Moscow homeless blogger launched a campaign to raise money for new teeth

Capital homeless blogger Zhenya Yakut launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for dental treatment. About it сообщается on the Boomstarter website.

On the boomstarter site It is noted that the homeless man has already been examined at a dental clinic. “I was examined, bad teeth, cysts, and all the dirt were removed. 23 “stumps” were removed at one time. It was tough. But it is necessary, because an inflammatory process could begin, even leading to death. Now it has turned out that I can’t eat almost anything, because I have no teeth left,” noted Zhenya Yakut.

The organizers intend to collect 130 thousand rubles (2 166 dollars), the campaign will last until September 6. In particular, the funds will be used for the treatment of pulpitis, the installation of fillings and removable dentures, as well as splinting of teeth. At the time of this writing, more than 91 thousand rubles (1516 dollars) were collected, 273 people took part in the action.

The minimum donation amount is fifty rubles (90 cents). The sponsors are promised various rewards: mentioning the name in the credits of the video, a memorable photo or a personal meeting with Zhenya Yakut.

In June, 43-year-old homeless Zhenya Yakut created YouTube channel, which gathered nine thousand subscribers in three weeks. In his videos, the author talks about life on the street.