TGSV sponsored a commemoration ceremony unveiling the plaque in honor of Russian sailors and pioneers on Russian Hill in San Francisco on August 1, 2005. The event was organized by TGSV in collaboration with United Humanitarian Mission of San Francisco. The ceremony drew Mayors of San Francisco Gavin Newsom and Willie Brown, Aaron Peskinm, President of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Yuri Bedjanian, Deputy Consul General of the Russian Federation, and Leonid Nakhodkin, founder and Chairman of United Humanitarian Mission of San Francisco.