Samara – On February 3rd, 2009, Samara summarized results of the ‘Charity Oscars 2009’ Samara Regional Contest of Public Recognition. For two years in a row Samara Metallurgical Plant has been rewarded with the ‘Charity Oscar’ Awards of public recognition. The ‘Charity Oscars’ contest initiated by the Samara Association of wheelchair people ‘Desnitsa’ NGO has been held in Samara since 2005. This year it is supported by the municipal authorities of the city of Samara.
The contest has significant importance for recognition of charitable activities in the Samara Region. Its organizers and participants want to join their efforts thus to make charity an integral part of the community life. This idea was particularly mentioned by the Samara Region Health and Social Development Deputy Minister Eugene Khanzhin, Head of Social Support & Protection Department of the Samara municipal administration Petr Suchkov, human rights commissioner in the Samara Region Irina Skupova, guests and participants of the ‘Charity Oscars 2009’ launching event.
In 2008 the Samara Metallurgical Plant became a first-year winner of the contest in the ‘Originality’ nomination. This time the ‘Charity Oscar 2009’ Award and Diploma issued in the name of the plant’s Director General Mikhail Spichak were awarded in the ‘Faithfulness & Commitment’ nomination. The award was given for regular support to the English Summer Camps project. The Samara Metallurgical Plant is the only two-time Oscar winner of the contest, both times awarded in different nominations.
Within three years running the Samara Metallurgical Plant of Alcoa has been supporting the English Summer Camps project which is developed and implemented by the Samara English Center NGO for children from low-income families including school students from partner middle schools of the Kirovsky local district of Samara, and also for children of plant’s employees. First, the English Summer Camps were organized upon the initiative of the Samara Region Ministry of Education and Science in 2006. Since then this project has been always extensively supported by the plant management and has won high recognition from the public.
