In the late december in the Christmas marathon on TBN Russia the first president of the state of former street kids “Republic Pilgrim” Andrii Dudin participated.

At the world wide day of disabled people the former street kids came to give a concert to Ukrainian volunteering organization of people with sight disabilities. They were singing, recited poems and played musical instruments.

Charitable fund «Pilgrim» is already 12 years actively works with addict people and alcoholics. Pilgrim started in a small house from the seaside of Mariupol. Nowadays the web of a rehabilitation centers have extended across all the Ukraine moves ahead the Russia and goes to the Western Europe. Alexander Matyushin – itself having the addicted past, is a head of congregation of the rehabilitation centers.