Dear Alumni, first I only wanted to post the information about the projects, created during the 'Alumni Lead for Change' at the "Olympia" turbaza, but then I decided that information about all the projects in Volgograd and other Hub cities should be on that page. So, from recent to the older ones...
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LINX Project. April-May 2006. Alumni held a series of activities with the children from the "Podrostok" orphanage:

• going to the movies to see "Ice Age-2"
• clean up at the stream of the Krasnoarmeiski district (followed by a picnic)
• tour to the city sights (demostrating to the children reflections of the heroic past of their native land)
• visit to the ice-cream factory
• drawing classes
• exhibition of the children's drawings at the Regional library

The aim of the project is to find a sponsor for the orphanage and make these kind of activities happen on the regular basis.
Look at the pictures.

Chudo-Yolka Action.December 2005. Alumni initiated the participation of "Podrostok" orphanage in the New Year Action. Chudo Yolka project was held by the charity funds and organizations of Volgograd for the 4th time in a row. Volgograd alumni volunteered to participate in raising funds to buy presents for the children from "Podrosotok" orphanage. Children wrote the letters to Father Frost, and had their pictures taken by alumni. All that served as the decorations of the Xmas tree at one of the trading centers of Volgograd. Clients of the center were buying children presents or donating money. As a result about 18 thousand rubles were collected. "Podrosrok" orphanage had never participated in that action before alumni made an agreement with the organizers of the action for it to be involved.
Read the article.
Look at the pictures.

Thanksgiving party: November 2005. The members of the English club (people come there to practice English and communicate on the different matters)were invited to the Charity Thanksgiving Party. All the guests were asked to bring presents for the children from "Podrosotok" orphanage. Magic markers, coloring books, toys, snacks, all kinds of small but nice things were collected for the children.
Participants of the event were forced to play games by the evil Natalia Bochkareva: the contests included introducing oneself during eating (the fastest team got the prize) or drawing turkey and proving why it's better than the rival. All the pictures you can see here.

Flash Mob, dedicated to the tragedy in Beslan. September 2005. You can see the pictures and the sample of the hand out meant to attract people below. Not only FLEX alumni, but also everybody who wanted to protest against terrorism took part in the flash mob. It was 35 people in total.