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School Supplies & Shoes for Gvardeyskaya Boarding School As of 11/18/2008 Donated: $2,527.00; Sent to Orphanage: $2,527.00; Status: Completed on 5/4/2008 Thanks for kind donations: Richard & Rebecca Soverns, Craig Walker, Anonymous, Miguel Fernando de Luis Espinosa, Rachel Frenzel, Olga Faden, Hoefler Consulting Group (In Honor of the Bernard Family), Carlo Scevola & Partners, Irene Karg, Dell Direct Giving Campaign, Kendall Krawchuk, Matthew Otis, Dmitriy Kalinchuk, and our own permanent fund: Adam Sheda Memorial Fund. Photos
Photo Updates Project Description The Gvardyeskaya orphanage complex was built in 1962 in the Simferopol suburb of Gvardeyskom. Initially, it was a regular school. From 1967 to 1998 it was a boarding school. Since then, it has operated as an orphanage for the mentally retarded and for children whose parents are unable to care for them. The main building is a three-story structure which contains the classrooms and living quarters for the children. The grounds also contain buildings that are a hospital, laundry, and heating room. We currently care for 196 children - 26 are mentally retarded who have been orphaned, and the remainder have parents unable to care for them due to severe poverty. In addition to some basic classroom work, the mentally retarded children receive basic vocational training - the boys learn to make things with wood, and the girls with fabric. Hopefully this training will prepare them for a productive life outside the orphanage. Ths school is asking for your assistance in purchasing school supplies and sumer shoes for their kids. |
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