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February 13, 2021 By

The big generosity of little hearts

Grandmother Helen lives with her three grandchildren in Florida. And grandmother Olga lives with her six grandchildren in the DPR. The distance between them is 9700 km or 6050 miles. But there is no distance for kindness and mercy. The family of grandma named Helen lives very modestly, so her grandchildren had been saving money to buy a cherished game. However, having seen the orphans in need from Khanzhenkovo in the DPR (where the war is taking place) in a video report, Roma and Anya decided to donate the content of their piggy banks to those children. The donation was $ 204. At the request of grandma Olga money was used to purchase what they urgently needed at the moment. First of all, these were materials for repair: cement, sand, oil and waterproofing paint, as well as putty for repairing their kitchen, since it is simply in a terrible state. The second main topic was tall table lamps of good quality, since the children had only one small, not very good one. We also bought them 10 energy-saving bulbs for the whole house, and now they will pay much less for electricity. The children also need vitamins in winter, so two boxes of apples will replenish their supplies for a while, along with cookies and waffles for tea. We believe that this story about little children and their big donation will change the world for the better, soften the evil and hardened hearts. 

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February 4, 2021 By

Real Russian Wrestling 

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We recently took some more sports equipment, snacks and sweets to the wrestling club in Kirovsky District of Donetsk. Over 100 kids learn wrestling, sportsmanship, self-improvement and self defense from the excellent coach and school. We are proud to work with them to help teach, guide and train our youth, the future of our country and of the world! Thanks to all who have contributed. Together, we make a better world for everybody, one kid at a time!

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January 29, 2021 By

Grandma Olga and her grandkids

It is so beautiful – every time we go to visit Grandma Olya and her six orphan kids, life is getting better for them. This trip we brought lots of food, fruits, home cleaning and personal hygiene supplies, Christmas presents and candy, two of our famous wigwams and two ‘Сocoon’ swings. The kids LOVED them! We also brought a sink for the boys bathroom, and slowly but steadily, step by step, we are rebuilding their broke down house into a nice warm home.
THANKS to all who contribute! 

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January 18, 2021 By

Kindness of heart

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On the 25th of December, there are two kinds of people – Those who get and those who give. We give. THANKS to ALL who gave with us. How about YOU?

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January 11, 2021 By

А circle of life and love

We recently made a mission to a family we have supported for a few years now – 7 school age kids, working Mom and disabled Dad, whose house has been pretty much damaged by the shellings of the Ukrainian Army. The family applied to our fund for help with food for the kids, and of course, we did what we could – we brought them LOTS of different cereals, flour, sugar, canned meat, canned fish, mandarins, apples, macaroni products, oil, butter, cheese, waffles, cookies, candies! And, of course, the presents for kids they usually like most – 2 swings and a tepee! During our last visit, we learned the Mom did laundry for the whole family by hand! So, we went on a search for a washing machine, and came up with a good one – for FREE!! Our friend Luis Castaneda, President of Donbass Little League was very grateful, (as were the kids!) when ‘Donbass Humanitarian Aid’ bought enough new gear to equip two more teams in the league. And Luis recently bought a new washing machine for his own family. He heard about our search and generously had his old machine refurbished into perfect working condition and donated it to us for the Makeevka family. It just goes to show that what goes around comes around, and one good deed begets another. Yes, times are tough these days, all over, but a little kindness and generosity, especially at Christmas time, goes a long way, and it’s good for the soul. We should all always remember the old saying, “There but for the Grace of God, go I.” So, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

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January 1, 2021 By

On the road with Saint Nicholas

We got back from a long range mission to a 12 kid family orphanage in Dokuchayevsk. About 40 km down south on rough roads, just a couple of klicks from the Front. Their house has been hit more than once by artillery of the Ukrainian Army, but they still manage to have a beautiful home for the kids. We brought more than 50 kilos of different kinds of cereals, apples, mandarins, cookies and candy, along with three swings and a wigwam for the kids to play in. Father Boris told the story of the real Saint Nicholas, and we even sang some Christmas songs in English!

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December 28, 2020 By

Saint Nicholas Asks Us to Help 20 Children

Saint Nicholas today brought us to the big friendly the Kovalevs family, where there is one mother (her husband died several years ago) and twenty adopted children. This is a family-type orphanage in one of the districts of Donetsk. We have known this family for several years, and this year we came to visit them on St. Nicholas Day with many gifts, among which, first of all, such a necessary for all of them – VACUUM CLEANER! It is not easy to clean up a two-story house with a broom in hand. Following the example of St Nicholas, in addition to the basic need, we brought the children a lot of tasty and healthy food, and also pleased with the wigwams and swings so that children’s laughter will always sound in the house in cold weather and in the yard in warm weather, and there will be sparks of fun and joy in the eyes of all residents. And all this became possible thanks to those people who, like Saint Nicholas, love God and people! Thank you all! And in honor of the holiday, the children prepared their own small festive program for our arrival, in which they showed us with pleasure what they can do.

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December 21, 2020 By

Saint Nicholas Day in Torez

Thanks to everyone who helped to please 50 children from large families of Torez and Khartsyzsk on the occasion of St. Nicholas Day, as well as families with disabled children and cancer patients, as well as children who do not have parents. Thanks to your donations, our Foundation has purchased tangerines, apples, cookies, waffles, ‘Kontik’ sandwiches, ten different types of chocolates, waffle, jelly and sucking sweets. All this was formed into 50 gift sets. Thanks a lot to our assistants! The sets turned out to be quite weighty – enough to make every child’s eyes shine with happiness on St. Nicholas Day! The gifts were handed out by our wonderful Santa Claus, Russell Bentley, who was brought to the children by Saint Nicholas himself. He brought him to a very warm, sincere festival in one of the restaurants in Torez, where 25 children with their parents were able to come, the rest of the children got their gift sets at home and at the boarding school of Kharzyzsk. Unfortunately, because of the quarantine, we were not allowed to hand them over in person. And the wonderful show was organized by the sunny, sincere guys and girls from ‘Kind Hearts’ volunteer theater group. Thank you very much to everyone who contributed to this holiday! And our Father Boris blessed all those present. We thank him very much for his spiritual guidance to children, and adults too. Thanks for his wise words. Let the life of St. Nicholas always be an example for us to which we should all strive! Happy holiday, dear friends!

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December 14, 2020 By

DJ/karaoke system
Our fund made another contribution to the Territorial Community of Snezhnoye. A portable DJ/Karaoke system, complete with disco lights and TWO wireless mikes! Snezhnoye is a town near the Russian border, with a population of about 50,000. It had a hard time during and after the fall of the USSR, and suffered greatly from Ukrainian army and air force attacks in 2014. On July 15th, 2014, an airstrike on a block of civilian flats killed (murdered) 12 civilians, including children. Snezhnoye has a tight knit community where people help each other out, socialize, and everybody looks after the kids. The Children’s Community Center, built from scratch by local volunteers and multiple contributions from ‘Donbass Humanitarian Aid’ fund, turned a small deserted farm into an outdoor movie theater, water slide, playground, park and kids’ Learning Center. It was a community effort that really has made a great improvement to the lives of so many citizens, especially the kids. The DJ system will be used at the Center, as well as for holidays, civic events and celebrations. It is a surprisingly good piece of equipment that we were able to get for a very reasonable price, and should give years of enjoyment to so many people. In Snezhnoye, a little bit goes a long way! THANKS to all who pitched in for this very cool project! Together, we can make a better world for everybody, one kid at a time.

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December 4, 2020 By

Mattress for disabled person

“Khartsyzsk city society of disabled people “Sparkle” is immensely grateful to Russell Bonner Bentley and to the fund “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” for helping our ward with disabilities, a disabled person of the first group, in purchasing a mattress with a compressor to prevent bed sores. At our request, the Fund acquired and delivered to the destination, such a cherished and so necessary thing to a bedridden man. On the eve of the International Day of the Disabled, this is a very good gift for a person who needed it. Thank you very much, Russell, good luck in all your good deeds! Low bow to you, good people!”  

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