Dear colleagues,


We invite your company's volunteers to participate in a one-day volunteer cleanup by digging up hogweed, organized by JTI Russia in partnership with the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Nature (VOOP) of the Leningrad Region.


The event will take place on April 18, 2026.


Important information! Please note that we will hold an online kickoff meeting for representatives of registered companies on April 2, 2026, at 3:00 PM.


The volunteer event will take place at the N.K. Roerich Estate Museum in Izvara. This family estate in the Volosovsky District of the Leningrad Region is where Nicholas Roerich, the world-renowned Russian artist, thinker, writer, and traveler, lived. The estate is located in a specially protected area of ​​the Leningrad Region, so the use of chemicals against hogweed is prohibited there.

Key details:

Date and time: April 18, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (departure from St. Petersburg at 10:00 AM, return at 6:00 PM).

Location: N.K. Roerich Estate Museum, Leningrad Region, Volosovsky District, Izvara village.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older.

Format: Safe site cleanup (digging up hogweed shoots up to 50 cm tall with shovels) under the guidance of specialists, followed by photo and video reports for your PR channels.

Volunteers will be given a mini-tour of the N.K. Roerich Estate.

Space is limited; register by April 10 using this link.

By pooling our resources, let's get hogweed under control!

We look forward to your feedback!


Sincerely,

SPIBA

For inquiries about participating in the promotion:

- Alexey Belogurov, JTI Russia +7-921-935-1909

- Karina Khabacheva, SPIBA +7-921-963-5372

Speakers

Alexey Belogurov

Regional Manager for Corporate Relations at JTI Россия

Ekaterina Levshina

Head of Social Investment Programs at JTI Russia, Member of the Council of the AGO "Donor Forum"

Natalia Kaliyagina

Deputy Chairman of the All-Russian Public Organization "All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation" for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region

Agenda

Preparing a volunteer campaign against hogweed
Alexey Belogurov
  • Alexey Belogurov (Regional Manager for Corporate Relations at JTI Россия)

    Alexey Belogurov

    Regional Manager for Corporate Relations at JTI Россия
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Ekaterina Levshina
  • Ekaterina Levshina (Head of Social Investment Programs at JTI Russia, Member of the Council of the AGO

    Ekaterina Levshina

    Head of Social Investment Programs at JTI Russia, Member of the Council of the AGO "Donor Forum"
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Natalia Kaliyagina
  • Natalia Kaliyagina (Deputy Chairman of the All-Russian Public Organization

    Natalia Kaliyagina

    Deputy Chairman of the All-Russian Public Organization "All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation" for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region

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