tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63055186890803324892024-03-14T01:07:03.279-07:00An Orphan SmilesAn Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-53706737689826058912015-02-17T10:28:00.001-08:002015-02-17T10:28:19.900-08:00Cold Weather Supplies reach Students in Kiev<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-27024443569069791112014-01-01T10:29:00.000-08:002015-02-17T10:31:20.287-08:00Christmas Stockings for all the Children at Mykolaivka Internat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-15646035014302278682012-07-17T18:04:00.000-07:002012-07-17T18:04:32.155-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue;"><em>An Orphan Smiles</em></span> is busy this time of year putting together "Dorm Packs" for teenagers who have graduated from the Orphanage System and will enter Vocational Training in September. During our May Focus Week we received item donations and financial donations to help us with this effort. AOS does this each year and our collection is ongoing. <a href="http://anorphansmiles.org/joomla15/index.php/donatenow" target="_blank">Link</a> to our Donation Page.<br />
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<strong>What we collect:</strong><br />
Linens <br />
2 twin size sheets - flat sheets only <br />
1 bath towel <br />
1 hand towel <br />
Washcloth <br />
1 twin size blanket <br />
Rug / to place by their bedside <br />
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Other <br />
1 pad lock and key <br />
1 basic (travel type) clothes-line with clothes pins <br />
Small Flashlight and batteries <br />
Package of dark socks <br />
Package of underwear (in most cases kids large/adult small) <br />
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Hygiene Items <br />
Toothpaste - 2 or 3 tubes <br />
2 - Toothbrushes and plastic holder <br />
Deoderant - 2 or 3 containers <br />
Feminine products (for girls) <br />
Soap and plastic holder <br />
Tote Bag or Backpack <br />
Tissue packs (Dollar store) <br />
Slippers and/or shower flip flops <br />
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<br />An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-48384838190142127502012-04-21T17:01:00.001-07:002012-04-21T17:03:33.510-07:00Soccer, Soccer & More Soccer!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bogdan, our contact at Orphanage 12, organized a Soccer Tournament at the end of March among teenagers from five different orphanages. Approximately 30 kids met in Kiev to play soccer and also to visit Ukraine's capital. Check out the <a href="http://orphanage12.shutterfly.com/1255" target="_blank">PHOTO ALBUM</a>.</div>
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An Orphan Smiles loves to support activities that provide orphans an opportunity to have fun and to experience life outside the orphanage grounds. Bogdan had gained support for the travel expenses from an Italian organization. An Orphan Smiles collected funds to provide soccer shoes to the kids who do not have footwear to play soccer. We also provided each participant with their own soccer ball and funds to treat all the participants to a lunch at McDonald's while they were visiting the city. <br />
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The three day tournament was a HUGE success. Besides the opportunity to play soccer against other teams complete with uniforms and awards, the players were invited to a Dynamo Soccer practice and met many of the professional players. In addition, the group was featured on National TV in Ukraine. Click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljy3AnOlTxk" target="_blank">here</a> to watch the coverage of this special occasion.<br />
<br />An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-8855896109842115622012-03-15T11:58:00.008-07:002012-03-15T12:15:59.801-07:00Kindergarten Collection continues<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcNU3Kcn7FfHJKmsa4JZyULOq2c32UQdWR4kxDnEyV4Ky092IS8sOaH2_NU3KJ-ZpidGkxAFOQhibeiR9pw_2_XYJYdKEicKeqfvAugWjRMYkJgESVRhrsqXzZzXqV4aFtbj0kZJ1yxM/s1600/granola.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720202234874313906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcNU3Kcn7FfHJKmsa4JZyULOq2c32UQdWR4kxDnEyV4Ky092IS8sOaH2_NU3KJ-ZpidGkxAFOQhibeiR9pw_2_XYJYdKEicKeqfvAugWjRMYkJgESVRhrsqXzZzXqV4aFtbj0kZJ1yxM/s320/granola.jpg" /></a> Mrs. Purcell's Kindergarten's class in Phoenixville, PA continues to collect much needed items for the orphans each month. December was snack bars. January was toothbrushes and toothpaste. And February was hair accessories for the girls and Hot Wheel cars for the boys.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hsg33LSbkl7kvsyseJm0BNTvFV57ULBdFgMJEAztRWJ3yDfg83lCBtUpILoO0I2CW6YJJk2ba-Kbr-3hyifDVYuDDyB1kMinMTYygIzlmsDmtVeWpapKUd3P-ZNttG8Xl4D2s1NzLrQ/s1600/DSC_0407.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720201875322227362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hsg33LSbkl7kvsyseJm0BNTvFV57ULBdFgMJEAztRWJ3yDfg83lCBtUpILoO0I2CW6YJJk2ba-Kbr-3hyifDVYuDDyB1kMinMTYygIzlmsDmtVeWpapKUd3P-ZNttG8Xl4D2s1NzLrQ/s320/DSC_0407.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIB_tPXevvf7iP7gaBB4OYHOcEqPHJfXmyb0TviT1akp55z7cJq9BfGcE4_W2PIWneRd3z4CLdUSOXs-qgb1SbfCT2fEwUhUhV1s2EoDXXlIaYmG7SLYqu2tSnTCT6t2lcl-qK9WDgX0/s1600/DSC_0408.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720201886020461314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIB_tPXevvf7iP7gaBB4OYHOcEqPHJfXmyb0TviT1akp55z7cJq9BfGcE4_W2PIWneRd3z4CLdUSOXs-qgb1SbfCT2fEwUhUhV1s2EoDXXlIaYmG7SLYqu2tSnTCT6t2lcl-qK9WDgX0/s320/DSC_0408.JPG" /></a>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-83684966450601675032012-02-15T12:07:00.002-08:002012-03-15T12:12:06.595-07:00Severe cold weather in Eastern Europe during January and February created dangerous conditions in Ukraine. An Orphan Smiles donated Emergency funding to replace a Hot water heater and to provide cold and flu medicines.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfe0uC4krUQsivetuc3sZqAnbNACWTt7UzAlYbP7Sn5SjHO1TxARUW4cT3mVvGv4CVtMm9sWRHNav0ntP9cbO4Hf4hxz0XgkvpCG6pBHEvesbE0lxzvDEqTl6tZiln1z4hnCRu_i_x2M/s1600/freeze.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720203652541690962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfe0uC4krUQsivetuc3sZqAnbNACWTt7UzAlYbP7Sn5SjHO1TxARUW4cT3mVvGv4CVtMm9sWRHNav0ntP9cbO4Hf4hxz0XgkvpCG6pBHEvesbE0lxzvDEqTl6tZiln1z4hnCRu_i_x2M/s320/freeze.jpg" /></a> Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our Emergency Fund. The Emergency Fund allows AOS to react to urgent needs overnight.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-56413507042556808072012-01-01T06:09:00.000-08:002012-01-01T06:19:12.406-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7t_6gCEp8j_fvL0JBhrR9nqL4mhnuHO_f-g-3F7pS_bUQcVPTA0ghq-H0GMol27fOq0v_anBaxi3P0BXYq4ZufamCGSibHoz66h2DPCP1xbMIp_P-0B-lXkl_s5WxDiOgU_Zjqux-P4/s1600/stockings.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692665590129298162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7t_6gCEp8j_fvL0JBhrR9nqL4mhnuHO_f-g-3F7pS_bUQcVPTA0ghq-H0GMol27fOq0v_anBaxi3P0BXYq4ZufamCGSibHoz66h2DPCP1xbMIp_P-0B-lXkl_s5WxDiOgU_Zjqux-P4/s320/stockings.jpg" /></a> An Orphan Smiles completed two projects for the 119 kids presently at Mykolaivka Internat. Christmas Stockings were given to the kids on St. Nicholas Day on Dec 19. A HUGE Thank you to Vicki and her extended family for shopping the clearance sales, assembling, and shipping these wonderful treats. <br /><div></div><br />The second project was our Photo Album project for the New Year's Celebration Gift. Each Myko kid received a personalized photo album containing several photos of themselves. There are many empty pages that we can continue to send them photos and sponsors can send photos and they will have a special place to keep these photos. Each photo album was placed in a ziplock bag with a pair of socks, a pair of undewear, a pen and pencil, fruit snacks, winter hats for the girls, and some of the boys got gloves, some got little footballs, and everyone got a Candy Cane.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xSJncyJmkEqIJ4ZI2cy0BNb9L57SQJ-xGRH2Y10ecKYMLUkcY0SUADAxWpmE3j_8p4G0fMHsS7I7MsVfOVduvk01f_Ps9gAOVw1EhIeNtGDgnK3vaxYlsBo2I6Uk-T7cvkFI8BlztVo/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692666465949481794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xSJncyJmkEqIJ4ZI2cy0BNb9L57SQJ-xGRH2Y10ecKYMLUkcY0SUADAxWpmE3j_8p4G0fMHsS7I7MsVfOVduvk01f_Ps9gAOVw1EhIeNtGDgnK3vaxYlsBo2I6Uk-T7cvkFI8BlztVo/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" /></a>HUGE THANK YOU to Kelly and her team of scrapbook artists for making ALL the albums!!!! Those that helped Kelly included Grace, Tara, Dan, Maggie and the "Scarlet Sweethearts" Red Hat Club!!! HUGE undertaking to design over 100 albums! Each album had the child's name in both English and Russian. No two albums were alike and both the front and back were done. Really Amazing!!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-35887652483441654952011-12-17T01:47:00.000-08:002011-12-17T10:45:42.878-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWddZV06KUqTnsAvK6b5eMzr0r_TYomsEMHZ4FL1I6RPMuFxwLK8sMW8donm-4pwO0WicVuuBG0PGRC1pdNLjXzJVhbuzcPNCe3sk6ef6cu74b4BvZHkzPSFkpFwLOIQZotfHMHM6wUf8/s1600/cards+photo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687036944267928146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWddZV06KUqTnsAvK6b5eMzr0r_TYomsEMHZ4FL1I6RPMuFxwLK8sMW8donm-4pwO0WicVuuBG0PGRC1pdNLjXzJVhbuzcPNCe3sk6ef6cu74b4BvZHkzPSFkpFwLOIQZotfHMHM6wUf8/s400/cards+photo.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>As part of a school project Travis, who lives in Israel, mailed 13 parcels each weighing about 40 pounds to Tsurupinsk Children's Home. </div><br /><br /><div><br />He collected and sent clothes (new and second hand), some hygiene items, candy ($600’s worth) and birthday cards for +-80 children.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687036503017792162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlAz2wyLTLvth55w-Lk1q6VTPiUpMjvyZ0lPd1pgBCNE2K-PCHuSvuEE8dimJPmQTBLAngMAmPBJpVInWyHZSeQXUp5ejB3zehzdKdDw7EvxarrYTGrlzf48E7g26pqJ-iPkpVR0ett4/s400/boxes+to+tsurupinsk.bmp" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlAz2wyLTLvth55w-Lk1q6VTPiUpMjvyZ0lPd1pgBCNE2K-PCHuSvuEE8dimJPmQTBLAngMAmPBJpVInWyHZSeQXUp5ejB3zehzdKdDw7EvxarrYTGrlzf48E7g26pqJ-iPkpVR0ett4/s1600/boxes+to+tsurupinsk.bmp"></a></div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-36002555109637638102011-12-01T02:14:00.000-08:002011-12-17T02:26:05.123-08:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoQDH-J0x1BVTvbeQbAm5DrO8KuVTqYxeDBLkPHZst-pFNNO3_rF9S6J6Bw7P-CIRmB4rx-2KTP1c3FvosLbBeY7MYGJOKuXO4PLXHAzi7Xm1A6RupRgHkcHnJckcmlP0JY-dXkN2Mto/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687039074868180722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoQDH-J0x1BVTvbeQbAm5DrO8KuVTqYxeDBLkPHZst-pFNNO3_rF9S6J6Bw7P-CIRmB4rx-2KTP1c3FvosLbBeY7MYGJOKuXO4PLXHAzi7Xm1A6RupRgHkcHnJckcmlP0JY-dXkN2Mto/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" /></a>Thank you to Mrs. Purcell's AM and PM Kindergarten Classes (Phoenixville, PA) for collecting crayons and colored pencils during the month of October and over 120 pairs of socks during the month of November for the orphans in Ukraine.</div><br /><br /><div>They are selecting a small item to collect each month. December's collection is granola bars and other small healthy treats.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiN0YyjTMx7dc6NRppMNDgdKFNQneVo6l5V4O4-NkvbdJx2Hznn66awyLMcyN_u0aeBhHStDiIg3cy8nRWNJ40XV8A-MH_7k23G76LTwGC4i4GNXGSZ2awTKS3Nv1Ie1jIKvNprD3SNs/s1600/DSC04823.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687040703462868050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiN0YyjTMx7dc6NRppMNDgdKFNQneVo6l5V4O4-NkvbdJx2Hznn66awyLMcyN_u0aeBhHStDiIg3cy8nRWNJ40XV8A-MH_7k23G76LTwGC4i4GNXGSZ2awTKS3Nv1Ie1jIKvNprD3SNs/s320/DSC04823.JPG" /></a></p>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-6042136007128007522011-09-14T19:54:00.000-07:002011-09-14T20:06:36.148-07:00An Orphan Smiles Graduate Assistance Program (GAP)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNule3oaFLgHIYXVbMf2W8M5hVwsVxuyKgeVptzchWwpABX6nClV_3dKcsy_LxIhbsAcFMBJ9gw20syeKW57RJ14uf30NmUOFbcTJ__UAzwiu7zCIUiXTy3vNMkS7ZO8l2fbnRkSURCw/s1600/unsponsored.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 436px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 495px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652416105763201746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNule3oaFLgHIYXVbMf2W8M5hVwsVxuyKgeVptzchWwpABX6nClV_3dKcsy_LxIhbsAcFMBJ9gw20syeKW57RJ14uf30NmUOFbcTJ__UAzwiu7zCIUiXTy3vNMkS7ZO8l2fbnRkSURCw/s400/unsponsored.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">To learn about these unsponsored students visit our </span><a href="http://anorphansmiles.org/joomla15/index.php/howtohelp/programs/gap/mykolaivka"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">webpage</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"> or send an email to </span><a href="mailto:rachaeld@anorphansmiles.org"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">rachaeld@anorphansmiles.org</span></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVmDu2hMKPjGbtFXU4xJH8f51auwI7SFQDVRj081WTFVlmeJ94y2tY1a_mYr7S-wiV7tRCdWH9Si1bmFtJCQQb7Fu7Y-zEezNCd9gHqhP6qgJJC-trhjT1CgIpL3rX9P1qn0MdEBWgAo/s1600/unsponsored.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9euvAr9ckMUsbLxS-twgMlLfH5BQSUoNJNKCMleRmNCPDLPqcB6zHaVrEfpkWbut5PkIY-pN-u4YReanoJ3q9P8iqwOAJxBO7cUVt2JFBk3nVWSTuytCOReCYT7TWIqefdTRHUDnAUw/s1600/unsponsored.jpg"></a>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-52516730857482450732011-07-08T22:33:00.000-07:002011-07-08T23:03:38.954-07:00Tsurupinsk USA Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8uiiYlVGsQB9_z0Zv4o9byo5YdLfTbfJYBs2afv3FrkDIesGrNuHPmiSSoCGd0x2Mub8HA78CnOBawEolVlcOmGbRE6CRfQDEUDMYXBSriH00c7XxqVR0vlhbOQAKD7JRBmVgoWy9fs/s1600/AOS+USA+Trip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8uiiYlVGsQB9_z0Zv4o9byo5YdLfTbfJYBs2afv3FrkDIesGrNuHPmiSSoCGd0x2Mub8HA78CnOBawEolVlcOmGbRE6CRfQDEUDMYXBSriH00c7XxqVR0vlhbOQAKD7JRBmVgoWy9fs/s320/AOS+USA+Trip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627223379004460418" border="0" /></a> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">The children have gone to the beach, the zoo, a professional soccer game, bowling, Boeing's museum of flight and other Seattle attractions. They have learned to wash dishes in a dishwasher, clothes in a washing machine, to have a family meal around the table, and how it feels to have someone tuck them in at night.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">We took the children to Chuck E. Cheese's and celebrated each child's birthday. The children got their own cake with candle to blow out and individual presents. They were so surprised and very grateful!</p> <p>The Fourth of July was celebrated with the individual families as the more the children are here, the more the families want to do one on one activities with them rather than group things - a natural part of the family hosting process.<br /><br />Already people are talking about whether or not we can do this next summer, make it longer and involve more families. Each host family has friends, family and neighbors that have met the children and are interested in helping the orphans in some way.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">We are excited for the possibilities of more supporters and volunteers, but saddened at the reality of the children returning to the orphanage, the older ones graduating to an institution for the rest of their lives.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Bogdan wrote to let us know that he and the Tsurupinsk director and children arrived safely back in Ukraine after their amazing visit to the US. Special Thanks to Debbie and Jerry and the whole Walker family for organizing the in-country portion of the trip. They and the host families were amazing. Also special thanks to Xavier University Orphan Smiles club and to Artful Giver whose fundraising also helped make this trip possible. And of course Bogdan had to do so much paperwork in Ukraine to get the necessary approvals.</p>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-1054077359235737932011-05-29T03:32:00.000-07:002011-07-06T08:17:45.796-07:00Class of 2010: 29 down, 5 to go!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qbnEDf5sLtS-xn04J57tqoZml5zzwFtnWj5xG7LgCmRZLA9WbHBQm3jfddrie3F7L9qk4Tzvjd8-6yqpGNiHuk79ZAykMfQDVBMKHuO4vixYvGTT_LoBKq0Z7FwWPySHj5XB5J618YY/s1600/Sasha_K_collage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612091830615652674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qbnEDf5sLtS-xn04J57tqoZml5zzwFtnWj5xG7LgCmRZLA9WbHBQm3jfddrie3F7L9qk4Tzvjd8-6yqpGNiHuk79ZAykMfQDVBMKHuO4vixYvGTT_LoBKq0Z7FwWPySHj5XB5J618YY/s320/Sasha_K_collage.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">We are so happy that our <a href="http://www.anorphansmiles.org/joomla15/index.php/anorphanslife/programs/69">Class of 2010</a> is almost completely sponsored. One year into vocational school, 29 students have that special person in their lives who offers financial and emotional support. But five of them still haven't found a sponsor! Our goal for May Focus Week is to change that.</p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><br /></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">This month, we invite you to take a look at some of the 2010 Mykolaivka grads (all boys) who are still waiting for their very own sponsor. <b>Could it be you?</b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b></b><br /></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">As a GAP sponsor, you will send $30 a month to support your student. More importantly, you will exchange letters and photos with your student. You are not required to send packages, though they are always welcome.</p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><br /></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"></p>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-80651037284981797082011-05-17T12:13:00.000-07:002011-05-18T04:04:04.622-07:00Focus week: GAP Myko students<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bYZ9isZn0Q6rpHP0yt2vHiEO7bO-BfQpI2dWhD3bytMpCA0hSSN-e0spvOJcEfT3zud1uEMBeJja_oIBLUuyEpsjuhros3Aj8STrt4L8Vgwz_VcrhxJekRaMqVEwXHsdW-oyMcCV_94/s1600/Ivan_L_collage-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bYZ9isZn0Q6rpHP0yt2vHiEO7bO-BfQpI2dWhD3bytMpCA0hSSN-e0spvOJcEfT3zud1uEMBeJja_oIBLUuyEpsjuhros3Aj8STrt4L8Vgwz_VcrhxJekRaMqVEwXHsdW-oyMcCV_94/s320/Ivan_L_collage-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607767140294086914" border="0" /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">This month’s focus week is for GAP Myko students. We have seven graduates who are looking for sponsors for a year at which time they will graduate from trade school.<br /><br />Today we are featuring Ivan. This soccer playing fishing fanatic has no family to help him along while he is in trade school. He is studying plumbing at Kramatosk and his happy nature is a big hit with his roommates.<br /><br />If you are interested in helping Ivan, we would love to hear from you. Additionally, all available students that we will be featuring can be found <a href="http://www.anorphansmiles.org/joomla15/index.php/anorphanslife/programs/55"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">here</span></a>.</p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-18393522207085023802011-05-04T11:08:00.000-07:002011-05-04T12:33:46.085-07:00Want to help Vasia to help himself?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENppDupoRmD8FTsSPxKbU1NTBLx_EX_lirM_Bcm4UCLaZjeeK2FpB3h56UTWIwa1360KBNIUh8TrZUUFEuH4oxsuV0Hs4EQM7ZRBnlD9C0v41RuRqM2t4S8jpE2VEGRvhFz0Y51oOo6w/s1600/Vasia.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENppDupoRmD8FTsSPxKbU1NTBLx_EX_lirM_Bcm4UCLaZjeeK2FpB3h56UTWIwa1360KBNIUh8TrZUUFEuH4oxsuV0Hs4EQM7ZRBnlD9C0v41RuRqM2t4S8jpE2VEGRvhFz0Y51oOo6w/s320/Vasia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602928152623118242" border="0" /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">Vasia is a graduate of Tsurupinsk Orphanage and a gifted painter. He paints with his mouth since he does not have arms. Vasia specializes in landscape and nature scenes, but he also paints wildlife and portraits. </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">When he aged out of the orphanage as a teenager he was able to attend vocational training for two years. After he graduated the officials in the region where he lived simply put him on the train to Kiev, basically transferring all their responsibility to another area. Vasia had nothing in Kiev.<br /><br />We are very grateful that Bogdan was able to step in and help. Without Bogdan's assistance, perseverance and many hours of work Vasia would be living on the streets in Kiev.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">An Orphan Smiles is so proud of Vasia and his determined spirit for wanting to live independently despite his disabilities. There are many obstacles in Ukrainian society for a person like Vasia. People with special needs are not given opportunities to live independently and are often institutionalized. They face many challenges in a very unaccepting society.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">Vasia is painting to support himself. If you are interested in Vasia’s artwork, please see </span><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://bit.ly/msws48"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;"> for more details.</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"></span>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-28356705459257982732011-04-03T02:49:00.000-07:002011-04-03T03:02:25.405-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNb19D4rrAyCnFscLmNPqChyKn8EQkKUvEzh-x6XWYFNR7OcyWoQMpIkDAYwJugrm3Inap9djAqBIBSjGz8sGdXbqSiu6i8iVyEs77ewoniHvZp5JYhDdl94w6SJWyCiSI0m4UizdeHQ/s1600/TSUR+LIBRARY+BOOKS.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591293293303462418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNb19D4rrAyCnFscLmNPqChyKn8EQkKUvEzh-x6XWYFNR7OcyWoQMpIkDAYwJugrm3Inap9djAqBIBSjGz8sGdXbqSiu6i8iVyEs77ewoniHvZp5JYhDdl94w6SJWyCiSI0m4UizdeHQ/s320/TSUR+LIBRARY+BOOKS.jpg" /></a> An Orphan Smiles JANUARY 2011 Focus Week was a TO GIVE project to raise funds for the Tsurupinsk Library. We raised over $600 and purchased 176 books for the School Library. This represents a wonderful collection of fairy tales, science fiction, children's detective stories, illustrated encyclopedias, learning materials, needlework, and architecture of Ukraine. All the books are new and from Ukrainian publishers. <br /><div></div><br /><div>Our next goal is to raise another $500 to purchase a set of "Classics" that can be used as part of the school curriculum. We already have $320 towards this effort and with a few more donations, we hope to have these desired books on the shelf before the next school term.</div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-22530627069782243602011-03-16T07:55:00.000-07:002011-03-16T07:58:16.238-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t04DNkPMSdiBLYJj0Nv17_icJOyTdEoHm_IaXJTD2BhtAu_MqGqoRTRf6igNudJCCwaHC9V9-nLjtvlWcA-P3TQghA-6x9qT4a9zSBwDByzmWi5FsbGFOpaIpz-h_z0z66BnDCuFSF8/s1600/santa.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584691815602712322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t04DNkPMSdiBLYJj0Nv17_icJOyTdEoHm_IaXJTD2BhtAu_MqGqoRTRf6igNudJCCwaHC9V9-nLjtvlWcA-P3TQghA-6x9qT4a9zSBwDByzmWi5FsbGFOpaIpz-h_z0z66BnDCuFSF8/s320/santa.JPG" /></a>Bogdan recently forwarded to us a translated letter and photo that the children from Orphanage 12 received in response to a card they sent to "Santa Claus" or more than likely in their case "Father Frost". The response letter to the children was written by a Russian journalist in Moscow:<br /><br />Dear Children,<br /><br />Not long ago I was lucky to visit Santa Claus in Finland. His name in Finnish sounds very funny - "Yo-oo-loo-poo-kee". In Russian it sounds funny but in Finnish it means "Father Christmas". On the shelves in his house, Santa has lots of letters from children from all over the world. Santa let me have a look at some of those letters. Imagine my surprise when the first card I took from the shelf read "Z Naikrashimi Pobazhaniami" (Very Best Wishes - in Ukrainian). I don't understand Ukrainian very well but THAT I could understand. The card said it was from children of Orphanage No.12 in Kiev. Having read that card, I felt really warm and bright. You know what? You were the only ones who didn't ask Santa for anything. On the contrary - you were wishing Santa all the very best. Many children in their cards were just asking for things - a car, a helicopter, a truck, a computer, a doll.. .<br /><br />You children are real good kids! That's what Santa and I concluded. I specifically made a photo of Santa with your card.<br /><br />I would like to wish you all the very best! Don't give up and don't despair! Santa himself knows about you!<br /><br />Bye!<br />Vika Ivleva<br />Journalist from Moscow, from "Novaya Gazeta"<br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-34868660903835602072011-02-18T15:46:00.000-08:002011-02-18T16:03:19.403-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdasXF9hyphenhyphenFA94snvezD7Q4QZquby0qGYo3teA6Z2zQ2dvBBESOYgLXFxec91lJ9lpo31Akl7IqLqgxZauY7eO_chTYNX3UMT4n8_vWD_GNGEUzwqVCIoyzhMyjkk3knnWxWaSWziB_7A/s1600/letter.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575180510365431986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdasXF9hyphenhyphenFA94snvezD7Q4QZquby0qGYo3teA6Z2zQ2dvBBESOYgLXFxec91lJ9lpo31Akl7IqLqgxZauY7eO_chTYNX3UMT4n8_vWD_GNGEUzwqVCIoyzhMyjkk3knnWxWaSWziB_7A/s320/letter.jpg" /></a><br />An Orphan Smiles has students available for sponsorship in our GAP program (Graduate Assistance Program). We try to help these unsponsored students while they patiently wait for a sponsor friend. This is a letter we received from Vova recently in appreciation for help from An Orphan Smiles.<br /><br />We are happy to report that Vova now has a sponsor, but there are others who still are waiting. Please consider sponsoring one of these deserving students or help with our unsponosered student fund.<br /><br />http://www.anorphansmiles.org/joomla15/index.php/anorphanslife/programs/55<br /><br />Letter Translation:<br /><em>Hello my dear friends,<br /><br />I am very happy that I have such kind and nice friends as you who has helped me so much in this life.<br /><br />I am studying at a college to become a professional wall painter and plasterer upon graduation. I really like the profession that I am going to enter in the future. At my college, I have lots of male and female friends, and together with them I study and have lots of fun. On December, the 19th, we celebrated a holiday, the Day of Saint Nicolas. It is a day when Saint Nicolas gives gifts to children who behave well.<br /><br />I had a great time in the summer of 2010 – I made a trip to a sea. I would like to continue to communicate with you and be your friend. Thank you for the money that you sent me, I spent the money on cleaning supplies. In my spare time, I like to watch TV, listed to music and engage in sports activities.<br /><br />I congratulate you on the Christmas Holiday.<br /><br />The whole family has gathered at a dining table,<br />Happy Christmas;<br />Jesus Christ came to our world<br />And he brought us a lot of happiness.<br /><br />Your friend,<br />Vladimir</em>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-59076132174964554582011-01-08T14:58:00.000-08:002011-01-08T15:08:49.538-08:00Feed the Soul - Trip to Kiev<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wbMePOVaohOn-rkpSk-4MOPnJrFpOY7ZTTlrkzuSikY7VISwW2n1ldp8SSSP-kPUPhicvAeEfIeq0FtPPHauUgcbXxmzDliHcbWD2KPu2LQ3sWvz8yAyS_BzkjY8S5307xuH1rUEvos/s1600/Myko+Kiev+Day+2+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559955481394569218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wbMePOVaohOn-rkpSk-4MOPnJrFpOY7ZTTlrkzuSikY7VISwW2n1ldp8SSSP-kPUPhicvAeEfIeq0FtPPHauUgcbXxmzDliHcbWD2KPu2LQ3sWvz8yAyS_BzkjY8S5307xuH1rUEvos/s320/Myko+Kiev+Day+2+075.jpg" /></a> <em><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>An Orphan Smiles</strong></span></em> sponsored a trip for ten orphans to visit Kiev, the Capital city of Ukraine for the Holidays. These children live in a rural city and rarely leave the orphanage grounds.<br /><br />Trip report from Bogdan, one of our in-country volunteers:<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! I would like to congratul...ate everyone with the successful completion of yet another AOS sponsored trip to Kiev for a group of 10 Myko kids. The trip was a HUGE success! The kids were totally blown away. They stayed at Orphanage No.12 from December 26-28 and didn't want to leave today. The first day we took them to a children's Christmas play, McDonald's and the Dolphinarium. The next day they went to see the performance of the Great Circus of China, saw a 3-D Disney movie (Tangled) and had pizza. Today they went to another Christmas show. Their train was leaving at 4 p.m., so we didn't get much time to do other things today. Kiev was beautiful with all the snow and Christmas decorations. There was lots of free entertainment for children downtown, so the kids really enjoyed that. They loved the metro, the escalators, the shiny shopping malls etc. They had breakfasts and dinners at the orphanage and ate lunch in the city. Irina and our grads (Anya, Igor and Vova) were making all the meals. Another lady from the orphanage came to make 'pirogy' (pies) with the kids today, for them to take for the road.<br /><br />When I asked what the liked the best, most kids said 'dolphins' and 'chinese circus'. I think it wasn't even the circus but just seeing so many people of another race in one place that fascinated them so much. Kids from Tsurupinsk and Myko are always fascinated by seeing people of color on the streets of Kiev because they have never seen them in their small towns.<br /><br />This group was by far the most well-behaved. Usually Myko kids are pretty wild (which I personally like....most of the time :) but these ones were very quiet, polite and disciplined. Everyone at O12 noticed that. The chaperone that came with the group - Alexey, a PE teacher - was great with the kids.<br />We gave each kid a present from the boxes of "Blankets in Memory of Brian". Each kid also got two boxes of chocholates and some pocket money to buy a small souvenier (50 grivna, or $6.2).<br /><br />There is one more thing that I wanted to share with you. Personal observation. When the memories of the previous trips fade away I start wondering if we should organize another trip or not, considering how much money and work these trips entail. But then when the kids come I realize so clearly that these trips are TOTALLY worth it. When you see the excitement and the happiness in the children's eyes, when you see them fascinated by simple things that you see every day, you realize that these moments of happiness and excitement are worth a million dollars. I just feel bad that those who pay for these trips can't see that. </span><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-73986866670538167942010-12-07T16:15:00.001-08:002010-12-08T03:35:37.074-08:00Biology Classroom<p align="left"></p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tEGTJ1Yb-xiYDNKkUNmn4eAmqHA6vO76hD7xO45nZISJUv2xUDNUVZruQ1dzOIafPzeOg4i_tTjJxBB1wyYy58E-ELtJMj6kk88KF4STYPUFJ-BRC8EbAfIwDLUsffFobQQLBNZ5dbY/s1600/Biology+Classroom+8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548098540804732866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tEGTJ1Yb-xiYDNKkUNmn4eAmqHA6vO76hD7xO45nZISJUv2xUDNUVZruQ1dzOIafPzeOg4i_tTjJxBB1wyYy58E-ELtJMj6kk88KF4STYPUFJ-BRC8EbAfIwDLUsffFobQQLBNZ5dbY/s320/Biology+Classroom+8.JPG" /></a></p><p>An Orphan Smiles is excited to see Valentina's newly refurbished Biology classroom at Mykolaivka Internat. Several hundred dollars were donated to help with new paint/wallpaper and classroom supplies. </p><p>Here is an excerpt from a letter we recently received from Valentina...</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color:#333399;">Hello dearest An Orphan Smiles group,</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#333399;">Thank you very much for the money that sponsors sent to make my new classroom beautiful and functional. I bought a lot of items: a plant stand, a set of posters of Plants and Animals of Ukraine, set of posters of Ukraine and "how big I am". I bought a lot of items for the biology classroom. Thank you! </span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#333399;">On Saturday I will go and order curtains for the windows. I also bought posters on wild and tame animals, fruits and berries (tablets and posters). I will also purchase vegetable and fruit seeds to plant and show the children how the seeds make things grow.<br /><br />Thank you all for your help and your care for the children. </span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#333399;">With love,</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#333399;">Valentina<br /></span></em></p>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-7006409993300614602010-11-02T13:10:00.000-07:002010-11-02T13:12:31.177-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8a0O1kyIdqqkzE6wTpl9aW1M7QUJ5h3HC_PVnijU3n_bC7w7m0g78caEILTboNxljxEHzOHYYoWy3G0KPu-J1rIPIyBQVX_qKq0AJg-hIdNHadi2arSaIxAzZyFtdtWKlna-cVw0dSQ/s1600/Paterson_3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535047710168061394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8a0O1kyIdqqkzE6wTpl9aW1M7QUJ5h3HC_PVnijU3n_bC7w7m0g78caEILTboNxljxEHzOHYYoWy3G0KPu-J1rIPIyBQVX_qKq0AJg-hIdNHadi2arSaIxAzZyFtdtWKlna-cVw0dSQ/s320/Paterson_3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />An Orphan Smiles would like to thank Sharon and Pat for contributing a very large donation through "Blankets for Brian". "Blankets for Brian" is in memory of their son. His friends and family gathered a couple weeks ago and assembled 23 boxes to be shipped to Ukraine.<br /><br />The boxes averaged approximately 30lbs each and are filled with individual bags containing a toothbrush, comb, crayons, gloves, scarf, candy, a stuffed animal and a blanket. There were also bags designed for teenagers and adults. Sixteen of these boxes are on their way to Tsurupinsk Children's Home and the rest are headed to Orphanage 12 where Bogdan will distribute to those who utilize the Graduate Support Center.<br /><br />The boxes are in the process of being shipped and with any luck will arrive just in time for the Holidays. Now all the children at Mykolaivka, Orphanage 12, and Tsurupinsk Children's Home as well as the older students will receive something individually for the Holidays.<br /><br />Thank you Sharon and Pat for your thoughtfulness and your very meaningful gifts.An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-17356947715462420192010-10-02T02:23:00.001-07:002010-10-02T02:33:52.999-07:00Sending Birthday Wishes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqr5FBs6oepMnntEDP6h3BpnjdKNdBCSwtlo5QjTb8UBp5iP7TdFYCZh_MhCVGhJtObaaDcdnJy7eUke1g4Jr927ECcPvEX7KjrMI-N8g2U4POzJC6rFEcG-MZppi3JRMZagTnhphN1A/s1600/CARD_PHOTO_001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 274px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523377280668261618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqr5FBs6oepMnntEDP6h3BpnjdKNdBCSwtlo5QjTb8UBp5iP7TdFYCZh_MhCVGhJtObaaDcdnJy7eUke1g4Jr927ECcPvEX7KjrMI-N8g2U4POzJC6rFEcG-MZppi3JRMZagTnhphN1A/s320/CARD_PHOTO_001.jpg" /></a>The K-Kids (a service club) of East Pikeland Elementary School in Phoenixville, PA participated in the An Orphan Smiles Birthday Card Program. The 4th and 5th Graders made Birthday cards for 20 children who live at the Tsurupinsk Children's Home in Ukraine. Tsurupinsk Children's Home is home to 118 mentally and physically challenged orphans. They typically do not receive anything for their birthdays and receiving cards from others has been a big hit! <div></div><div>To participate in the card making, contact our Birthday card coordinator at <a href="mailto:Birthday@AnOrphanSmiles.org">Birthday@AnOrphanSmiles.org</a>.</div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-70705159764816080692010-05-21T13:35:00.000-07:002010-05-21T13:42:13.530-07:00Zhenya's Case<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0vKq5P4qlj55ZGzv5WUoajAXMGXkhHctnqipGkAMLZx-8IIuqrZfc4G-waM5eh7cNo9pmk_JSHa_TFsU51ua20ZPVO2It1auAmrUloucLtWk0t7QhHzoITQ1864BW4xeUh2MTArOOmA/s1600/zhenya_attorneys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473826333897861762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0vKq5P4qlj55ZGzv5WUoajAXMGXkhHctnqipGkAMLZx-8IIuqrZfc4G-waM5eh7cNo9pmk_JSHa_TFsU51ua20ZPVO2It1auAmrUloucLtWk0t7QhHzoITQ1864BW4xeUh2MTArOOmA/s320/zhenya_attorneys.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>For over two years, An Orphan Smiles has been advocating for a young man who has been falsely accused of murder mainly because of his orphan status. Last November, there was a major break through and he was released from prison. However, the charges had still not been dropped.<br /><br />We have received a new report from our in-country supporter Bogdan on the latest development in Zhenya's case:<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em>Today was the first hearing on Zhenya's case. Bad news: the prosecutors have changed Zhenya's charges from killing a person while defending himself (maximum 2 years of prison) to an assault that caused a person's death (minimum 7 years maximum 9 years of prison). We are back at the where we started 3 years ago...What a nightmare...</em></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em>The good news is that the judge who is hearing the case seems to be much more professional and fair than the previous judge. But then again, this judge works in the same court house and in the same system...Both of our attorneys were at the court hearing today - Oleg Veremeenko (the young and fearless attorney who specializes on human rights cases - INCREDIBLE person) and Vladimir Grechanovsky (an older and very well-known attorney who consults us on the case and makes judges and prosecutors take us seriously). Those guys are really great. They make Zhenya feel really confident. </em></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em>The next hearing will be on June 25th, at 9 a.m.</em></span></div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-26253563020046586432010-05-14T14:11:00.001-07:002010-05-14T14:18:59.656-07:00GAP Program Feedback<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj7Sb229q-0YnDvFw4xkgTE6oEx-tRKMc1LIvObpkR1R03fkXaSw0P8xh07Qt4r5Qcmh30-N-adAGiDM5ilw9iRx7EtH03SvRgp1lJsrVjchiy_ATzKe3CWYsAYqbcO1hIpWUaJTJ2BE/s1600/kolia_07_May_2010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471238051709330130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj7Sb229q-0YnDvFw4xkgTE6oEx-tRKMc1LIvObpkR1R03fkXaSw0P8xh07Qt4r5Qcmh30-N-adAGiDM5ilw9iRx7EtH03SvRgp1lJsrVjchiy_ATzKe3CWYsAYqbcO1hIpWUaJTJ2BE/s320/kolia_07_May_2010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>GAP is An Orphan Smiles program which assists teenagers aging out of the orphanage system in Ukraine generally at the age of 16. Sponsors are needed to be matched with these young adults to provide support after they leave the orphanage in June.<br /><br />Koila pictured here is one of the lucky orphans who has a very caring sponsor family to cheer him on while he completes his vocational training. Koila is wearing a beautiful handknit sweater made for him by his sponsor.<br /><br />If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for a deserving teenager who has very little or no support in the world outside the orphanage please visit our GAP program page on our website:<br /><a href="http://www.anorphansmiles.org/Content/Sponsor%20a%20Graduate_Generic.htm">http://www.anorphansmiles.org/Content/Sponsor%20a%20Graduate_Generic.htm</a></div>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-20386997610226605052010-04-17T12:35:00.000-07:002010-04-17T12:44:04.880-07:00Birthday Cards fo Tsurupinsk Orphans<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ92De4QgT5oj0mc8tl1wBhhuZQhdhGqwzPoGPPlVMLwmNll5aN7KpWIdp8HVE2G0oCCv9MPsFw6PKkASG38Ims5CGoBCRZ06kXCPERH2DUR6khnMEiv2j4uUGVE4VmyCGbVWb8PuP9OE/s1600/DSC04175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461194466602848450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ92De4QgT5oj0mc8tl1wBhhuZQhdhGqwzPoGPPlVMLwmNll5aN7KpWIdp8HVE2G0oCCv9MPsFw6PKkASG38Ims5CGoBCRZ06kXCPERH2DUR6khnMEiv2j4uUGVE4VmyCGbVWb8PuP9OE/s320/DSC04175.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG6iM9ijybRIwIypenrFEArKRzCNZ-MhP2S4nsnxR0Jzv1vLeL64ZKnJUbnJpBh92jaYicgTcPHYoEpwUbMRRxP_rcNyB8Xs-oPURnn9NAj-hSkHaG6uGuwJ3GjHZco4JQmAmr0aIaOQ/s1600/DSC04175.JPG"></a></p>Tsurupinsk Children’s Home consists of two orphanage buildings which are home to more than 125 mentally and physically disabled children. Sadly, these children do not receive anything for their Birthday. An Orphan Smiles provides Birthday Card greetings to each and every child at Tsurupinsk on their Birthday.<br /><br />Here is a sampling of cards ready to be sent to Tsurupinsk for some of the summer birthdays.<br /><br />If you or your group would like to participate in card making please contact our Birthday Card Coordinator at <a href="mailto:birthday@anorphansmiles.org">birthday@anorphansmiles.org</a>.An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305518689080332489.post-13933036467747096742010-03-20T18:04:00.000-07:002010-03-20T18:21:20.757-07:00Deaf Orphanage Receives Books<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tJpSrWdsfogUywDqZPRb5pKT0hQ6w9rHtWjGlWJR_Blc3_AtS9brVVCo0IbTBex9GxY04V2fflJKj9r6Co90-f8Zc5kkwLeAoHvNIe7C5zJmJcM-ovZee6A-6AG1qNRIY2_ZSg4wvHE/s1600-h/HPIM3987.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450888926425377394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tJpSrWdsfogUywDqZPRb5pKT0hQ6w9rHtWjGlWJR_Blc3_AtS9brVVCo0IbTBex9GxY04V2fflJKj9r6Co90-f8Zc5kkwLeAoHvNIe7C5zJmJcM-ovZee6A-6AG1qNRIY2_ZSg4wvHE/s320/HPIM3987.JPG" border="0" /></a>Through the generosity of several donors of An Orphan Smiles, the Bolgrad Orphanage for Deaf Children has received a large shipment of school books.<br /><br />The children and teachers at the orphanage give great thanks and appreciation for this wonderful donation.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRk0drSfG-FVgIpELaIVrr0oqnpDZZ52lF1zODeusxMbfdWdPfNdNVK4Z0pTSlvOTBFRCyNqa39nSs-uOMKMwA99wVhQ5wgYiHwX3milPc7xgEa1eNqiJTLO9t8SYHDC0PpVnXsEAA-MM/s1600-h/HPIM3980.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450890104479210466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRk0drSfG-FVgIpELaIVrr0oqnpDZZ52lF1zODeusxMbfdWdPfNdNVK4Z0pTSlvOTBFRCyNqa39nSs-uOMKMwA99wVhQ5wgYiHwX3milPc7xgEa1eNqiJTLO9t8SYHDC0PpVnXsEAA-MM/s320/HPIM3980.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>An Orphan Smileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258321536526405741noreply@blogger.com0