Orphan Act - Russia - Participating Russian Rotary Clubs

a Presidential Citatition Award Certificate to the

club for the most number of inducted members.

Svetlana Boryko - Irina Bogdanova - Valentina Shokhonova -

Pyschologist of Urik Shelter Director of Shelter #2 Director of Shelter #1

Olga Goroschyonova - Irkutsk Technical University Professor of History

Paul Williams - Irkutsk University Olga Goroschyonova - Irkutsk Technical University Language Teacher Professor of History

The Rotary Club of Irkutsk is very proud of their youth exchange program. 15 year old ChildrenAct Committee Members

Nastya Michlinais introduced at a meeting. She is also shown with 16 year old

exchange student Boris Komlik with his mother and sister and her parents.

Rotarian Gennady Ivanov, retired nuclear Rotarian, Vladimir Volchenko, a Vladimir and Gennedy have a project

physicist speaks to Rotary about the composer and a pianist, has special for the club sponsored children's

importance of clear water and other health music programs with psychological facilities. Vladimir will play special

issues His concern is also the rising effects. music. At the same time, Gennady

cigarette addiction, especially among will conduct training which is called

orphanage and shelter kids. "a smile" with the same group.

Visitor, Skip Oldham from Johnson City, TN is making up a meeting as he visits the Rotary Club of Irkutsk. He has 42 years of perfect

attendance in his club. He exchanges banners and gives t-shirts and Happy Birthday musical cards to the three birthday people.

Exchange student 2008-09, Liza puts her Happy Ruble into the Happy Ruble Bowl.

Guest Speakers

Guest speaker from South Lake Tahoe Phyllis Smith Pemberton (bottom left) from sister club, Fond du Lac

reads poetry by an exiled Tzar officer Morning Rotary, WI, spent 3 weeks with the Rotary Club of Irkutsk.

Shelter #2 director Irina Bogdanova tells about her shelter General Secretary of Parliment in Holland, Mr.

Willem de Beautte and wife, Krista, share impressions

of changes in Russia. A mug is given to the

guest speakers to show appreciation.

Paul tells the club about the preparations for

celebrating New Years at Shelter #1.

The foreign students helped with the party.

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Club Activities

Eight Paul Harris Fellows in the club. Irina Davydova Irkutsk and Angarsk join in an assembly Banner exchange with

gave a $1000 check to TRF representative Chris Offer held in June 2008. Woijciech

at the PETS dinner

Irkutsk and Australian club Visiting Rotarian from Australia, Peter Swan Rotarians visiting the Urik Shelter

banner exchange and his wife, Barbara with Irkutsk Rotarian,

Nelly Zueva

Director Shelter #2 Irina Bogdanova, exchange student Chelsey Smith and 5:30am Rotarians meet DG

ADG Irina Skryagina are at play with the children. Maynard Gross and wife at the

train station with bread and salt

(a Russian tradition)

Rotarians meet DG Maynard Gross at a restaurant owned by Lida gives a Rotary mug to visiting Rotarian

Pres. Irina Usova. They enjoyed meals and fellowship. The 2nd photo Woijciech Szafranski from Poland

could be used at a blackmail photo.

In August 2008, the city of Irkutsk celebrated 20 years of a relationship with sister city Eugene. The idea of this

relationship was brought forth by 2 Rotary Clubs in Eugene who were the sponsors for the first Rotary Club

in Siberia (second in Russia). That was the Rotary Club of Irkutsk. Speakers included Gail Groza chairman of the

committee for the sister city relationship. Gail surrounded by Rotarians, presented a cake with the Rotary wheel.

VP Lida Sclocchini and Rotary President, Irina Usova stand by a history of the relationship.

Exchange students were in Exchange students and Rotoractors Lida translates for Leanna at the District

Irkutsk for 10 months. Nastya at the District Conference in Conference when Leanna talks about

from France, Boris from USA, Novosibirsk 2009 OrphanAct

and Joao Victor from Brazil

Service Projects

Shelter #1 Urik Shelter Shelter #2

RI Carolyn Jones sent toothbrushes that were donated by a Rotary Club in Colorado. These were distributed to the three facilities shown.

Wild Rose Foundation and District 5370 awarded grants for musical instruments for Music Boarding School

for orphans and children left without guardianship, a van for Orphanage #2, a van and musical instruments for

Orphanage #5, and a Computerized Linguistic Lab for School #26.

Orphanage #2 kids, Director, Deputy Director and Visiting Rotarians from Finland, Orphanage #5

Rotarians at the entrance of the Orphanage Director, the driver and 17 year old Kolya, who

is scheduled for a driving lesson

Visiting Rotarians from Finland, Orphanage #5 Five students from Music Boarding School for

Director and two boys who both play the orphans and children left without guardianship .

keyboard have just unpacked the instruments personally received new musical instruments. They

received from the grant posed with Club President, Sergey Nikiforov

and 3 other Rotarians.

English teacher, students and Rotarians in the Foreign students posing with Pres. Irina Usova

Computerized Linguistic Lab of School #26 handing 55 pastries for kids to Shelter 1 Dir.

Valentina Shokhonova

Rotarian Valentina Anishenko discussing Valentina Anishenko and Finish Rotarian Lena Barr with

shelter problems with Urik Shelter Director kids in front of the shelter. Two huge flower baskets were

Vera Makarova in Vera's office woven by the older boys supervisied by instructor Vasily Makarov.

From Wikipedia. Irkutsk (Russian: ????´???) is one of the largest cities in Siberia. It is a fortified military post, an archbishopric of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast. It is situated 5,185 km by rail from Moscow. In the most recent Census, taken in 2002, the city's population was 593,604. This was an increase from a figure of 500,000 in 1975, and a great increase over the 1900 and 1875 levels of 49,106 and 32,512, respectively. The town proper lies at the Angara River, a tributary of the Yenisei, 45 mi (72 km) below its outflow from Lake Baikal, and on the bank opposite the suburb of Glaskovsk. The river, which has a breadth of 1900 ft (579 m) is crossed by a flying bridge. The Irkut River, from which the town takes its name, is a small river which joins the Angara directly opposite the town. The main portion of the town is separated from several important landmarks - the monastery, the fort, and the port, as well as its suburbs by another tributary, the Ida, or Ushakovka River.

Irkutsk grew out of the winter quarters established (1652) by Ivan Pokhabov for the collection of the fur tax from the Buryats. The town gained official city rights from the government in 1686. The first road connection between Moscow and Irkutsk, the Siberian Road (Russian: ????????? ?????, Sibirskiy Trakt), was built in 1760. The city benefitted economically from this new road. Many new products, often imported from China, were widely available in Irkutsk for the first time, including gold, diamonds, furs, wood, silk, and tea.

Children's Facilities Sponsored by the Irkutsk Rotary Club

City Children's Shelter #1 Angarsk Correctional Colony for Minors

Shelter # 2, Irkutsk, Russia Rehabilitation Center

Urik Shelter Boarding School # 1