2000, Oct. 19.
Mr. Dennis Webb, Mr. Ron Rogers, Mr. Murray Langdoc made a charitable donation and gave money to mother of Katya Dozhdikova for the treatment her daughter needs. The representative of the Burn Center thanked Mr. Dennis Webb, Mr. Ron Rogers and Mr. Murray Langdoc for the help they did for Katya Dozhdikova and the Burn Center where operations will be performed.

2000, Oct. 18.
Mr. Dennis Webb, Mr. Ron Rogers and Mr. Murray Langdoc visited with a charitable purpose Savino Children's Home for disabled children. They made a substantial charitable contribution for the children.

2000, Oct. 17.
Mr. Dennis Webb visited the orphanage "Warm Home" together with FOME representatives. They brought to girls living the orphanage dolls and toys sent by Mr. Robert McElhinney. Mr. McElhinney was in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia in September, 2000.

2000, Oct. 5.
Mr. William Gillis visited the orphanage "Warm Home" and presented children and teachers of the Orphanage with paints, pencils, albums, pens, construction paper, pupil's mark books. Children were grateful to Mr. W. Gillis for his care and kindness.

2000, Oct. 5.
Mr. Harold Bush and Mr. William Gillis visited the kindergarten for blind children and children with poor eye-sight "Little Crystal". They presented children with stuffed toys, toy cars, mosaics, meccanos, etc. Mr. Bush gave to the head of the kindergarten Moskvichyova M.G. a tape-recorder which was necessary for work with blind children. Children were happy to get the presents and thanked Mr. Bush and Mr. Gillis for them. They sang a song for their guests. The head of the kindergarten presented Mr. Bush and Mr. Gillis with souvenirs.

2000, Oct. 5.
Mr. William Gillis and Mr. Harold Bush met with the head of the Boarding School for deaf children Mr. Parshin G.N.. Mr. W.Gillis and Mr. Parshin discussed questions concerned providing school with acoustic and other equipment necessary for education, training and just normal life. Mr. H. Bush got acquainted with the school, saw the classrooms, workshops, habitable rooms. Mr.W.Gillis expressed the wish to take the boarding school under his patronage. Mr. Gillis and Mr. Parshin agreed upon long-term cooperation.

2000, Oct. 3.
Mr. Harold Bush visited the Kindergarten for blind children and children with poor eye-sight "Little Crystal". He was impressed by care and love children get in this kindergarten. He does not know of any places like that in USA where various doctors and teachers work with children so fully, where children are taken care of by specialists during the whole day, where treatment, education and adaptation of blind children and children with poor eye-sight are taken so seriously.

2000, Sep. 22.
William E. Gillis and FOME representatives visited the orphanage "Warm Home", the kindergarten "Little Chrystal" for children with poor eye-sight and an orphanage for deaf children and children with poor hearing in Semyonovka. Mr. Gillis wished to be a sponsor of the orphanage in Semyonovka.

2000, Sep. 19.
Mr. Robert McEllhiney and FOME members visited training lesson in the Children's Sport School of Olympic Reserves in Yoshkar-Ola. Mr. McEllhiney presented children with 4 football balls.

2000, Sep. 19.
FOME representatives went to Savino Children's Home for disabled children. On the behalf of Mr. Robert McEllhiney they gave four soccer balls to children.

2000, Sep. 19.
Robert McEllhiney and FOME representatives made a visit to the Orphanage in "Warm Home". Robert McEllhiney presented children with four soccer balls.

2000, Sep. 19.
Mr. Robert McEllhiney and FOME representatives met with children, teachers and head of the Boarding School for deaf children and children with poor hearing. Mr. McEllhiney brought 8 balls for children of the Boarding School. As a sign of gratitude children presented him and his lady with souvenirs made by them.

2000, Sep. 10.
John and Terry from Adelaide, Australia visited the orphanage "Warm Home".

2000, Sep. 9.
The Board of Directors resolved to create FOME in Mari El.

2000, Aug. 26.
The first meeting of the Board of Directors was held.