Linklaters the law-firm have funded Partners in Hope for the last three years  to support the salaries of specialist teachers at Rodnik and have now become Major contributors to our new training programme. Ernst & Young have supported Love’s Bridge through Partners in Hope for three years during our Big and Small Campaign and have also funded our Research Report on Living with Disability. Renaissance Group have supported our Events Programme and have also sent a group of employees as part of their graduate recruitment scheme to redecorate the premises at one of the projects we support. Clifford Chance have been a core supporter of our staff salary programme , were the first to set up an employee-giving scheme and have also funded our Feasibility Study. HSBC have funded our core costs for PinH for the last two years and have now committed to the new training programme at Big Change. PWC have funded the Hospice Project. White & Case the international law firm has provided the charity with pro bono legal advice and support. It has also become involved through event sponsorship. Jupiter Asset Management, London have become one of our core funders for the New Programme. Anonymous Russian Donor has provided significant core funding for the New Programme. Shell has contributed to our Medics & Parents Programme assisting families who have a child undergoing treatment for cancer . DLA Piper has committed to funding teachers salaries at Rodnik for three years. Sistema has made a significant contribution to the revenue costs of integrating special needs children into mainstream education at Kovcheg. Chevron as part of their community support programme the company supplied 13 desktop computers and 4 lap-tops to be distributed among our projects. McDonald's in partnership with the charity the company provided financial and gift in kind support to create family rooms in the N N Blokhin Cancer Hospital Children's Ward for the parents of children receiving long-term treatment. McDonald's is committed to supporting Partners in Hope. Shatura Furniture Company have launched in June 2005 in 5 of their corporate stores in Moscow, Perm, Yekaterinburg and Yaroslavl, a programme  to increase awareness of the work of Partners in Hope and to raise funds on our behalf through an employee giving scheme and selling soft toys , the proceeds of which will be donated specifically to Partners in Hope projects.  Multy the department store chain ran its first instore charity promotion on behalf of Partners in Hope. Over Christmas 2003 the stores in Moscow raised money through its staff and customers to buy Christmas presents for the children in the projects.