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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Thanksgiving Day Celebration at Saramoldaeva Orphanage










November 25th, 2010

Today Vicki and Beth from the company Interlink asked us to go along with them at Saramoldaeva orphanage.

Interlink Resources, Inc. is a non-profit humanitarian aid organization operating in the country of Kazakhstan.

Vicki Charbonneau is the Kids Connection Facilitator / Artist
Beth Turnock is the Taraz Director

Vicki and Beth were invited to go celebrate Thanksgiving Day and asked us to go with them too. They celebrated all day with various shows and concerts. It’s a fairly new holiday in Taraz and it’s the 2nd year it’s celebrated.
As we walked in the orphanage the kids, caregivers and directors ran to Vicki and Beth and attacked them with hugs and kisses. It is obvious that they love, respect and appreciate Vicki and Beth for all the hard work they’ve done for the orphanage and the kids.

Saramoldaeva Orphanage

Saramoldaeva Orphanage is an orphanage for school age Russian speaking children located in the city of Taraz. There are approximately 200 children at this orphanage. They live in what the orphanage calls “family groups”. The ages in the groups differs once they are in school and they try to keep siblings together whenever possible. Interlink Resources sponsor’s three family groups at this orphanage. Interlink has also put in a wood shop at the orphanage to encourage skill development and provide a way for the orphanage to make its own furniture.

It was a nice and very touching experience for us to celebrate this day with them. They invited us to have lunch with them and all their staff with lot’s and lot’s of food. Everyone was so nice and very welcoming towards us.

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