Irkutsk Region Governor Sergei Yero shchenko visited the Tokarsky foster family in Kuda village and congratulated Irina Tokarskaya on her anniversary, giving gifts to her and the children.

Governor of the Irkutsk Region Sergey Eroshchenko visited the large Tokarsky family in the village of Kuda in the Irkutsk District. Sergey Eroshchenko met with the Tokarskys on June 1, 2012, at the governor’s reception for large families. The head of the family invited the Governor to visit for Irina Tokarskaya’s anniversary. Today Sergey Eroshchenko paid a visit and presented gifts to Irina and the children.
Alexander and Irina Tokarsky’s family has 13 foster children aged from 4 to 17. In 2009, Irina and Alexander took in three minor children into the family — Anatoly Noskov, Vladislav Tirskiy, and Vladimir Savelyev. In 2010, the Tokarsky family welcomed three more — Anna Ezepova, brother and sister Elena and Nikolai Perfilyov. In 2012, seven more were taken in — Anna Terentyeva, Natalya Shchelkova, Artem Yaroshchuk, Yevgeny and Elizaveta Baturin, Yulia and Ekaterina Lekontsev.
As Alexander and Irina said, the children help their parents with household chores and attend the circus studio of the cultural and sports complex of the Khomutovsky municipal district. The family takes part in the public life of the village of Khomutovo; for example, a solo exhibition of the Tokarsky children’s drawings was held at the Kudinskaya School. The family participates in sports competitions, performs at village celebrations, and gives circus performances in children’s organizations. It is the winner of the regional competition “Honored Family of the Irkutsk Region – 2010” in the “Foster Family” category. In 2012, the Tokarsky children became laureates of the regional festival “Baikal Star – 2012.”
The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region Valentina Voblikova, Minister of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Angara Region Vladimir Rodionov, and member of the Legislative Assembly of the region Anastasia Egorova.
Based on materials from the press service of the Governor of the Irkutsk Region and the Government of the Irkutsk Region