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Spring Gifts to Psychoneurological Boarding School No. 16

In April 2014, the Foundation congratulated Boarding School No. 16 on the Bright Easter holiday and presented MP3 players and headphones to music lovers. Now, boys and girls can listen to beloved melodies using their own players

RF Government Board on Guardianship in Social Sphere Holds Regular Session

On Wednesday, 23 April 2014, the Board on Guardianship held a session at the House of Government to look into the matters relating to stationary institutions of social services for the elderly and the disabled. The agenda addressed enlargement or closure of elderly care homes, medical social work with the elderly and other matters. Summarizing the session's results, Vice Prime Minister Olga Golodets assigned Board members and representatives of the relevant ministries to tackle current problems. Besides, she favoured the initiative of Board members to grant a state decoration to Liza Oleskina, director of the Joyful Old Age Charity Foundation, in recognition of her seven-year work in this area.

Donor Action at the Moscow State University of Food Production

We would like to thank all the 43 students and teachers of the Moscow State University of Food Production who donated blood and became donors on 23 April 2014. On 20 April, Russia celebrated one of the most important social holidays in the Russian calendar -- the National Donor Day. On this day in 1832, obstetrician Andrei Wolf, performed in St. Petersburg the first successful blood transfusion from man to man in Russia. Since then, medicine has made great progress like discovery of blood groups, introduction of technology for manufacturing and using blood components and products, and so forth. However, as before, it is donor blood that saves millions of lives. Thank you!

All-Russia Conference on Prevention of Social Orphanage in Russia: Accomplishments and Development Pathways

On 22-23 April 2014, the Charitable Foundation of Social Orphanage Prevention supported by the RF Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Economic Development, Public Chamber held an all-Russia conference "Social Orphanage Prevention in Russia: Accomplishments and Development Pathways." The conference was attended by more than 200 representatives from federal legislative and executive bodies, regional authorities for social protection, guardianship, public health, as well as government bodies and non-profit organizations, experts in childhood protection from at least 50 Russia's regions. The conference has proposed ways to involve non-profit organizations in addressing childhood problems and explored quality assurance mechanisms for childhood protection. Our Foundation is among the conference sponsors.

Visit to Construction Site in Village of Raisemenovskoye

On 21 April 2014, Elena Beregovaya, our Foundation director, together with Georgy V. Kryukov, director of Absolute Help CF, visited Raisemenovskoye, a village in the Serpukhov District, the Moscow region. This place is chosen for building a unique boarding school for special children and a first My Big Family social village in the Moscow region for large adoptive families. The social village will accommodate full adoptive families with five to eight children, out of which at least two are handicapped.

Do Summit 2014

On 19 and 20 April 2014, a fourth marathon of "Do-It-Yourself" urban actions was held at the ZIL Cultural Centre. The event involved various foreign and Russian organisations, and independent artists that offered their ideas and projects to improve urban life and environment protection. The "Do Summit" programme targeted four areas: urbanistics, street art, self-organization, and public interest protection.

Children's Day at the LonDom Photo Show

On 19 April 2014, children had their time at the LonDom Photo Show from 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. All the visitors could participate in master classes in doll making, make papercraft things featuring Britain and be awarded for that.

Visit to Blood Center of Federal Biomedical Agency

On 18 April 2014, on the eve of the Donor Day, Vladimir A. Smirnov, the founder of our Foundation, paid a traditional visit to the Blood Center of the Federal Biomedical Agency. He donated his blood, had a talk with the employees and congratulated them on the upcoming event.

RF Government Board on Guardianship in the Social Sphere Holds Regular Session

On 18 April 2014, the House of Government hosted a meeting devoted to preparation of a regular session of the Board on Guardianship. The discussion focused on stationary institutions of social services for the elderly and the disabled.

Board of Guardians of Boarding School for Children No. 15

On 18 April 2014, the Moscow Social Protection Department held a meeting to discuss the expansion of the board of guardians of the Boarding School for Children No. 15.

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