Facilities - Irkutsk - Shelter #2 (Facility Code: Irkutsk 8)

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Sponsors: iOrphan, Rotary Club of Irkutsk, Rotary Club of Kahului, Rotary Club of Kihei Sunrise, Rotary Club of Lahaina, Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea, Rotary Club of Maui, Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui.

These Facility Sponsors form the Shelter #2 Children's Action Team (CAT)

Shelter #2's official name: Rehabilitation Department, Center for Assisting Left Without Guardianship                    

DAILY LIFE AT THE SHELTER

                                                                              Waking up in the morning at the shelter has many chores to accomplish 

                Nelly Zueva and Pavel Savvateev with children of Shelter #2                 Rotarian Valentina Anishenko who is the Director

                                                                                                                      of "Center for assisting children left without

                                                                                                                      guardianship" is visiting Shelter 2 to talk about

                                                                                                                      good dental care.

Winners in the sidewalk art competition              Winners of the art competition              Staff and artists with their work behind them

           Guests perform for ther children                                                       The children love to perform 

   The children receive sports equipment from their "sponsorship" fund.  The younger children     The CAT team bought sports equipment for

      enjoy playing with the equipment in the sand box.                                                             the shelter.  These are shown in the room

                                                                                                                                           the children love to spend time in.

The children at Shelter #2 love to ride bicycles.  These show new bikes that they are enjoying.  Maria Melnikova exercises with the children

in the open air in the morning.  She has been with the shelter for 10 years since it opened.   The CAT team helped purchase the bikes.

   Rotarians Valentina Anishenko, coordinator of the MG, Past Pres (07-08) Sergey Nikiforov, Club VP, Lida Scloccini and Shelter

    director, Irina Bogdanova are in the director's office waiting for the sports equipment delivery.   Irina poses in front of the delivery truck.

                             You can see happy children, staff and Rotarians having fun on the sports playground.

                     A huge box arrives at the shelter.  Let's see what's inside!!   We need help of some men to lift this large item.

                      Director Irina shares in everyone's joy!!

           The children are pictured with Natalia, a          Nina with her new shoes           Many of the children have never owned

             teacher, showing off their new shoes.                                                           a new pair of shoes.  The girls got white

                                                                                                                              shoes, and the boys got black shoes. 

CELEBRATIONS

Birthdays are a highlight at the shelter.  They are celebrated every 3 months honoring the kids born the previous 3 months. 

Since the RC of Kihei-Wailea are sponsors for Shelter #2, they donate cakes and personal cards for the children to have a special

celebration. The shelter and RC of Irkutsk give gifts to the birthday kids.  This celebration had 7 children with birthdays.  Several

of them were missing from the celebration, but did get to have cake and pie for dessert after their dinner.

       Happy Birthday song                                            TV appearance                                           The boys love their gifts

     Girls make computer cards to read to birthday      Cake with 7 birthday kids on it         The celebration continued in the dining

      kids.  They are proud of  their first assignment.           with their names.                      room. The cakes and pies were delicious.

                                                                                                                                   Here are 4 birthday kids along with

                                                                                                                                   Director Irina Bogdanova, and Rotarians

                                                                                                                                   Irina Usova and Galina Dobrynina.

                  Gifts from the RC of Irkutsk are so much fun!                           The celebration includes singing and playing

September 1st is a National Holiday called Day of Knowledge.  Schools from early elementary to university celebrate this day. The

honorees are those who are in the first year of their education.  Artoym and Nastya ages 7, and 10 year old Vova will go to school for

the first time to first grade.  Vova had been a street kid and has been at the shelter 4 months.  Vova will have a tutor.  At Shelter #2,

 the children celebrate by singing and playing. Director Irina Bogdanova gives school bags to the new comers filled with school supplies

given by RC of Kihei Wailea and Irkutsk.  Rotarians from the RC of Irkutsk come to help celebrate.

      Artoyma (7), Nastya(7) and Vova (10) are               The staff sings in the celebration         Pianist/Composer Vladimir

      honored on the Day of Knowledge, their                                                                         Volchenko and Natasha                   .

                                                                                                                                        perform in the celebration.

             Director Irina Bogdanova presents school bags to the new students                         Kids sing song about September 1st

Cake for Day of Knowlege celebration      Nastya with plastic gift bag filled with school supplies from RC of Irkutsk and

                                                            RC of Kihei Wailea. Nastya wanted to have her picture taken in her new dress.

                                                            Her special friend is Rotarian Galina Dobrynina from the RC of Irkutsk.

      Senior Citizen Day is October 1st.  The children sing and recite short poems for "Grandmas and Grandpas" who come to the

       shelter to be with the little children on this day.  The talked to the kids, read fairy tales, and played with them. 

        Everyone enjoyed every minute spent together.

On "Mother's Day"  which is a new national holiday,   President Sergey Nikiforov,  Lida Sclocchini and Gennedy Ivanov visit the shelter.  .  Shelter director Irina Bogdanova invited several mothers andgrandmothers of some kids at the shelter.  They sit and hold hands while the guests watch the boys dressed in Russian traditional costumes ready to perform.  These boys were street kids and had never had a clean bed, clean clothes, or bathed indoors.  They have learned a lot in a couple months at the shelter.

                      Group picture of guests, performers and shelter staff              Mari Anne takes pictures of gift giving.  The

                                                                                                               children made clay animals to give to guests.

       Sergey Konovalov shows a box of gifts made by the kids to                   Director Irina Bogdanova poses with the kids

       give to the women in the Women's Day celebration.                              The kids have received new skates.

       Nastya made most of the gifts.  She proudly shows them.

                Faces of the children of Shelter #2

To see the entire Shelter 2 Children's Action Team (CAT) click here

                             CAT Co-Leader                 CAT Co-Leader                  Website                         Translator 

                             Steve Moksnes                 Lida Sclocchini                  Joanne Knutson              Valeriya Voronina

                            Shelter #2  Director,  Irina Bogdanova

Dear Shelter #2 Childrens Action Team Members,

The Director of the department and the members of The State Organization of Social Services "Center of help to the Children Left without  Parents' Care", previously called Shelter #2, express their enormous gratitude for financial help and gifts for the children who live in the Center. In spite of the care of the Government, and  Governmental help to these children, left without parental care, every child is impatiently waiting for the personal and individual attention, especially during the holidays.  Almost all the children who came to our Center are from a problem families, a lot of them never had any toys, did not had opportunity to try any fruits and sweets, didn't go to school -- parents simply didn't notice their existence.  WE greatly appreciate your help, also the Club Kihei Wailea's help who congratulates our children during their Birthdays and gives them happiness, always brings smile to a sad child's face during the New Year's Celebration. These children know about their friends in Hawaii, and they know their Sponsors in the Irkutsk Rotary Club in person.  They always are the most desirable guests in our Center.  When it is necessary and possible, we acquire all the necessary things for their lives, but we will be always grateful for any kind of help. 

This is how we can use the finances to improve  lives of our children: Personal portraits/pictures, personal toys, new curtains in children's rooms, and teacher's offices, nice clothing, sports clothing, a computer, sports inventory, the equipment and furnishings for the sensor room (these specially equipped rooms are used to calm down children).

Unfortunately, as of today, our sports playground is abandoned, the playground territory is not developed. Our children are dreaming about simple sports items, like soccer gates, basketball shields/stands/baskets, that we could install for them, balls, good sport shoes, rollerblades and roller skates. No doubt, any financial help changes the lives of our children for the best, and they greatly appreciate this generosity. WE are sure that the love which is given to a child always comes back even in much greater volumes.

Best wishes, Irina Bogdanova.