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life:) Raises UAH 99 thsd for Ukrainian Orphanages

On June 3, Ukrainian celebrities gathered at the opening of the Stars Laughing exhibition at Ukrainskiy Dim in Kyiv, organized by Hello magazine and mobile operator life:), to benefit street children through life:)’s It’s So Easy to Help program. The program’s first stage, an auction held during the opening, raised UAH 99 thsd selling exclusive items from the celebrities’ private collections. All proceeds will benefit the Ridna Osella orphanage in Tlumach in Ivano-Frankivska oblast, a foster family in Radomishl in Zhytomyrska oblast, the Oasis orphanage in Vinniki in Lvivska oblast and the Vatutino Center at the Otchyi Dim Foundation in Vatutino in Cherkaska oblast. Since 2009, It’s So Easy to Help has raised UAH 2.3 mln to benefit 20 orphanages throughout Ukraine.

Magisters Helps the Vorzel Orphanage Recover from Fire

Magisters international law firm has repaired an orphanage cafeteria destroyed in a fire. The CSR Committee at Magisters began urgent fundraising internally and launched an awareness campaign after a fire destroyed the cafeteria at the Vorzel Orphanage in the Kyiv oblast, leaving the children without kitchen facilities. None of the children were injured, but the cafeteria staff were forced to use the cooking facilities at a neighboring sanatorium. The City Council for Health Protection mandated the completion of all repairs by May 18 or the children would be evacuated to Kyiv-area hospitals and orphanages. Magisters raised enough money to repair the cafeteria within 38 days. Along with Magisters, 16 other supporters, both corporate and individual, aided in recovery efforts, including Volvo Trucks, UGMK and the Woman’s Auto Club. The orphanage administration worked diligently on weekends and after hours to ensure the timely completion of the project.

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Energy Efficiency Center Opens in Ivano-Frankivsk

On May 13, the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation celebrated the official opening of a new CREST Center for Energy Efficiency Technologies in Ivano-Frankivsk. The CREST (Cooperation in Research and Education in Science and Technology) program was developed jointly by the Ministry of Ukraine for Education and Science and CRDF, a unique public-private partnership promoting international scientific and technical collaboration through grants, technical resources and training. The CREST Center in Ivano-Frankivsk will strengthen research on energy efficiency technologies by creating a Research and Education Center at a Ukrainian university. Vasyl Stefanyk Prykarpatsky University in Ivano-Frankivsk was chosen in a bilateral, peer-reviewed, two-stage competition that included site visits by an expert team to four finalist universities.

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