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Mondi Syktyvkar supported the Ski Masters World Cup
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Mondi Syktyvkar announced continued financial support for the Masters World Cup in cross country
skiing. In 2014 the funding amounted to RUR 41.5 million, which enabled the construction of a
training facility to serve as a gym for athletes to train for the competitions. Later, the facility will
be used as a gym for representatives of guest teams arriving for competitions.
"The Masters World Cup in cross country skiing
is a large-scale event, with many athletes
participating. It shows that people try to
pay more attention to physical exercise and
sports, and consequently to improving their
overall health. We are happy to support healthy
lifestyle initiatives, both in and outside the
company," said Klaus Peller, Mondi Syktyvkar
Managing Director.
"The cooperation with Mondi Syktyvkar started
long before the World Cup was planned.
The Komi Republic Ski Federation concluded a
long-term agreement with Mondi according to
which RUR 5 million are allocated annually for
skiing development in the region," said Nikolay
Gordeyev, Director of the center for athletic
instruction and selection teams in Komi.
These funds are dedicated to supporting the
preparation of leading Komi skiers to the 2018
Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang.
The Masters World Cup was held from 14 - 20
March 2015 near Syktyvkar in the regional ski
center named after Raisa Smetanina. Almost
900 skiers aged 30 to 91 took part in the
competition, with 75% coming from Russia.
Komi had a strong showing, with 117 out of
SYKTYVKAR
a total of 682 Russian participants coming
from the region - making up roughly 17% of
the Russian delegation. 212 foreign athletes
representing Kazakhstan, Belorussia, Estonia,
Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark,
Canada, the USA, Australia, Germany, France,
Spain, and Italy applied for participation. The
Finnish team was the biggest among other
foreign teams with 38 people.
ТЯБРЬСКИЙ"
Before start at the Masters World Cup in cross country
Mondi Syktyvkar supports school forestries in Komi
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Mondi Syktyvkar continues to support development of school forestries in the Komi Republic.
In 2013 the company allocated 5 million rubles for their restoration. At present 43 school forestries
are operating in the region and this tendency is spinning up.
At the end of January 2015 the delegation of
specialists from Mondi Syktyvkar visited the school
forestry in Kortkeros.
"We are glad that we can support school forestries.
Children from the regions of the republic gain
practical skills on environment protection and
reforestation, learn more about flora and fauna
of Komi. It helps to foster responsibility and care
of the natural habitat - forest, as well as interest
and respect to the native land", said Axel Bender,
Forestry Director Mondi Syktyvkar.
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According to Elena Shavandina, Head of the
school forestry in Kortkeros, their activities are
quite diverse they arrange stands, publish the
school newspaper "Yunye Druzja Prirody", hold
environmental activities and contests. In summer
children make and hang up birdhouses, fence ant
hills, plant trees, repair fire safety tags. Foresters
of Kortkerossky logging company give theoretical
and practical lessons to them in the forest.
"Thanks to Mondi Syktyvkar we managed to
proceed with school forestries in the republic.
At the expense of the mill we bought children's
uniform-camouflage suits, T-shirts and baseball
caps, purchased forest survey devices, binoculars,
cameras, printers, computers, tents and sleeping
bags. We also spent a big portion of money on
organization of different events - contests and
excursions", said Liubov Arkhipenko, Chairperson
of the Society of Foresters.
Members of one of the school forestries supported by Mondi SyktyvkarskiingView entire presentation