In few weeks Gift of Life Patron Pavel Morozov is swimming the English Channel to fundraise for the kids with cancer in Russian hospitals. Let’s support this uber-tough challenge.
This summer has been rich with sporting accomplishments for Gift of Life. The fundraising campaign for bone marrow transplant surgery for young athlete Sergei Gerasimov raised over £16,000 out of the total £20,000 needed.
On the 9th of May 2018 London hosted a premiere of the musical performance based on Ivan Bunin’s short story “An Unknown Friend”. More than £16,000 have been raised from special ticket sales and charity auction for the patients of “Podari zhizn”, Russian sister charity of Gift of life.
The sisters Kristina and Anna Tarasova (though they now go by their married names) live in Kursk, and have a remarkable story to tell us about how Kristina was saved from aplastic anaemia. There’s only one way to cure this disease: to carry out a transplant which will replace the dysfunctional bone marrow with healthy donated marrow. To the great delight of their parents, their doctors and of course the sisters themselves, Anna was able to become her sister’s donor.
The acute lymphoblastic leukaemia just wouldn’t go away. Elvira (Elya to her friends) went through treatment three times, had two relapses, and finally received a bone marrow transplant. Elya’s donor was her father Raul. This interview with a deeply beloved father and his hundred-percent-compatible daughter turned into a talk with the two people closest to each other. Please welcome the latest heroes of the Blood Family project, Elya and Raul Abdulov.
On March 7th, a charity evening of opera and ballads “Spring Water” with the soloist Royal Opera House Sofia Fomina and pianist Sergei Rybin took place in London. All proceeds from this event, which is over £6000, will be used directly to the treatment of Nikita Orlov, the patient of Podari Zhizn.
Pavel Morozov has been named a Patron of the charity. Pavel has been a friend and supporter for some years, and Gift of Life cannot thank Pavel enough for sharing our mission and values, and for his contribution to our cause.
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On January 13, 2018, celebrities, musicians, philanthropists joined stars of stage and screen at the Savoy Hotel, London for a celebration of traditional Old Russian New Year for the benefit of Gift of Life, joining their fight to provide life-saving and life-changing care for children across Russia living with childhood cancer. Over £400 000 had been raised during the charity evening.
Looking back at the events of the past year we say a great big thank you to everyone who helped the children in Gift of Life’s care in 2018. For more details on where your money went and who benefited from your gifts read the 2018 Annual Review.
