3 February 15:46
More than 15 companies and entrepreneurs fulfilled the New Year's wishes of almost 40 little Norilsk residents as part of the Dream Ball charity event. The initiator was the Union of Employers of the Arctic Zone of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
The action covered children with disabilities, children from large and low-income families, as well as those without parental care. During December and January, participants removed balloons with children's letters from the tree and gave gifts.
The first to join were brothers Alexey and Alexander Lupka, entrepreneur Faig Davudov, Konstantin Zamyakin and representatives of other companies. Gifts included tablets, toys, art kits and event tickets.
“Seeing the happy eyes of children is the greatest reward,” note the participants of the action.
In total, more than 15 entrepreneurs and companies took part in the event. Charitable contributions were made by: Uniron LLC (CEO Renat Besaev); Aurora Service LLC (director Dmitry Dudchenko); LLC “Montex” (director Valery Sugakov); Standard LLC (director Oleg Bazyaka); Resource LLC (director Dmitry Savin); LLC POO “Norilsk Cossack Security” (director Valentin Maslovsky); entrepreneurs Artem Larchenko and Vitaly Andreev, Arthur Ayubov and Roman Granov, Anastasia Smirnova and Andrey Smirnov, Alexey Yakovlev.
Separately, it is worth noting the visit of a well-known business coach in Norilsk, vice-president of the Business School of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Dmitry Bogdanov, to a large family, during which he presented gifts to seven children aged from 2 months to 16 years.
As a result of the event, gifts were given to almost 40 little Norilsk residents. Funds for gifts were collected by members of the Unions and contributions from partner organizations, and the fulfillment of New Year's wishes took place from mid-December to the end of January.
In addition to the Dream Ball campaign, the business community of Norilsk actively supports other charitable initiatives. Thus, support was provided for holding the traditional New Year's rhythmic gymnastics tournament for the prizes of Father Frost, where awards were presented to more than 70 young athletes by the Chairman of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the Arctic, Deputy of the Norilsk City Council Ediliya Erokhina, as well as Elena Porokhina and Faig Davudov. Gifts were also donated to a children’s hospital as part of the “Box of Courage” campaign, and at the end of 2025, a festive matinee was held at the Norilsk Center for Social Assistance to Family and Children, which ended with the most anticipated event for the children – the presentation of sweet gifts from members of the Union.
The Unions also took part in the All-Russian “Wish Tree” (online). In total, gifts as part of this campaign were sent to children from different settlements of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and other northern regions. Gifts include: sets of children's cosmetics, perfumes and soft toys, mobile gadgets (tablets and smartphones), books for study and souvenir dishes, stationery sets, gift certificates, etc., sweets were included with the main gift.
“Thanks to your support, the New Year holidays become truly magical for those who especially need it,” the organizers thanked all participants.
The event has been running for six years and demonstrates the social responsibility of local businesses.
