| Nicholas Fairfax, an English lord and descendant of the famous Fairfax family, visited the Far-Eastern city of Vladivostok on October 21 and shared his plans to take a charity motorbike trip from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg in spring 2005. The planned "White Nights Ride" involving ten participants, aims to raise money for two charities: Charities Aid Foundation Russia and the Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign. According to Fairfax, the rally participants, nine Englishmen and one Russian, expect to collect at least $ 1 million for Russia's orphanages and children's social institutions. He said that Russian sponsors have already donated $ 300, 000 and a number of European companies have expressed their interest. His first visit to Russia was in 1982 when he came to work in marine insurance sphere. Fairfax, an expert in liability insurance, works for the insurance company P & I that has long-time partnership with the Vladivostok-based Far-Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO). |