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<li><a href="#reunion">Reunion of RCWS scholarship recipients in Pskov</a></li>
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<h3><a name="scholarship"></a>Scholarship Program</h3>
<p>RCWS launched a scholarship program to help orphans transition to independent adult life and attain higher education. Since then, the number of participants has grown from 3 in the 2003-2004 academic year to <strong>42 students in 2010-2011</strong>. To date, <strong>18 </strong>of our scholarship recipients have completed their schooling and found employment. Currently, we are supporting <strong>42 students</strong> in the Pskov, Yaroslavl, Moscow and Velikiy Novgoros regions of Russia. </p>
<p>To date, the RCWS's scholarship program has been enormously successful in helping its' students avoid these pitfalls by providing a complete support structure to students as they transition from living in an orphanage to attending a university on their own.</p>
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<p>In the fall of 2005, RCWS expanded the program to the Yaroslavl region where we are currently sponsoring 10 students. One of the students is studying law at the University of Yaroslavl, three are at the Yaroslavl Agricultural Academy and two are enrolled in the Yaroslavl Pedagogical University. Elena Stroganova meets with the students regularly to help iron out academic, financial and other <nobr>day-to-day</nobr> difficulties.</p>
<img src="images/scholarships_students2.jpg" width="500" height="301" alt="Scholarship recipients from Pskov 2011">
<p>The Society also sponsors an annual gathering of the students each year in Pskov and Yaroslavl. The wonderful administrators who provide us with scholarship applicants and who look after and ensure accountability from the recipients organize the day.</p>
<p><img name="pskov_students_2008" src="images/russian_orphans_5.jpg" alt="pskov_students_2008"></p>
<p>The RCWS scholarship program is preventing some of Russia’s orphans from slipping through the cracks. All graduates of the scholarship program so far have successfully found professional employment related to their studies. The latest applications received by RCWS described serious and mature youngsters who want to build a promising future. <strong>Currently, 38 students receive RCWS Scholarship Award</strong>. We are sure to report even more good news from our students in the future. We ask for your support for an initiative that has a tangible impact on children who have experienced violence, abandonment and neglect but strive to rise above.</p><img src="images/russian_orphans_4.jpg" width="510" height="252" vspace="5"></div>
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<td colspan="2"><p>This year's reunion meeting of RCWS scholarship recipients in Pskov took place on July 7th. A total of 20 students in Pskov received RCWS stipend during 2009–2010.</p>
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<td><p> Eighteen students met to recount their experiences, play <nobr>catch-up</nobr>, and share their goals for the upcoming year. The Pskov contingent lunched at a café before embarking on a boat excursion around the city. The meeting opened up with a presentation of certificates to new students and a reminder of the strict guidelines governing the scholarship program. RCWS covers all transportation costs and expenses related to the yearly meeting.
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<td colspan="2"><p><strong>5 RCWS scholarship recipients</strong> in Pskov graduated and received their diplomas this summer.<br/> <a href="documents/students_meeting_pskov.doc" title="Students meeting in Pskov" target="_blank">Download the whole report</a> of Pskov regional Branch of Russian Children’s Foundation in Russian.</p>
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<td align="center" width="50%" ><p><strong>Vitya Fedorov</strong></p></td>
<td align="center" width="50%"><p><strong>Luba Lukina and Tatiana Bodrova</strong></p></td>
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<h3><a name="success"></a>Success stories</h3>
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<li><a href="#apetrov">Alexander Petrov</a></li>
<li><a href="#nikolaeva">Anastasia Nikolaeva</a></li>
<li><a href="#mpetrov">Maxim Petrov</a></li>
<li><a href="#fedorov">Igor Fedorov</a></li>
<li><a href="#buchin">Alex Buchin</a></li>
<li><a href="#pavel">Pavel Lukin</a></li>
<li><a href="#aelita">Aelita Makovetskaya</a></li>
<li><a href="#andrei">Andrei Loginov</a></li>
<li><a href="#daria">Daria Rubatskaya</a></li>
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<td><p>"I would like to thank the Russian Children�s Welfare Society for its continued financial support. Currently, we are very much in need of your assistance seeing as prices for everything are on the rise and the scholarships are underfunded. Thank you for the Christmas gift. I�m very touched that you haven�t forgotten about me." — <em>Alexander Petrov, student of the Pskov Polytechnical Institute</em>.</p></td></tr>
<td colspan="2"><br><p><strong>Anastasia Nikolaeva</strong><a name="nikolaeva"></a></p></td></tr>
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<td><p>"My name is Anastasia Nikolaeva. I am a first year student at the Pskov Polytechnical Institute. I truly love academia and put an immense amount of effort into learning even when I have trouble grasping the material in some classes. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Russian Children�s Welfare Society. By assisting me, as well as many other kids in my position, you not only support us financially but also bring joy into our lives and make us smile. I hope that you receive the kindness and generosity you have shown me in return. I wish you health, prosperity, and plenty of warmth along life�s path." — <em>Anastasia Nikolaeva, student of the Pskov Polytechnical Institute.</em></p></td></tr>
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<td><p>"The following is my thank you letter in which I express my immense gratitude for having you in my life. With the scholarship assistance, I was able to buy myself exactly what I wanted." — Maxim Petrov, student at the Velikoluksky Academy of Physical Culture and Sports.</p>
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<td><p>"I�m sincerely grateful for having had the good fortune to receive financial support from the Russian Children�s Welfare Society. It has been indispensable for my studies, especially in paying for tutors who help me with difficult classes." —<em> Igor Fedorov, student of the Velikoluksky Institute of Railroad Engineering.</em></p>
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<td><p>"My name is Alex Buchin and I am a fifth year student at the Velikoluksky Academy of Physical Culture and Sports. In these troubling times, in which there are more and more people in need of care and material assistance, it is quite difficult to find a person who would take on another�s problems as if they were his own. How wonderful it is to know such people still exist! I am truly thankful for your support and material assistance." — Alex Buchin, student of the Velikoluksky Academy of Physical Culture and Sports.</p>
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<br><p><strong>Pavel Lukin</strong><a name="pavel"></a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0;">Pavel Lukin was only a year and 8 months old, when he was brought to an orphanage. A peaceful and smiling boy, he quickly became the favorite among the staff and other children. One could hardly believe that Pavel came from a family of agony and misfortune. His father's alcoholism and angry outbursts lead to the depression and emotional sickness of his mother creating a home life unfit for any child.</p>
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<p>With no chance of being returned to his own family, Pavel lived at the orphanage for the next 18 years. Now, he often comes back to the orphanage to share his joys and sorrows — the orphanage is the only home he knows.</p>
<p>It was no surprise that Pavel decided to pursue higher education upon graduating from the orphanage. He worked tirelessly to gain admission to a premier regional institution — the Ushinsky State Yaroslavl Pedagogical University. Pavel has successfully passed the midpoint of his study program and for the third summer in a row he has been interning with a children's summer camp.</p></div>
<p> </p><h5>Aelita Makovetskaya <a name="aelita"></a></h5>
<p><img src="images/russian_orphan_sucess_story_2.gif" alt="photo_aelita" name="aelita" width="136" height="174" hspace="5" border="0" align="left">My name is Aelita Makovetskaya and I am a graduate of the Krasnogorodsky Agricultural Orphanage.
I am a student at the Pskov Polytechnic Institute and have been an RCWS scholarship recipient for the past 12 months. In this letter, I would like to share with you my accomplishments and tell you how important your support is to me.</p>
<p>I am in the second year of my studies in the Department of Information Technologies, considered one of the toughest on campus. This year has been quite difficult for me. Last semester I took Physics, Advanced Mathematics and Calculus, Philosophy, Political Science, Computer Graphics, Automata Theory, Coding Theory, Probability Theory, etc. Now I sit back and wonder how I managed to master all of this! Anyway, studying is very important and that is why I fully dedicate myself to this process.</p>
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<p><img src="images/russian_orphan_sucess_story_3.gif" alt="photo_aelita2" name="aelita" width="228" height="227" hspace="5" border="0" align="right">Learning English has been very difficult and didn't go well at first, but I am pleased to report that I am now earning good grades.
Overall, I think this year has been quite good for me and I hope next year will be even more engaging and exciting. I hope to gain more knowledge about computers and information technology.</p>
<p>Next year, I am going to take more specialized classes. But because I lacked programming knowledge, I needed to enroll in a preparatory class at the institute. That is when I received help from RCWS and was able to pay for the necessary training to advance my skills. </p>
<p>I want to thank all of you for making this happen. Besides the chance to study well, take additional courses and purchase books, there is also something very important that you give us - a feeling that someone thinks of us and is willing to help. I want to live life to the fullest because there are a lot of people in the world who do good for others. Thank you for helping us to experience life's triumphs and to believe in a world of goodness.</p></div>
<p> </p><h5><a name="andrei"></a>Andrei Loginov</h5>
<p><img src="images/russian_orphan_sucess_story_4.gif" alt="photo_loginov" name="andrei_loginov" width="230" height="230" hspace="5" border="0" align="left">Andrei was placed in one of the Pskov orphanages having never known his father after his mother's alcoholism rendered her unfit to care for him. Still, Andrei successfully received a degree in building construction and maintenance this past June. Andrei spent his monthly RCWS stipend prudently and was able to save some money to help his mother recover from her addiction. Despite the hardships he endured Andrei faithfully visited his mother, took care of her and fixed up her apartment. In response, his mother finally gave up drinking and is now working at an old age home. Andrei's story demonstrates how by helping one student gain an education and professional opportunities the Society was able to help a family.</p>
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<h5><a name="daria"></a>Daria Rubatskaya </h5>
<p><img src="images/russian_orphan_sucess_story_5.gif" alt="photo_daria" name="daria_rubatskayay" width="309" height="279" hspace="5" border="0" align="right">Daria recently received an accounting diploma from
the Pskov College of Building and Economics. Daria's
scholarship had been covered by RCWS supporter Peter
Semler since 2004. Mr. Semler has been a very involved
donor, corresponding with Darya and going to Pskov
to meet with her in person. Last year, Darya got
married and gave birth to a beautiful daughter last fall. At annual reunion of scholarship recipients,
Darya learned that Mr. Semler had sent along a gift
of $2,000 to help with the expenses of starting a
new family. Everyone present -- administrators, students
and journalists alike - shared in Darya's joy. She
and her husband moved to a suburb of St. Petersburg
where he has a house and a job at a factory and Darya
has also found employment. Darya can put her days
as an orphan way behind her.</p>
<p>In 2009, additional eight RCWS scholarship recipients are expected to graduate from universities.</p><br />
<h3><a name="other"></a>Additional Education Programs</h3>
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<p> The Society also supports
secondary education. The St. Alexis School and
Orphanage near Yaroslavl, for example, offers rigorous
programs in the liberal arts, math and science, preparing
students for university enrollment. <img src="images/russian_orphans_7 .jpg" width="270" height="200" vspace="4" align="right">Children who
are not college-bound have the opportunity to learn
trade skills through apprenticeships, while disabled
children participate in classes specially designed
to meet their needs.</p>
<p>Another example is the St. Nicholas Classical
School in Kislovodsk. The 192 students enrolled at
the school receive education in academic subjects
as well as practical skills such as computer training.
All instruction is oriented to instill those values
that will help the children make positive choices
throughout their lifetime. RCWS has supported the
St. Nicholas School for several years allocating
funds for food, computer equipment, textbooks and
other supplies.</p>
<h5 style="margin-bottom: 0;">Your contribution will help children in need. <a href="donate.htm">Please click here to help</a> or call 212-473-6263</h5>
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