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Russian Group Visits Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.

DUNKIRK – A group of university students and visitors from Russia visited Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. (COI) today, as part of their tour through the United States. The group, from Perm, Russia; was brought to the United States by the Perm Mission Network in Jamestown, NY. Perm is about 300 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

The visitors used the opportunity to better understand anti-poverty efforts in the United States as compared to Russian initiatives.

This is the eighth Russian delegation to visit the Chautauqua region through the Perm Mission Network. The group includes a pre-law college student and a foreign language college student, three foreign language teachers, and a foreign language professor.

The group took part in a luncheon at noon at Connections North on 10825 Bennett Road in the town of Dunkirk and then toured the facility to learn about COI’s many services.

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