2013 SU Update: Nailya Fakhrutdinova selected as Best Volunteer of the Year

KAZAN – A solemn ceremony of the Volunteer of the Year Awards took place on December 5th, International Volunteer Day, inKazan. 16 volunteers were named the best in their categories. Nailya Fakhrutdinova, a student of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, was announced as the best Kazan 2013 volunteer of the year 2011.

The results of the year 2011 were summed up in the concert hall of the Baytik children camp where 16 winners were awarded trophies in different nominations. All the volunteers are regularly involved in staging large test events, festivals and projects of the year and deserved to be named the best in their categories. To sum up, this year’s results show that Kazan 2013 volunteers have implemented over 150 projects and have worked over 36,000 hours.

Nailya Fakhrutdinova, a student of Kazan (Volga Region)FederalUniversity, became the best volunteer of the year 2011. «Nailya is an irreplaceable assistant in managing any event held under the auspices of the Universiade Directorate», noted Tatyana Nikulina, Head of the Volunteer Recruiting Office of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate. «She is one of the most active Kazan 2013 volunteers good at both being a volunteer in any area of responsibility and coordinating volunteers at large-scale international events.»

The trophies were awarded to the following best Kazan 2013 volunteers: Albert Khakimullin (Sports Volunteer of the Year), Zulfia Zubairova (Volunteer Photographer of the Year), Diana Strelkova (Team Leader of the Year), Albert Karpov (Young Volunteer of the Year), Dinara Ishmuratova (Volunteer Presenter of the Year), Evgeny Shevchenko (Journalist of the Year), Adel Kashapov (Always Prepared), Adelina Yuldasheva (Accreditation Volunteer of the Year), Evgenia Neshataeva (Arrival/Departure Volunteer of the Year), Alexander Panfilov (Transportation Volunteer of the Year), Venera Gaisina (Volunteer Coordinator of the Year) and Ivan Kutepov (Best Volunteer of the Cultural Universiade). Two special Energiser of the Year Awards were given to Anzhelika Plotnikova and Alisa Trifonova, and the best volunteer centre award went toKazanStateMedicalUniversity.

It’s worth mentioning that each person who registered for the Kazan 2013 volunteer selection program at received an International Volunteer Day greeting card from Vladimir Leonov, Director General of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate. The message of congratulations says:

«Volunteer movement for us is a rather new phenomenon, but it is rapidly growing day by day. At present no large-scale international event happens without involvement of our volunteers. You’ve invested part of your energy, of your soul in each our win in sports, in each medal earned by our national teams.

At present we live with the ideas of the Universiade and its aspirations in our minds. I want to thank you from the depth of my heart for being initiative and committed to our common cause – the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan! A large-scale volunteer recruitment is underway in all the regions of Russia, and we’ve launched an online registration to facilitate the process. Less than three months have gone by since it kicked off and the number of those who are willing to volunteer at the 2013 Games exceeds 4,000 people. Over 2,500 active and creative young people already help us to stage various events in Kazan and cities of Russia.

You have a huge responsibility on our shoulders, since you will be the first people to greet delegates and visitors of the 2013 Summer Universiade and their first impression of the Games will depend on you. I wish you success, interesting undertakings, dramatic events and full life!»

Festivities on the occasion of International Volunteer Day were also held in higher education institutions that had become partners of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate inKazanand in other cities ofRussia. Uni the snow leopard kitten entertained students and teachers, and Kazan 2013 volunteers organized trivia quizzes and presented Kazan 2013-logoed gifts to most active participants.

(Source: Media Department of Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate)