YOUR NAME COULD BE HERE

OUR NEEDS

Here we will try to document our needs, big and small, material, informational, and others, to make it easier for those who want to contribute to see how they can best apply themselves.

WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE RUSSIAN COUNTRYSIDE
Inquire (without dragging me into lengthy correspondence that usually results in nothing) about the possibility of a working holiday. We are able to privide very basic accommodation, food and other subsitence, plus the opportunity to make some pocket money. The type of work we could use ranges from digging dirt and crude carpentry to development and refinement of documentation.

Here is a list of our needs, big and small, material and organizational.

For someone grant-savvy
PAPERWORK. We need help to properly document the project. That needs to be done both for our own good, so that we don't lose focus, and for applying for support.

The "Vladimirets" tractor.
For someone relatively rich
TRACTOR. The cost is from $1000 for a good used Vladimirets (25hp, air cooled) to $2500-3000 for a fully equipped Belarus monstrocity to $5000-6000 for a "proper" western-style tractor..

Central electrical supply seems to have stabilized, so this is not high priority now For someone not rich but well-to-do, the way I was before I got into this rural development silliness.
GENERATOR. A good household-strength generator costs $500-550. An industrial strength generator capable of supporting a welding machine is around $2500

For someone eager to make a lasting contribution with his/her hands.
PLANTING TREES. If you want to make a contribution to the project with your hands, there are fruit trees and pines to be planted. Accommodation available. Other types of work, from crude carpentry to writing and document development, is available.

FOR THE PATRON OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olesya has signed up for a course in Garden Design. Anybody wants to pay the 2nd installment of her fees ($250, due in about 4 months)?... This project seems to be on hold now because Olesya's personal presence in Dubrovki is required. I think she'll go back to it in September or October though.

On the way from Manly Vernon Baker, Rhode Island, USA Books on alternative construction techniques (poles, clay, underground etc.) for northern climate.

A tool, possibly called "aze", for flattening logs. It is a kind of an axe shaped like a hoe.

HELP OUR FRIENDS

There are certain institutions in Staritsa (namely the hospital, school, orphanage, and especially the newspaper) that help us that to which we try to attract support. Any assistance you wish to render them is of the same value, in our eyes, as given to us.

See the site of the city of Staritsa for a list of their needs. At the moment the site of the city of Staritsa is somewhere in www.unclepasha.com but it will probably be moving to its own domain soon.

Written off laptops make an excellent item. They are easy to transport, are not taxed, cost nothing at the source, and are of great real value to the recipient. The school and the newspaper could use several.

Medical supplied with slightly expired storage period are greatly welcomed too. I understand that a lot of value can be packed into a small weight, and they are not subject to tax. Most airlines will not charge you for extra weight. THE ONLY UNFORTUNATE EXCEPTION IS RUSSIAN AIRLINES!!! PLEASE COMPLAIN WHENEVER YOU CAN.

Please note that sending items here makes sense only if they are free at the source. With some exceptions, buying the then sending is wasteful.

"WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?"

You automatically get the preferred client status should you happen to be in need of our commercial services listed in www.unclepasha.com

The amount of your donation can be applied, partly of fully, towards our services

You are welcomed as a free guest

You will be thanked in the most official way we are capable of, including a newspaper article, if positive PR could be put to good use.

In the foreseeable future your contributions may become tax deductible. Setting ourselves up as a charitable entity is possible but involves a lot of work. Let me know if this is an important consideration for you.

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November 7, 2002

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	For someone grant-savvy PAPERWORK. We need help to properly document the project. That needs to be done both for our own good, so that we don't lose focus, and for applying for support.
The "Vladimirets" tractor.	For someone relatively rich TRACTOR. The cost is from $1000 for a good used Vladimirets (25hp, air cooled) to $2500-3000 for a fully equipped Belarus monstrocity to $5000-6000 for a "proper" western-style tractor..
Central electrical supply seems to have stabilized, so this is not high priority now	For someone not rich but well-to-do, the way I was before I got into this rural development silliness. GENERATOR. A good household-strength generator costs $500-550. An industrial strength generator capable of supporting a welding machine is around $2500
	For someone eager to make a lasting contribution with his/her hands. PLANTING TREES. If you want to make a contribution to the project with your hands, there are fruit trees and pines to be planted. Accommodation available. Other types of work, from crude carpentry to writing and document development, is available.
	FOR THE PATRON OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Olesya has signed up for a course in Garden Design. Anybody wants to pay the 2nd installment of her fees ($250, due in about 4 months)?... This project seems to be on hold now because Olesya's personal presence in Dubrovki is required. I think she'll go back to it in September or October though.
On the way from Manly Vernon Baker, Rhode Island, USA	Books on alternative construction techniques (poles, clay, underground etc.) for northern climate.
	A tool, possibly called "aze", for flattening logs. It is a kind of an axe shaped like a hoe.