The working collective of All-Russian scientific-research institute of aviation materials (VIAM) has collected monetary means as a help to refugees from the south-east of Ukraine. Conducting of the action was proposed by a group of employees of the institute and afterwards was approved by the majority of scientific-research and manufacturing departments of VIAM.
Owing to a civic position of VIAM workers, who transferred a part of their June salary on a voluntary basis, about two million rubles were accumulated. This financial help has already been remitted to different regions of Russia, dealing with arrangement of indigents from Donetsk and Lugansk provinces; specifically to Rostov, Voronezh, Ulyanovsk and Volgograd provinces, Krasnodar and Stavropol’ territory and Mordovia Republic. The general part of monetary means was remitted to regional departments of the Russian Red Cross. Furthermore, a financial help was rendered through state and charitable funds.
In this connection the General Director of VIAM, academician of RAS Evgeny Nicolaevich Kablov expressed his thanks to the body of the institute for a support of this initiative. «Help to a neighbour in a difficult moment, feeling of fellowship, sympathy and team spirit - namely these qualities were characteristic of VIAM employees», he stressed.
It will be recalled, that from the middle of April Ukraine army started a military operation on the south-east of the country. Fighting actions led to a stream of refugees to the Russian Federation. As the newspaper «Kommersant» informed on 14-th of July, Konstantin Romodanovskiy, the head of FMS presented statistics about a number of refugees from Ukraine: according to him, the number of them in Russia runs to 500 thousands from starting of the fighting actions in the neighbouring state. According to the data given yesterday, more than 30 thousands citizens of Ukraine were accommodated in Rostov region only.
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On July 18, 2014 General Director of VIAM, academician Evgeny Kablov received a note of thanks from Director of Charitable Fund for Children «Dobroe delo» Tatyana Aladashvily. In particular, it notes: «Сharitable fund «Dobroe delo» expresses a sincere gratitude to you and all personnel of All-Russian scientific-research institute of aviation materials for performed financial assistance to refugees from the south-east of Ukraine. We thank you for charity, humanism, for the fact that in this hard time you have not remained indifferent to the fate of our Ukranian brothers and sisters». «Your feasible contribution, undoubtedly, became a strong contribution in noble cause of aid to the destitute. In all sincerity let me wish you and all personnel of VIAM welfare, prosperity and professional successes».
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On July 21, 2014 Еvgeny Kablov received a letter from the Chairman of Rostov regional Department All-Russian non-governmental organization «Red Cross» E.Hliyan where a gratitude to the personnel of VIAM was expressed «for the provided assistance to the compelled migrants from the south-eastern regions of Ukraine». «Thanks to your assistance and compassion necessary assistance to people in need has been provided. Thank you for your attention and care for understanding of the challenges they faced. Your contribution emphasizes once again that in Russia people with a great heart live! We hope for understanding and cooperation in solving social problems of people who find themselves in difficult situations ", it is specified in the letter.
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On July 24 VIAM obtained the note of thanks from L.V. Balayev, vice-chairman of the Ulyanovsk regional department of the All-Russian public organization «Russian Red Cross», where a sincere «gratitude and appreciation to the employees of VIAM for their personal contribution to charity, desire to help needy from Donetsk and Lugansk areas» is expressed. «Your unanimous decision to render the financial support is a good example for other citizens of Russia inducing them to help out people in trouble. We highly appreciate your contribution to humanitarian endeavors of the Red Cross. From the bottom of our heart we wish you to achieve new considerable results in science, good health, wellbeing, inexhaustible energy and peace of mind. Happiness to you and your relatives!» is written in the note.
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In the letter of gratitude dated July, 24 to the General Director of VIAM E. Kablov from Executive Director of the Volgograd Regional Charity Foundation of Social Support, Regional Governor Adviser D. Zemlyanskiy notes: “On behalf of the Volgograd Regional Charity Foundation of Social Support I express our deep gratitude and appreciation to you personally and to all VIAM employees for material support provided to refugees from Donetsk and Lugansk, accommodated in Volgograd region territory. With your sympathetic and personal participation you not just help people financially, you give them hope for the successful future”. We thank you with all our hearts that you took part in our charity event not keeping yourselves aside when people of Ukraine, which were suffered from military punitive operations and were needed help and support. You took up the appeal for help - it's a real human deed. Your organization is a worthy example for any enterprise of our country! ", - as they note in the letter.