Russian Red Cross (Irkursk regional branch)

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30.04.2013 Launch of “1000 Red Cross Money Boxes” Program

In April 2013 the Irkutsk Branch of the Russian Red Cross launched the program called “1000 Red Cross Money Boxes”. The aim of this program is to raise public charity donations. To date 10 money boxes were put up at the drug stores of the local chain “Health Melody”. The addresses of the drug stores are as follows:

1. 29, Sofia Perovskaya St.

2. 2а, Almaznaya St.

3. 149, Baikalskaya St.

4. 89, Deputatskaya

5. 7, Sukhe-Batora St.

6. 223а, Roza Luxemburg St.

7. 102, Leningradskaya

8. 7, Oktyabrskoy Revolutsii St.

9. 42, Yubileiny District

10. 5, Oktyabrskoy Revolutsii St.

The money raised from April till July 2013 will be passed on to the 3 year old Masha Ruzavina, suffering from a rare skin disease (Epidermolysis bullosa or EB). Masha needs an expensive operation with a long rehabilitation period.

More information about Masha’s health is available from her mother Natalia Ruzavina by cell phone 8 908 644 6219

The report on the money use will be available at the Irkutsk Red Cross Branch website http://www.redcross-irkutsk.org.

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