Rotarian Boris Gabelev from the Rotary Club of Chernigov Ukraine writes “They are almost finished, now we are looking for some funds locally to finalize cabins for toilets.”

OK, it took us a while to figure it out “cabins” refer to toilet stalls or the enclosure we usually put around toilets for privacy.

Looks like the snow is starting to melt in Ukraine, spring will be on the way soon.

For the boys.

Good – safe lighting. Tile on the ceiling, walls and floor.

Beautiful tile job.

This is a beautiful sight.

WOW! Remember what the kids had before? An Outhouse.

This is what the shower building looked like before we started. Scroll back up to the top photo see the difference.

Check out those new thermal windows.

This is the interior of the girls bathroom. That is a beautiful tile job.

This is the interior of the boys bathroom.

Boris from the Rotary Club of Chernigov negotiated a great deal with the director of the orphanage. The director of the orphanage, Anatoli Alexandervich agreed to supply the red bricks, lumber, roofing materials and some labor to expand the building. The Rotary Club of Chernigov provided the other supplies and labor.

* By the way no money from Rotary International was used for the construction pictured here.

The roof line will be extended to cover the new addition.

Great shot showing the old outhouse in the background.

Rotary Club of Chernigov Ukraine and Rotarian Tom Mack, Mary Mark, Jenny DeGeus and our interperter Zhenya Ivashko.

Rotarian Tom Mack With Rotarian President Oleg Boyko (2007-2008)

Rotarian Tom Mack with Past President Natalia Makarenko (2006-2007)

Rotarians from The Rotary Club of Chernigov traveled two hours North to meet us at the Krasny Khutor orphanage. Natalia Makarenko had been to the orphanage before and knew what to expect. It was an eye opening expeerience for everyone else.

Rotarians accessing the project.

This is the shower building where our renovations will take place.

These are the showers… boy’s side.

Showers on the girls side.

Floor drain in the showers.

The electrical is a mess.

Rotarians planning where to install a septic system.

This is 220 electric inside the showers.

More electric inside the showers. This fixture is missing a light bulb.

More electric inside the showers.

More electric inside the showers.

Rotarians are walikin with the orphanage director Anatoly Alexandervitch.

All the children of the orphanage were gathered for an announcement by the Rotarians. They told the children about the project that we proposed and also distributed boxes of shampoo and soap for the children.

Rotarian Tom Mack brought tooth paste and tooth brushes for all the children. These items were donated by Dr. Sipp in Winter Park, Florida.

Chernigov Rotarian checks out the well water.

Chernigov Rotarian Boris Gabelev explains to our interperter Olya Skyrpak exactly  how the renovations will take place.

The Krasny Khutor orphanage in Ukraine is one of the recepients of those Christmas shoe boxes. The children in this orphanage did not get any gifts at Christmas. Absolutely nothing.

A team from MMK (Music Mission Kiev) lead ny Zhenya Ivashko brought Operation Christmas Child shoe boxed to the orphanage for all the children.

This picture shows a pile of boxes for the boys.

The team put on a Christmas show.

Many children got to participate in the show.

There was even story time.

When the show ended the children left with their Christmas shoe box in hand.

Look at those smiles.

That is Oleg getting a hug.

Luba is happy!

Sasha gets some love.

This young boy is eager to discover all that is in his box.

The 170 children of this orphanage have many needs, especially toilets and hot water showers. Currently they have only an outhouse to use all year long and the showers do not have hot water.

The children here are from the age of 6 to about 16. They both live and go to school here at the orphanage.