We would like to thank our dear Hesed for the nice surprise. We, living alone pensioners, were given an opportunity to rest and improve our health in the local Agartu Resort for ten days. Our group of 14 people was accommodated in the nice rooms, we had different physical treatment procedures, were provided with excellent meals and entertainment. "We have to deal with many diseases in our age. It is very good that our Hesed takes a good care of us." - Maya Davydovna Shargotskaya shared her impressions. Lyudmila Iosifovna Tsymbal said that she had recently broken her arms. She badly needed physiotherapy and she got it just in the right time. "It is so good that in the cold winter period and financial crisis we were lucky to have this opportunity." - Galina Nikolayevna Dzyuba was saying smiling. Svetlana Nakhmanovna Filyanova said that she forgot to take care of herself because she was always busy taking care of her family and grandchildren, thanks to Hesed she could finally have a rest and take care of her health."

We are pensioners, lonely people. It was a great pleasure to socialize for all two weeks, tell each other about our problems that we have no opportunity to talk about in the city. We had Shabbat. Irina Tveritneva, Community Center Director, specially came to help us hold this ceremony and light candles. We also had rehearsals of our Teibelakh Ensemble. Teibelakh congratulated our doctor on her birthday by singing songs, which moved her to tears. The two weeks passed fast. To say good bye and thank our medical personnel we set a holiday table and sang all our Jewish songs. Talking to us, our nurses even learned a few Jewish words - "shalom", "toda raba", "Shabbat". They said that our songs were very melodious. In Agartu we have improved our health, rested well, and became younger. We will have a good mood for the rest of the year. We would like to note, that it is not our first time in the Resort. Hesed, in the person of Tatyana Slivkina, takes constant care of us and when there is an opportunity sends us here to improve our health.

We are grateful that we are remembered and taken care of. All of us including Nikolayevna , Svetlana Iosifovna , Nakhmanovna , Aronovich , Borisovich , Nikolayevna , Mikhailovna thank you very much!

Gelena Zherebetskaya,
Lyudmila Tsymbal,
Svetlana Filyanova,
Yakov Ber,
Efim Yefimov,
Galina Dzyuba,
Albina Poddubnaya