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!

DJ/karaoke system

karaoke

Karaoke

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!”  

Mattresses, blankets and sheets for orphans 

Khangenkovo

Khangenkovo

Khangenkovo

Khangenkovo

Khangenkovo

Khangenkovo

This time, tears of joy for the grandmother, who is raising six children, could not be hidden. After all, the conditions in which children now live are getting better with every visit of the volunteers of our Foundation. Winter is right around the corner. Children sleep under thin blankets on awful old mattresses that have seen long, long service. This time we brought them three new good quality mattresses, eight new warm blankets and eight new sets of bed linen. Special thanks to Elena and Sofia for educational toys, clothes and dishes! Another good deed for the glory of God. Thanks to everyone who contributes to our work. Soldiers on, on the side of good, with peace in souls.

Our help to single mothers

Single mothers

Single mothers

The mother of three children Olga from the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk has an older daughter who is disabled from birth. Her father abandoned them. Olga also has two sons– two healthy boys. They are 9 and 6 years old. Very active mobile children – go to acrobatics and martial arts courses! Now Olga receives only a pension for the girl and a little support from the republic, which is what the whole family lives on. Has a higher education, but cannot work because of constant childcare. “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” purchased for the family three sets of bed linen, a large towel, many medicines, and also brought two packs of diapers donated earlier by Alexander from Kuleshovka, Russia. Once again, many thanks to him!
Single mom Helen lives in the Kievsky district of Donetsk. An orphan herself, was raised by her grandparents. Unfortunately, they have already died too. Her daughter Sophia, a schoolgirl, is a gifted child. This little family is having a difficult time right now. Helen has no job now, and therefore no means of subsistence. Until she is back on her feet, we helped them with food, cleaning supplies and detergents, personal hygiene products, and also bought school supplies for Sofia. Being in a difficult situation themselves, Helen and Sofia donated through our foundation two tea sets, two teapots, clothes from which Sofia has already grown up, many toys and two baby baths for bathing babies for other people in need. As well as the dressing table and sideboard in good condition are waiting for those who need them

Wrestling Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

Tournament 2020

“Donbass Humanitarian Aid” Fund once again has become one of the sponsors of the 5^th Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament in memory of Vasily Bagrov,  a famous Donetsk coach, Master of Sports of the USSR. The event took place on October 3^rd, 2020 at the ‘Kirovets’ Sports Palace in Donetsk. We helped to purchase prizes for the 1^st places taken – the Wi-Fi speakers, the medals, the cups, the sweets, as well as the mugs with commemorative tournament symbols.
Wrestling is a very serious sport that provides a person with valuable lessons not only on the mat, but also in everyday life. Especially valuable in our difficult wartime is that the guys are not left to their own devices on the street, but under the guidance of experienced trainers they learn to work on themselves and personal responsibility, develop physical skills and psychological stability, discipline that will always help them. Struggle unites different cultures and nationalities, and develops the strength of camaraderie. And in the end, wrestling is fun!
We are proud to help the guys with this.

Baseball in Donetsk

Back in July 2019 we started a fundraiser for the Donetsk Little League of baseball.
Well, almost 8 months and a lot of hard work later, the first shipment has arrived from the USA.  And now, in August 2020, another cargo arrived from Moscow. Kind people sent us sports equipment for free. Our foundation delivered the entire inventory to the children’s baseball team. Kids and coaches were very happy. We thank our Moscow friends for such a gift to the children of Donbass!

Family orphanage 

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

Family orphanage

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The orphanage in Dokuchayevsk has seven girls, two young men, and a foster Mom and Dad. Before the war, Rinat Akhmetov, the Ukrainian billionaire, was sponsoring this orphanage, but when the war came, he ran to Kiev, and hasn’t been heard from since. The Angel’s house got bombed, more than once, it’s close to the front lines. Mom, due to nervous experiences of this war, fell ill with diabetes. So ‘Donbass Humanitarian Aid’ stepped in and picked up the slack. The Republic gives money every month, but nine growing kids are always ready to eat, and sometimes the food runs out before the month does. So, we make a bit of a road trip, bring food, cleaning supplies, socks, etc. And also such expensive test strips for measuring blood sugar for Mom. It’s a great excuse to visit some really sweet genuine Angels. THANKS to all who pitched in and were a part of this mission!

Furniture for orphans

Furniture for orphans

Furniture for orphans

A resident of the DPR, Nikolai Vasilyevich, applied to “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” Foundation with a request to accept a big donation from him for DPR people who are in need of some furniture in good condition: a King Size bed with a mattress, an armchair, a sofa that can be used as a bed, a kitchen table, two TV stands, a mirror, a Soviet set of four sideboards and in-and-out desk, a writing desk with some drawers, a beautiful bathroom shelf with a mirror, lighting and a cabinet, two large beautiful chandeliers, a couple of curtains and four undercurtains. We never doubted it for a second who were in dire need of these things – the seven orphans (one is already a young adult) with their grandmother Olga from Khanzhenkovo. Anyone who has seen what conditions they live in, what beds and mattresses they sleep on, will agree with us. Our fund paid for the work of the movers and the delivery itself from the Kirovsky district of Donetsk to the family’s place of residence in the village of Khanzhenkovo in the Soviet district of Makeevka. It’s a long ride! The granny was overwhelmed by such a generous donation for a long time, because Nikolai Vasilyevich could have simply sold everything and could have replenished the budget of his own family. And the children were gloriously happy having all their new asquisitions, especially the large mattress! The family decided that they would cope with the furniture assembly by themselves – there are kind people “with hands and heads on their shoulders” who will help. Many thanks to the truck driver for the delivery and for providing such good movers. We want to thank them separately for giving us a small discount and for responding to our request for advice if something is not clear about the assembly of the furniture and the chandeliers, since it was them who carefully folded each bolt and bar so that nothing would have been lost. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this noble mission! He that giveth shall not lack! Amen.

Step Closer

On Saturday, September 5th, we gave a piece of our hearts to one of the most unprotected little people – disabled children from the Khartsyzsk city society of disabled people “Sparkle” and the public organization of disabled people “Step Closer” of Donetsk. “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” purchased and prepared for them 50 gift sets, which were presented on the “Schoolchildren’s Holiday” timed to coincide with the beginning of the new school year. And also three packs of face painting for a festive celebration. Among these special children were both first graders and children of second and third grades. Some go to school, and some are homeschooled. We hope that our gifts, together with sweet surprises inside, will bring many joyful moments and a wonderful mood for both the children themselves and their parents! Those children who could not come to the holiday will be sure to receive our gifts separately.
We also got gifts – drawings of the children. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this wonderful holiday! God save us all!