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Dear friends,

On August 12, 2005, Katya, the 4-year-old daughter of
our friends Sasha Polishchuk and Masha Nemirovskaya,
was diagnosed with diffuse instrinsic pontine glioma,
the worst form of pediatric brain cancer. The outlook
is very grim, and the average life expectancy,
according to the doctors, is less than a year. All
standard methods of treatment are known to provide no
long-term cure.


Katya's family is trying to give her every possible
chance for survival and is exploring all treatment
options, including experimental ones available in the
US and abroad. Most of these treatments are expensive
and not fully covered by insurance if covered at all.

The struggle for Katya's life is going to be
physically and emotionally draining for the whole
family. Regardless of the treatment plan they choose,
they will soon be in dire financial need.

You may help Katya and her family enormously by
sending your donations. We have set up a special fund
for this purpose. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

You may also help by getting other people to join this
effort. Please forward this letter to anyone who may
also like to help.

More information about Katya and her fight with cancer
is at her website
http://www.uoregon.edu/~vaintrob/katya/ maintained by
her uncle Arkady Vaintrob.
This site will be updated periodically.

If you have any questions, please call us at:
(510) 932-2512 (Givental) or (617) 872-8559 (Etingof)
You may also e-mail us at help_katya@yahoo.com.

We appreciate your help.


Alexander and Laura Givental, Pavel and Tanya Etingof.

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INFORMATION ON HOW TO SEND MONEY TO KATYA'S FUND:

For bookkeeping purposes we ask you to e-mail us at
help_katya@yahoo.com with your name and the amount of
your donation. All information will be kept strictly
confidential.

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1. To make a tax-deductible donation.

Father David of St. John's Orthodox Church kindly
offered to set up a tax deductible fund for Katya's
medical expenses. Please make your checks payable to
St. John Maximovich Serbian Orthodox Church and send
them to the following address:

RE: Katya Polishchuk c/o Father David
St. John Maximovich Serbian Orthodox Church
304 Blair Blvd
Eugene, OR 97402

Please put "Katya's medical expenses" on your checks
and include your return address for donation receipts
which will be mailed at the end of the calendar year.

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2. To mail your check directly to the fund (in this
case it will not be tax-deductible).

A. Make your check payable to Laura Givental and mail
it to:

Laura Givental
5426 Hillside Ave,
El Cerrito, CA 94530

OR

B. Make your check payable to Tanya Etingof and mail
it to:

Tanya Etingof
7 Stimson Ave,
Lexington, MA 02421

Please put "Katya's medical expenses" on your checks

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3. To make a donation by wire transfer. (This method
should be used for international donations and it is
not tax-deductible.)

Please wire money to:

A. (Account 1)

Bank of America
100 W33rd St.
New York, NY 10001

CHIPS: Bank of America, NA-0959
SWIFT: BOFAUS3N
ABA Routing Number (international): 026009593
ABA Routing Number (domestic): 011000138
Account Name(beneficiary): Tanya Etingof
Address: 7 Stimson Ave, Lexington, MA 02421
Account Number: 004600634283

OR

B. (Account 2)

Bank of America
Mira Vista
4800 Mac Donald Ave
Richmond, CA 94805

ABA Routing Number: 121000358
Account Name (beneficiary): Laura Givental
Address: 5426 Hillside Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530
Account Number: 0478141613