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CHARITY ORGANIZATION SERBS FOR SERBS
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Monthly Report No. 12 December, 2016 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 Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
Monthly Report for December 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 charitable organization. Donation is tax-deductible to the extent followed by the law. On 30th September, 2011 we finally got the letter from department of the treasury (IRS) 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, 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 information 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. There, 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 2016 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 the 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 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 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 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 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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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 2016 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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Monthly Report for December HELP FOR THE KRSTIC FAMILY FROM BOLJEVAC
The day of November 27th was a busy day for members of the Charity organization Serbs For Serbs. Together with representatives of the sports federation of the Boljevac municipality, they were at their final visit with the seven members of the Krstic family. Thanks to the funds raised through the tournament Trojka iz Bloka held on August 2nd, we were able to assist the Krstic family in insulating the external part of their home before the winter. 83,560 din ($706.69 USD) was raised through the tournament, and another 1,500 EUR ($1567.72 USD) was donated by Serbian volleyball star Jovana Stevanovic. The total funds raised comes out to 285,930 din.
www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 The father, Dragan (55), had recently suffered a stroke, and not long after that the family had also lost their grandfather, Vukasin, father of Dragan’s wife Suzana, who was the rock of their family. While Suzana has dedicated herself to taking care of her husband 24-hours a day in the old home of her husband's parents in Aleksic, her mother Nada, takes care of and raises their four kids: Stefan (25), Danica (23), Dimitri (13), and Djordje (10).
The facade of the house set Thanks to the repairs done on their home, the Krstic family will be spend significantly less money on heating during the winter time. Seeing as the winters in this part of Serbia are known to be long and harsh, the grandmother Nada says that this help was, “the right wind in the back for her family”. Three Trojka iz Bloka tournaments, three assisted families, twenty kids” smiles full of true thankfulnessthat is the success achieved through the past three years of working with participants, sponsors, and donators. It is clear each year that because of this success the Trojka iz Bloka tournament is becoming more popular and more massive manifestation in the city near the river Arnauti. This is also the best way invite all people from this area, in even greater number, to support and take part in future sports affiliated humanitarian projects. See you August 2, 2017 in the small town at the foot of the magnificent mountain Rtnja!
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SFS VISITED THE NENADIC FAMILY FROM GRAHOVO
in age, but young in his heart. In 2003, he came back to his home, married his wife who is 20 years younger than him and since then God has blessed their marriage with three children.
Representatives from the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Belgrade visited the five members of the Nenadic family from the municipality of Crni Lug, part of Bosnian Grahova. Members of the family include: father Cedo (50), veteran of the Republic of Serbia army, his wife Sanja (30), and their kids Nikola (13), Djordje (10), Ruzica (8). After the war and complete change in the demographic picture of Bosnian Krajina, life through great anguish is getting back to normal. Cedo did not want to abandon his ancestral home, even though it was apparent to everyone that Serbs had lost the war in Krajina and that many difficult years were to follow.
Cedo says that the first time he smiled after the war was when his first child Nikola was born. The family lives in their home that has electricity, running water, and a bathroom. Money for subsistence and maintaining the household are the Nenadic’s biggest struggle. The five of them live on only 130 KM ($65 USD) a year from a pension which Cedo receives because of his participation in the war, but every month they have expenses of about 50 KM ($25 USD) for electricity as well as the children’s school lunches.
The Nenadic family fight for tomorrow to be better- they have a farm of their own with about 100 sheep, one cow and two calves. Because of their hard work and effort invested in their farm, they have not inquired about more, besides the help that will support their treasure.
Current condition of the unfinished Nenadic house in Crni Lug Very few people have returned to Krajina. Of the people who have returned, most of them are elderly and retired, Cedo is one of the rare ones who returned not that young
They are in need of extending the capacity of their stable about 20-30 cubic meters, so that they can increase the amount of sheep they have to sell and with that improve their financial status.
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 All three kids, along with other neighborhood kids travel twenty kilometers to school in Grahova and twenty kilometers home. Their neighbors organized to carpool the kids because they all realize that in this Serbian part the biggest treasure is their kids. They are their only hope for the future.
In conversation with the Nenadic’s in their backyard.
Cedo’s wish is to have a new chainsaw and tractor. The tractor they use now is from 1983 and it is not in the best condition. It is also necessary for them to complete the insulation on their home, fix their leaky roof, updating their kitchen, buying a new stove as well as beds and dressers for the kids.
With a bigger stable, the Nenadic’s would be able to obtain more sheep and sell them to already demanding customers. Any help for the Nenadic family would truly be an investment in them and their hard work so they could make a better future for themselves.
No one in the family is employed, but no one is sick either. The kids go to school and their parents make every effort to make sure they aren't missing anything. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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SERBS FOR SERBS HELPED FAMILY VUKSANOVIC FROM NOVI PAZAR
Construction works are near the end, the rest of the painting and installation of laminate flooring in the living room needs to be done, after that furniture will be brought. In action of aiding help many people are involved, neighbors from Novi Pazar and donors from country and abroad, all of that with great help and support from Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery.
Saturday, 26th of November 2016. , representatives of Charity Organization Serbs for Serbs visited family Vuksanovic from Novi Pazar. Family Vuksanovic make father Srdjan and five daughters Milica (23), Milena (21), Miljana (19), Vanja (17) and Vinka (14). Majka Snezana died, so all care of family fall on father Srdan and oldest daughters.
Bathroom condition before reconstruction
Current look of reconstructed bathroom Bathroom condition before reconstruction
During the visit we ensured that bathroom – which was founded by donors of Humanitarian organization Srbi za Srbe – finished.
We aided help to the family few times symbolically, but this year we decided to buy them a new bathroom. The value of construction material is 51,024 RSD. Family Vuksanovic is launched a big campaign of reconstruction dilapidated house where this, now, a family of six lives.
All that is left is to put the fence and curtain on shower cabin. Bathroom is, as you can see on pictures, fully functional and modern. Vuksanovici unanimously agreed that they like new bathroom and send thanks to all the donors for help.
While work at home continues, father Srdan helps workers and sleeps on mattress in living room, but children went to cousins not so far from house.
During the talk with children, we have noticed that they have got new computer but they told us that they have not a desk and chair for it.
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The present representatives of Humanitarian organization Srbi za Srbe decided on spot to donate additional help for family Vuksanovic and asked the oldest Milica to find chair and desk in shops of Novi Pazar which they would want. Milica called us few days after that with proposal and we agreed and bought chair and desk. Delivery is in progress.
NO SURRENDER! We would want to thank in the name of family Vuksanovic to all the donors and personally thank to brotherhood of Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery who knows how many time, warmly welcomed and provided residence for the night before the visit.
CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE! SERBS FOR SERBS!
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Monthly Report for December HELP FOR THE MILOVANOVIC FAMILY FROM LOZNICA
www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 Thus far, the second floor of the house has been rebuilt due to the fact that it was near collapsing. New walls and roof were built along with new plumbing and electric wiring in the bathroom, kitchen and living room. Tiles were also installed in the bathroom and old wood windows were replaced with new ones, along with a new front door.
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is in the process of helping the eleven members of the Milovanovic family from the village Trbusnica near Loznica. So far 379,771 dinars were raised in effort to help parents Dejan and Sladjana along with their nine children: Milos (23), Miroslava (20), Gabrijela (17), Bojan (15), Bojana (15), Ivana (12), Andjela (9), Zdravko (6), and Borko (1).
Help for the Milovanovic family continues! We wish to have everything finished in 2017 so that the children are able to be raised in a home with the basic necessities for living in the 21st century. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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ALL TOGETHER FOR THE ZIVKOVIC FAMILY FROM PADINSKA SKELA
Family Zivkovic consists of the father Igor, mother Jelena and their five sons, Nemanja (12), Luka (10), Momcilo (7), Dusan (5) and Vukasin (2). They were living in the old set of shacks for the workers, so the biggest problems were bad isolation, moisture in the walls ant the ceilings and a fifty year old damaged bathroom with no proper functioning plumbing, sewerage and electrical networks.
Almost two months after the realization of the fifth and the most successful season of the project “Trojka iz bloka�, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs has successfully helped family Zivkovic, a seven-member family from Padinska Skela. The members and volunteers of the charity organization Serbs for Serbs together with the famous Serbian basketball player, one of the vice presidents of KSS Igor Rakocevic, spokesman for the Forma Ideale company Nikola Ruzicic, the best European freestyle basketball player Nemanja Blazic-Triki and the popular DJ and member of the rap group THC LA FAMILIJA from Belgrade Sasa Ledic- Sale L. paid the final visit to Zivkovic family.
Bathroom in December 2016
Bathroom of Zivkovic family in June 2016
In providing help for the Zivkovic family, next things were done: - external insulation and the facade of the house - the moisture problem was fixed - ceiling was insulated and the kids room and the kitchen were painted - The bathroom was fully renovated (new plumbing, electrical and sewerage networks were installed, together with new tiles and bathroom furniture) - Kitchen was renovated (new tiles were installed with new kitchen furniture and the kitchen was completely painted).
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 What makes this project special is the collaboration with Igor Rakocevic and Forma Ideale company. It shows us clearly that besides the big amount of people who are ready to help both from Serbia and the rest of the world there is also a growing number of sports celebrities and companies ready to give their support to the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and to the hard work of its members in providing better living conditions to socially vulnerable Serbian families with a lot of children.
Serious chess match between Igor Rakocevic and Zivkovic family
Kitchen before reconstruction
In the past six months (from 16th of April until 30th of October) thanks to the project TROJKA IZ BLOKA, 40 sport-charity manifestations were held across Serbia and its diaspora (38 fast basketball 3 point shootout games, beach volleyball tournament and charity football game). More than 4500 people were the participants of these events, and the final number of funds raised for the socially vulnerable families was more than 5.6 million RSD. In the name of Zivkovic family and the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs we would like to express our gratitude to all the participants, sponsors and donors of the above mentioned tournaments – this is a success thanks to us all!
Igor Rakocevic and Milos Simovic checking quality of done work The new kitchen and its transport were the donation from the Forma Ideale company, which lately has shown a great interest in the work of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs. The total amount of help provided was 367.823 RSD, and these funds were raised thanks to the three sportcharity manifestation in the project of TROJKA IZ BLOKA (tournament in fast basketball 3 point shootout game held in Borca and Visnjicka Banja and also thanks to the beach volleyball tournament named “Odbojka iz bloka” held at Ada Ciganlija).
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FIRST PART OF HELP DELIVERY TO KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
Residents of Rudnica with sprinkler of 450l and liner for corn
Previous month, members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs have delivered the first part of the humanitarian aid for 9 out of 20 families from Kosovo whom they paid a visit in October and, in Metohija, the aid was delivered to the residents of Gorazdevac and Rudnica. The total amount of aid for the 20 families and for the residents from Gorazdevac and Rrudnica is 25.280â‚Ź. This humanitarian action started in the Visoki Decani Monastery, by celebrating slava of the Monastery, St Stefan Decanski.
Beautifull view from Sar mountain
2 hay balers for Gorazdevac residents After the ceremonial, the representatives of Gorazdevac were given 2 hay balers which will be used by 8 families. The residents of Rudnica were given a sprinkler of 450l and a liner for corn. We used the next day to seize the opportunity to reassure ourselves in all the beauty of Sar mountain and to visit Strpce.
New laminate in the room of family Velic
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Day after our visit to Strpce, we paid a visit to first part of families from central Kosovo that the aid was delivered to, together with our friends from Charity organization Majka devet Jugovica. The first family we visited was Velic family from the center of Gracanica. The family consists of parents Slavisa and Sladjana and their three children, Milica (20), Andjela (16) and Aleksa (12). We provided them with a refrigerator and 32m2 of laminate. Our next destination was Kuzmin, where we paid a visit to 3 Stojkovic families.
The third Stojkovic family consists of Zarko and Marica with their children Igor (28) and Ivana (26). We also provided for every family an electric stove. The next place we visited was Batuse where we paid a visit to Simijonovic family consisting of deaf-mute grandad Krsto, his daughter and a single mother Sonja with two sons, Milan (14) and Marko (13).
The first family consists of Sinisa and Vesna ad their children Stefan (20) and Kristina (14)
Marko Simijonovic by the new electric stove
The second family consists of the father Zivorad, mother Djemilja together with their children Nikola (18), Andrijan (15), Bojan (13), Oliver (11) and Strahinja (6) to which we already provided help in the past.
We delivered two beds, a washing machine and a stove to the Simijonovic family. For younger members in the family a special joy was brought by giving them a computer thanks to the cooperation with mr. Bane Kojic and his friends. Further on, we visited family Stojanovic from Straza. There we met with two out of four brothers.
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SFS with family Djordjevic and material for bathroom We donated them four beds, a refrigerator, a table and six chairs. This family, where two brothers and their mother suffer from psychological issues caused by NATO bombing, consists of Gradimir and Biserka with their sons Milos (27), Igor (26), Stefan (25) and Aleksandar (17).
This first part of our help delivery we finish in the village Mesina where we have delivered a cow with a calf to Jevtic Dimitrije, Nadica and their sons Slobodan (27) and Marko (24). This family is the only family who remained in Mesine and also, a month ago, they were stolen two cows and a calf which caused them great damage.
Cow and calf for Jevtic family The family lives in harsh conditions in a very old house without a bathroom. The psychological condition of some family members together with inability to work and water shortage in their part of the village make everything even harder. In Donja Gusterica, we delivered three beds and a wood burning stove to Stakic Slavisa and Jelena and their kids Tijana (22), Tamara (20) and Miljana (19). They were displaced from Stimlje and now they live in Gusterica as subtenants. To Djordjevic Stanoje, Biljana and their children Sladjana (22), Radovan (21) and Aleksandar (20) who live in Bostane we delivered the material necessary for the bathroom renovation.
We also used this opportunity and paid a visit to Gazimestan where we reminded ourselves of all the sacrifices our people made, from St. Knez Lazar up to today and also reminded ourselves of our obligation to save our land and the people who live there in a very harsh environment without jobs and minimum incomes, oppressed and in fear. We will remember their fight and perseverance to stay and survive in Kosovo and Metohija. With this we finish our first part of providing help to the families from Kosovo and Metohija with the second part coming soon. We want to express our gratitude to all the donors and people who contribute for the work of our organization and perseverance of Serbian people on Kosovo and Metohija. We invite all people of good will to join us and help us in our work in the Charity organization Serbs For Serbs.
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WORK IN PROGRES AT SIMONOVIC FAMILY
Big flock of sheeps and goats will soon have a stall
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs initiated an action to build a stable with a hay barn for sheep and goats for Simonovic family from Jasenovik, municipality Novo Brdo in Kosovo and Metohija, together with Delije foundation. Simonovic family consists of grandfather Miodrag, grandmother Zivotka, father Ljubinko, mother Danijela and the children Sonja (14) and Stefan (12) who had over 10 eye surgeries in Belgrade due to his eyesight problems. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs has provided the construction material in the amount of 185.000 RSD.
Begining the construction
Current condition of works Charity organization Serbs for Serbs will continue promoting and supporting self-sustainable economic projects on Kosovo and Metohija, but also across the Balkans in order to help its people to stay in their homelands. We also call all the public institutions and public and private companies as well as other charity organizations to support our future projects which will ensure a better future for Serbian people, namely for socially vulnerable families.
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WE HELPED A COUNTRYSIDE ON KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs together with the organization Radosti moja from Stuttgart and with Decanski fond from Bojsije USA helped in setting a water system for ten houses, infirmary, school and a cultural center in Suvo Grlo, municipality Srbica, Kosovo and Metohija. Total amount of work is 2.100â‚Ź, and Charity organization Serbs for Serbs helped with 130.000 RSD.
The residents from Suvo Grlo have initiated a new action in order to collect the funds for buying a bigger van for the means of children transportation from Suvo Grlo, Banje and Crkolez. Everyone interested can contact father Isaija on the email isaijadecani@gmail.com
In the name of all the residents from Suvo Grlo we would like to thank all the people who contributed to this action. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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THE HELP FOR RADOVANIC FAMILY FROM MONTENEGRO
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Montenegro helped a seven-member family Radovanic who lives in a refugee part Konik in Podgorica. We visited them in September this year. The parents Vojin and Slavica have five children, Milena (19), Marijana (17), Mishko (16), Magdalena (16) and Miljan (10). Radovanovic family are refugees from Pec and from 1999 they have been living in this refugee part of the city of Podgovirca - Konik. The family was provided with a closet, gas bottle, battery with a charger for the cotton candy device, books and school supplies for the youngest family member Miljan and six meters of wood for the upcoming winter. The total value of the provided help is 788 euros.
Closet for family Radovic
Books for the youngest Miljan
School supplies for the youngest son
Radovanic family next to the gas bottle and the battery with a charger which will ease the process of cotton candy production
We invite all the people who are interested to join and help the projects of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs whose aim is to help socially disadvantaged Serbian families across the Balcans.
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RISTIC FAMILY’S HOUSE HAS BEEN RENOVATED
Table, chairs and tiles for the kitchen part were bought
Family Ristic in front of their reconstructed house Members of the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs have recently visited new families in Kosovo and Metohija. Village Srezovce is one of the places where they have been and in which a six-member family Ristic had their house repaired and reconstructed. Total value of this action was 1.230.000 RSD. Parents Sreten and Sonja have four children: Snezana (18), Jovana (16), Milos (11) and Ivana (10).
New beds, closets, laminate, isolation and painted walls
When it comes to constructions works, the following was done: insulation (internal and external), laminate, tiles, new PVC carpentry, roof reconstruction, gutters were placed, household items, appliances and kitchen cupboard were bought.
Complete insulation for the whole house We are thankfull to all the people who have donated, all the members and friends of the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs all around the world who helped us successfully to finish this big project and help Ristic family, whose life is going to be at least a little bit easier and more decent in these hard days in Kosovo and Metohija. Kitchen and dining room in October 2016
CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
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Monthly Report for December BECAUSE OF BOMBARDMENT THAY DON’T LIVE NORMALLY ANY MORE
Six members of Stojanovic family from Straza village in Kosovo and Metohija had completely normal lives until 1999. NATO agression on Serbia occured that year and nothing was same ever again. Due to the fear and sustained trauma both parents and two out of four sons found themselves in a difficult psycho-physical conditions, which they suffer from even today. NATO aviation's actions are something that Milos and Igor (in the picture) will always remember, but what they will not remember are the things all of us experience in our lives - first love, spending time with friends, travelling, sports activities, school days, first job, marriage, children... Everyday life of this family is truly sad since 1999.
www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 The family survives only thanks to the help of good and kind people from Rashko-Prizrenska Eparchy and the organization "Majka devet Jugovica" who brings them meals from the nearby public kitchen on a daily basis. Besides that, they have two cows and couple of goats. The youngest Alexandar is taking care of them and he is the only light in this household. This gloomy atmosphere is complemented with a house they live in which has three small rooms with a ground floor and the roof which is about to fall down. The additional problem is that that part of the village does not have water supply and they have to bring it for miles to their homes. But the biggest problem for these people is that we have forgot them! For seventeen years after agression Stojanovic family has been living completely cut out from the civilization, which is also proven by the fact that they do not have even one TV channel in Serbian language. Few times they have received some minor help, in the first place, thanks to the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs who has so far provided beds, table, chairs, fridge... The members of the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs actually started the action in order to raise 20.000 euros until Christmas so that a new house is built and that the family lives in decent conditions. Second part of the action includes trying to persuade the Municipallity to help them by providing water supply for their home. How to help? For building a new family house for Stojanovics it is necessary to put a label "for Stojanovics" when donating money to some of the bank accounts of the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs. When it comes to the countries abroad, it is possible to deposit money via PayPal addresses szsaustrija@gmail.com and szsamerika@gmail.com as well as via this donation platform http://www.srbizasrbe.net/donacije. All donations will be publicly posted on the organization's site and after the action is finished, photos of the new house together with the scanned bills of the provided help will be published. Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs exists for 11 years and so far we have raised 1.700.000 euros and helped more than 1.600 multimember families in the Balkans.
Igor is in the worst condition, who, until a year ago, didn't get up from his bed. Today he can walk a little bit in within his 4 walls and say a few words.
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FIRST PART OF THE HELP FOR FAMILY FROM KLADOVO
Valuable help arrived to a 12-member family Jovanovic-Jankovic from Kladovo! The second tournament Trojka iz bloka was held in this city on the Danube and the organizers recognized the most urgent problems this family is encountering. Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs helped the family with a washing machine and wood stove whose total value was 47.498 RSD since those things were most necessary for a normal functioning of the family who has so many children! What was said - is done! The help has arrived in time and Jovanovic-Jankovic family now knows that we keep our promises! They know that they are not alone and that they are a part of one big family TROJKA IZ BLOKA! We decided to keep helping them - as a part of our big action IN TIME FOR BOZIC, Serbs for Serbs from Canada will probably collect quite amount of money and we will do our best to reconstruct their house during the following year.
New washing machine for the family
New wood stove for Jovanovic-Jankovic family We invite all the people who are interested to join and help the projects of the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs, whose aim is to help socially disadvantaged Serbian multi-children families across the Balkan. CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE! NO SURRENDER! Group photo with Jovanovic-Jankovic family
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HELP FROM TORONTO FOR KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
More than happy because of the help from Toronto parents Miodrag and Ljiljana
Thanks to the new help from the friends, Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs from Toronto Canada, Miljkovic family who lives in a village Izvor, Municipality of Novo Brdo, Kosovo and Metohija, got a cow with a calf whose value is 1.300 euros! Family members are father Miodrag, wife Ljiljana, grandmother Danica (68), sons Djordje (18) and Filip (13) and daughter Angelina (7). Like most of the families in Kosovo and Metohija teritory, they work for minimal wage of 11.000 RSD and grandma has a pension of 75 euros. Unfortunately, four cows, a bull and a calf which provided their existence and survival on the farm had been stolen recently.
Members of Miljkovic family are thankful to all the people who have donated and friends From the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs from Toronto, who provided necessary money for a cow and calf and in that way enabled the family to stay and survive in Kosovo and Metohija in the 21st century.
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A NEW ROOF AND CHILDREN’S ROOM FOR BOSNJAKOVIC FAMILY
Thanks to the Church-school Municipality Gracanica from Windsor, Canada and the tournament Trojka iz bloka held in Smederevska Palanka, another successful action has been finished, this time for family Bosnjakovic from Smederevska Palanka. The action included a complete replacement of the roof construction with protecting sheet metal, reconstruction of the children's room and placing one PVC window whose total value was 552.680 RSD.
New PVC window is also set
Family consists of father Sasa, mother Ivana and four daughters Milica (9), Milena (8), Marina (4) and Marija (1).
Children's room was completely reconstructed, the walls were peeled, a new wall layer, internal insulation and laminate were placed and the room was painted which all made it look like a newly built room.
Removing the old one and putting a new roof on the family home
Milica, Milena, Marina and Marija are truly thankful to all the people who have donated and friends of the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs who provided a real children's room for them in which they will spend their time playing, hanging out, studying and growing up.
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NEW HELP FOR FAMILIES IN KRAJINA
Youngest Vuletics from Benkovac, next to their new desks Karna family from Biskupija got used tiller Charity organization Serbs for Serbs, with help of the friends and associates, but firstly clergy of Dalmatian, Gornji Karlovac, Oseckopojska and Baranja diocese, in last couple of weeks delivered help for 10 families from Krajina. Value of the aid is 9.030€. The aid consists of: Used tiller - Complete kitchen with fridge and stove - Water pump with pot - Three working desks, beds and stove, sweets and toys - Construction material for arranged houses (blocks, sand, cement, armature) - Stove, two working desks, two chairs for kids, bed and closet, sweets - Professional trimmer with a supporting parts (string, oil, chain), sweets - Two children beds, two desks and sweets - Construction material for arranging of two kids rooms and working expanses - Stovee, closet, 4m of wood and replacement of three windows A special aid action for our families with children was done as an introduction for our big traditional Christmas action, which we do for couple of years now. In area of Dalmatia, the aid came firstly to family of Neven and Danijela Karna from Biskupija near Knin. They have two kids Danijel (14) and Srecko (13). For them we arranged one used tiller in value of 1.300 €, with the help of our friends from organization “Zene Kosovske doline” whit whom we cooperate for a long time.
The aid came to the family Vuletic from Benkovci also. The family is consisting of two brothers with their families. Predrag and Tatjana Vuletic have Sara (8), Lazar (6) and Tara (4). His brother Ognjen lives with them with his daughter Andjela (7). Family Vuletic came back to its home recently. The aid we gave to them was: three working desks for the youngest, two beds, stove and sweets and toys for children. The value was 900 €.
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Happy family Strbac in front of their new kitchen In Kistanje we helped another big family. Sasa and Huanita Strbac have daughter Anastasija (2) from their marriage and they are expecting a baby, with them lives kids from mothers first marriage Marija (7) and Eva (4). For them we provided complete kitchen with all elements in value of 1.000 €, which will do good for them because they arrange space for life, and kitchen is one of the priorities.
Family Sorak from Korenica got help in way of two beds and table Next family from Lika we helped after four years is family of Danijel and Dragana Sorak from Korenica. From last visit, when we bought them one washing machine and vacuum cleaner, family got another member, so now they have Dajana (5) and Marko (3). For them we bought two beds and two desks, total value 400 €.
Members of Matic family from Udbina with new trimmer in their home The aid came to three families in area of Lika. First we helped family of Bora and Sabina Matic from Udbina. They have kids Jovana (7) and Marko (5). Because father works as sheep breeder the agreement was to buy them professional trimmer valued 640 euros, with which he could cut the lawn for his sheep breeding needs. He also can work with trimmer which will help his family’s budget.
Family Grkovic with its new wood burning stove Third family we helped from area of Lika is family of single mother Nedeljka Grkovic, which lives in Plasko with her two underaged kids Dijana (13) and David (9). Young David helps our local church in Plasko as assistant. For them we arranged wood burning stove, two school desks, two chairs, bed, closet and sweets in value of 920 €.
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Delivered building material for family Miljevic from Kolaric
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Family Cubra from village Jagodnjak got help in way of water pump and pot
After Lika, we successfully delivered help for one family from Kordun. This time another single mother was helped, Desa Miljevic from Kolarici, she has three children Andrej (11), Andreja (8) and Andrijana (4). For them we arranged construction material, so we could build rooms for children. The value of material, and the builder is 1.870 â‚Ź.
Family Kukic from Banija got building material
For them we delivered water pump with pot, so the family can get the water in the haouse. The value of this aid was 500 euros.
Delivered 4 cubic meters of firewood for family Viljanac
After that delivering the aid continued in Banija, also with delivering of construction material in value of 950 euros for arranging the house and living space of Ranko and Zeljka Kukic from Srpski Cuntic and their children Ratko (19), Stefan (15) and Danijel (9).
The last family aided through this action is family Viljanac from Tenja near Osijek. They are consisting of parents Zeljko and Radmila and three children: Marko (16), Natasa (11) and Nemanja (3). The oldest son Marko has problems with his leg and the family doesn't have any incomes.
On the area of Baranja, we delivered aid for two families. In Jagodnjak near Osijek, the aid came to family of Sasa and Tanja Cubra and their children Saska (6) and Vanja (3).
With the help of our friends, the family was aided with heating stove, one wardrobe, 4 cubic meters of firewood and replacement of three windows. The price was 550 â‚Ź.
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BIG HELP FOR DJURIC FAMILY FROM SMEDEREVSKA PALANKA
Members of Charity organisation Serbs for Serbs visited family Djuric on 17. December consisting of single mother Slavica and three children Tamara (12), Uros (7) and Milos (5) from Smederevska Planka because of finishing complete reconstruction of bathroom, kitchen and children bedroom. The value of help is 373.661 RSD. The founds for this help are secured thanks to the help of Church and school commune Gracanica from Windsor in Canada.
Youngest Djuric's have been most gladdened with reconstructed bathroom In bathroom, all the plumbing and wiring were completely replaced, new tiles had been placed, new windows and bathroom doors.
State of bathroom in the home of Djuric family July 2016 Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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Representative of CO Serbs for Serbs Milos Markovic with Tamara, Uros and Milos summing up their impressions after help they've got from our organization Reconstruction of children room and living room alltogether in progress
In order to prevent a moisture, we set hydro and thermal insulation in the dining room, smoothing layer and the laminate. In room kids go to sleep, which is also a living room, we also set hydro and thermal insulation, smoothing layer and laminate, the walls were insulated from inner side, they were also painted and new doors were set.
We invite all good people from all around the globe to support actions of our organization with modest monthly grants so we could help as many as we can vulnerable large families from all across the Balkans. The needs are, sadly, enormous!
Kids will finaly spend decent time in their new room
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SECOND PART OF DELIVERING AID TO KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
Stankovics from Busince got nessesery construction material During the December, representatives of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs delivered, in cooperation with episcopal charity organization “Majka devet Jugovića” from Gracanica and NAS “Svi Kosmet”, second part of aid to Kosovo and Metohija to socially endangered families and their children. Families were visited in October for the first time, and first part of aid was delivered in November. Total value of aid for 20 families of villages Gozdarevac and Rudnica is 25.280 €.
Family Stankovic from Busince village got construction material for finishing second floor in their house. Dragan and Trajanka have sons Bojan (34) and Dusan (25) which is married to Sanja (25) and has a baby Milica (1).
Moskic from Vrbovac in front of their new PVC windows and door Delivered help to family Jovanovic - six sheeps for family farm Family Jovanovic from Straza village got the aid in the form of six sheep, crib, diapers and hygiene for baby. Jovanovic from two months ago are richer for another member, baby Stefan. In modest new house this family is settled, the family moved from house to house in search for safe roof. Sadly father Sinisa suffered stroke recently and he is under treatment. Basic incomes are minimal and social help.
Family Moskic from Vrbovac village, got aid in form of new front door, two two-winged windows and for room doors. Sinisko and Jovanka live with their children: Milos (30), Bojana (28) and the youngest Aleksandar (26) whom is married with Natasa (22) and has baby Jovan (6 mounts). This hardworking family is engaged in agriculture and works on 5 acres of land. As families Jevtic and Moskic they deal with stealing cattle from their land.
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Slavoljub in front of delivered construction material, necessary for the reconstruction of the house Petkovic's from Partes with complete material for bathroom and washing machine Family Petkovic from Partres village was aided with reconstruction of bathroom and buying a new washing machine. Srdjan and Danijela lives in a household with kids: Stefan (24), Nikola (20), Bogdan (18), Bojana (14) and Pavle (3). Till two weeks ago father had a job as a security guard in hospital in Gnjilane, which gave this large family some incomes. Sadly to the light again comes reality of many Serbs from enclaves. A few Albanians have beaten Srdjan on his workplace, with a note that he can’t work there only because he is Serbian. That is a big problem for family considering that in these areas only the luckiest ones have job.
Family Josifovic from Gracanica got 50 square meters of leveling compound, laminate and 15 square meters of tiles. Slavoljub and Jelena have son Viktor (4). Beside them in household lives Slavoljub's brother Ljubisa, sister Sonja and mother Marija.
Water pump, PVC windows and door for Marinkovics from Parlovo For family Markovic from Parlovo village we delivered a donation in form of water pump, two windows and doors for basement. Srdjan and Gordana have three daughters: Kristina (19), Milena (17) and Lidija (15). Srdjan works in public kitchen, and beside that only income is minimal wedge.
Family Antonovic with provided building material
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 Family Kostic from Bostane village got used tiller for processing their fields. Ivan and Danijela lives with four children: Aleksandar (14), Andjela (12), Andrija (7) and Irena (4)
Construction of the new stable next to Antonovic's house has started
Milos Jokanovic in front of delivered construction material
Milking machine for goats and sheeps delivered to Antonovic's household
Work on upgrade of Jokanovic's house is in progress Family Jokanovic from Gornje Jarinje village got construction material for building another floor on house. Milos and Dragica lives in unfinished house with three kids: Jovana (24) and Andjelija (22) and son Gojko (16). This hardworking family escaped from Obilic. We especially thank to Independent association of students “Svi za Kosmet�, which joined action of upgrading a house of family Jokanovic and for that project donated 40.000 RSD, raised recently on the Book fair in Belgrade. The aid to families on Kosovo and Metohija we will continue in our great Christmas action in 2017. Join and support our new projects.
Members of Kostic family from Bostan with bought tiller
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THE GREENHOUSE FOR FAMILY NIKOLIC FROM PRIJEDOR
As they say kids are their greatest bless from God and with Gods will there will be more. The oldest Ognjen is for now the only one to go to school and he is a great student, and in autumn his sister Andrea will join him in school.
Thanks to the help of the help of Church and school commune Gracanica from Windsor, Canada, Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs from Republic of Srpska successfully realized project of getting aid to sixmembered family Nikolic fromPrijedor which is consisted of father Danko and mother Snezana with their four kids Ognjen (13), Andrea (7) , Marina (4) and Rastko (2). In order to improve agricultural production we built the greenhouse 20 meters long and 5 meters wide, complete water system, cultivator with accessories, chainsaw, trimmer, sprayer, tiller and planter in total value of 6.984 KM.
Chainsaw, trimmer, sprayer, tiller and planter
Parents Danko and Snezana joyful with help form our organisation
Family Nikolic in front of their greenhouse The father of family Danko is born in village Rakelici near the Prijedor, mother Snezana is born in Mladenovac. They met each-other in one occasion when Snezana came to her cousin in Prijedor. They fell in love and decided to start family life. They try to raise their children in orthodox spirit and on Sunday they attend on liturgy.
Members of family Nikolic sends thanks to all the donators of Charity organisation Serbs for Serbs from all around the globe, but especially to Serbs from Windsor in Canada. Because of their help, they gain conditions to work for themselves and their family, but especially for the future of their children. CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE! SERBS FOR SERBS
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AID FOR FAMILY MILACIC FROM PODGORICA
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Montenegro aided, in late December six-membered family Milacic from Podgorica, which was visited in late September, and lives in Konik refugee camp. Single mother Mirjana (39) rises five girls: Sara (10), Ena (8), Jana (6), Mia (5) and Darija (3). Family survives on social support of 180 â‚Ź per month. They eat in Red Cross and have only one meal per day. Milacics got aid in form of wood stove, 8 meters of firewood, sofa, table, baseboard, material for bathroom and repairing plumbing. Total value of aid was 887 euros.
Current look of family Milacics bathroom with solved humidity problem
Single mother Mirjana with her daughters on new sofa and table We call all people of good will to join and aid projects of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs which has a goal to help socially endangered large Serbian families form all across the Balkans. CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE! Wood stove for family Milacic Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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BUILD LOFT FOR MILUNOVICS
Members of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited seven-membered family Milunovic in Belgrade suburb Umka consisting of father Bojan (38), mother Ruzica (36) and children Luka (7), Marija (5), Marta (4), Lazar (2) and the youngest Kiril (8 mounts old) who thankful to donation of Church and school municipality of Gracanica from Windsor, Canada secured resources for complete equipment of the loft on the house. Total value of delivered aid in construction material and paying a workers is 674.806 RSD.
Construction material delivered – August 2016 Because of big cash expenditures that family had for building and equipping a house, and spreading the family, they couldn’t equip the loft with kid’s room and little bathroom. Currently, all seven of them are settled in two rooms.
Roof windows placed
The look of the loft during the first visit of organization in May 2016 Milunovics were subtenants until four years ago in Zarkovo with two children, but because of their parents, good people and Gods help they bought a lot in Umka and started building of family house in which seven of them lives now. Bojan works in city transport as a driver, mother Ruzica is religion teacher in Primary school “Ujedinjene nacije” in Cerak, and have parental allowance of 14,000 dinars for the fourth child. Sadly, they don’t have rights to have parental allowance because their payments exceed the intended limit for 27 dinars.
Beginning of placing a thermal isolation on roof and walls
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Of all planed construction works we did: loft was isolated with thermal isolation, on external and partition walls we put plasterboard and painted them, conducted electricity in all rooms and bathrooms, placed room doors, and in the bath we made water installations and the sewer network, set up the tiles and toilets, with the two roof windows.
Finished works on building kid’s rooms All water, electrical and ceramic works in bathroom done Family Milunovic sands great thanks to donators from Windsor, Canada and members of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs on secured help in form of construction material for needs of finishing equipping loft of their family house so their children could get normal conditions for life and growing-up. We invite all donators to support the work of our organization with donations so the aid could get to the other large families all across the Balkans.
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BUILT STABLE FOR SINOVICS FROM KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in cooperation with Foundation Delije started an action of building a stable with a barn for sheep and goats for needs of six-membered family Simonovic from Jasenovik village, municipality Novo Brdo on Kosovo and Metohija. In household of Simonovics lives grandpa Miodrag, grandma Zivotka, father Ljubinko, wife Danijela and children Sanja (14) and Stefan (12) who had more than 10 operations on eyes in Belgrade because of his sight problems.
Beginning of building a roof on stable with Serbian tricolor flag
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs bought construction material in value of 405.000 RSD. In attachment you can see construction of stable and barn in village Jasenovik on Kosovo and Metohija.
First phase of construction founded the family itself
Family Simonovic sends great thanks to Charity organization Serbs for Serbs as their donators on help and aid in realization of this significant project which will secure future for Serbs on Kosovo and Metohija.
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TOKALICS FROM RASKA GOT THE BATHROOM
Within first humanitarian tournament “Trojka iz bloka” in Raska, five-membered family Tokalic from village Baljevac, which is consistent of father Milos, mother Milijana, daughters Marija (14), Milica (10) and son Mihajlo (11) got the bathroom, in total value of 65.888 RSD. Charity organisation Serbs for Serbs, Charity organization “Ruka prijatelja” from Raska and municipality of Raska with blessing from monastery Djurdjevi Stupovi provided conditions for life of one socially endangered family from Raska.
Tokalic's in their new bathroom
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CEKIC FAMILY WILL BE SOON IN THE NEW PART OF THE HOUSE
Building was finished in december 2016
Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Сerbs from Serbia and Republic of Srpska have visited at the end of december 2016, Cekic family of nine, from the village Donja Kola, that is located approximately 20km from Banja Luka, on the slopes of mountain Manjaca. Members of the family are father Djuro and mother Mirela, and their seven children, Milutin (18), Bogoje (14), Genadije (9), twin sisters Milica and Marija (4), Maja (3) and their youngest Vasilije (1). Our organization has provided building materials and beds for the children, in total value of 12.649 BAM. This donation was provided by Gracanica – Serbian eastern ortodox church congregation of Windsor, Canada, purposely for finishing building this family’s house.
We installed 16 new pvc windows, as well as front doors, we plastered 250sqm of walls, we built complete water supply network, and bought much needed sanitary equipment for bathroom We found out about Cekic family from our friends from Serbian organization „Bastionik“ from Banja Luka, who contacted us with a plead to help this family. „Bastionik“ has helped them as well, on Christmas eve, when they brought them packages of personal hygene items and food. In this family, nobody has a permanent employement, and the only certain source of income is 240 BAM of social aid. Besides that, father and the oldest sons, try to make some additional income by working seasonal jobs, so that they could live at least a bit better. Furthermore, they raise sheeps and pigs, which were also given to them as a help from all the good people, and they grow some vegetables on the land that they own besides the house.
During our visit, we had a chance to see how impecably this mother takes care of her children, because the kids are so well behaved, beautifully dressed, and all of them have good grades. Condition of the house in the March, 2016 Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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Their parish priest Goran Kovacevic, who was our host, and who took us to visit them, said that the family lives obeying God’s laws, that they come regularly to church, that they are fasting, and that they receive holy communion regularly. The biggest problem for this family is their practicaly uninhabitable house. With a help of the friends, first floor of the house was finished, but withouth a roof, unplastered, uninsulated, withouth floors, with carpentry that was installated poorly. All of this was huge problem during the winter and autumn, because it was too cold, and water was leaking everywhere.
Milica, Marija and Maja Cekic
Walls were plastered and the floor screed was put in place
Youngest members of the family, with their mother Mirela, in a reconstructed part of the house During our conversation with Djuro Cekic, father of this family, in front of their home Cekic family would like to thank immensely to all the donators from Widsor, Canada, and to members of the charity organization Serbs for Serbs on the help that was necessary for them. By providing construction material, their children will have more decent life conditions. We invite all the people who are interested to join and help the projects of the Charity Organization Serbs for Serbs, whose aim is to help socially disadvantaged Serbian multi-children families across the Balkan. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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BOSKOVIC FAMILY’S HOUSE IS UPGRADED
Condition of the house during our first visit – July, 2016
Members of Charity Organization Serbs for Serbs, have visited in the end of december 2016, Boskovic family of eight, from Obrenovac. Members of the family are parents Nebojsa and Tatjana, and their children Danilo (17), Stefan (16), Jovan (6), Katarina (5), Stefan (21) and Marija (15). Funds for the help for this family were provided by the charity basketball tournament in Backa Palanka and by Gracanica – Serbian eastern ortodox church congregation of Windsor, Canada. Funds were needed in order to finish building of the bathroom, kitchen and dining room, and total value of the help was 887.679 RSD.
The biggest problem for this family, was lack of the bathroom in their house. Father, Nebojsa, has already started building it, but due to lack of money, he couldn’t manage to finish it.
Work in progress – Walls are built, and the roof is set in place
Job is done - Pvc carpentry is set, as well as water supply network, and electrical installations
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Kitchen and dining area
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Old and new part of the house of the Boskovic family in Obrenovac
Jovan and Katarina Boskovic in front of their house
Bathroom is finished
Head of the household, Nebojsa, has used rest of the materials to put insullation on the newly built part of the house Boskovic family would like to thank immensely to all the donators from Backa Palanka, Widsor of Canada, and to members of the charity organization Serbs for Serbs on the help that was necessary for them.
By providing construction material, their children will have more decent life conditions. We invite all the people who are interested to join and help the projects of the Charity Organization Serbs for Serbs, whose aim is to help socially disadvantaged Serbian multi-children families across the Balkan. CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
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DONATIONS WERE DELIVERED TO KRAKIC FAMILY FROM SARAJEVO
Removal of the old and istallation of the new carpentry on Krakic’s home Only a few months after the first „Trojka iz bloka“ tournament was held in Eastern Sarajevo, and after our first visit to Krakic family of eight, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs went from words to action! In the end of 2016, we helped this family by bying them furniture and renovating their house. Total amount of money that was spent on this action is 2.851 BAM. Father Dragomir, mother Mila, children Marko (21), Nikolina (11), Kristina (10) and Lazar (8), as well as Dragomir’s brother with his wife, now have new wardrobe, new installed carpentry, bathtub and washing machine!
Since this Trojka iz bloka that took place in Eastern Sarajevo, was the last one that was held in Republic of Srpska in 2016, with Krakic family we finished our, until now, most succesful Trojka iz bloka, the unique sports-charity project of our organization.
Begining with the informations that were collected by the social service of Eastern Sarajevo, among with selfless and devoted work of the volunteers during the visit and meeting of the family, up to the repairer’s job that was done with great quality – Trojka iz bloka once again united all the people with big hearts! Results of the first Trojka in Eastern Sarajevo are smiles on the faces of the youngest members of Krakic family, as well as strenght and hope that were given to their parents, because now they know that there are some people who keep their promises, and who will not forget them! Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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Charity organization Serbs for Serbs would like to thank all sponsors, donors and volunteers who made their contribution to this great victory of humanity! The best season so far is finished, and in the best possible way – with delivered donations and all the job done!
New wardrobe will be useful for children’s clothing and school supplies
In 2015 we announced our jubilee fifth season, with one tournament that took place on Pale, and after that, all Republic of Srpska was marked with Trojka, from Banja Luka, Kozarska Dubica and Vlasenica, up to Trebinje and Eastern Sarajevo! Besides this cities, we do wish to organize this sports-charity event in Brcko, Bijeljina, Prijedor, Nevesinje, Kostajnica, Derventa, Visegrad, Foca, Teslic, Doboj, Zvornik, Laktasi, Prnjavor...
Family Krakic thanks all the donors throughout Repiblic of Srpska
Eight-year-old Lazar would like to thank donors on a newly bought washing machine
New season of "Trojka iz bloka" awaits us, in which we intend to break the record of the number of tournaments that will be held (40 tournaments in 2016), and in orderd to do so, we need your help! If there wasn’t Trojka iz bloka in your city so far, contact us, and Trojka iz bloka in this year might come to your city for the first time!
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BUILT HOUSE FOR THE STRAJNIC FAMILY FROM KAC
The Strajnić family in their living room
Representatives of the Charityorganization Serbs for Serbs have visited the Strajnić family from Kać in the very last day of 2016. in order to inspect the newly built house for this family which is consisted of a single mother Gordana, children Stefan (12), Jelena (14), Jovana (16) and Dušan (18), and, until recently, Zora (22), who got married, have lived with them. The total value of procurement of construction materials and master's works is 1,807,982 RSD, and for 2017 we have planned an action of equipping the household with necessary appliances and furniture in order to enable this family to enter their new home as soon as possible. Funds for this action were provided through the tournament “Trojka iz bloka” in Novi Sad, Christmas campaigns organized by members of our organization in Switzerland and Canada, as well as donation of some building material by City of Novi Sad.
Foundations for a new house – excavated
Layout of house of the Strajnić family – September 2016
Workers were quick to move on to the construction of the walls
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Installing the roof structure Igor Rašula, President of the organization, in a chat with the main worker Simo Knežić and mother Gordana about the further work on connecting homes to water and electricity network
Laminate flooring, sockets and light bulbs installed
Action to help the Strajnić family from Kać still continues. At the moment we are collecting funds for equipping the household with basic appliances and furniture for chilren’s rooms, dining room and living room, so we are CALLING AND APPEALING ALL THE DONORS AND FRIENDS TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT and to help them to enter their new home by the day of Sretenje (15 February). Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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THE LJILJAK FAMILY ON THEIR WAY TO A BETTER LIFE
At the end of 2016, members of a Charity organization Serbs for Serbs have visited the Ljiljak family from Grocka to check progress of works on the construction of bathrooms and expanding their home. As we have reported earlier, the family is consisted by ten members: grandfather Mirko and grandmother Milica, their daughter Duška, a single mother of a seven children: Andrej (5), Slobodanka (8), Tamara (10), Bobana and Mirko (11), Zorka (12) and Božana (13).
The financial situation of the family has not improved since our last visit by the end of 2015. They still live exclusively on social aid and occasional wage that grandfather Mirko earns, but, because of his age, the question is how long can the Ljiljak family count on that type of income. The Ljiljak family couldn’t go further unaided and that is why there appeared Serbs for Serbs, and then our sister organization “Smile as a gift”, other organizations, many individuals and donors, to, with joined forces, as well as in hundred other cases, help a vulnerable family with many children to move forward to a better life. In the house of the Ljiljak family, after numerous problems with documentation and land that we were able to solve, work is now in progress at full steam and one extra room will soon be completed, so that children can have more space to learn, play and sleep, and a bathroom, so that the whole family can have living conditions decent fot tha 21st century!
During the nineties, the Ljiljak family had to move their native Western Slavonia and escape to Serbia due to well-known reasons. With the aid of the Commissariat for Refugees, they’ve bought themselves a small house of only 33 square meters, without a bathroom, at Smederevo road in the place of Dubočaj in Grocka, in order to finally get a place to live, they tried everything to forget bad things from the past and have tried to start a new life.
Raised walls
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Delivered insulation material The youngest members of the family Ljiljak will soon have a new room and bathroom The Ljiljak family is just one of many families that have been helped by our organization to stand on its feet and move forward. That wouldn’t be possible without your donations, which are more numerous every day, thank God, as well as appeals for help, unfortunately. Help us to continue changing lives of many disadvantaged families with many children throughout Serbia and the Balkans, because CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
Installation of water supply network in the bathroom is finished
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TRACTOR AND THE IMPLEMENT FOR THE MARJANOVIC FAMILY
Thanks to the donation of church and school municipality „Gračanica“ from Windsor, Canada, aid for a twelve member family Marjanović from Prijedor has successfully been made. An used tractor IMT560 and implements for tractor worth a total of 8,300 BAM have been given to the family. The family consists of father Draško, mother Mira and their ten children: Dragana (23), Suzana (20), Marko (18), Željka (16), Jelena (15), Dragan (14), Željko (12), Predrag (9), Svetlana (6) and the youngest Nenad (4). With this donation, the family will be able to provide enough food for their children but also to achive needed revenue for their daily life with an additional job.
Nenad in hands of his father Draško next to the tractor The Marjanović family is expressing immense gratitude to donors from Windsor, Canada and the members of charity organization Serbs for Serbs for securing an over needed aid in the form of an used tractor and implements for tractor so that their children could get the opportunity to have a decent living conditions and upbringing. We are inviting donors to SUPPORT the work of our Organization with their donations so that aid could reach the other families with many children across the Balkans. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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SERBS FOR SERBS ACTIVE IN AUSTRALIA
The event was a success, along with introducing visitors to our work, we were able to collect 275 Australian dollars to help impoverished families in the Blakans.
This passed weekend, members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in Australia had the opportunity to have a stand at the picnic of St Petka from Rockbank near Melbourne.
We would like to thank our friends from the church of St. Petka from Rockbank who allowed us to have a stand at their event.
While enjoying themselves and meeting guests, members were able to introduce parisheners and visitors to the work of our organization.
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HUMANITARIAN CHRISTMAS TRIATLON
Trojka iz bloka has finished its most successful tournament season so far and a big humanitarian mission is being continued - December 17th, in a cafe-bar Semlin, hosted by our proud sponsors and true friends, the first Christmas triathlon was held. The teams of two were competing in three different categories - table football, card game and darts. Our humane citizens of Zemun and our friends from other parts of the city collected 25.300 RSD for socially disadvantaged families. This is the second humanitarian tournament which was held in the most beautiful part of Zemun and it is becoming tradition of compassion, benevolence and help for those in need. Trojka iz bloka mission lives in Zemun!
For the past 11 years Osmeh na dar has been making holidays happier for children from Kosovo and other parts where their help is needed and today they have an important ally in Zemun - fans team Taurunum Boys and cafe-bar Semlin, together with two proud sponsors, showed us how they put all their efforts for the children in need.
Champions Champions of the first Christmas humanitarian triathlon were Bulat and Zoki, Milena and Nemanja were second , Kica and Milos third and Bora and Crnogorac took forth place.
The night of good-hearted people and interesting games was special because of the 7th cafe-bar Semlin anniversary and because of a traditional candy-collecting organized by the foundation Osmeh na dar. Two proud Trojka iz Bloka sponsors from Zemun- Catering Plus and Liberty contributed to this mission and together with the help from other guests 30.000 RSD value of candies was collected.
The most touching part of the evening was rewarding the owner of cafe-bar Semlin, Mr. Lukic, with an honorary humanitarian plaque, for all these years he has been supporting and fighting for the future of our children. Zemun clearly stated - WE DON'T GIVE UP! NO SURRENDER! CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
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SFS IN THE NEW VIENNA ACTION
Beside the tournament itself and football games, people who came had a chance to get informed about the organization, donate or help by buying T-shirts and sweatshirts from our boutique. Special thanks goes to the organizer Sale Milojkovic and all the people who have donated.
After being part of the annual concert of the FDA "Jedinstvo", members of the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs from Austria were at the New Year's football tournament for students in Vienna, December 18.
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PRIJEDOR HAS A BIG HEART!
Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs is organizing Christmas and new year humanitarian gatherings for two years in a row in Republik of Srpska. The aim is to raise funds for Christmas action as well as Christmas presents for the youngest members of socially disadvantaged families. This year there have been even three humanitarian parties in Prijedor and they were the beginning of a big, traditional Christmas action.
Cafe Kamenjara and good-hearted people who wanted to help children collected 852,50 KM, cafe Kafanica 654,60 KM and 2 Euros and cafe Terasa closed the series of great parties with 475KM and 60 Euros! Besides that, thanks to all kind-hearted people, over 10 boxes of candies and clothes for children were collected as well!
The sum of money raised at these parties was 1.982,10 KM and 62 Euros! Cafe Kamenjara, cafe Kafanica and cafe Terasa joined their forces and sent a clear message to the world - CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
The action of collecting candies and money will be continued until Christmas, so it will be even more successful than it is up to now! Christmas action has just started and it is already truly promising! During the whole year the Charity Organisation Serbs for Serbs is taking care of most urgent and basic needs of the children in need and during Christmas time a lot of people unite, so that the youngest ones, with smiles on their faces, welcome and celebrate the happiest Christian holiday!
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SUCCESSFUL DARTS TOURNAMENT IN NURAMBERG
Sunday, 25. December 2016. In Nuremberg we organized fourth in the row humanitarian darts tournament “Bozicna akcija” in caffe AS. 16 contestants applied to fight for the first place on prestige tournament and get themselves one of the articles from SFS boutique. The great competition was held but always in the sportsman spirit and fair-play. Café was full and nobody wanted to miss this.
On this year’s tournament we gathered 1.265 € of donations which we will use in our Christmas action! I would like to give special thanks to guys which came all the way from Munich to donate 640 euros. One more time, big thanks to everyone! Neither this time we hadn’t surprises: last year’s champion David Srdic fell out of tournament from outsider Milos Simic in quarterfinals. The same Milos in historical finale defeated last year’s finalist Oliver Obradovic and proven to everybody that they should believe in their dreams. Great thanks to all the contestants, friends who came and donated without contesting the tournament, bought tshirts from our boutique and at the end simply came to hangout and finish this year with this event.
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3.598 MESSAGES TO 7763 IN NOVEMBER
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15 MILLION VISITS ON SFS WEBSITE At the beginning of March, 2015, the Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS, in cooperation with mobile service providers Telekom, Telenor and Vip, started a national campaign for helping socially disadvantaged families throughout Serbia. During November, 3.598 messages were sent to the charity SMS number 7763, and a total of 52,615 messages since the beginning of the campaign. The charity campaign SMS TO 7763 continues. It is sufficient to send an empty SMS or an SMS with any text you want. Your message will be charged at 100 RSD (without the charge of your service provider). We extend our deep gratitude to all donors and friends of the organization who have taken part in the charity campaign of the organization SERBS FOR SERBS. ……………………………………………………….......
SFS CANADA LAUNCHED ITBF 2017 Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Canada launched its 3rd traditional Christmas action "In Time For Bozic 2017" in order to gather donors, members and friends of the organization from Canada to help families Jovanovic-Jankovic from Kladovo, Cvijetic from Glamoc, Paklar, Lukavac and Cosic from Dalmatia. Please write a cheque payable to Serbs for Serbs Canada, 635 The Queensway, Lower Level, Toronto, ON, M8Y 1K6 or donate via e-transfer to: donate2sfs@gmail.com - answer to the security question is: Bozic or Bozic1. The action will last from December 7, 2016 to January 7, 2017.
On the 11th December 2016. the official website of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.srbizasrbe.org recorded 15 million visits since the web hit counter was introduced in the 2007. when it also recorded million hits in the period from September until December. This is for sure an additional support to our humanitarian work and actions to help socially vulnerable families across Serbia, Republic of Srpska and the region. CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
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JOIN US IN THE CHROSTMAS ACTION 2017.
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs has initiated a CHRISTMAS ACTION! If we have gained your trust, by donating you can help us in our goal to raise 50.000â‚Ź so we can help socially depraved children during upcoming Christmas holidays from Kosovo and Metohija all the way up to Krajina. We are sending this appeal to Serbs all around the world! Donation platform: http://www.srbizasrbe.net/donacije/, send text to 7763 (100 RSD from Serbia), RSD account: 160279491-71, Pay Pal: szsaustrija@gmail.com, szsamerika@gmail.com.
On the photo above, you can see Stolic Jovan together with his brothers Andrija and Nikola. They are living with their parents and two more sisters in the Ugljare in Kosovo and Metohija. A few years ago, we have donated furniture to them and a couple a months ago we have seen that everything was clean and maintained. We have decided to organize a big action for them soon in order to renovate their entire house.
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SERBS FOR SERBS CHARITY SHOP
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Monthly Report for December Donors in December: 1. Compass Fuel donation box (IL) - $ 10 2. Beograd Café donation box (IL) - $ 10 3. Nada's Deli & Bakery d. box (IL) - $ 21 4. St. Nikola, Brookfield d.box (IL) - $ 20 5. Jelena Savic (CAN) - $ 55 6. iSerbApparel.com - $ 10 7. Nenad Milasinovic (Australia) - $ 25 8. Srdjan Gavrilovic (GA) - $ 15 9. Radomans Framing (CA) - $ 15 10. Zoran Zdravkovic (MI) - $ 15 11. www.snd-us.com - $ 25 12. Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ 25 13. Vesna Vasic (CAN) - $ 25 CAD 14. Serbosi iz Kalgarija(CAN)-$350 CAD 15. Tihomir Bajic (CA) - $ 100 16. Делије Њујорк (NY) - $ 24 17. Tanja Josipovic (AZ) - $ 25 18. Slavisa Karach (GA) - $ 25 19. Aleksandar Bozic - $ 30 20. N. V. (CA) - $ 50 21. Familiy Aksentijevic (MD) - $ 25 22. Stephanie Rajacic - $ 20 23. Milorad Bozickovic (OH) - $ 30 24. Nick Jurkovic (IL) - $ 25 25. Danijela Damjanoski (MN) - $ 60 26. AT&T - $ 98,4 27. AT&T - $ 50 28. Your Cause - $ 20 29. Pfizer Foundation - $ 96,4 30. Thomson Reuters - $ 1.000 31. Radoje & Snjezana Ilić (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 32. Milan Miličić (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 33. Anonymous (CAD) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 34. Milan Stankovich (IL) - $ 25 35. Dragana Beara (CAN) - $ 50 36. Milovan Mihic (IL) - $ 55 37. Breza (CA) - $ 65 38. Marko Samardžija (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 39. Bojana Stanisic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 40. Marko Mrkonjić (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 41. Biljana Stijačić (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 42. Aleksandar Micic (MO) - $ 15
www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 43. Ivan Radulovic (NY) - $ 25 44. Milan Zdrnja - $ 25 45. Nina & Maksim Krsmanovic(VA)- $50 46. Dejan Beljic (CAN) - $ 20 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 47. Vasa & Vida Kosevic(CAN) - $50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 48. Dalibor Karabatak (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 49. Milena & Vladimir Malesevic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 50. Dejan Kecman (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 51. Milica Kostic (CAN) - $ 500 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 52. Vesna Kozomora (IL) - $ 25 53. Milos Kuburovic (FL) - $ 15 54. Helena Urukalo (CAN) - $ 15 55. Milos Arsenijevic (MA) - $ 15 56. Vozi Inc. - $ 50 57. Alexandra Novakovich - $ 100 58. Lidija B. (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 59. G. T. (IN) - $ 50 60. Branka Halilovic (CAN) - $ 30 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 61. Mira & Aleksandar Brkic (CAN) - $ 250 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 62. Angelina & Danilo Racic (CAN) - $ 250 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 63. Katarina Lukich (CAN) - $ 250 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 64. Dusan Stojkovic (IL) - $ 15 65. Marko Saric - $ 30 66. Jela Nonkovic (PA) - $ 15 67. Nikola Mrdakovic (IL) - $ 40 68. Boris Mijalkovic - $ 50 69. Danijel Plavsic (WA) - $ 25 70. Milan Dobras (AZ) - $ 25 71. Ilija Vukovljak - $ 10 72. Milan Dukic - $ 100 73. Milan Tesic - $ 20 74. Sasa Savic (TX) - $ 60 75. Milorad Rasovic - $ 20 76. Dejan Dimitrijevic - $ 20 77. Petar Polic - $ 50 78. Dragomir Stanojevic (CAN) - $ 100 79. Srdjan Prodanovic (NY) - $ 100 80. Aksentijevich family (MD) - $ 50
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Monthly Report for December 81. Protecta Elecetronic Services (AUST) - $ 30 82. Vladimir Milosavljevic - $ 25 83. Philip Thomas - $ 50 84. Rastko Tomin - $ 200 85. Danka Mandic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 86. Anonymous (CAN) - $ 75 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 87. Mary Zivic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 88. Benevity giving platform - $ 216,15 89. David Gavric (IN) - $ 50 90. Slavica Petrovic (IL) - $ 25 91. Nenad Grujicic (FL) - $ 50 92. Silicon Valley Serbian Entrepreneurship Club - $ 1.600 93. Bora & Draga Dragašević (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 94. Petra Pajkić (CAN) - $ 40 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 95. Dušanka Tubić (CAN) - $ 20 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 96. Biserka Tomić (CAN) - $ 10 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 97. Gina & Živko Dončić (CAN) - $ 20 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 98. Boba Zebić (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 99. Radmila Barone (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 100. Klara Štiglić (CAN) - $ 300 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 101. Tanja Glišin & Slobodan Кnežević (CAN) – $ 250 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 102. Dušica Ivanović (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 103. Anonymous (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 104. Angelina & Danilo Račić (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (slava family Kubura) 105. Milovan Mihic - $ 55 106. UKOGF Foundation - $ 76,15 107. Sanja Terzic (AZ) - $ 25 108. Milan Djoric (AZ) - $ 10 109. Aleksandar Gargenta - $ 100 110. Slobodan Vukovic (CAN) - $ 100,16 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 111. Nada & Zarko Trbojevic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 112. PayPal Giving Fund - $ 102,3 113. Veljko Neskovic (CAN) - $ 75 114. www.designswww.com - $ 25 115. Marta Stojanovic (CAN) - $ 25 116. Marijana Males - $ 20 117. Marko Grcic - $ 30
www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 118. Natalija Vesic (NY) - $ 100 119. Nemanja Simic - $ 20 120. Milos Mirkovic (IL) - $ 50 121. Dragan Goronjic - $ 20 122. Simo Hercegovac - $ 50 123. G. T. (IN) - $ 30 124. Violeta Vukotich (AZ) - $ 25 125. Nick Jurkovic (IL) - $ 25 126. Drasko Galic - $ 25 127. Necko & Vesna Djuric (IA) - $ 100 128. Nada Roche (IL) - $ 400 129. Charlie Raketic (NJ) - $ 2.000 130. Rade Rajevac (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 131. Danijela Przulj (CAN) - $ 20 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 132. Dejan Grbic (CAN) - $ 70 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 133. Zana Zelenovic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD 134. Stuart Murray (Norway) - $ 25 135. Bojan Jovanovic (IL) - $ 25 136. Biljana Bursac (CO) - $ 15 137. Srdjan Markovic (CA) - $ 25 138. Veljko Sedlan - $ 18,96 139. Milan Spinjo - $ 10 140. Torin Rowe - $ 40 141. Ivan Milosevic - $ 50 142. Sara Zahardnikova - $ 15 143. Daniel Milicevic - $ 20 144. Ankica D. (NJ) - $ 25 145. Tanja Radovanovic - $ 20 146. Vladimir Ignjatovic - $ 50 147. Djordje Ilic - $ 50 148. Aleksandar Divljak - $ 100 149. Zoran Vujic - $ 71,79 150. Sinisa Satara - $ 40 151. Nemanja Tomic - $ 50 152. Nikola Kokot - $ 100 153. Aleksandar Djinovic - $ 50 154. Anonymous (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 155. Anonymous (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 156. Jovan Brkic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 157. KSS Kneginja Zorka (CAN) - $ 1.000 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 158. Natasa & Milos Kostich (CAN) - $ 10.000 CAD (in memory of Ranko Kostich) (In Time For Bozic) 159. Dragoslav Stefanovic (CA) - $ 200 160. Jovo Vasiljevic - $ 20 161. Petar Cvijetic - $ 13,86 162. Milan Spinjo - $ 15 163. Lazar Sormaz - $ 20
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Monthly Report for December 164. Dragana Babic - $ 30 165. Danijel Jaksic - $ 100 166. Dragana & Momir Kubura (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 167. Sasa Krsmanovic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 168. George & Jessica Tijanic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 169. Dusan Subotic (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 170. Goran Vojvodic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 171. Brian & Dana Mitchell (CAN) - $ 1.000 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 172. Stanislav Stevanovic (CAN) - $ 500 CAD 173. Anonymous - $ 5 174. Vesna Marjanovic - $ 20 175. Sinisa & Mirjana Peric (MD) - $ 50 176. Ranko Milanovic - $ 100 177. Vinka Milosavljevic (CAN) - $ 60 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 178. Aleksa & Nemanja Pjanic (CAN) - $ 150 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 179. Radmila & Bogdan Pjanic (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 180. Nada & Nikola Tijanic (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 181. Nick Lukich (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 182. Irene Ratkovich (CAN) - $ 25 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 183. Olga & John Lukich (CAN) - $ 250 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 184. Nada & Alexandar Pavlica (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 185. Milan Pavic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 186. Sasa Bjelica (CAN) - $ 50 CAD 187. Donation box from Bloor Optical, Toronto (CAN) - $ 45 CAD 188. Milan Spinjo - $ 10 189. Brankica Paunovic - $ 25 190. Ana Filipovic (WI) - $ 50 191. Zoran Mladenovic (MD) - $ 100 192. OFAN INC. - $ 100 193. Masa Culum (CAN) - $ 50 CAD 194. Radosav S. Andric (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 195. Bojana Perisic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 196. Duska Vukojevic (CAN) - $ 200 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 197. Djulijano Liker (CAN) - $ 20 CAD (In Time For Bozic)
www.serbsforserbs.org 2016 198. Serbosi Kalgari (CAN) - $ 300 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 199. Jadranka Gajic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 200. Bogdanka Stambolija (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 201. Family Vukosavljevic (CAN) - $ 150 CAD 202. Aleksandar Tanasic (CAN) - $ 25 203. Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ 50 204. Dana & Igor Mrvaljevic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 205. Family Cvijetic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 206. Borika Vucinic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 207. Nada Lukic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 208. MT (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 209. Lily & Cedomir Ciganovic (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 210. Serbian Young Professionals (CAN) - $ 143 CAD (donation box at Royal Meats) (In Time For Bozic) 211. Sports School Junak (CAN) - $ 100 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 212. Natasha Urosevic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 213. Radomir Carapic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 214. Dejan Ratkov (CAN) - $ 350 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 215. Dragica & Jovan Zirojevic (CAN) - $ 50 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 216. Dr. Desa & Sava Bibic (CAN) - $ 500 CAD (In Time For Bozic) 217. Randi & Josh Wesolowski (IL) - $ 50 ______________________
TOTAL IN DECEMBER: $ 10.672 USD $ 22.473 CAD
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