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2007 Arts Alive Banner created by Olga Korablyova, our 1st place winning artist from 2006 |
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2008 Arts Alive Banner created by Nastya Chernik, "Thoughts about Africa" |
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2008 Arts Alive Banner created by Nastya Chernik, "Sea World" |
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2008 FLIGHT ITINERARY
The 2008 arrival and departure dates have been confirmed!
Arrival will be July 10, 2008 at 7:28pm, and departure will
be on August 15, 2008 at 7am. More detailed flight information
below...
 Arrival
— Thursday, July 10th
Delta Flight 89 leaves Kiev (KBP) at 10:50am, arrives in New York (JFK) at 1:59pm
Delta Flight 107 leaves New York (JFK) at 4:45pm, arrives in San Diego (SAN) at 8:08pm
 Departure
— Friday, August 15th
Delta Flight 106 leaves San Diego (SAN) at 6:45am, arrives in New York (JFK) at 3:35pm
Delta Flight 88 leaves New York (JFK) at 4:20pm, arrives in Kiev (KBP) at 9:05am on Saturday, August 16th
We're all very excited and eagerly awaiting the children's
arrival!
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2008 SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR
JULY 2008 (click event for more info)
July 10, 2008, Thursday
Children's Arrival to San Diego on Flight 643
Delta Airlines from JFK
Arrive: Please arrive at the airport at
6:45 pm
Details: Meet in front of the baggage claim
for Delta Airlines at Terminal 2. Please bring
a small gift, flowers, or balloons for your host
child. A small sign with your child's name in
Russian will be provided for you at the airport.
Please be reminded that after this long trip some
of the children may get car sick. Please be
prepared for that possibility, by keeping
extra towels or bags in your car.
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July 13, 2008, Sunday
Peggy Ross Pool Party & Pot Luck &
Clothing Distribution
Children's Arrival to San Diego on Flight 643
Delta Airlines from JFK
Time: 12:30-4:00 pm
Address: 4936 Alzeda Drive, La Mesa, CA
91941 ( map)
Phone: (619) 442-1481
Email: intgallery@aol.com
Details: Please RSVP by email by July 6,
2008 at intgallery@aol.com, and bring a dish to
share. Water and juice will be provided, and feel
free to bring your own beverage if you prefer
something different to drink. Bring swimsuits,
towels, sunscreen, and change of clothes. Look
for balloons at corner of Fuerte and Alzeda Streets
and in front of the house. You may drive up the
long driveway to drop off the kids and belongings,
and then please park on the street in front of
the house.
Clothing Distribution: Please bring
any gently used clothing for all age groups
including adult sizes. Once you arrive to the
Ross's home, somebody will show you where to
put the clothing. If you are leaving the pool
party early please let a Board Member know.
Any unclaimed clothing will be donated to a
charity by the Ross family.
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July 17, 2008, Thursday
Eye Appointments
This Eye Appointment is for returning children
who wear glasses, and new children who have suspected
eye problems. Dr Brown is generous to donate his
off hours to seeing the children and requests
that the group be split in half.
Dr. Ed Brown, Ophthalmologist - Children's
Eye Center
Address: 3750 Convoy St., Suite #301, San
Diego, CA 92111 ( map)
Phone: 858-242-4313
Details: Contact Diane Goldberg at 858
945-8511 if you have any questions.
Note: There are two entrances to the parking
lot, one from Convoy St. and the other from Ostrow
St.
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July 19, 2008, Saturday
Hike at the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Poway
Time: 10:00 am
Address: (meet in the parking lot) On Espola
Road between Old Coach Road and Green Valley Truck
Trail (northeast side of street) ( map)
Website and directions: http://www.blueskyreserve.com/about.html
Details: Contact Diane Goldberg at 858
945-8511 if you have any questions.
Note: The canyon contains one of the densest
stands of poison oak around, which provides beautiful
late summer and early fall color. This is not
a problem to anyone who stays on the wide dirt
roads; children and pets must be supervised.
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July 22, 2008, Tuesday
The Wave Water Park
Time: 10:15 until you're ready to leave
Address: 101 Wave Drive, Vista, CA 92083
( map)
Phone: (760) 726-1340
Details: Admission is free to our group.
The Wave Waterpark has changed their rules, and
now allows guests to leave at lunch. You may either
bring a small ice chest with food and drinks for
your party, or there are several restaurants including
Panera Bread Company across the street. Food is
not allowed to be brought into the park. Bring
towels, sun screen, and a change of clothes. Showers
are available at the park. A Cabana will be reserved
for the group.
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July 29, 2008, Tuesday
Eye Appointments
This is the 2nd half Eye Appointment for the children.
Dr. Ed Brown, Ophthalmologist - Children's
Eye Center
Address: 3750 Convoy St., Suite #301, San
Diego, CA 92111 ( map)
Phone: 858-242-4313
Details: Contact Diane Goldberg at 858
945-8511 if you have any questions.
Note: There are two entrances to the parking
lot, one from Convoy St. and the other from Ostrow
St.
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AUGUST 2008 (click event for more info)
August 2, 2008, Saturday
Artists' Reception and Fund Raiser
Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Hasenstab & Associates/Children
of Chernobyl Foundation
Address: 1230 Columbia Street, Suite 1120,
San Diego, CA 92101 ( map)
Phone: (619) 814-3790 or Heather Hasbrouck's
cell (619) 316-6626
Details: Children of Chernobyl will be
exhibiting the children's art work at the new
permanent gallery. The reception is being held
to present the winning artists, Rostislav Balakir
and Lena Yevtukhova from the Art School in Minsk.
Refreshments will be provided.
Note: This
event is very important to bring awareness to
our program by promoting the “children helping
children” theme in which the artists donate their
original paintings in order to help raise money
for the needy children. Paintings and Art Cards
will be for sale. Please feel free to bring friends
and relatives to this event. Please RSVP by July
24, 2008 to info@givehopesandiego.org.
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August 7, 2008, Thursday
Dinner and Pageant of the Masters in Laguna
Beach
DINNER
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Ruby's Restaurant
Address: 30622 S, Pacific Coast Hwy, Laguna
Beach, CA 92651 (about 2 miles south of Pageant
site) ( map)
Phone: (949) 497-7829
Details: If you are able to make it up
to Laguna Beach early, a group of us will meet
for dinner at Ruby's, a family style diner with
several vintage cars in front, which are very
exciting for the children to see. One of the Board
Members will reserve a table.
PAGEANT OF THE
MASTERS
Pageant of the Masters theme - “Where Art Comes
to Life”
Time: dusk to 11:00 pm
Address: 650 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna
Beach, CA 92651-1837 ( map)
Directions: Please use the link above for
directions or take the free shuttle buses which
run frequently up and down the Pacific Coast Hwy.
You may also get directions from the website www.pageanttickets.com.
Some families go to Laguna the night before and
stay overnight at America's Best Inn. Contact
Patty if you would like more information.
Details about Pageant: This year, 2008
Pageant of the Masters Where Art Comes to Life!
Ninety minutes of "living pictures" - incredibly
faithful art re-creations of classical and contemporary
works with real people posing to look exactly
like their counterparts in the original pieces.
An outdoor amphitheater, professional orchestra,
original score, live narration, intricate sets,
sophisticated lighting, expert staff, and hundreds
of dedicated volunteers have won recognition for
the Pageant as the best presentation of its kind.
Tickets are will be given out at the Peggy
Ross Pool Party on July 13, 2008. If you can not
attend the pool party we will mail you your tickets.
Tickets are limited.
Please RSVP ASAP via email to info@givehopesandiego.org
as soon as you know the number of people in your
party.
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August 9, 2008, Saturday
Goergens' Farewell Pool Party
Time: 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: Tom and Carol Goergen's home
Address:16671 Via de los Rosales, Rancho
Santa Fe, CA 92067 ( map)
Phone: (858)756-3696
Details: BBQ, Dessert, and Beverages will
be provided. Bring sun screen, towels, and change
of clothes.
Clothing Distribution: Please bring any
gently used clothing for all age groups including
adult sizes.
Note: The
area is gated, so give your name to the guard
and wait for your pass. Please RSVP by August
1, 2008 to tgoergen@cox.net.
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August 15, 2008, Saturday
Children's Departure from San Diego
Departure: Delta Flight 98 at 6:45 am from
Terminal 2. Be at
Delta Airlines check in at 5:00 am.
Details: The children are allowed 2 check-in
bags each and 1 carry-on bag. The check-in luggage
must weigh 50 lbs or less. Please weigh your
child's suitcase prior to your trip to the airport.
Last year, the gate agents were sticklers about
staying at or under the 50 lb. limit.
You may send US currency back with your child.
Make sure that they are new crisp $20.00 bills.
Please refer to the Humanitarian list that is
in your orientation packet for a list of helpful
items.
Food will not be served on the Delta Airlines
Flight to JFK so please
pack a lunch and snacks for your child or chaperone.
Beverages will be provided on board. All children
will be given Dramamine by one of the Board Members
or chaperones prior to boarding their flight.
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For the 2nd year, the Children of Chernobyl Foundation
is participating in the Arts Alive Banner Contest, which
is organized by DEMA and Danny Salzhandler, the President
of the 101 Artists Colony. This year, one hundred one (101)
artists have painted original works of art on banners that
are currently installed on street lights along six miles
of the Coast Highway in downtown Encinitas, Cardiff, and
Leucadia. This is the ninth year the 101 Artists' Colony,
Cardiff 101, and the Downtown Encinitas Main Street Association
(DEMA) have presented this community art event, and we welcome
Leucadia to the event this year. Having originated in Encinitas,
the Arts Alive banner project has now spread to numerous
towns and cities throughout the country.
Children of Chernobyl Foundation's 2007 winning artist,
Nastya Chernik, painted both of these banners during her
Christmas vacation in January. She is donating her artist's
share of the proceeds from the banner sales to the Children
of Chernobyl Foundation. Her personal thoughts about each
banner subject reflect her compassion for the needy children
of her own country, as well as the rest of the world. Besides
Nastya, a number of local artists are also donating their
share of the banner proceeds to various charitable organizations,
including the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy and Community
Resource Center.
This year's "Arts Alive" Banner Unveiling was
held on Sunday, January 27, 2008 in the former Coast Dispatch
building on the Coast Highway in Encinitas. It was a huge
success, with well over 350 people in attendance, including
city council, city officials and staff, the banner artists,
and community leaders and supporters of the arts in Encinitas.
The event was hailed as "the last hurrah" for
the gray metal warehouse, which will be dismantled and moved
to Mexico to be used as a church, making way for a new development
at the site.
The Live Banner Auction (with auctioneer, Rich Houk) will
take place in the courtyard at Cardiff Towne Center, located
at the corner of San Elijo and Birmingham, at 2pm on Sunday
May 18, 2008.
A record number of silent bids were placed on the banners
at the Unveiling this year, and may continue to be made
while the banners hang on the Coast Highway until the Live
Auction in May. Contact DEMA at 760-943-1950 if you would
like to place a bid.
Our Arts Alive banners, one-of-a-kind pieces of original
fine art, demonstrate the scope of talented artists in our
community.
This year's participating artist, Nastya Chernik, has
donated 2 wonderful pieces (both shown left), "Sea
World" and "Thoughts about Africa."
Nastya explains, "Our planet's plants, animals and fish
are endangered by pollution. Near Belarus, which is contaminated
by radioactivity, children suffer from diseases and compromised
immune systems. That is why I've participated in the Arts
Alive program: to help the Children of Chernobyl Foundation
of San Diego raise money to bring kids from Chernobyl to
the USA for summer respite visits." The artist's share the
proceeds will go to Children of Chernobyl Foundation.
Nastya is the winner of last year's Children of Chernobyl
Foundation's group art competition. Born in Belarus (Minsk)
in 1989, she like to work with pastel, acrylic, water color,
and gouache, and is a 3rd year student in the art college
in Minsk, Nastya says, "From TV programs and newspaper articles,
I know about huge problems African countries are facing:
AIDS, famine, and shortage of water." The artist's share
of proceeds will go to the Children of Chernobyl Foundation.
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DINING FOR DYETEE
The Dining for Dyetee event was a huge success, and Children
of Chernobyl Foundation appreciates our gracious hosts,
Tom and Carol Goergen, who opened their lovely home to 60
people for dinner, musical entertainment, and art show.
If you were unable to attend our fundraiser, but would still
like to send a donation, this would be greatly appreciated.
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ART SHOWS
NEW - Permanent Artwork Venue Announcement
Children of Chernobyl is pleased to announce its recent
partnership with the Hasenstab and Associates Law Firm,
who has generously donated their spacious new downtown office
to exhibit the Belarusian students' artwork. Approximately
35-40 paintings, of varying media and themes, will be on
permanent display at 1230 Columbia Street, Suite 1120 (map).
Sales of paintings go towards bringing needy children from
the contaminated Chernobyl region to San Diego for summer
respite vacations.
Visits to the law office to view the paintings will be
by appointment only. Please call 619-814-3790 and ask for
Heather, if you are interested. Meanwhile, many of the paintings
will continue to be exhibited at various venues in San Diego
country throughout the year. Please phone Children of Chernobyl
Foundation at (619) 814-3790 or check this website for updates.
Ongoing Exhibit
CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL, SAN DIEGO invites you to buy
a painting and help a needy child! The Girard Gourmet Café
of La Jolla (map)
is pleased to host this ongoing art exhibit and sale. Enjoy
the paintings donated by talented young Belarusian artists!
Children of Chernobyl Foundation are a non-profit organization,
whose mission is to bring hope, relief, and compassion to
the Children of the Chernobyl region.
All sales go directly towards funding needy children to
come to San Diego for summer health respite visits. The
sale of paintings is largely tax deductible. If you are
interested in purchasing a painting, please contact us at
info@givehopesandiego.org
or call (858) 837-2819 and ask for Patricia.
ABOVE PHOTOS: Carol Mills, R.N. (2nd photo, left), who represents the Legal Nurse
Consultants Philanthropy chapter, has been instrumental in providing assistance to Children of
Chernobyl over the past year, especially in regards to sales of artwork and art cards. In addition,
Patty's daughter Sophie (4th photo, right), generously volunteered 2 hours of her time to help
transport and hang paintings at Girard Gourmet.
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The following artists have been chosen as winning artists from 2004 to the present time.
Each winning artist receives an all-expense paid trip to San Diego, accompanying the group of
needy children. They are:
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FUND RAISING
Currently, our main fund-raising source is the exhibit
and sale of children's art,
donated to our organization by the talented students of
the Art School in Minsk, Belarus. Made by very young artists
(ages 9-17), these original paintings are unique and often
reflect Eastern European ethnicity.
Proceeds from the sale of these paintings help pay for
the airfare, visas, and medical insurance needed to bring
a group of youngsters from Belarus to San Diego.
Art cards and prints
are available in addition to original framed pieces.
A portion of the purchase price of any CCF painting is a tax
deductible contribution.
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