Ustin Maltsev’s charity fund made a meeting with students

   This week Ustin Maltsev, head of Kherson charity fund, organized a meeting with students of journalism and philology of Kherson state university. Conversation with the students was held with the support of Vasiliy Stepanovich Zagorodnyuk, teacher of journalism and philology faculty, as well as a talented poet. 
   It is not the first time that Ustin Maltsev talks to students as the basis of understanding between generations and people in general ia laid in communication, exchange of opinions and information. It is so important for us all to be understood and appreciated. Students of primary classes were present at the meeting. It seemed that these young people should have already determined their life positions and know the goals they must fallow. But everything is not so optimistic as young specialists had no idea about how their professional way will look like after the graduation of the university. The students were totally confused and puzzled by the questions Where they would like to work, What they would like to become in future and How much money they would like to get for their job. Can it be true that the youth of today underestimate their capabilities and live according to the principle "let happen what will happen"? Such a situation and way of thinking is absolutely unnatural for a person, especially in modern world that is moving at the high speed, and one has to keep up with it and look for ways of self realization.

   Ustin Maltsev told his story of life which is understood by everyone. As he also was a student, got a higher education, aimed to start his independent life after the graduation of the university. However, as it often turns out, we are not provided with such a store of knowledge and skills, so that we could relax and go with the flow not thinking of anything after getting the diploma. 
   Ustin Maltsev noted with regret that modern teaching does not provide the most important text book, a book that teaches how to become a Person. This book is nominal as one has to learn the basis of good, justice and mercy not theoretically but to practice the skills in everyday life. Such qualities of character as organization, persistence, self perfection, confidence in one's capabilities are very helpful with these practicing. 
   If at least some of the listeners that were present at the meeting realized that they are capable to create harmonious future comfortable for life and, moreover, they are ready to contribute to it right now, it means that Ustin Maltsev's words were not in vain. Even weak sprouts pierce the soil, and what will happen if to water them in time and care of them. This is how with the right word and advice Ustin Maltsev helped young "sprouts" to find power for raising and longing to the light.

Outstanding people of Ukraine supported the charity meeting “Tree of life”

   Presentation of a new project, the charity meeting "Tree of life" was held in Kiev. The project is aimed to support children's oncology department of the National institute of cancer. 
   The charity meeting was organized upon an initiative of the National institute of cancer, the fund "Crab" which gives help to cancer patients, and with the assistance of Rinat Ahmetov's "Development of Ukraine" charity fund. 
   While giving a speech at the ceremony of the presentation of "Tree of life",Igor Schepotin, director of the National institute of cancer said that real disaster is when children die, everything else in life are little worries. He added that children's department of their institute is top-priority. Everything is mobilized for the rescue of children in extreme situations.
   According to the words of R.Ahmetov, director of the fund "Development of Ukraine", the foundation gladly supported the initiative of gathering the charity meeting. Rinat Ahmetov said that every day people apply for help to his fund. These people are small children as well as adults. Many charity providers help but if they unite, they will be able to do more. He said that they are ready to cooperate with politicians, community, doctors, just with all people not indifferent to the trouble. A.Zabolotniy mentioned that when they started the project "Cancer is treatable" more than three years ago, Rinat Leonidovich told that he was asking doctors all the time if cancer is the verdict or not, and always he got the answer "no". It meant for him that his task is to defeat cancer. 
   Raisa Bogatireva, vice prime minister and healthcare minister, accentuated that implication of the fund "Development of Ukraine" to the charity meeting "Tree of life" makes words "cancer is not a verdict" not just a motto for doctors but also an "entrance ticket" into the future for children ill with cancer. 
   R.Bogatireva said that they get this "ticket" due to the charity providers who gathered there. These people make direct contribution to this project. She said that the public organization "Crab" which was created by the parents of children ill with cancer, is the guarantee that not even a small scintilla of doubt will arise.

   Fund raising for buying modern module endoprotheses as the alternative for amputation of children's limbs was on the agenda of the first charity meeting. 
Larisa Lavrenyuk, manager of the public organization "Crab", mentioned that the most important task is to help a child to survive but another important task is to improve child's quality of life. Sometimes parents have to collect a vast amount of money. When they unite, they will be able to solve global problems, for instance, buying a set of instruments for fixture of endoprotheses. She said they have only one such a set in Ukraine now. It travels from town to town and from one hospital to another. It leads to epiphenomenon, repeated operations. The cost of such a set is one million hrivnas. L.Lavrenyuk said that they initiated gathering of the charity meeting to solve such global problems together and they believe that they will manage.
   Ustin Maltsev, head of Kherson charity fund said that people from different spheres of business gathered to solve the problem but they are united by the same principle - they want to support and to be useful in this charitable act. People come not only from Kiev but also from all parts of the country. Joining together efforts is the only mechanism that will help our society to solve urgent tasks quickly, systematically and in a quality manner. 
   Charity providers, friends and partners of the project were rewarded at the ceremony of presentation. Among them were Vladimir Popadyuk, world-famous violinist, singers Gaitana and Ruslana, painter Nikas Safronov, TV presenter Dasha Malahova and other famous people. 
    Information: Charity meeting "Tree of life" is the initiative that aims to unite beneficiaries: politicians, businessmen, experts, sportsmen, culture and art representatives who are ready to take part in solving challenging problems of ill children who come to oncology department from all over the country.
Members of the meeting will take part annually in the settlement of one of the vital questions. The task that the charity meeting sets for 2012 is raising funds for buying modern module endoprotheses that are an alternative to limb amputation in the whole world (one set costs 200 to 400 thousand hrivnas).
   About 25 operations that save a limb are made annually in the department of children's oncology in the National institute of cancer. One million hrivnas that is committed form the budget is enough for buying seven endoprotheses annually. This is not enough, neither quantity nor equipment, for solving completely the problem of all children who need endoprotheses. The rest of the children get endoprotheses that were made in Ukraine. They are inferior in quality to foreign ones and have high risks of epiphenomenon and loss of the limb.

Charity Fund of Ustin Maltsev will take part in the Charity Meeting «Tree of Life»

   "The Tree of Life" - it is an informal, non-profit association of charitable and social organizations, individuals and legal entities which have or are ready to assist to patients of children's department of the National Cancer Institute.
   On the agenda of the first Charity Assembly - raising funds for the purchase of modern modular endoprostheses, installing of which - an alternative to amputation in children. Every year in the department of pediatric oncology of the National Cancer Institute are performed about 25 operations, without amputation. Allocated funds from budget is enough (1 mln. hryvnas) for the purchase of seven modern endoprostheses every year. But this is not enough to fully solve the problem for all children, which need of prosthetics. The remaining children get native endoprostheses, which greatly inferior in quality, with high risks of complications and loss of limbs.
   We know that charity is a sign of a healthy and humane society. We hope that the establishment and activity of the Charity Assembly "Tree of Life" will make an expensive medical care available to all, who need it, give to children, suffering from cancers, the chance to return to normal life.