Bonne International Raises Funds for Children's Charity to Russia with Love

Bonne International Raises Funds for Children's Charity to Russia with Love PR Newswire LONDON, December 13, 2012 LONDON, December 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonne International, an English nanny and governess agency placing experienced professionals with high-profile families in Russia, has raised funds for a children's charity, To Russia with Love, by taking part in Nike's Run to the Beat half-marathon. Bonne International Bonne International's Recruitment Manager, Anna Gremitskikh, took part in Nike's Run to the Best half-marathon, an annual event which sees musicians and bands playing at various locations along the runners' route. 2012's half- thmarathon took place on the 28 of October, beginning and ending at the O2 Arena, with 12,000 participants, many of whom ran in aid of charities; Ms Grimitskikh took part on behalf of To Russia with Love, a children's charity founded by Debbie Deegan, a close friend to Bonne International. Fourteen years ago, Ms Deegan adopted a seven year-old girl, Zina, from a Russian orphanage, and set up the charity after promising Zina she would find a way to take care of the friends she had made there. Since then, her dedication has helped to improve the lives of more than 500 orphaned Russian children through renovating the orphanages themselves, developing care and education programmes, hiring more staff, and providing a greater quality of life overall.