Elena, having the Jewish roots, it is no wonder that she was a part of the big volunteer direction. Already more than a year she is an active participant in almost all volunteer directions of the “Leagues of Volunteers”. Elena considers that if there is time and desire, then they should be directed to the help to those who directly need it.
The advantage of the volunteer organizations is an opportunity to try yourself in the organization of something really grandiose that is not always managed to be made in an usual life. And the work in a team she likes very much. The main reason, for which Elena is engaged in the volunteering, is a sincere smile on faces of various people.

Valentina is a 2nd year student of Kherson State University. She learns at the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of History, Psychology and Sociology.
Since 2016 Valentina has been participating in the project “Peace to Your Home“. After she had attended several trainings and seminars she decided to try herself as a volunteer.
Valentina provides all kinds of assistance to the project participants Anna Pinsukhovna and Anatoly Ilyich Matusevich, who are wards of „Hesed Shmuel“.
Anatoly Ilyich is a person with a disability and is in a wheelchair today. He never goes out in the fresh air and he suffers of lack of communication. He doesn’t even want to be photographed!
Since the day they met Valentina they found a common ground. Valentina is a talented young woman interested in literature, music, and applied arts. Anatoly Ilyich is also a handyman: he is a cabinetmaker by profession, and also makes remarkable items in quilling techniques.
Anna Pinsukhovna was also glad to meet Valentina and decided to teach the young lady to cook.

I am volunteering because I enjoy this. I like to do something for the benefit of the society. I feel myself an open and happy person.

Anna is a coordinator of Lehava program, organizer of volunteering projects in Jewish community of St. Petersburg.  Anna is involved in volunteering more than 10 years and thinks that year by year an amount of initiatives offered by young people is increasing.

Anna believes that if we take this world as our home each of us wants to make it more beautiful, more comfortable and more kind.

Igor Khuznetzov. I am 29, I have a good job, I attend football trainings and lead a healthy lifestyle.
All these I make for myself. But what can I do for the other people? The answer for this question I got not so long ago, in February 2015, when because of my curiosity, I attended the lessons at the Volunteering School in the Community Center. My friends have already attended these lessons at this Community. From that time I understand that I can really help to the other people, and I can see the result of my actions, moreover, I can see the results of our team. I became the volunteer of the project “Volunteer Landing”, because in this project I can easily find the application of my skills and physical strength. I am very happy, because, as it is said: “Better latter than never”, also, I want to add that it is very important to understand that you can help to the others