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CHARITY ORGANIZATION SERBS FOR SERBS
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Monthly Report No. 7 July, 2014 Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS Website: www.serbsforserbs.org E-Mail: office@serbsforserbs.org
Monthly Report for July Dear friends and donors, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs registered in the state of Illinois in United States in Jun 2010 by the group of the Serbian youth. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is a 501(c)(3) notfor-profit profit charitable organization. Donation is tax-deductible deductible to the extent followed by the law. On 30th September, 2011 we finally nally got the letter from department of the treasury (IRS) S) with tax exempt 501(c)3 approval. All donations to our organization donated from June 16, 2010 are tax deductible under section 170 of the Code. We are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers of gifts under section 2055, 21 2106 or 2522 of the Code.
About Us The mission of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is to affect on consciousness of Americans, Serbs and their friends through planned projects, social and humanitarian activities in order to develop and foster better society for future generations and provide aid for underprivileged families in need. Although there are many humanitarian organizations and associations, help often doesn't reach the most jeopardized. Due to unnecessary administration, missing informationn and slow decision making, the delivery of aid arrives too late to the final consumers, or not at all. It is a sad and embarrassing, but true fact that more than 18.000 children daily die around the world because of starvation and malnutrition. ion. There, amo among us, the blind and deaf. We are witnesses of the bad demographic situation of our nation, decreasing natality, increasing number of singles, abortions, accelerated aging of
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 the population and generally bad economic condition of the households in Serbia, Republic of Srpska and other countries in the Balkan. An average couple has "fallen" on one child. Analysts warn that Serbs will become a minority in its own country in the following century if the nation, individuals and government don't wake up from thee nescient in which they've fallen! On the other hand, nobody is talking about the families with many children which grieve by living in bitter poverty. Occupied by their everyday struggle for survival, they are being humbly in their desire for implementing ng rights which belong to them. Their life stories, fears and problems are identical, but almost invisible and unheard in order to gain the attention of the public, media and even state. That's why the idea of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs arose. The organization rganization was formed by a group of young and trustful people, who are united by the common vision of helping families blessed by many children and who are aware of the fact that even a small help means a lot for those who don't live in a material excess. We are united by the humane idea to help the poorest part of the Serbian nation. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs try to revive the spiritless energy of the Serbian Diaspora which would be able to reinforce people of Serbian heritage as well as all good people throughout the world with minimal, but bu constant monthly donations. We hope and believe that there is also a grain of doing good and that you will join us in the endless e struggle against poverty. God bless and save all Serbian families with many children and our honored donors who participate in the noble effort to return smile on children faces.
CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
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Monthly Report for July Ambitions
Our mission The mission of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is to affect on consciousness of Serbian people through our projects and humanitarian activities, in order to develop better society for future generations. Why Serbs for Serbs? We wanted to alleviate impaired spirit of Serbian people in togetherness and brotherhood help through humanitarian work and social aid. Who do we help? We help Serbian families who live in the Balkans, have five or more children and live in terrible poverty. Under terrible poverty we define absence of one or more basic factors required for living: food, clothes, shoes, and safe space for living.
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 Who do we need in organization? We need members and donors that will secure financial stability through supporting our programs and activities in the future. Donors may join our daily activities within the organization in order to coordinate our work better. We also need volunteers ready to donate several hours per week for actual work within the organization. Activities of volunteers and their specific tasks would be determined by the required projects and their personal interest. From that group of volunteers we would look for future leaders of organization.
How to donate? 1. PayPal donation: szsamerika@gmail.com 2. Direct Deposit to Wells Fargo Bank account Please email us at: szsamerika@gmail.com 3. You can mail personal or business check to: Serbs for Serbs PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 4. Donation boxes: BEOGRAD CAFÉ 2937 West Irving Park Road Chicago, Illinois Owner: Dule Pavlovic
Why do we help? We believe that there is a basic need for one human (or a group) to help others in distress. A help is not only human virtue but also a Christian responsibility. By focusing our help on families with many children, we directly affect on their stirring toward becoming independent from socialdependable government programs.
NADA’S DELI & BAKERY 7316 West Lawrence Avenue Harwood Heights, Illinois
What are our long term goals? • family is ready to support itself daily and manage to pay all required expenses; • their children are encouraged to continue with school and raising their own family; • our donors are satisfied with the activities and they are ready to help other families; • our organization is satisfied with the results; • family is ready in the future to become our donor and if necessary help other families that are in need of help.
COMPASS FUEL STATION 8147 Joliet Road McCook, Illinois Owner: Roy and Maria Dobrasinovic
BALKAN BAKERY 541 South LaGrange Road LaGrange, Illinois Owner: Olja Igic
ST. NIKOLA CHURCH 4301 Prairie Ave. Brookfield, Illinois CITY FRESH MARKET 3201 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
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SFS VISITED THE FLOODED FAMILIES IN PARACIN
Disturbing photos come from Paracin where members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Belgrade with the help of the local priesthood of the Serbian Orthodox Church made a list of the most endangered families whose houses were totally ruined in the floods which hit this town. The plan is to help approximately 50 most endangered families from Paracin by delivering the household appliances
Unfortunately, a month after the terrible floods which hit Serbia and the Republic of Srpska the picture is the same all over flooded areas. The sanation of the houses is slow, because it depends upon the drying of the walls which is a long-term process. Most of the people in Paracin don't live in their houses, and a part of them don't have the strength to start repairing the damage. The primary reason is the lack of money. Even after more than a month after the floods about 10 families live in temporary collective lodging without the indication that their situation could be changed.
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Paracin will be the first town to get the contingent of charity help – over 1.000 household appliances according to a treaty between SFS, and companies Tehnomanija and Gorenje.
We call upon all the donors, members, friends and followers of the organization Serbs for Serbs to participate in the action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS which aims at providing the necessary help for the flooded areas in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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CHARITY BARBECUE IN MUNICH
One of the rare, sunny weekends in Munich was used to gather about 20 friends on the barbecue and help their fellow compatriots in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska hit by floods, and join the project FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs.
The meeting was joined by the friends of the Serbian community, and thus collected the amount of 670 EUR for flooded families in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska.
We hope that the gathering will become a tradition and that more of our friends will join the next time.
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SERBS FOR SERBS WITH FLOODED FAMILIES IN TRSTENIK
Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Belgrade with the help of the local priesthood of the Serbian Orthodox Church visited the most endangered families in Trstenik whose houses were totally ruined in the floods.
In the scope of the project Fight against the floods we plan to help in the beginning about 15 most endangered families, to whom we shall deliver household appliances. The photos speak more than words.
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We call upon all the donors, members, friends and followers of the organization Serbs for Serbs to participate in the action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS aimed at providing the necessary help for the flooded areas in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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SUPPORT FROM THE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT IN ZEMUN
In the beginning of July on the field of the elementary school “Rade Koncar” in Zemun, a football tournament “Jelovac Coup” was organized. During the tournament the Serbs for Serbs donor box collected 4.060 dinars of donations.
The organizers of the tournament used the donation for the project FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS which is being conducted by the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in order to help the families hit by the floods in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska.
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LONGIN - THE CHURCH IS KEEPING OUR IDENTITY
On the American national day, 4th of July, the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America organized a traditional picnic in the port of the New Gracanica monastery in Libertyville, about 40 miles from Chicago. On a nice and sunny day several thousand Serbs gathered. The picnic commenced by the holy liturgy on 10 a.m., which was served by the Bishop Longin.
The host of the picnic were the church municipalities of St. George from Eastern Chicago, St. Archangel Michael from Lansing, St. Nicholas from Brookfield, St. Stefan of Decani from Lelan, St. Sava from Milwaukee and Holy Resurrection from Chicago. The honorable guest of the picnic was Vojislav Mihajlovic from Belgrade, a grandson of Draza Mihajlovic.
The official part of the program commenced by intonation the American and Serbian anthems. The priest Savo Bosanac reminded of the tragic events in Serbia, and called upon the guests to help our people by donations. Slavko Panovic, longtime president of the Serbian National Defense, welcomed the guests, spoke about Draza Mihajlovic and greeted Draza's grandson.
Representatives of the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia from Chicago, headed by the Vice consul Milenko Spica collected the donations.
People came from Illinois and Wisconsin. The adults were talking, while the children enjoyed in sport activities. The homemade food was served at the picnic. Local merchants offered their goods, and among the most sold were the books on Serbian language, by Serbian authors, and icons. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
Monthly Report for July After them, the guests were greeted by His Grace, Bishop Longin, who called upon all the guests to pray together for our people no matter where it lived. He said that the Church and Orthodox faith kept the Serbian identity – cross with three fingers, Cyrillic, love towards the Church, poems and customs. Church is consisted of people rather than buildings. The Bishop said it was important to maintain churches, bring the children to religious education, keep the customs and be grateful to God, priests and the others who engage themselves around churches.
He thanked those who built New Gracanica monastery and the monastery of St. Sava, because the Serbs who came later had somewhere to come.
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 VISITING FAMILY STEVANOVIC FROM GORACICI
Members and friends of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited on July 11 a seven-member family Stevanovic from the village Goracici in Lucane municipality. The family consists of the unemployed parents Zivorad and Ivana and their five children: Aleksa (14), Luka (13), Lazar (11), Matija (9) and the youngest Iva (7).
The flooded ones are not forgotten The most people gathered around the stand of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs. SfS members offered T-shirts and set the donation box for the flooded areas and the families in difficult conditions. Petko Petrovic, marketing director of SfS in USA says that they collect money on the stand every year. All the money is being immediately sent to Serbia and used for the reconstruction of the houses to the families with many children. But, after the floods, SfS started helping the people who were hit by it. After that work is finished, SfS will go back to the standard way of helping the families. The families receive agricultural equipment, household appliances, cattle and other necessities. The organization doesn't give the money, because it cannot control it. After meeting the family, making an interview and informing of their needs, SfS provides the necessities. Everything is 100% transparent, and the donations, bills, reports and pictures are put on the website. Since 2005 the organization has helped about 350 families. During the floods many people addressed SfS for help.
Currently bathroom
House storage - a future place of new bathroom
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 Mother Ivana asked us to provide them a washing machine, because the existing one often needs to be repaired.
SfS plans to provide a new bathroom for this family within the project Trojka iz bloka, after the tournament on July 19 on the field Poligoni of Sport - recreate center Mladost in Lucani.
The family lives in 50m2, and their monthly income consists of the social benefit in the amount of 19.000 dinars and child benefit in the amount of 10.000 dinars. They have in their ownership some land, a cow, calf, three sheep and three lambs, hens and a small garden. Their current bathroom is very small and in very bad condition, so we planned to tear down the wall between the bathroom and the pantry, so that there would be enough place in the future bathroom.
All the children attend the elementary school in Goracici, while the oldest Aleksa plans to go to the Food and Catering high school in Cacak.
The road to the house of the Stevanovic family is in a bad condition, so on our way back the neighbors offered us to transport us on a tractor trailer to our car.
We call upon all the firms, donors and people of good will to participate in the project Trojka iz bloka, and thus enable the children to live in hygienic conditions with dignity. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
Monthly Report for July HELP FOR FAMILY DJURIC WITH NINE CHILDREN
The house of the eleven-member family Djuric in the village Lacarak near Sremska Mitrovica is full of joy and children's laughter. Mother Jovanka is 30 years old, and she is a housewife. Father Todor (37) is an unemployed mechanic. They have nine children, which makes them, according to their words the happiest and the poorest family in Lacarak. Todor emphasized it was important to be healthy and happy. They live in a prefabricated house of 60m2 with their children: Cvija (12), Milos (11), Milan (10), Nemanja (9), Milica (8), Stefan (6), Mihajlo (4), Ognjen (3) and Uros (2). Five older ones go to school and to a local judo club. The family needs 8 loafs of bread and 4 l of milk every day.
Their income consist of 16.000 dinars of social benefit and 8.000 dinars of children benefit. They produce vegetables in the greenhouse for their needs. Since they received another two greenhouses from people of good will, they will be able to produce additional vegetables and sell it. Todor dug a well, and he will set the irrigation equipment. Former Red star football player Slobodan Skrbic provided the greenhouses and additional money (100.000 dinars) for the family with
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 the help from his friends. The family used the money to buy a washing machine and a TV. Although an aunt from Germany occasionally helps the family, it is not enough. They need 240 loafs of bread per month, in the amount of 13.200 dinars, 120 l of milk, which is about 10.000 dinars, and 15 kg of laundry detergent which is over 2.000 dinars.
The family came into Lacarak from the village Avramovina near Gradacac in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They bought an old house in Lacarak and built a prefabricated one, but they don't have enough space in it now. There was no school in Avramovina for the children, and it was one of the reasons for moving to Lacarak.
Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited the family at the beginning of May, and agreed to help them in the extension of housing, by equipping two additional rooms in part of the old house. The money will be provided in the sport manifestation Trojka iz bloka, and additional money will be provided from the regular projects of helping the socially endangered families.
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TRACTOR FOR FAMILY RABOTA FROM PALE
because one of Zdravka's brothers also live in it with his family (of three children), and they are not sure which part of the house will be theirs after the divide.
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in the Republic of Srpska finished big project of helping family Rabota from Pale, which consisted in providing an used tractor (in the amount of 8.500 KM) for their household.
For a while after the war Vlajko was in the business of demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but he is without job for a longer period. He is working for a wage occasionally, and Zdravka is picking and selling forest products. However, their income is not big enough. Going to country looks as the best option, but they need agricultural machine.
The family consists of father Vlajko (61), mother Zdravka (51) and their four daughters: Ana (24), Ivana (23), Lala (19) and Jovana (12). Ana is a student of journalism in Pale, Ivana is studying Serbian language, Lala is in high school for cookery, while Jovana is in elementary school. Although Vlajko is from Pale, he used to live and work in Sarajevo. During the war he flew to Pale and joined the Republic of Srpska Army. After living in cottage and in rented place, Zdravka's father replaced his property in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Muslim house in Pale, which Zdravka is now sharing with her brothers.
Vlajko has land in his property. He and his wife like living in the country, so they share a dream of building a house on the country, purchasing the livestock and farming, and thus securing the future of their children. The house in which they currently live is very small,
The daughters found our organization on the Internet, and Vlajko addressed us directly for help. With the help of his daughters he found a tractor on favorable price in excellent condition. He plans to earn for the tractor appliances. In the beginning he will borrow from others. He has already started working with tractor, and he plans to cut down some forest and sell it, and then start building a house on his land. Family Rabota thanks all the donors who enabled them to get the agricultural machine.
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BUILDING A HOUSE FOR FAMILY ILIC
A six-member family Ilic from the village Sebecevo near Novi Pazar lives in very difficult conditions, in a dilapidated and run-down house. The roof is worn out, the walls are dilapidated, and there is also moisture. The six of them live in a single room most of the time. The parents are unemployed for several years now, which makes their financial situation very difficult. Two of the sons of the Ilic family are great pupils, although they don't have adequate space for learning. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and the Association of young artists Ras have commenced the action for building a house for family Ilic, and everyone who wants to help can join the action by donating on the accounts:
Thanks to the donors and people of good will worldwide, the building of the new house for family Ilic has commenced. The ground for the house is located near the Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery in Novi Pazar. There are ongoing works on building the foundation of the house, and there is a need for extra money to continue the works.
Dinar account: 275-0010440819774-64 Slavo Ilic (owner of the account) Foreign exchange account: IBAN: RS35275001044281642846 SWIFT: SOGYRSBG Bank data: Societe Generale Banka Srbija AD Beograd Owner of the account: Slavo Ilic, Sebecevo bb, 36300 Novi Pazar, Serbia
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 After the Serbian anthem, the tournament was opened by the famous volleyball player Vojislav Skoric. On a beautiful day and perfect conditions for play, there was a large number of spectators, especially children.
On Saturday, July 19 on the basketball field of Sportrecreate center Mladost in Lucani a charity tournament in three-pointers “Trojka iz bloka” was organized. The first tournament “Trojka iz bloka” in Lucane was organized by the non-governmental youth organization “Lucani in heart” in cooperation with the members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs. The organizers raised 62.004 dinars on the tournament and from the sponsors.
Vojislav Skoric opened tournament in Lucani
Top ten players at tournament The winner of the tournament was Marko Micic, who pointed 15 points. To our great satisfaction, among the best pointers was Ana Miletic, a runner-up, while Srboljub Antanasijevic won the third place. They all received medals and trophies as well as vine from Decani monastery and cups with logo “Trojka iz bloka”. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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Marko Micic, winner of Trojka iz bloka in Lucani
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Nemanja Pantelic (left), Serbian representative The karate club Mladost, whose members demonstrated the martial arts, supported the tournament.
Ana Miletic, second best
We would like to emphasize our thank to the sponsors of the tournament: trade union “Milan BlagojevicNemenska” (30.000 dinars), Chemical industry “Milan Blagojevic-Nemenska” Lucani (20.000 dinars) and “Chips Way” from Cacak, which donated 50 boxes of its products.
Srboljub Antanasijevic, third best Prior to the final round our friends from the kickboxing club Mladost and the Serbian representative Nemanja Pantelic performed.
The raised money will be used for building a new bathroom for the seven-member family Stevanovic from the village Goracici, with five minor children.
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HELP FOR THE FLOODED IN PARACIN ARRIVED
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs conducted in Paracin on July 19 and 20 its first big action of helping the flooded areas. We helped 52 households by delivering the household appliances in the total amount of 2.266.650 dinars: 28 washing machines, 26 combined refrigerators and freezers, 23 electric stoves and 8 freezers. The appliances are from the firm “Gorenje� with five years of guarantee, and they were provided thanks to the cooperation of the company Tehnomanija and Charity organization Serbs for Serbs. It was delivered thanks to the priesthood of the church of Holy Trinity in Paracin.
Paracin was chosen as a first location for helping for their media deprivation, and after Paracin SfS will continue helping in the flooded municipalities. It was the first phase of the action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS, which aims at providing 1.000 household appliances for about 500 families from Serbia and the Republic of Srpska to help them restore the lost hope.
Members of Serbs for Serbs in yard of church in Paracin
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Igor Rasula, president of the organization Serbs for Serbs, said SfS was aware of the fact that the donations it raised was not big in comparison to the disaster, but it didn't stop SfS to provide help for families and places in the scope of the possibilities of the organization. Paracin was the biggest action in the history of the organization in the amount of over 20.000 EUR, which provided help for 52 families, bearing in mind the hundreds of others which couldn't receive donations due to the limited funds.
One of the listed families provided the refrigerator for itself in the meantime, so we planned to deliver the remained combined refrigerator to another endangered family from Paracin.
Rasula expressed special thank to the companies Tehnomanija and Gorenje which delivered the goods to the final benefactors, and to the priesthood in Paracin in their help in storage and delivery of appliances. We would also like to thank our friends from Villa Modex which enabled the free accommodation for nine persons in its apartments during our two day action in Paracin.
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Charity organization Serbs for Serbs calls upon all the competent institutions, foundations and individuals to help the flooded families in Paracin, because there are 1.200 households which were severely hit in the floods in May, and the water in many of the houses was over the level of 2.5 metres.
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 The list of the families, delivered help and the amount of the help can be found below: 1. Jablanovic Z. (stove, washing machine, combined refrigerator) – 78.470 dinars (one child) 2. Djordjevic B. (freezer) – 28.490 dinars (one child) 3. Stojanovic G. (stove, washing machine) – 50.480 dinars (two children) 4. Zivkovic T. (combined refrigerator, washing machine) – 56.480 dinars (two children) 5. Mihajlovic I. (stove, freezer, washing machine) – 80.470 dinars (three children) 6. Mladenovic (stove) – 21.990 dinars (two children) 7. Ignjatovic M. (freezer) – 29.990 dinars 8. Milanovic Z. (stove, washing machine, combined refrigerator) – 78.470 dinars (four children) 9. Atanaskovic Z. (stove, freezer) – 50.480 dinars (two children) 10. Kastevarac B. (washing machine, combined refrigerator) – 56.480 dinars (three children) 11. Stojanovic I. (combined refrigerator) – 27.990 dinars (three children) 12. Nikolic (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (three children) 13. Markovic V. (stove, combined refrigerator) – 49.980 dinars (two children) 14. Markovic G. (stove, combined refrigerator) – 49.980 dinars (two children) 15. Milosevic P. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (one child) 16. Zivkovic Z. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars 17. Milic N. (washing machine, freezer) – 58.480 dinars (two children) 18. Zivadinovic S. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (one child) 19. Velisavljevic (stove) – 21.990 dinars (two children) 20. Tafro (freezer, washing machine) – 58.480 dinars (two children) 21. Milosevic B. (combined refrigerator) – 27.990 dinars (three children) 22. Minasijan P. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (two children) 23. Milosevic N. (washing machine, combined refrigerator) – 56.480 dinars (one child) 24. Milosevic A. (washing machine, combined refrigerator) – 56.480 dinars (one child) 25. Jocic D. (stove) – 21.990 dinars (two children) 26. Petrovic B. (combined refrigerator, washing machine) – 56.480 dinars (two children) 27. Petrovic A. (stove, combined refrigerator) – 49.980 dinars (two children) 28. Andjelkovic D. (combined refrigerator, stove) – 49.980 dinars (two children) 29. Dasic S. (stove, combined refrigerator) – 49.980 dinars (two children)
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 50. Zimonjic Lj. (stove, combined refrigerator) – 49.980 dinars (two children) 51. Kostic R. (stove, washing machine) – 50.480 dinars (two children) 52. Dimitrijevic B. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (one child)
30. Pavlovic B. (stove, combined refrigerator) – 49.980 dinars (two children) 31. Andrejic D. (stove, freezer) – 51.980 dinars (two children) 32. Grujic D. (washing machine, stove) – 50.480 dinars (one child) 33. Balotic M. (washing machine, combined refrigerator) – 56.480 dinars (two children) 34. Milenkovic M. (combined refrigerator) – 27.990 dinars (one child) 35. Stepanovic M. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (four children) 36. Josic M. (stove) – 21.990 dinars (two children) 37. Ilic Z. (combined refrigerator, washing machine) – 56.480 dinars (one child) 38. Radulovic Z. (combined refrigerator) – 27.990 dinars (one child) 39. Arsenijevic V. (freezer) – 28.490 dinars (two children) 40. Ruzic N. (combined refrigerator) – 27.990 dinars (one child) 41. Mikic D. (washing machine, stove) – 50.480 dinars (one child) 42. Markovic N. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (three children) 43. Savic B. (stove) – 21.990 dinars (two children) 44. Ignjatovic D. (stove, washing machine) – 50.480 dinars (three children) 45. Ilic I. (washing machine) – 28.490 dinars (four children) 46. Stanojevic N. (stove, combined refrigerator) – 49.980 dinars (one child) 47. Savic S. (combined refrigerator, washing machine) – 49.980 dinars (one child) 48. Milosevic J. (combined refrigerator) – 27.990 dinars (one child) 49. Tanaskovic S. (combined refrigerator, washing machine) – 56.480 dinars (three children)
The great action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS continues. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs calls upon all the people of good will in Serbia and worldwide to get involved by donating according to their possibilities to one of the accounts of the organization – www.srbizasrbe.org/donacije
Fight against the floods is not a 100 m race, but a marathon!
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Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and pupil association ORNAS organized on charity-sport tournament in three-pointers bloka” in which we raised 120.030 dinars the bathroom of family Milivojevic.
the studentMay 25 a “Trojka iz to renovate
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 Since we spent 103.328 dinars in renovation of the bathroom, the rest of the money from the tournament will be spent in the action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS, aimed at helping the flooded families in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska.
Family Milivojevic with SfS members from Nis The members of the family Milivojevic are: father Dragisa, mother Mariola and children: Miodrag (11), Miljana (9), Milidar (7), Milunka (6), Momcilo (4). The family lived in terrible conditions until six months ago without electricity and necessities, often without enough food.The Blic foundation helped them by providing new beds, closets, tables, chairs and kitchen elements, and the elementary school “Bubanjski heroji” bought two beds for the mother and five children. Many of the problems remained, and one of them was a bathroom, in which there was only a toilet, so the children were bathed by warming the water on the stove and sprinkling.
Bathroom before reconstruction
Bathroom after reconstruction
During July, in the scope of the charity-sport project “Trojka iz bloka”, we succesfully finished the action of renovation of the bathroom for the seven-member family Milivojevic from Nis.
We use this opportunity to thank all the sponsors and donors of the charity-sport project “Trojka iz bloka” in Nis, and call them to join us next year as well. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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GREAT HELP FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from the Republic of Srpska successfully conducted another great action for helping the flooded areas by providing dryers for drying the rooms. Thanks above all the donation of the Serbian center in Brisbane, Australia which sent in mid-June the help in the amount of 15.000 AUD (19.958,28 KM), we bought total of 25 dryers Rotek from Vienna, where we found the best offer. The dryers arrived at the end of June, and were delivered during July in Doboj (12), Samac (5), Bijeljina (3), Banja Luka (3) and Prijedor (2). The medical centers in the Republic of Srpska appealed that everything needs to be dry prior to the reparation of the rooms and return of the endangered ones.
After analyzing the situation on the field, visits and gained data with consultations with the Serbian center in Brisbane, we concluded that the endangered people need primarily the help in draining the flooded rooms. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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In order to dry the average house by natural methods it would take up to six months only on sunny and warm weather, which would mean that people could return in November.
The institutions such as Red cross or the state organs have little dryers in their possession, and their criteria for delivery are rigorous. There is a possibility of renting, but most of the flooded can't afford it due to the damage they suffered.
For that reason we decided to get the dryers. There weren't enough dryers in the flooded area. Some charity organizations have already begun providing the dryers, but not to Serbs. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 18. Danijel Šurlan (Banja Luka) 19. Čedo Mijatović (Banja Luka) 20. Dragan Milisavić (Banja Luka) 21. Branko Zorić (Banja Luka) 22. Čedo Mitrić (Banja Luka) 23. Ilija Popović (Banja Luka) 24. Radovan Milinković (Banja Luka) 25. Aleksandar Bekić (Banja Luka) 26. Porodica Došenović (Prijedor) 27. Babić Ognjen (Šamac) 28. Velislav Mišuran (Bijeljina) During the delivery of the dryers we checked whether the families need something else that they can't provide by themselves. Therefore, we planned the next actions for the flooded areas, above all in furniture and construction material.
Some of the families decided to return to still moist or wet homes. The people who went to their neighbors or relatives can't stay there and they decide to return to their homes, although their health is endangered there. Some of them decided to dry the houses by setting the fire inside, although it was forbidden and only conducive to mildew and various bacteria. In this action, as well as in the action of helping Doboj, we received help from the member of the friendly organization, Pavle Maric. He helped us in our search for the best dryers.
Due to large area we couldn't have commenced the action without the help of the friends of the organization who took the devices, delivered them to the families, explained how to use it, checked and finally took them to another place.
List of the families which received dryers: 1. Slavica Starčević (Doboj) 2. Dario ðurić (Doboj) 3. Sanja Sušić (Doboj) 4. Svjetlana Milutinović (Doboj) 5. Mišo Medić (Doboj) 6. Radojka Nikić (Doboj) 7. Simić Veselinka (Doboj) 8. Sandra Ristić (Doboj) 9. Nenad Regojević (Čelinac) 10. Željko Blagojević (Čelinac) 11. Maja Mačkić (Banja Luka) 12. Boro Maletić (Banja Luka) 13. Slavica Maličević (Banja Luka) 14. Smiljka Radanović (Banja Luka) 15. Goran Mijatović (Banja Luka) 16. Davor Ponjević (Banja Luka) 17. Novica Babić (Banja Luka)
We use this opportunity to thank many people who spent their spare time in this action. We also thank the priesthood of the Serbian Orthodox Church who helped us several times, as well as our donors in Australia who enabled this action.
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HELP AND SUPPORT FROM RUSSIAN YOUTH
People from Russia again show us their great support to flood victims and all of Serbian people. A friend of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs, from Moscow, Galina Mizyuk organized her friends and colleagues and helped collect donations of $ 550 to the project Fight against the floods. Below this article you can see the beautiful pictures of our donors with their words of support: Serbia, we care!
Once again, we say thank you to Galina, as well as all her friends who, in these difficult times, have provided much needed support and assistance to the families of those affected by flooding in the Republic of Serbia and Serbian. SPASIBO! Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN LAJKOVAC
Deliverd help for the Lajkovac people
President of the Lajkovac municipality Zivorad Bojicic presented on July 30 (the day of Saint Maria) an acknowledgement to the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs for the solidarity and dedication towards the citizens of Lajkovac and Kolubara area during the floods in May. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs delivered on May 23 a valuable humanitarian help to the citizens of Lajkovac – 26 children's mattresses, 104 single mattresses, 30 inflatable mattresses and 2 French mattresses. The donation was provided by FMP company, Office of the Mayor and City Council of Belgrade, and it was received by the Lajkovac Staff for Emergencies.
Saint Maria is the slava of the Lajkovac municipality, so the presentation of acknowledgement was preceded by the Holy Liturgy in the temple of Saint Demetrius in Lajkovac, procession in the streets and cutting of the Slava cake in the City hall. The cocktail reception followed.
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During July in Nuremberg, Germany, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs received an official confirmation from the tax service that the branch of the SfS was registered in Germany. The organization Serbs for Serbs will have the status of the charity association, based on which the donors will be able to realize tax deductions at the end of year.
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His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received on July 31 in the Serbian Patriarchy in Belgrade the representatives of the most deserving organizations, firms and individuals who gave the invaluable contribution to the Religious Charity Trusteeship during the delivery of help to the endangered people during the May floods. Among the awarded ones was the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs.
The account of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Germany are: Conto: 2751992 BLZ: 760 606 18 IBAN: DE84760606180002751992 BIC: GENODEF1N02 Customer: Serben f端r Serben e.v. Bank: VR Bank Contact: szsnemacka@gmail.com Address: Poppenreutherstr. 7 90419 N端rnberg Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in Germany is the sixth registered official branch of the organization. Prior to Germany, the organization was registered in Serbia, Austria, the Republic of Srpska, United States of America and Switzerland. Our organizing committe in Toronto will commence the process of registration in Canada, and there are preparations for the registration in Australia. All the activities have the aim of enabling the volunteers and members of the organization to raise the donations on legal and transparent grounds for the needs of the endangered families with many children accross Balkan, and for the needs of the project FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS which is ongoing in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska.
At the end of the reception His Holiness expressed the hope that these troubles won't strike us in the future, and that we would be always ready to help, to be noble and unique in troubles and in good, respectively.
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SERBS FOR SERBS CHARITY SHOP
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Monthly Report for July Donors in July: 1. Compass Fuel donation box (IL) - $ 80 2. Balkan Bakery donation box (IL) - $ 30 3. Beograd Café donation box (IL) - $ 151 4. Nada's Deli & Bakery d. box (IL) - $ 60 5. St. Nikola, Brookfield d.box (IL) - $ 20 6. City Fresh Market d. box (IL) - $ 240 7. Bubamara cafe d. box (IL) - $ 50 8. Vujadin & Bojana Obradovic (IL) - $ 1.000 9. Slavojka Jovic (NY) - $ 150 10. Orsus, Inc. (IL) - $ 100 11. Ivana & Aleksandar Nikodijevic (IN) - $ 200 12. Mary Nyznyk (IL) - $ 25 13. Aleksandra Lukic (IL) - $ 30 14. Glen Watt (IL) - $ 150 15. Mirjana's Tailoring (WI) - $ 100 16. National Philanthropic Trust-Ariel Property Advisors - $ 1.000 17. Daphne Highschool (AL) - $ 187.77 18. D. Atanasovski /Australia/ - $ 50 19. Nj. Dragić /Australia/ - $ 100 20. R. Avramoski /Australia/ - $ 50 21. D. Janeski /Australia/ - $ 100 22. Nemanja Mrdic /Australia/ - $ 100 23. Ivanco Neskovski /Australia/ - $ 100 24. Milan Coric /Australia/ - $ 100 25. Goran Gambiroza /Australia/ - $ 150 26. Marija Miza /Australia/ - $ 50 27. Lakshitha Senewiratne /Australia/ - $ 50 28. Devindha deM /Australia/ - $ 100 29. Sebastian Micsunescu /Australia/ - $ 50 30. BOB & GO /Australia/ - $ 50 31. G. Pavić /Australia/ - $ 100 32. Kai Ling /Australia/ - $ 90 33. Jeremy La Brooy /Australia/ - $ 50 34. Adam Greenham /Australia/ - $ 100 35. Rafael C. /Australia/ - $ 30 36. Stuart Thomas /Australia/ - $ 50 37. Jim Doherty /Australia/ - $ 100 38. Marianna Bruno /Australia/ - $ 50 39. Manuela Donetti /Australia/ - $ 50 40. Brian Quirke /Australia/ - $ 50 41. DK Grafix - I-Serb Apparel (OH) - $ 1.000 42. AT&T Anonimno - $ 40 43. AT&T Anonimno - $ 2.12
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 44. AT&T Milan Dakic - $ 4.20 45. AT&T Marko Popovic - $ 12.12 46. AT&T Zoran Golubovic - $ 27.64 47. Rade Savkovic (IL) - $ 200 48. Dragisa & Nadezda Milutinovic (IL) - $ 100 49. Screening of movie "Tacno u centar" by Marko Grujic - $ 290 50. Miljana Jocic Charity Tennis Tournament with Five Star Tennis Club - $ 1.870 51. Dalibor Mihajlovic Hinsdale Racquet Club & Cress Creek Tennis Club - $ 4.615 52. Dan Kovacevic (IL) - $ 25 53. Nebojsa Zivkovic (IL) - $ 25 54. Sasa Savic (TX) - $ 30 55. Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ 25 56. Tihomir Bajic - $ 100 57. Milan Dobras (AZ) - $ 15 58. Slavisa Karach (GA) - $ 25 59. Ivan Aksentijevich (MD) - $ 25 60. Picnic at New Gracanica Monastery - $ 550 61. Andreja Simovic - $ 100 62. Tom Kirby - $ 20 AUD 63. Cargo Network Solutions - $ 4.450 64. Tanja Josipovic - $ 25 65. Wilma Eichler - $ 20 66. Ivan Radulovic (NY) - $ 25 67. Boban Ristic - $ 50 68. Milan Zdrnja - $ 25 69. Aleksandar Micic (MO) - $ 15 70. Irena Gumbert (CA) - $ 25 71. Manpret Singh - $ 176 72. Vesna Kozomora (IL) - $ 25 73. Aaron Harris - $ 25 74. Predrag K. Valley of the Sun United Way - $ 50 75. Anastasia S. /Rusija/ - $ 20 76. Zoran Starcevic - $ 20 77. Igor Lana Glisic - $ 50 78. Helena Urukalo /Canada/ - $ 15 79. Nenad Milasinovic /Australia/ - $ 25 80. B. Bojanic (CA) - $ 15 81. Daniel Plavsic (WA) - $ 25 82. Tijana Avramovic (NY) - $ 1.000 83. Ivan Aksentijevich (MD) - $ 25 84. Mirko Radovic B. /Peru/ - $ 25 85. Dragisa Djordjevic (MD) - $ 15 86. Denise Leung - $ 20 87. Marta Stojanovic /Canada/ - $ 25
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88. Srdjan Markovic (CA) - $ 25 89. Bojan Jovanovic (IL) - $ 25 90. Sascha Dzunic - $ 50 91. Group of Russian youth /Russia/ - $ 550 (Fight against the floods) 92. Ankica D. (NJ) - $ 25 93. Aleksandar Krsmanovic (VA) - $ 50 94. Mirjana & Sinisa Peric (MD) - $ 50 95. Serbosi Kanada /Canada/ - $ 300 96. AT&T Milan Dakic (IL) - $ 4,2 97. AT&T Marko Popovic (IL) - $ 12,12 98. AT&T Zoran Golubovic (IL) - $ 27,64 99. AT&T Anonimno (IL) - $ 2,12 100. AT&T Anonimno (IL) - $ 40 101. Dragana Nikolic - $ 25 102. First Giving - $ 45,37 103. Srbi iz SF & sveta - $ 2.000 104. St. Nectarios Greek Ortodox Church (WA) - $ 200 105. Andreja Simovic (CA) - $ 100 _____________________
TOTAL IN JULY: $ 24.116
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DONATIONS IN 2014 $200000.0
$ 185.866
$180000.0 $160000.0 $140000.0 $120000.0 $100000.0 $80000.0 $60000.0 $ 32.462
$40000.0 $20000.0 $.0
$ 24.116 $ 6.526 $ 3.240 $ 4.149 $ 2.110
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