Penza, 6 December 2013. PenzaNews. Ten computers, two laptops, two DVD-players and several sets of headphones to be given to social organizations and multi-child families, whose requests were decided to be satisfied by the expert board of the charity program “Equipment for the Benefit” last Thursday, December 5.

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“Thanks to the support of news agency “PenzaNews,” which is the initiator of the project, as well as to three Penza radio stations – Russkoe Radio, Autoradio and Zolotoe FM – the number of applications for getting equipment has grown considerably. Within one day, about 50 people reached our office; they were interested how they could get second-hand equipment for free. On the whole, people who provided us with the necessary documents were included in a list of 25 candidates. The expert board decided, as a matter of priority, to give equipment to several social organizations and multi-child families that cannot afford buying computers. The remaining applications, which include those received from unemployed and lonely pensioners, will be considered at the next meeting of the board,” the executive director of the “Civil Union” fund Oleg Sharipkov told news agency “PenzaNews.”

He also said that the regional charitable non-governmental organization “Do Good,” located in Kuznetsk, and the Penza branch of the all-Russian organization “For Human Rights” will each get a laptop.

“In addition, the organization “Do Good” will be provided with a DVD-player. Another one is reserved for the Municipal Budgetary General Education Institution, Supplementary Education, Young Technicians Station of the Nizhnelomovsky area of the Penza region. The establishment will also receive a computer, speakers, several sets of headphones and radio components. Unfortunately, we have no multimedia projector and a screen yet, as the applicant wanted, that is why I am sending my request to all who are willing to give a projector or any other computer equipment to call the “Civil Union” fund or write us a letter,” Oleg Sharipkov said.

He remarked that the following applicants will each get a computer: seniors club affiliated to the center of social help to families and children of the Zheleznodorozhny district of Penza, recently registered human rights organization “For Human Rights,” the fire victim Elena Samygina and six mothers of many children – Yuliya Khlynina, Olga Istratova, Svetlana Polyakova, Evgeniya Romashkina, Kristina Emanova and Natalia Egorova.

“The time and the place of the equipment delivering to the recipients will be announced later,” the agency interlocutor concluded.

The charity program “Equipment for the Benefit” has been ongoing in the Penza region upon the initiative of news agency PenzaNews by the “Civil Union” fund since December 2009. It is aimed to help those who really need second-hand but working computer equipment.

Over the years of the program there were given more than 170 items of equipment to more than 60 recipients, including families in difficult life situation, people with disabilities, low-income citizens and non-governmental organizations involved in the civil society development.

Within the framework of the project “Equipment for the Benefit” the old office equipment was handed over by news agency “PenzaNews,” the Penza branch of OJSC Rostelecom, the Penza branch of OJSC Megafon, the entertainment portal “Menupnz.ru,” the businessman S.V. Bichinov, the shopping center “Elcom,” the Penza City Duma deputy Alexander Seinov, the Penza resident Anatoly Bodrov, youth social organization “The Union of Child Welfare,” CJSC Istok, the Internet service “Penza-Sport,” Penza companies LLC Bait, LLC ProSTO, CJSC Volgostalmontazh, ARN-Auditor, LLC SKB Amrita, NPF Krug, LLC NPF Kristall, LLC Distribution Center KODEKS-Penza, the Penza branch of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rostechinventarizatsiya – Federal Technical Inventory Bureau, the firm Partner-Audit, LLC Svyatozar, LLC Penzagroproekt, CJSC Penznefteproduct and LLC Electromekhanika.

The expert board of the charity program “Equipment for the Benefit” consists of the founder of the project, the editor-in-chief of news agency PenzaNews Pavel Polosin, the executive director of the “Civil Union” fund Oleg Sharipkov, the press service head of the Penza branch OJSC Rostelecom Alexei Makarov, the PR-manager of the Penza department of OJSC Megafon Olesya Postnykh and the chief specialist of analysis, planning, marketing and advertising of Bank Kuznetsky Maria Davydova.