Penza, 28 August 2014. PenzaNews. A resident of Penza, who wished to remain anonymous, gave community foundation “Civil Union” office equipment as a part of the charity program “Equipment for the Benefit,” initiated by news agency “PenzaNews.”

In addition to the computer, he decided to give away six monitors, a system unit and a keyboard.

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 around 200 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.