Dear friends of "Nastenka" foundation!

Every Thursday all the year round we have met in this cafe. You brought pampers, toys, books, CDs and DVDs, presents and financially supported the sick kids.
We are sincerely grateful for your support!
Thanks to our meetings we have got about 157200 rubles during 2007!
THANKS !

Because it’s wonderful to live! – a benefit concert to help children.

Help is needed to arrange families from other towns in Moscow.

Buying a pack of "Kolpinskie detskie" pelmeni, you help sick kids, treated in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute "(for more details, see "Our actions")").

New Year's action by "Nastenka" Foundation!

THANKS to all the participants of the new-year charitable action!
We thank all the participants in this action! We got about 48000 rubles during the active campaign. All the collected means will go for the purchase of "Albumin" medicine for the sick kids. Also many people expressed their sincere wish to help kids and be our volunteers.
The action is going on all January!
Every cup is a part of medicines, which "Nastenka" charitable foundation buys for kids, treated in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our PR-manager Anastasia Severina.

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December 15, 2007 We are very grateful to the independent rating agency in education field "Rator" and personally to Vladimir Shutilin for the presents! Thanks a lot!

December 13, 2007 Volunteers came to hospital. They had some creative entertainment with the kids and presented many computer games. Thanks!

December 12, 2007 "Kotofey" theatre-duet with "Chepukha" performance came to hospital. "Chepukha" is a performance for the little ones, but not only. There are many various stories based on verses of favourite writers about pets and birds. The performance was funny, joyful and interesting! Our little patients, as well as elder patients and grown ups, really enjoyed it. We heartily thank Maria Ovcharenko and Aleksandr Mudryak for the funny music show and the joy it brought! Thanks!

December 7, 2007 Our Foundation was invited for dinner to the residence of the USА ambassador, where the American Women Organization gave us a cheque for 864 000 rubles! We are sincerely grateful to the Organization and the USA ambassador for the annual help to our foundation. Thanks!

December 1, 2007 Thirteenth St. Andrew's Ball took place. An auction and lottery at the ball brought about 31000 USD. All the means will go for charitable programs of St. Andrew's Society, including out Foundation. We heartily thank St. Andrew's Society for the annual support of our Foundation. Thanks!

November 30, 2007 "Miss Runet" beauty contest participants visit the sick kids in hospital. The girls played with the kids, took pictures and gave some presents. We thank the participants of the contest and Sergey Sokolov for the wonderful evening! Thanks!

November 28-29, 2007 "Your World", an exhibition-fair devoted to the Mom's Day, took place in the Central Entrepreneur House. We presentet things made by sick kids, things with "Nastenka" foundation's symbolics.

November 25, 2007 The American Women Organization held an auction of Shishikin's paintings.

November 20, 2007 Marionette Theatre visited sick kids again. The kids watched a performance-game named "Adventures of Timbu-Limbu doll and friends".

November 20, 2007 Marionette Theatre visited sick kids again. The kids watched a performance-game named "Adventures of Timbu-Limbu doll and friends". We thank Natalia Poppel for the organiation and actors of the theatre. Thanks!

November 17, 2007 CitiBank Volunteer Day was held in hospital. The workers of the bank made a real holiday for kids - "Treasure Island" and tea break for moms. Everybody liked a lot! After the celebration the workers presented wonderful gifts to all kids! Both children and parents were very glad. We thank all CitiBank workers for this holiday. Thanks, CitiBank!

November 14, 2007 "Raduga" chamber orchestra visited kids. Musicians played a classical music concert. Children and parents enjoyed the masterpieces of famous composers: Prokofiev, Vivaldi, Chaikovsky. We thank the orchestra for the wonderful journey into the classical music world! Thanks!

November 8, 2007 The American Women Organization organized a Christmas fair in Park Place. Our Foundation held "Million Hearts" action there. Thanks to all who came and supported us!

November 6, 2007 "Tri Lika" theatre came to visit our kids. The kids watched marionette performance. We thank Natalia Poppel for the organization and actors of the theatre. Thanks!

October 31, 2007.We celebrated Halloween. The holiday was presented by Delight company. Clowns and mimes, magician and wonderful fairy tales heroes came to the sick kids. After the concert the workers of Delight company presented nice gifts to the kids. We thank all actors and participants of the concert. Also we heartily thank the Director General of Delight company Dmitry Andreev! Thanks!

October 25-28, 2007."Darling Collection" company's exhibition took place in the International Exhibition Centre "Crocus". Our box for donations was there. We thank "Darling Collection" company and all participants!

October 17, 2007. American Women Organization fair took place in "Hard Rock Cafe" to help kids under treatment in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. We heartily thank all the participants and visitors of the fair for the care and attention to the problem of the children oncology. Thanks to all!

October 2-3, 2007. "Million Hearts" action took place in the Management and Entrepreneurship College N11. We are grateful to Igor Pavlov, the director of the college, teachers and students. We thank the organizers of the action: Natalia Krylova and Yulia Shmeleva. Total donation sum was about 200 USD. Thanks to all who supported the action!

October 1, 2007. 40 children's books with Ivan Khokhlov's illustrations were presented to the sick kids! We thank Ivan and Ekaterina Khokhlov for the books. Thanks for such a kind and magic book!

September 11, 2007. "Nastenka" charitable foundation and "Infon" company (Saint-Petersburg) begin an action: by downloading ringtones and pics to your mobile, you help sick kids treated in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. All collected means will be spent on medicines and equipment for the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. Download and help! Your help is our hope!

September 10, 2007. "Nastenka" foundation has purchased "Cobe Spectra" blood cells separator, which costs about 85.000 euro. This is the biggest purchase for 5 years.
Separator is extremely needed for the treatment of the kids having oncological diseases.
We heartily thank Mrs. Dominique Hiinan and Mr. Hiinan for the financial help! Thanks!

August 30-September 2, 2007. The First Inter-regional exhibition "Tea Gardens" took place in "Vorontsovo" residence. We carried out "Million Hearts" action there. During 4 days of the action we have gathered best wishes for kids and money, which will be spent on medicines for the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. We thank Tatiana Kulakova for the possibility to participate in the "Tea Gardens" exhibition. Thanks! (more details in "Our actions").

August 22, 2007. Wonderful holiday "Summer Day!" took place in hospital. Miraculous tricks, live performance were presented to kids by Amayak Akopyan, a great magician.
After the concert moms enjoyed one more Beauty Day. Our good friend Tatiana Rossina created new hairdressing masterpieces. Moms, waiting for their turn, enjoyed tea with sweets and home-made cakes, which were baked specially for this day by the members of the American Women Association.
Every mom got a present from our friends - "Yves Rocher". And that was not all!
In the evening a group of people from Fire Society came. They made a fairy-like performance! Kids and moms went out to see it, those who couldn't come out, looked out from the windows. The people from Fire Society came from various cities to present an unforgettable show of fire and music to sick kids. Kids were enchanted by the fire-breathing dragons, fire flowers and fantasy figures. There have never been such a fantastic show in hospital yet! The little patients will sure remember this show forever!
We heartily thank Amayak Akopyan for the performance and tricks, hairdresser and stylist Tatiana Rossina for several hours spent to make moms a bit happy, Yves Rocher company, the American Women Association for the home-made cakes, and Fire Society for the amazing fire show and personally Alexander Matveev. Thanks to all! It was a wonderful day, unforgettable holiday!

August 14, 2007. "Kolpin" food factory goes on with their action to transfer all funds from "Pelmeni detskie" product for the purchase of medicines for the patients of the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. We are sincerely grateful to "Kolpin" food combine for the support! Thanks!!!

July 20, 2007. Representatives of the American Women Organization brought foodstuff and washing powder for mother-room. Thanks!

July 20, 2007. We heartily thank Elena Smirnova for the presents for little patients of the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. Thanks!

July 16, 2007. We've got a new page on our site: "Kids urgently need blood donors!" Just a bit of your blood can help sick kids!

July 11, 2007. "Stolitsa" channel showed "All in honest" program about the sick kids which are under our foundation's care and tutelage. We thank the creators of the program and congratulate "Stolitsa" channel with their new project "All in honest".
Thanks to this project, three kids in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute got money for their treatment. Thanks!!!

July 9, 2007. We thank "France" magazine editorial staff for the placement information about us. Thanks!!!

June 10-11, 2007. "Million Hearts" action took place in Ashan hypermarkets. We thank the administration and employees of "Ashan-Ryazansky", "Ashan-Mytischi", "Ashan-Kommunarka" for the cooperation and help in the organization of the event.
Thanks to your help we revive charity traditions in Russia and help kids with cancer!.

June 2, 2007. "Million Hearts" event was carried out at the 4th Jazz-Festival in Arkhangelskoye Mansion. We are happy that our action becomes more and more known! Some people participated already not the first time.
As always we collected best wishes from participants and guests of the festival, gave out many flyers with the Foundation's information. People stopped by us, asked questions, offered their help, left their contact information.
We heartily thank the administration of "Art-Mania" event agency and personally Natalia Ivanova for the cooperation.

May 22, 2007. Within Tigran Grigoryan's charitable project "New Friend" special guests came to the kids: "Plazma" band and Beretta singer. Singers talked to kids, signed cards, gave presents. The kids have got lots of good impressions of communicating with the stars, whom they had seen only on TV before.
We thank all the participants in "New Friend" project and Tigran Grigoryan personally!

May 17, 2007. The charitable bowling tournament took place in "Apelsin" bowling club. Leading companies, banks, beauty shops, the team of doctors and "Nastenka" friends participated in the tournament. A charitable lottery was carried out during the tournament.
All the collected means went for the purchase of medical equipment and medicines for the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute.
We are sincerely grateful to all the participants, administration and staff of the bowling club for the help in the organization of the event. Thanks!

May 9. 2007. "Nastenka" Foundation staff has congratulated the WWII veterans with the Great Victory Holiday on Poklonnaya Gora and Teatralnaya Ploschad.

April 29, 2007. We heartily thank "Home Service" company and personally A.Mironov, the general director for the free carpets cleaning in the halls and game rooms in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute.
We are very grateful for your ongoing support and attention to our problems. Thanks!

April 27, 2007. "Zhukovka" gymnasium pupils, their parents and teachers carried out a charitable fair and concert. The gained money was spent for the presents (computer, TV set and table lamps) for the little patients in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. Many, many thanks!

April 10, 2007. On the day of the Iver Godmother our Foundation gave the icon of the same name to the little chapel at the Oncological centre. The icon was presented by the man who preferred to remain anonymous. Thanks!.

April 9, 2007. "TEL" telecommunication company provided the Foundation with free internet access. We are very grateful to the administration of the company for the help!

April 8, 2007. On the Easter holiday there was a big charitable event. The Bolshoy Theatre gathered about 700 kids from hospitals and children homes for "Golden Cockerel" opera.
After the performance the kids met the stars of show-business, took pictures, got signed cards. All kids got presents and were very happy!
We thank "Autodom" company for the unique opportunity to visit the Bolshoy Theatre and for the wonderful holiday!

April 6, 2007. 2007 We thank the professional photolab "Photoproject" for the photoservices disount made for the Foundation.

PayPal is now available in Russia! You can help kids with cancer, donating through PayPal payment system.

March 29, 2007. “My World – Arena” performance was held in the Circus on Vernadsky (the Bolshoy Circus) for the children which underwent treatment in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute.

March 27, 2007 “Game” puppet show was staged in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. We thank the Lantern Shadow Theatre, puppeteers Svetlana and Alla for the wonderful performance.

26 марта 2007 г. Завершилась благотворительная акция по сбору средств для детей с онкологическими заболеваниями на сайте компании "Мамба" http://www.mamba.ru/. Благодаря всем участникам акции удалось собрать около 5 000 долларов. Представитель компания "Мамба" Сергей Кухарук торжественно вручил сертификат председателю Фонда Джамиле Алиевой. На собранные деньги был закуплен препарат "Альбумин Baxter" (Германия). Мы сердечно благодарим руководство ЗАО «Мамба» и всех участников благотворительной акции «Поможем детям!».

22 марта 2007 г. В Отделении гематологии прошёл "Вечер французской музыки". Дети, мамы и врачи насладились чудесной музыкой фрнцузского блюза и мысленно перенеслись в удивительный мир Франции. Мы благодарим Тимура Муканова и группу "Acou" за вечер http://www.acou.ru.

March 15, 2007 “Gesture of Good Will”, a charity action within Tigran Grigoryan’s charitable project “New Friend”, took place in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. The kids were visited by “Dinamite” and “Shpilki” music bands, soloists of “Romeo and Juliette” musical, producer Lera Tuvina.

March 12, 2007 “Million Hearts” action in the dolls exhibition in “Doll Collection” club-studio is over. We have raised about 15.000 rubles for just a few days, to say nothing of millions warm wishes for health and happiness from artists and visitors towards the little patients. We are very grateful to everybody who didn’t stay indifferent to the problem of children’s cancer. We thank Elena Gromova and Nadezhda Bukhrova for the organization and help in carrying out the event.

March 7, 2007. Clowns came to Hematology Department to congratulate little Anastasia Kulazhnikova with her birthday! A gray day turned into a wonderful holiday, which made sick kids happy, especially the birthday girl. Big thanks to “Strange Clowns” project for the presented happiness.

February 15, 2007. On the International Childhood Cancer Day we carried out “Million Hearts” event in the network of hypermarkets “Ashan”. And once again the symbolic Life Tree was blooming with petals in the form of hearts full of warm wishes for health and happiness to sick kids. Thanks to these events more and more people get to know about the problem of children cancer, more and more people try to help. We have given out many flyers with our information, everybody who wrote wishes to kids, took a participant’s budge. The event had been carried out till February 18 in several hypermarkets at the same time. We are very grateful to the administrations of the following shops: “Ashan-Marfino”, “Ashan-Kommunarka”, “Ashan-Belaya Dacha”, “Ashan-Ryazansky”, “Ashan-Altufyevo”, “Ashan-Krasnogorsk”, “Ashan-Mytitshi”. .

February 12, 2007. And again “Beauty Day for Moms”, which became a good tradition in the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute. Moms of sick kids gathered even before the stylists came, all impatient in anticipation for new hair styles. Our friends, stylists Rafael Nasirov and Tatiana Rosina, visagiste Galina Kolobaeva, tried to make moms a little bit happier with their art. Presents from “Yves Rocher“, tea break and outstanding work of the masters created a wonderful atmosphere and made the evening unforgettable. .

February 5, 2007. “Mamba” company together with “Nastenka” Charity Foundation hold a benefit fundraising event to help children with cancer. All the raised funds will be spent on medicines and medical equipment for the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute at the Russian Oncological Scientific Centre named after N.Blokhin of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, where at present more than 100 kids from various regions of Russia undergo treatment. .

February 1, 2007. Magazin “Madam Figaro” published an article about charity “Happiness to Be Generous” mentioning “Children Hearts” fund, “Alphabet” charitable fund helping kids in children’s homes, “Nastenka” charity foundation to help children with cancer.

January 26, 2007. We thank American Women Organization (AWO) for the foodstuff provided to the mothers’ room at the Children Oncology and Hematology Research Institute..

January 25, 2007. “Million Hearts”, a benefit event on the Student’s Day, took place in the buildings of the State University of the High Economics School on Kochnovsky, Kirpichnaya and Myasnitskaya streets from 10.00 till 18.00.

January 25, 2007. We heartily thank “Strange Clowns” for the wonderful holiday presented to sick kids.

January 15, 2007. “Ashan” company presented and delivered sweet New Year gifts for the little patients in the Children Oncology Institute. We thank the company for the help!

January 9, 2007. “Million Hearts” benefit action was held in the network of elite fitness clubs "Dr. Loder". We thank the administration, visitors and personally Yulia Abdullina for the active participation in this action..