On a continuous basis, the Foundation provides for many of the needs of the orphans, including diapers, formula, clothing, shoes, toys, vitamins, fresh fruit and vegetables when available, as well as medicines and medical supplies. Small World also takes responsibility for general maintenance, repair, and upkeep of the orphanages; such as new flooring, doors, plastering and painting. The play structures are built to help children with fine and gross motor skills, logic and reasoning, and to just have fun.  This is provided as needed to each orphanage and is part of the on-going mission to improve the lives of ALL of the children residing in the orphanages with which SWAF works. 

February 2005: The Board of Directors approved a request for the purchase of a nine passenger van for use by the four orphanages in St. Petersburg, Russia, with which Small World works.

August 2004: The Foundation, utilizing funds set aside from the Golf

Tournament, sponsored a pilot "holding and rocking of orphans" program at an orphanage in Saratov, Russia. This project was

established with the cooperation of the United Methodist Church

of Saratov, whose members agreed to visit the orphanage daily to hold, feed, rock, sing and provide other

services to the children. New cities are being approached with this idea.

July 2004: Funds were used to send eighteen SWAF adoptive parents and friends to Saratov, Maykop, and Krasnodar Russia to construct play structures.

February 2004: The Foundation funded life saving surgeries for two

Ukraine orphans. Both children recovered and were made available for adoption.

November 2003: The Board of Directors released the funds, designated by the children who participated in the Jumpathon, for the purchase of an industrial washing machine in Maykop, Russia, along with several boxes of blankets.

October 2003: A team of adoptive

parents traveling to Saratov, Russia gave of their time to construct a swing set and fort-like play structure while in the city to complete an adoption.

August 2003: A team of eleven volunteers traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia to construct play structures and industrial-type swing sets at four orphanages. SWAF's newest Humanitarian Relief group, "Bricks of Hope" and "Hearts of Hope II" funded the project.

May 2003: New windows, WITH SCREENS, were installed in two of the orphanages with which SWAF works in Belarus. Each building has over 250 windows. Funds raised by the "Tee It Up For The Kids" golf tournament and the "Hearts of Hope II" dinner auction provided the support for this project. Small World has 17 more orphanages in need of windows!

August 2002: A group of 25 volunteers traveled to Belarus to construct

fort-like structures and swing sets in four different orphanages and to

do simple repairs and painting at the orphanages. Small World funded the project, with assistance from the parent volunteers and a few outside sources.

June 2002: Small World sent a surgeon and two nurses to Belarus to perform cleft palate reparation surgeries on 11 orphaned children and six Belarussian children whose parents could not obtain the surgery through the Belarussian medical system.

May 2002: An entire shipping container worth of toddler-sized, gross motor equipment, clothing, toys, medicines, and shoes for the orphanages, was shipped to Minsk, Belarus for distribution to four Belarussian orphanages.

May - Annually: Each year the city of Maykop, Russia holds a major event called "The Celebration of Children" day. For the past seven years Small World has contributed to the activities fund for the event. All of the orphaned children, as well as local children residing with their families, participate in activities held in the town square for a two-day celebration.

April 2002: A new driveway was installed at one of SWAF's orphanages in St. Petersburg, Russia. The children often play in this area, and as a result of weathering, large sections of the concrete had begun to crumble causing a safety hazard for the children.

Throughout 2001: A container of toddler-sized gross motor equipment was shipped to five Russian orphanages and six Ukrainian orphanages. During this year, some new windows were put into the orphanage in Minsk, Belarus. June 2001: SWAF made arrangements to purchase a home for an impoverished Belarussian, single mother, who had adopted six Belarussian orphans. Her husband had passed away,  she had no source of income, and she, her mother and six small children lived in a one-bedroom apartment. After learning of the family's plight at an international adoption conference in Belarus, SWAF agreed to provide the funding for a small four-bedroom home for the family. This home was a priceless gift to this woman who opened her heart to six children, who would otherwise never have known the love and warmth of a family.

August 2001: Small World provided the funds to re-wire the electrical system for the orphanage in Maykop, Russia. The wiring had deteriorated to such a degree that many outlets did not function properly, creating hazardous living conditions for the children.

June 2000: New exterior concrete steps were poured at two orphanages in St. Petersburg, Russia.

October 2000: A massive shipment of goods were sent to Russia and the Ukraine. These shipments included wheelchairs, formula, diapers, clothing, vitamins, toys, shoes, medicines, and climbing apparatus.

November 2000: Small World donated funds to the Russian department of Social Services for construction of a new summer camp for orphans of Russia.

February 1999: Small World purchased and installed ten industrial clothes washing machines. Two went to Russia, three to Belarus, and five to the Ukraine.

October 1998: A container (40,000 pounds) shipment of formula, clothing, medicines, and toys was shipped to Russia and the Ukraine.

January 1997: Small World purchased four minivans for use at the orphanages. One went to Russia, one to Belarus, and two to the Ukraine.

June 1997: Small World sent a 40,000-pound shipment of baby food to Belarus and Russia.

August 1997: A container shipment with new clothing and shoes was sent to Belarus and the Ukraine.

1996-1999: During these years, SWAF worked hard to place fax machines, computers, new telephones, printers, and basic office equipment into the Adoption Centers in each country. This was necessary to improve the processing, by foreign officials of the paperwork for SWAF clients. Also, during this time, SWAF placed a large television and VCR in the orphanages in Russia.