Soldier gave his savings to children.

WWII veteran Mikhail S. Stepanov of top-Chebuly Kemerovo region put their savings for children. Rehabilitation center "Change", he gave 100 thousand rubles, and the local school physics classroom - 30 thousand.

The idea of ​​charitable assistance came from Michael Stepanovich is not out of the blue, soldier approached the matter seriously and thoroughly. "At first, he wanted to make a gift to the orphanage and came up with these intentions to our head of department of social protection. He said: "Irina V., want to help the children's home." She said that in her department of the orphanage, but there are a rehabilitation center. Then we invited Michael Stepanovich in the "Change", we told what we need. He invited us to choose what is necessary. I raised the question of the amount, and then Mikhail Stepanovich said about 100 thousand rubles. Of course, we were in shock, and then pulling back a long time. Now he is our great friend, we go to visit him, to communicate. I thank him a lot, "- shared with" Gazeta Kemerovo "head of the center" Change "Valentina Kuznetsova.

At donated money to the children's center bought the plot-role-playing games, a projector screen, a sports pool and dry wall. That's not counting designers, dolls, roller skates and scooters. All these children had purchased the summer.





And the new school year veteran made another gift, this time to a local school - namely, Cabinet of Physics. "This year marks 20 years since my class took patronage of Mikhail Stepanovich. Since then, the children have changed, and friendship with him continued. The boys help him on the farm, are invited to the class hours, covered tables for the holidays. In the classroom there is a corner dedicated front biography of Mikhail Stepanovich - said physics teacher Irina Pestretzoff. - It makes us presents for the second time. Last year, he presented the equipment for 10 thousand rubles, this year - at 30. With it is now in the study appeared 10 laboratory kits "Electricity", a computer measuring unit "L-micro", magnetic field sensors, temperature and conductivity solutions. We ordered the equipment in August, now it is on the way from Moscow. They said that in two weeks will come ».

Stepanov himself a war veteran with warmth recalls how he helped the students as the children cleaned the winter snow and hauled wood, and the summer was purified by Colorado beetles potatoes. Mikhail S. explains his charity simply: "I love children." "And yet, - said a war veteran - I really feel sorry for abandoned children, it is a pity that so many of them. The relatives I have not offended anybody, I help them as much as possible, and that money allocated specifically to support the needy ».

Grandpa stop there not intend to. "I also have to turn the orphanage, where about fifty people. I am a few years it happen, but the opportunity to help is not there, and this year I think, and walk up to them, "- he said.



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