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In 2001, Mildažytė started a charity talk show “Bėdų turgus” (Buy My
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In 1993-1997, Mildažytė worked as a newsreader at LRT’s late-night news program “Vakaro žinios". In 1997, Mildažytė launched one of the first TV talk shows in
Lithuania, “Bobų vasara". Mildažytė also established a vocal group “Bobų vasara,” which performed nationally.
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In 2005 - 2007 she produced a CD, Žvaigždės motinoms" and a DVD, Retro" and, Mamai". In 2005 - 2007 Edita started "Christmas soup", a charitable collection action. Money collected was donated to the Order of Malta's charity program "Food on Wheels."
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for diabetic children. In 2010, the trust organized a fundraising campaign “Lithuania-Georgia. One Heart,” to support children affected by the war in
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