Poland-based cryptocurrency exchanges BitBay and Bitcantor announced that they are organizing a Christmas bitcoin fundraiser, where the collected amount will be used to buy gifts for children from Tęcza Child Care Home in Katowice, Poland.

“We are also a team of people that want to do something good for the world. That’s why we want to engage in charity causes. We hope many people will participate so we can make children’s wishes come true. Bitcoins we collect are going to be exchanged to PLN without any fees and then spent on gifts that children wrote down on their letters to Santa Claus,” Justyna Laskowska-Witek, head of marketing at BitBay told Cryptocoinsnews.

According to the announcement, the fundraiser is available also for people who are not registered at BitBay platform. Bitcoins are being collected from November 30th to December 15th, 2016. Since the launch of the fundraiser, the partners managed to collect 1499 BTC, as reported by CCN at its press time.

Apart from gifting children, the fundraiser will also promote awareness of bitcoin and cryptocurrency in Poland. Last year, BitBay collected 1,863 BTC in the fundraiser for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.

“Bitcoin is still not as popular as we wish it was, and a fundraiser is something that speaks to almost everyone. That’s why we think if we connect those two things we can create interest in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for people that never heard of it before. Also, lack of knowledge often makes people think that cryptocurrencies are used for bad causes. Our fundraiser shows that it’s not true, and bitcoin is used for helping others,” Laskowska-Witek added.