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YABLOKO provided aid to children’s orphanage affected by fires in the Moscow region

Press Release
August 30, 2010

This summer Byvalino village, Moscow region, was severely damaged by fire. All the buildings by Saint Martyr Nikita Temple burnt down: children’s school by the temple, canteen, archive, sewing shops and prior’s cell.

YABLOKO collected money for aid for the victims of fires throughout August. It was decided that part of these funds should go on the purchase of sporting clothes and school supplies for the sunday school, which lost virtually everything during fire: pupils’ private belongings, school supplies, toys and books.

A bare place is now on the place where temple’s buildings were situated. Construction has already begun, however, a lot is still reminding of the disaster.

Mother Iosapha welcomed YABLOKO’s activists, introduced them to the children, invited them to tea and told how the orphanage and the school were created. The orphanage was created in early 1990s. Children from the neighbouring villages first came to a camp where children were entertained by probationers from the temple. Some children from problem families asked them to leave them in the temple, where they felt more comfortable. Thus an orphanage was created. Today it hosts 19 children from 6 to 16, including orphans and children from problem families.

YABLOKO’s activists handed presents to children. Children were very glad to receive presents and promised to make apple-pies from the apples (YABLOKO means “apple” in Russian) brought to them by the activists.

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Press Release
August 30, 2010