2025 At a Glance

2025 At a Glance

📜 Russian Heritage Society — 2025 Annual Summary Letter

Dear Russian Heritage Society Friends and Supporters,

As we close out 2025 and reflect on a year filled with celebration, community outreach, cultural richness, and service, we are deeply grateful to each one of you who made this year truly remarkable. Below is a recap of our major events and impactful moments in 2025.

🎉 Community and Cultural Gatherings

Winter Holidays Celebration — February 8, 2025
We rang in the year with our traditional Winter Holidays Celebration — a joyful gathering featuring special activities for children, a community potluck dinner, music, and dancing. It was a beautiful way to connect and welcome the new year together.

Annual Spring Potluck Picnic — April 27, 2025
Spring brought our beloved potluck picnic, where families enjoyed live music, cultural exchange, and the opportunity to relax outdoors with both new and longtime friends.

Fall Costume Party — November 1, 2025
Our fall season was full of colorful costumes, live entertainment, and community fun. The atmosphere was joyful, festive, and filled with laughter.

Business Networking Event — November 17, 2025
We hosted a special evening for local entrepreneurs and professionals to network, share ideas, and build partnerships that strengthen our cultural presence and community ties.

❤️ Charity and Outreach Initiatives

Charity Mission 2025 — Supporting Families and Rehabilitation Services
This year, our charity efforts culminated in a successful partnership with the rehabilitation center “Vse Sam” in Kazan. Through generous donations, we helped fund the completion of the facility’s remodel, allowing it to begin full operations by February 2025. The center now provides vital services for children with developmental challenges and cerebral palsy.

Our volunteers worked directly with families and staff, witnessing firsthand the transformative impact of community support. We are deeply proud of this partnership and extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed their time, resources, and encouragement.

🌟 In Gratitude

The year 2025 has demonstrated the power of shared heritage and collective effort. From cultural festivals and family activities to meaningful charity missions, our community has shown compassion, resilience, and strength. We are honored to preserve our traditions, deepen our connections, and support those in need.

Thank you for being part of the Russian Heritage Society journey.

With warm regards,
Russian Heritage Society
501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization 💙❤️
Uniting and uplifting our diaspora through culture, community, and compassion.

 

Royal Charity Ball 2024

Royal Ball 2024

Join us for an enchanting night of art, music, and philanthropy.
Wear your most formal attire, and immerse yourself in a world of elegance and generosity.
Bid at the silent auction, enjoy music, dancing, food & drinks, and support a great cause!
Let’s come together for an unforgettable night of Royal Charity Ball in support of Russian Heritage Society!
Tickets are $55 per person
Ticket includes: appetizers, dessert and performance
Wine and non-alcoholic beverage service available for the duration of the event

RESERVE YOUR TICKET FOR THE ROYAL CHARITY BALL

ONLY 100 TICKETS AVAILABLE

Your donation will help cover the cost of operating Russian Language classes for children and adults, countless community events, charity missions. 

We are looking for volunteers to help run the event smoothly ! Contact us today about this opportunity !

 

 

List the names of the attendees with your reservation fill out the form:  Guests Attending

Royal Ball 

28

April 2024

4:00 – 9 p.m.

James P. Davis Hall
East Dr, Kansas City, KS 66109





 

Entertainment program

Featured local performers 

 

 

 

Music

From classical to modern

 

Unable to attend but want to  make a contribution ? We would appreciate your donation!


 

Dancing

Dance to a variety of tunes by Big Time Entertainment “Dueling Pianos”

 

 

Children Read Summer Enrichment Program

Children Read

Summer Enrichment Program 

During the summer meetings we read at least 15 books, practiced writing skills, sang songs, recited poems and made memories!

All the teachers are excited to start a new school year on August 31 and welcome our students after summer break!

Fill out the form if you wish to register your children for clases :

Our students stories| Russian Language School Registration

Monthly summer meetings in the library

  • many children learn how to read to be able to participate in this program 
  • children get to bring their favorite stories
  • great program for all ages

“Reading is essencial for those who seek to rise above rodinary.”

Jim Rohn

Jane Romanova-Hrenchir

Project coordiator 

 

29
Mar, 2022

Rozalia Asoyan (Розалия Христофоровна Асоян)

 

Умерла 

Розалия Христофоровна Асоян

С Розалией Христофоровной мы познакомились более пятнадцати лет назад. С первой минуты общения, я была поражена её живости и харизматичности. У Розалии, когда она еще жила в квартире в центре Канзас-Сити, всегда были сладости для гостей. Приходишь к ней, тут же чай и торт, как будто ждала… Розалия решила, что хочет рисовать уже в 83. Она посещала уроки рисования некоторое время, а потом нарисовала столько картин, что стала дарить их своим друзьям. Мне одна тоже досталась. Есть в ней такое что-то магическое: вечер, девушка стоит у дерева на берегу озера и смотрит на свет в окошке дома. Я еще тогда спросила: «Розалия, это вы?». Картину Розалия подписала «Женечке на память». Роза. У Розалии никого не было в Канзас-Сити, муж умер давно, она так и была одна. Мы редко говорили о нём, хотя несколько раз она грустно о нём вспоминала.

Розалия была необыкновенная, сильная духом, мужественная, но очень женственная. Всегда она была ухожена, с красивой прической, длинными ногтями и конечно всегда улыбалась.

Мы часто навещали Розалию, когда она переехала в дом престарелых. Постепенно она стала забывать кто к ней приходит, но каждый раз с удовольствием с нами знакомилась. Мы пели ей песни, знакомые с юности, а она улыбалась. Первого апреля ей исполнилось бы 99 лет. Хрупкая женщина, которая была актрисой театра Баку, снайпером во время Великой Отечественной Войны, свободным художником, уснула 27 марта 2022 года.

Спасибо Вам, Розалия, за наше общение. Пусть земля будет пухом.

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Celebrating WWII Victory Day 

Celebrating 92nd birthday 

 

 

Visiting Rozalia in the nursing home in 2021

SWWII Veteran Medal Award 2015

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Rozaliya Asoyan

We met Rozalia Asoyan more than fifteen years ago. From the first moment I was astonished how charismatic and lively she was. When Rozaliya lived in downtown Kansas city apartment, she always had sweet for guests. When we visited her, she would always make tea with cake as if she was prepared to see us. Roza decided she wanted to paint when she was 83 years old. She was attending art lessons for some time and later drew so many paintings that she started giving them as gifts to her friends. I dot one too. There is something magical in this painting: young girl standing by the tree next to a lake and looking at the light in the window of the nearby house. I asked her then: “Rozalia, is that you?” She signed it for me “To Jane as memory”. Rosa. Rozalia did not have any family members in Kansas city, her husband died and she has always lived alone since. We rarely talked about him, only a couple of times she mentioned him with sadness.

Rozalia was an incredible person, courageous, strong willed but very feminine. She has always looked neat, with nicely styled hair, long nails and she was always smiling.

We often visited Rozalia when she moved to the nursing home. Gradually she started forgetting us, but every time she was happy to get acquainted. We sang songs to her that were familiar to her since youth, she smiled.  She would have been 99 on April 1st. Fragile woman, who was an actress in Baku, sniper during the World War II, an artist, she fell asleep at night  on march 27 2022.

Thank you, Rozalia, for your friendship. May you rest in peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rozaliya Asoyan 98th Birthday Celebration

Rozaliya Asoyan 98th

 Birthday Celebration

Jane and Dan from Russian Heritage Society visited Roza in a nursing home on April 1 to celebrate Roza’s birthday. She was in great spirits and was very happy to have visitors.

Rozalia moved to Kansas City in the 90s from Baku and since then participated in many events and even learned how to paint. Rozalia has gifted her friends paintings she created as a memory of friendship with her. 

Rozaliya Asoyan is an actress from Baku and WWII veteran

Rozaliya Asoyan with birthday flowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roza’s room

Roza enjoys listening to music, especially she likes old Russian songs. Dan plays guitar and traditional Russian instrument Balalayka.

Rozaliya resides in a Kansas City where she is visited by her friends from Russian speaking community