,000 BTC—into a tangible act of generosity that provided joy, wonder, and a sense of belonging for children who had rarely left their rural district. The celebration combined community organizing, innovation, and charitable support.
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