FWD: Desperate Letter

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Perhaps somebody can help the man? 

Kurt-Werner Pörtner

 Thema:  Desperate Letter
Datum:  07.12.01 03:37:32 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit
From:   fks at au.ru (Valentin)

Kaluga, 6 December, 2001.

Dear Friend,

Please excuse me for any inconvenience caused by this message. My name is 
Valentin and I'm a student. I live with my mother and brother in the city of 
Kaluga, Russia. It is located 200km south from the city of Moscow. 

I grew up without a father. He left our family when I was two-years-old. My 
mother and brother are invalids. They are unable to work and they receive a 
pension very rare from the government which is very small and not enough even 
for supporting our lives. 

I love my mother and brother very much and I take care of them. During the 
summer I was able to grow some vegetables at our small garden and it helped 
us to be alive for the last three months. Some months ago I have got a job, 
but because of the crisis in our country my small salary is paid very rare 
and usually it is delayed for several months.

Unfortunately the winter is setting in and we are very afraid. Our television 
informs us that the winter is going to be very cold, like in the last year, 
when it was minus 45 degrees Celsius. 

The last winter was terrible. We used to light a fire in our small flat for 
cooking and keeping warm. During the last winter we were keeping our bodies 
warm with undergarments made from old clothes we still have from the time of 
the Communism in our country. It helped us not to die from the extreme cold. 

I do not know if we would be able to survive during the coming winter, 
because we don't have food and warm clothing. Therefore, I, due to a service 
opportunity of access to the Internet at our college and hopeless situation 
have decided apply to you with request to help my family. If you have any old 
warm clothes which you are not using anymore, as well as anything that is 
possible to eat, I would be very happy if you could send it to our home 
address is:

Valentin Mikhaylin,
Ryleeva Street, 6-45
Kaluga. 248030
Russia.

I hope very much for your help. If you think that it is better to help with a 
little money, please let me know and I will give you details on the best way 
of sending it safely.  It is a very good way to help, because of the current 
crisis prices in our country are very low.

I pray for you and I'm sending you warmest wishes. I wish you a Merry 
Christmas and a Happy New 2002 Year.

God Bless You,

Valentin and my family.
Kaluga. Russia.