The first awards will be presented on December 5, on the International Day of Volunteers A proposal to create a special insignia for volunteers was made by the leader of the “Victory Volunteers” movement, State Duma deputy Olga Amelchenkova (United Russia faction).
Olga Amelchenkova noted that at the moment there are more than 12,000 volunteers in the region, who regularly contribute to the development of the region. “Volunteers take care of veterans, provide assistance to people with limited mobility, actively participate in environmental projects, clean rivers and lakes. Especially for them, active and not indifferent to the problems of their region, this distinction was approved. Since last year, the state award “For Benevolence” has been awarded to volunteers by presidential decree, and it is fair that a similar distinction has also appeared at the regional level. Volunteers of the Leningrad Region deserve admiration and sincere words of gratitude, “said the leader of the” Victory Volunteers “movement.
According to a public figure, in order to receive a distinction, one must have experience of volunteering in the Leningrad Region from three to five years … Volunteers are also encouraged to have Russian state awards.
“Representatives of the non-profit sector, volunteer associations and civil society will be able to receive the distinction for their participation in socially significant events and projects and for their significant personal contribution to the development of volunteerism, preserving the traditions of mercy, implementing socially significant projects, and helping people free of charge,” added Olga Amelchenkova.
Secretary of the General Council of the party Andrei Turchak said that “United Russia” mobilizes volunteer centers in the regions in connection with the peak load on the health care system. Party activists will provide assistance to doctors and medical institutions, as well as citizens in self-isolation. First of all – to deliver doctors to calls, route patients in hospitals and clinics, fill out documents and answer calls in call centers, provide assistance in vaccination centers.
The first volunteer center of United Russia was opened in March 2020 in Kaluga, within a month they appeared in all regions of the country. They brought together over 100,000 activists. During the pandemic, they provided assistance to millions of residents of the regions who were on self-isolation, as well as to doctors. Activists, deputies of various levels were engaged in car volunteering, in partnership with business, they provided doctors with food sets and hot meals. Including delivered almost 10 million hot meal kits for medical personnel and more than 1.8 million food kits to citizens, more than 2.4 million home medicine kits. We have completed almost 1.7 million hotline calls and over 1.1 million shifts by medical volunteers.