I’ve recently found a story that has touched me.
In a nutshell it’s a story of a little girl in Russia who had an accident that maimed her face. The Russian hospitals are either corrupt, or rediculously expensive. I’ve spoken personally with Mert and Katya who are undertaking the task of getting her assistance.
They have already brought the girl to the states once for plastic surgery donated by a local doctor here in my home state of WI. She needs to have more. I set up a page on this site dedicated to helping her. If you are interested, Angel’s page is here.
I haven’t done any donation or charity campaigns except for when I went to help Katrina victims a few years ago. I’m actually a bit curious how much I can help through this. It’s worth a try because I believe it’s a worthwhile cause!
May 30th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Hate to break it to you, Lestat, unless, you personally know these two women, Russian scammers are almost as popular as Nigerian scammers….
It’s a great worthy cause and if it’s real, you can always send them money through Western Union.
May 30th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Yup - I personally have met and spoke with Katya(Russia), and her husband Mert(USA). They came to me via church. Mert was a teacher in my local area. He is now retired.
She speaks several languages. Being an educator is a higher class over there. Being in a ‘higher’ class is one of the very few tickets that allows people to leave the country over there. Her stories of how things work is mind blowing.
For example medical care. Often doctors will bump you around to other clinics stating that you aren’t in their geographical area to help. Unless you hand them some money.
Thanks for the concern though