John Howard is 286 years old!

  On September 2, 1726 a great philanthropist John Howard was born in London. All his life he devoted to the struggle against epidemic diseases - plague, typhoid and other diseases.
  Fate decided that when he came to Kherson to fight the typhoid epidemic in 1790, he fell ill and died.
  Kherson people immortalized the memory about John Howard and erected a monumental construction with a bas-relief image of the outstanding humanist in the form of a sundial with inscriptions: "Howard. Found peace on January 20 being 65 years form birth. Alios salvos fecit (He made other people healthy) Vixit propter alios (He lived for other people)". It is a real honor for the town that such a great person is buried in Kherson.
  To mark the 286th birthday of John Howard, members of a Charity Coalition "Support in development of charity in Kherson region" gathered near the sundial on September 2, 2012 and put flowers in the memory of the great philanthropist.

  Kherson charity people took part in the event. These were: the head of the Charity fund, a social figure and Maecenas Ustin Maltsev, the head of the Regional union of folk artists "Dneprovskaya Palitra" Oleg Chernenko and the team of the Charity fund.
  There is now a big problem of cruelty and indifference to fellow creatures, friends, people in general. It is topical today. And the memory about this person who devoted himself to serving for other people is a good example for all of us. We must remember him and honor his memory, tell the knowledge about him to our children. The awareness of Ukrainian people will be changing, and goodness, love and well being will return to our life", - told Ustin Maltsev.
  Ustin Maltsev also added that we must follow the example of such people, learn unselfishness, good and humanity from them.
  "John Howard is a great person. His deeds are shining examples for our society. I want that there were more such virtuous people in our country and in the whole world. We must start doing small things: respect each other and take care of surrounding people", - told Oleg Chernenko, the head of the Regional union of folk artists "Dneprovskaya Palitra".

A coalition of philanthropists paid tribute to John Howard

   January 20, 1790 at 65 year died a great doctor - John Howard. But this man was not just a medical activist, but also reformer of prison affairs, philanthropist and humanist. In October 1789 he arrived in Kherson. A large concentration of troops under adverse conditions of their placement caused an outbreak of infectious diseases. True to his principles, Howard tirelessly helped to the sick and suffering. However, caught an infection from his patients...
John Howard lived and died as a hero. In his honor, in Kherson in 1820 was set the monument in classic traditions in the form of a sundial. The monument was erected by architect V. Stasov.
   To honor of the memory of the great philanthropist, January 20, 2012 in Kherson, at Ushakov Avenue near the sundial came the Coalition "Supporting the development of charity in the Kherson region", which laid flowers in memory of the great humanist. Recall that this coalition was created before the New Year. It is composed of eminent person of Kherson region: philanthropists, businessmen, politicians, cultural and public figures. Ustin Maltsev, head of the Foundation, one of the first, who realized that good things people must do together. That's why this year, near the sundial at Ushakov Avenue, had gathered a lot of people.

   - I'd like to say, that John Howard for me is a man with a capital letter, a person who has made in our society segment of service and giving. For none of us is not a secret that after his death, John Howard wanted put the monument - a sundial. In order that people can see the time. However, this monument is actually brings even more information for our society. English philanthropist said that the most important thing in life is time, because none of us knows, how many time you have in this life. By his words and deeds, he shows, that the need to rush to do good. - said Ustin Maltsev. It may also have wanted to convey the architect Stasov in their work. On the monument engraved: "lived for others", "Did others healthy".
   Very clearly noted by the Polskaya Larissa, the head of the charity fund "Zahist", that previously had been an epidemic of typhus, but today we have an epidemic of callousness. We hope that the Coalition will work to improve the situation of moral ethics of our society in a positive way.