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www.serbsforserbs.org 2015
2015
CHARITY ORGANIZATION SERBS FOR SERBS
Monthly Report for July
www.serbsforserbs.org
Monthly
Report No. 7
July, 2015
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: [email protected]
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
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!
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org
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.
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: [email protected]
2. Direct Deposit to Wells Fargo Bank account
Please email us at: [email protected]
3. You can mail personal or business check to:
Serbs for Serbs
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
BATHROOM FOR BABIC FAMILY
FROM PRIBOJ
Successful “Trojka iz Bloka” in Priboj was held on
Sunday, June 14, at the School courts, and with the help
of the Priboj Municipality and our proud sponsors,
donors and technical sponsors, we raised 125,278
Dinars. Having talked with the municipality social
services and local priests, who had selflessly taken the
time to inform us about socially disadvantaged families,
the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs decided to
direct the raised funds towards building a bathroom for
the Babic family from the village of Gracanica, near
Priboj. Obrad Babic and his wife, Bojana, have the
biggest treasure of all – four beautiful children: Andjela
(12), Tamara (11), Miljan (7), and Zagorka (2). They
have big plans for the future, and despite the hard living
conditions, they have started building a new house. So
far, they have poured the slab, and we are going to help
them by building and furnishing the bathroom in their
new house!
This close-knit family is diligent and hard-working.
They live with Obrad’s father, Milan (76), in his old
house in a remote part of the village, but beside the hard
living conditions, they have managed to make a
successful rural household. They keep eight goats, a pig
and they have a field they cultivate. Apart from taking
care of his sick father, Obrad does all kind of heavy
physical work throughout Serbia and does not miss a
chance to apply for the state subventions for agriculture
and cattle breeding. They live on 9,000 Dinars of child
benefit, 10,000 Dinars of the grandfather’s pension and
23,000 Dinars of Obrad’s salary. They have never
received welfare! Working day and night, Obrad
manages to earn some extra money to be put aside. Thus,
in 2011, he started building a new house which is closer
to school. The house they currently live in is more than
five kilometers away from school, and the children walk
there every day. They do not complain about the old
house, either. They live and work there in unity and do
their best, but Obrad wants his children to have a happier
childhood than his own.
Young host, Miljan
Obrad will finish building the house on his own, as he
started it. A lot of work is yet to be done: the roof, walls,
windows..., but Obrad is not afraid of work. He has
accepted our help with building the bathroom, because
that way, he will have some extra money to invest in
other parts of the house.
The youngest in the Babic family
God willing, the children will spend the next winter in
their new house and it will be a lot easier for them to
walk to school through big snow and cold weather,
which is characteristic of this area. The public will be
informed about the details of this action after the project
has been finished. Our proud sponsor from Priboj, the
“Dekor” company, has offered to carry out this project
under the most favorable terms. Best of luck in their
work!
„Trojka iz bloka“ in Priboj
Current look of the bathroom in the new Babic family
house
Idyll: the oldest and the youngest Babic family members
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs would once
again like to thank the Priboj Municipality and proud
sponsors, donors and technical sponsors, and also media
sponsors, who supported and covered the sports-charity
“Trojka iz Bloka” in Priboj project. Now we are going to
finish together what has been started and thus provide a
happier childhood for these children.
WORKS ON THE SILJEGOVIC
HOUSE CONTINUED
With the arrival of spring and nice weather we continued
the works on the family house of the seven-member
family Siljegovic from Miljakovci near Prijedor. Let
us remember, during the first part of the works late last
year we managed to pour the first floor slab and build a
roof construction before the coming winter. In the
second part we started the execution of “inner”
installation works, so we finished the first phases of
plumbing and electrical installations.
The first phase of plumbing includes the building of the
water well and setting of inflow and outflow pipes, while
the second phase will include installation of faucets and
drains in the kitchen and the bathroom, as well as the
complete equipment of the bathroom.
During the second part of the action we spent 7.936,36
KM and together with the means from the first phase of
9.225,00 KM it makes the total amount for building
the house for Siljegovics 17.161,36 KM.
The first phase of the electrical installation works
included the power supply to the object, installation of
electricity meter and distribution of cables around the
house, while the second phase includes the installation
of sockets, lighting in the house etc.
After the first phase the father of the family should
plastering of the walls, after which the craftsmen will
come back and finish all installation works.
We paid both first and second phases of the works.
Family Siljegovic consists of father Milivoj, mother
Tanja and their five children: Tatjana (18), Vedrana
(16), Jovana (14), Nevena (10) and the youngest
Luka (2).
Also, since mother Tanja asked us to buy them a bunk
because the one in which they were sleeping fell apart,
we provided a corner bearing and an armchair. That will
also be used in the new house when they move in.
After finishing the second part of works the house
should be completely equipped and enabled for settling
in. Setting of floor covering and joinery should follow.
The specification of the funds spent:
* 830,00 KM – furniture
* 3.306,00 – plumbing
* 2.500,00 – electrical installation
* 950,36 KM – construction material
* 350,00 KM – craftsmen
In order to finish successfully another great project of
our organization and move another family into their new
home, we call upon all friends and donors of our
organization to get involved into the action of collecting
means according to their possibilities.
CHILDREN ARE UOR FUTURE!
SFS AID REACHED MAKEDONSKI
BROD
A time came to repay the Porec at least a little bit; to
note its sufferings, to visit its people, to take a bow to
hummocks of fallen honorable people. One morning,
Prilep was a point we passed going away and saying
goodbye, and this time it was the other way around.
Rays of morning sunshine in July, flashing before our
eyes, reminded us of those in February, when going
away from Skopje, we were enjoying the view and
curiously observing paths on the landscape of the
western part of Macedonia.
This time, heading towards this region, we took a
roundabout way, over Veles, Pletvare and the town
below Marko’s towers – Prilep. The course of historical
events and circumstances of our people is the inevitable
subject and once again we became aware of our own
ignorance. This story reflects the fate of our people.
After the financial donation of the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs from Belgrade, the aid was delivered to
the Krstevski family from the village of Latovo,
Makedonski Brod Municipality, in the Porec region in
the western part of FYR Macedonia. The previous
action of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs had
comprised Kumanovo and Skopje, Skopska Crna Gora
and Kuceviste, in which three Serbian familes had been
visited and helped – Perovic, Gluskin and Bravo. Thanks
to the selfless zeal of the guys from Kumanovo,
Velickovic and Stanojevic, and the logistics and field
research of the Cultural Informative Center, Spona,
we discovered the long-forgotten Porec region, the so
called little Sumadija, the sidelined region of Serbian
progeny, where we found the Krstevski family. They
were provided with humanitarian aid, consisting of a
water heater and a gas stove, worth 14,000 Denars
altogether.
The story about Serbs from Porec, and the little known
Porec region, engrossed the hard-working Zoran and
Nenad, who got on the road to buy and transport
necessities to the house of the hard-working
householder, Sasa. Approaching the Treska river channel
was an amazing sight for the guys from Kumanovo.
This western part of the Porec, which borders the central
part of the country, also borders on the river Treska in
the valley and it got its name by the word river channel
(porecje in Macedonian).
The territory of the Latovo village still gives the
intoxicating feeling of peace. We are no longer ignorant
of the story about the famous Duke Micko Krstic (1855
– 1909), because we hear it again from Saso Krstevski,
the descendant of the Duke.
We say a few more words, and then we go inside to take
a rest. Hard working Saso and his household members
can now ease their troubles. His three children, Hristina
(16), Saska (15), and Borce (7) were curiously
observing the guests and appliances. We were heartily
welcomed with coffee, made on a wood-burning stove.
We talked about the neighborhood, the village of
Rusjaci, Brod and many other things.
The Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS calls
upon all friends and donors of the organization to join
our fundraising action to help this family and other
socially disadvantaged Serbian families with multiple
children.
CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
The village of Latovo
SERBS FOR SERBS
RECONSTRUCTION OF STABLE IN
KOSMET CONTINUES
Friends from the Diocesan charity organization
“Majka devet Jugovica” from Gracanica, which has
worked in cooperation with the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs for years on helping our most
vulnerable people in Kosovo and Metohija, have sent us
the latest photos showing the work on reconstruction
and fitting out the stable for breeding dairy cows in
the municipality of Novo Brdo, which started in June.
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs has supported
this project with 715,000 Dinars.
You can take a look at the photos showing the ongoing
work.
The Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS will
continue to promote and support new self-sustainable
economic projects in Kosmet and also throughout the
Balkans, with the aim of sustainable economic survival
of the Serbian people at their ancestral homes.
The Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS would
also like to appeal to all state institutions, public and
private companies, and other related charity associations
to SUPPORT FUTURE PROJECTS of our
organization, which will contribute to a better and more
secure future for the Serbian people, especially socially
disadvantaged families and their offspring.
NEW BAFRN FOR FAMILY PEROVIC
NEAR CACAK
The Perovics whom everyone in the biggest village in
Cacak is praising, have worked for a wage for years in
order to collect the money to build a barn, despite the
fact they are living in a house built in 1860. As they
emphasize, the cattle is providing them the food, and
since our first encounter they pointed out they needed to
transfer the cows from the old barn which could collapse
as soon as possible.
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs helped during
the summer the Perovic family from the village Ostra
near Cacak in buying the material for building a barn
in the value of 177.273 dinars. The special donation for
Perovics arrived from the Canadian branch of the
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs during the big
Christmas campaign IN TIME FOR BOZIC.
Old barn
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs provided the
material the Perovics didn’t manage to buy, including
the iron and lumber (the details can be checked in the
bills) and thus helped the family to finally build a new
barn.
Family Perovic consists of father Miomir, mother Milka
and three sons: Zoran (35), Vlade (37) and Rade (32).
Three of the daughters are married: Lela (38), Zorica
(28) and Vesna (26), who have three children and the
fourth on the way.
During the up build the craftsmen and neighbors whom
the Perovics helped came to help which is saying a lot of
the diligence and values of the family.
Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS calls upon
all friends and donors of the organization to get
involved in the action of collecting the means for
helping this and other socially disadvantaged
multiple children Serbian families.
PROJECT OF HELPING FAMILY
NASKOVIC FROM KIM
The entire family Naskovic is currently residing in the
house of Boban’s brother in one room which represents
both bedroom and a kitchen, while the children are being
bath in the trough alternately. Right next to the house in
which they temporarily live, the Naskovics have
managed with great effort to build a house for
themselves. The problem consists in the fact that the
house is half finished, and still not possible to live in.
The representatives of the Charity organization Serbs
for Serbs visited just before Vidovdan the six-member
family Naskovic from the village Kusce in Kosovo
Pomoravlje. Upon the initiative of the prior of the
Draganac monastery Archimandrite Ilarion we found out
the difficult position of this young family. The
household is consisted of father Boban, mother Mikica
and four minor children: Danijela (7), Teodora (3), and
twins Aleksandar and Aleksandra (5 months). Except
from the poverty and isolation which is an everyday
occurrence of our people south of Ibar, the illness of the
oldest daughter is occupying the attention of the parents.
Young Danijela has a Down syndrome, but she is also
faced with a greater danger. The disregard of the
physicians during the eye surgery and the late
information to the parents of the mistakes made are
endangering the life of the cute little girl. The
complications with mortal cause can occur almost every
day, which makes the situation even more difficult.
In order to ease the gloomy life of this young family,
especially bearing in mind the difficult condition of little
Danijela, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is
commencing the big action of help to the Naskovic
family, with the aim to finish the house and provide
elementary conditions for living, primarily for the
children.
Considering the fact that the social benefit and children
benefit are the only sources of income for this family,
we decided to conduct the project as soon as possible.
The estimated value of the project is approximately
10.000 EUR.
On this occasion we call upon all interested individuals,
organizations and companies to join according to their
possibilities to this mini-project, so we could provide
the necessary means in the shortest period possible, and
to move in the family before the coming winter.
COW BOUGHT FOR FAMILY DIMIC
FROM KIM
Difficult conditions for life and progress is an everyday
occurrence today. However, good deeds increase the
hope for better days.
Our benefactors showed again how to sustain in the
struggle for better tomorrow. Great friends and
benefactors, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs
from Belgrade recently informed us that Mr. Sasa
Krsmanovic, a benefactor from Canada, wanted to help
the socially disadvantaged family from the sacred
Kosovo and Metohija by providing cattle.
Such a family wasn’t hard to find. Dalibor Dimic from
Straza in the Novo Brdo Municipality is living with his
wife and six children in dismal conditions. Due to their
everyday struggle to sustain their children, they were
immediately proposed for help. Our benefactor Mr.
Sasa donated money to enable the buying of the cow
for the family.
The Dimic family is using public kitchen, and like in
many cases the warm meal they are getting there is the
only meal of the day. The cow will give them milk
which is very important for the children, but the family
couldn’t afford it. The cow was bought for 220.000
dinars and the happy and pleased expresses on the
family members’ faces showed us we did the right thing.
We point out that within the amount spent is also the
donation from the organization Serbs for Serbs
which allocated the means to buy the machine for
washing of the equipment which was necessary for
the public kitchen’s work. We often hear good news
from our dear friends from this organization, which was
now also the case, and we are immensely grateful for the
support they are giving us. The news that we received
help from distant America made us very pleased, and our
benefactors throughout the world are showing the
strength of the good will.
The only thing remaining is to show great respect and
thank for everything done to these wonderful people,
both Mr. Sasa and members of the fraternal organization
Serbs for Serbs. Thank you for joining forces with us to
keep the Serbhood and the Holy Land!
ROOF ON MILOJEVIC HOUSE IN
BANJA LUKA
Jadranko Milojevic is a disabled military veteran
with 30% disability. For a long time, he had worked in
construction and thus provided for his family as much as
he could. However, recently the consequences of his
injuries have begun to take momentum, and Jadranko is
virtually bedridden. Doctors are very pessimistic about
his chances of being able to walk sometime soon, since
the required surgery is very risky and doctors do not dare
to perform it for now. The only monthly income that the
family has is 80 BAM that Jadranko receives for care
and Dragan's salary, which is 500 BAM.
In the course of July, we completed another successful
action in the Republic of Srpska.
This time we helped the family of a disabled military
veteran, Jadranko Milojevic (50), from the village of
Dragocaj, located near Banja Luka. We helped them by
financing the roof construction of the family home, more
precisely, the construction of another story and roof.
The Milojevic family consists of the father, Jadranko,
mother, Dragana (46), and their four children —
daughters, Sladjana (19), Zeljana (12) and Vedrana
(10), and son, Dragan (24) and his wife Jadranka (18).
We owe special thanks for conducting this action to our
friends from the Serbian Assembly “Bastionik”, who
informed us about the Milojevic family, since they had
already helped the family several times, and conducted
this action on the field.
The family is originally from Kljuc. However, since
their house had been set on fire in the previous war, they
were forced to flee and settle down in Dragočaj,
where they started a new life. As Jadranko says, until he
was able to work, living conditions were hard, but they
somehow managed to make ends meet and even put
some money aside to build a house. However, when his
health got worse, the work on the house was stopped
completely. Jadranko himself said that he “would not
mind dying” the next day just to see the house roofed.
When the construction was continued, he was so excited
that, at least for a little while, he got up from the bed and
oversaw the work using a cane to help him walk.
The house they started building and where they are
currently living was completed up to the second floor
and could be used for living. However, since there was
no roof, moisture found its way into the house, which
particularly caused problems in autumn and winter, so it
needed roofing as soon as possible. Also, as Dragan and
his wife Jadranka soon expect a baby, and the Milojevic
family will soon have another member, they have
decided to add an extra story, so they would have
enough room for everybody.
The organization SERBS FOR SERBS contributed to
this action by purchasing the necessary construction
materials to the value of 6,871.77 BAM.
We must stress that numerous friends and neighbors
responded to the family’s call to do the construction
work, so this time there was no labor cost.
Even though by building a floor and roofing the house
we have solved a huge problem that the Milojevic family
had, furnishing the living space remains to be done by
the family. This requires additional finances, which are
very hard for them to obtain. Hence we are going to take
this opportunity to address proper authorities to pay
greater attention to disabled military veterans and their
families and to begin to provide adequate assistance or
otherwise show that they have not been forgotten.
In the end, conveying greetings from the Milojevic
family, we are going to appeal once again to all
friends and donors of our Organization to join our
fundraising action to help this family and other
socially disadvantaged Serbian families with multiple
children - www.srbizasrbe.net/donacije
With faith in God!
SERBS FOR SERBS
REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
SFS GUESTS AT ANNIVERSARY OF
KUD IN GRAZ
Last weekend, members of the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs from Belgrade attended the celebration
of the 19th anniversary of the KUD “Sveti Sava” in
Graz, Austria. Hosts from the KUD “Sveti Sava” Graz
gave us the opportunity to address people in the diaspora
and briefly present the work of the organization. We had
a pleasant time meeting people and talking to them, and
we raised 820 Euros of donations for helping socially
disadvantaged Serbian multiple children families. We
thank everyone for the given trust, especially the friends
who contacted us and hosted us in their city.
Serbs for Serbs with the friends from Graz after the
Sunday Divine Liturgy
AID DELIVERED TO MATENITY
WARD IN K.MITROVICA
On June 26, representatives of the Charity organization
SERBS FOR SERBS, in cooperation with the Student
Parliament of the University of Pristina with a
temporary headquarters in Kosovska Mitrovica,
delivered valuable humanitarian aid, worth 828,000
RSD, consisting of necessary equipment needed for
the improvement of the maternity ward of the
Healthcare Center in Kosovska Mitrovica. Funds for
purchasing cardio-topography, dry heat sterilizers,
ECG devices, monitors, scales for measuring weight
and height of pregnant women, pressure gauge were
provided through the sports-charity “TROJKA IZ
BLOKA” project, which was held at the beginning of
April in Kosovska Mitrovica.
Mr. Ivanovic pointed out that the aid was very valuable
to them because it arrived in difficult times when the
Kosovo institutions are constantly trying to impede
treatment and obstruct the delivery of medication,
medical supplies and equipment.
“Again there were some problems with the Kosovo
institutions and the Kosovo customs, but this is what
they are doing all the time. They are trying to worsen the
living conditions and make life here even harder, which
would ultimately lead to ethnic cleansing of this area.
They will stop at nothing, even when it comes to health
care. All this equipment - cardio-topography, dry heat
sterilizer, ECG devices, monitors - is very valuable, and
I’m not surprised that we received it from this
organization, because the young have always been the
ones with the most positive attitude. This humanitarian
action and donation proves it,” said Ivanovic, thanking
them for their work and efforts they made, and, as he
said, for not giving up but successfully finishing this
action.
Medical director of the Healthcare Center in Kosovska
Mitrovica, Dr. Milan Ivanovic, pointed out at a press
conference that the organizers increased the funds
planned for the aid action in Kosovska Mitrovica.
General Secretary of the Charity organization Serbs
for Serbs, Mladen Matijasevic, said that they did
exceed the funds planned for this project in Kosovska
Mitrovica, but that they made sure that the aid was
primarily directed towards children.
“We wanted to keep the motto: “Children are our
future.” We had previously made a list of burning issues
together with the head of the maternity ward, Dr.
Milijana Milenkovic, and originally we had agreed on
providing one piece of equipment and a delivery bed.
After that, we had meetings with several organizations in
Belgrade and they wanted to join the project,” he
explained.
Dr. Milijana Milenkovic, head of Obstetrics and
Gynecology Department of the hospital in Kosovska
Mitrovica, thanked for the aid and said that the hospital
received ECG device that they had not had before.
“I would like to thank everyone. This aid action was
done wholeheartedly and great effort was put into it. I
hope you will keep up the good work. Thank you very
much!” Dr. Milenkovic said.
Beside the ECG device, donation includes pressure
gauge, scale for measuring pregnant women, twin fetal
monitor, vital functions monitoring device, sterilizers…
Matijasevic pointed out that the “Trojka iz Bloka”
Tournament, held in Kosovska Mitrovica at the
beginning of April, was at a very high level and one of
the biggest, together with the central tournament, which
is held at Kalemegdan.
Miroslav Milic, president of the Student Parliament,
said that students tried to help as much as they could to
make the work of one of the biggest maternity wards in
Serbia easier.
He appealed to everyone to make sure no more problems
occur at the border crossing in the future, as was the case
this time.
“Holding this humanitarian shipment for so long is a
disaster for everyone. We were subjected to considerable
inconvenience because they did not allow us to cross the
border crossing, they made all kinds of pretexts, and this
poses a problem for the city of Kosovska Mitrovica,”
Milic said.
PROJECT OF BOOK COLLECTION
CONTINUES
- Slobodan Ž. Marković – ANTOLOGIJA SRPSKIH
POEMA ZA DECU
- Slobodan Ž. Marković – ANTOLOGIJA SRPSKE
PRIČE ZA
DECU
- Dragutin Ognjanović – SMEŠNO ČUDO antologija
srpske humorističke poezije ze decu
- Ferenc Molnar – DEČACI PAVLOVE ULICE
REPOSITORY OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS:
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs continued
with the ongoing project of collecting and donating
books to various educational institutions. This time,
cooperation was established with the library of
“Milivoje Borovic“ Primary School in Mackat. After
the organization had been addressed by the school
library representative, and in cooperation with Mr.
Baneta, member of the organization, and his friends, first
package of about forty books needed for the school
library was delivered. The project of collecting books for
this primary school will be continued over the following
months.
- Branko ćopić – ORLOVI RANO LETE
- Miroslav Antić – PLAVI ČUPERAK
- Ferenc Molnar – DEČACI PAVLOVE ULICE
- Ivo Andrić – DECA I DRUGE PRIPOVETKE
- Aleksandar Puškin – BAJKA O RIBARU I RIBICI (i
BAJKA O CARU SALTANU)
- Branislav Nušić – HAJDUCI
- Mark Tven – TOM SOJER
- Dobrica Erić – PLAVI SANJAR
- Braća Grim – MAČAK U ČIZMAMA
MIŠ POSEJA PROJU
- Grozdana Olujić – ZLATOKOSA
- DIVNO ČUDO izbor iz svetske poezije i proze za
decu
- JEDNA LASTA NE ČINI PROLEĆE
- Dušan Radović – ZAMISLITE
- Rene Gijo – BELA GRIVA
List of books (Serbian editions)requested by “Milivoje
Borovic“ Primary School, MACKAT:
- Branko Radičević – ĐAČKI RASTANAK I DRUGE
PESME
- Nevena Vitošević – KAKO JE PUŽ STIGAO U RAJ
- J. J. Zmaj – SNOHVATICE/DEVESILJE
- Ј. Ј. Zmај – DEČJE PESME
- Milutin Tasić – PRIPOVEDANJE O VUKU
- Danilo Nikolić – KRALJICA ZABAVE
- Grigorije Božović – KOSOVSKA PRIČA
- Branko Ćopić – BAŠTA SLJEZOVE BOJE i GLAVA
U KLANCU NOGE NA VRANCU
- A.S. Puškin – CAR SALTAN/ZLATNI PETLIĆ
- Petar II Petrović Njegoš – GORSKI VIJENAC
- Svetlana Velmar Janković – KNJIGA ZA MARKA
- Janko Veselinović – HAJDUK STANKO
- Milutin Milanković - Kroz carstvo nauka
- Dušan Kovačević - BALKANSKI ŠPIJUN I DRUGE
DRAME (Maratonci trče počasni krug, Radovan Treći,
Sabirni centar, Balkanski špijun, Sveti Georgije ubiva
aždahu)
TROJKA IZ BLOKA – FAMILIJA FOR
SERBIA
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and one of
the most popular rap groups in Serbia, THC La
Familija, were the organizers of the second in a row
sports-charity spectacle under the name of Trojka iz
Bloka – Familija for Serbia! In the neighborhood of
Neimar, in the heart of the Old Town, these young
rappers with a big heart showed there is hope for all
socially disadvantaged multiple children families
throughout Serbia and the Balkans. Good will and great
energy were all they needed to gather over five hundred
people, their closest neighbors and admirers, and even
110 of them entered for shooting 3-pointers! The
Tournament raised 70,140 Dinars! The atmosphere was
fantastic from the very start of the tournament, which
was opened with the winning, sports anthem of the entire
Serbia – Igraj i pobedi (Play and win). Bore and Stefan
performed their hit for people gathered at the basketball
court and the spectacle could officially start! On this
occasion, the graffiti - Igraj i pobedi - was displayed,
which the popular rappers dedicated to all generations of
basketball lovers.
As good with the microphone as with a ball: Stefan THC
La Familija
Charming hip-pop kings: Bore and Stefan
Support to the second in a row tournament just kept
coming. Model, Ivana Korab, supported the tournament
in a short video announcement that she had recorded few
days prior to the tournament, and she won the hearts of
everybody present in Neimar with her beauty and charm.
Football player, Vujadin Savic, also came and supported
the work of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and
the sports-charity “Trojka iz Bloka“ – Familija for
Serbia project.
During the break before the finals, hip-hop dancer,
Ivana Sugar, showed her skills in street dance, and
brothers of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs,
kick-boxers from the club “Pobednik,“ demonstrated
their skills to the gathered and got a big round of
applause. The icing on the cake was a big friend of the
“Trojka iz Bloka“ – the best European Basketball
Freestyler, Nemanja Tricky Blazic, who performed his
magic with a ball and in a humorous way set up a
showdown with Stefan from THC La Familija.
As always at the tournaments, DJ of THC La Familija
and the official DJ of the “Trojka iz Bloka,“ Sale L,
created a great atmosphere by carefully choosing foreign
and domestic hits and, being charming as he is,
entertained all spectators, contestants and neighbors. In
Neimar, 3-pointers were also shot by brother Skabo, who
has been supporting the “Trojka iz Bloka” project from
the very start.
On the wings of song: Ivana Sugar
Children are our future!
European champion: Tricky
The winning spirit: kick-boxing club “Pobednik“
Only our fellow townspeople failed to attend the
Familija for Serbia Tournament – there were guests from
all over the world. Denny, from Houston, America was
with us, Sedrick came from Mauritius, Simeon from
Dusseldorf, and Slavko from Linz. People from all parts
of Serbia also came to support the noble mission of the
“Trojka iz Bloka“! The boutique stand of the Charity
organization “Serbs for Serbs“ was set up beside the
basketball court, as well as the stand of our proud
sponsor “Agi Pasta Away“, fast food pasta chain, where
people could try delicious pasta, and all the money they
made was added to the total amount raised at the
Tournament.
Support to the Tournament: Ivana Korab and Vujadin
Savic
Support given by two legged and four legged friends:
brother Skabo with wolves
Only our fellow townspeople failed to attend the
Familija for Serbia Tournament – there were guests from
all over the world. Denny, from Houston, America was
with us, Sedrick came from Mauritius, Simeon from
Dusseldorf, and Slavko from Linz. People from all parts
of Serbia also came to support the noble mission of the
“Trojka iz Bloka“!
Boutique stand of the Charity organization Serbs for
Serbs
The boutique stand of the Charity organization “Serbs
for Serbs“ was set up beside the basketball court, as well
as the stand of our proud sponsor “Agi Pasta Away“, fast
food pasta chain, where people could try delicious pasta,
and all the money they made was added to the total
amount raised at the Tournament.
The magic of the “Trojka iz Bloka” once again gathered
seemingly distant people and different interests and
turned all that into a holiday of sports, humaneness and
fun!
The best shooters at the Tournament in Neimar were:
Aleksandar Jecmenica, first place, gold medal and the
“Trojka iz Bloka“ trophy, Paja the Chef Sretkovic,
second place and silver medal, and Aleksandar Djuric,
third place and bronze medal. We would like to
congratulate the best, and we would also like to
congratulate and thank all people who came and
supported the second in a row Familija for Serbia
Tournament! Great interest people showed in the
tournament was justified by the guys from THC La
Familija, who made another perfect tournament!
Friend of the Tournament from Mauritius – Sedrick
The media was also there to support the action in their
own way and send this beautiful picture for the world to
see: Morning show of Pink Television, photo reporter of
a Sports magazine and one of the most popular internet
shows in Serbia – iDJ Hot, in production of iDJ videos.
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs would like to
thank proud sponsors, donors and technical sponsors, as
well as volunteers, who are all together part of the big
“Trojka iz Bloka” family! Familija for Serbia is another
proof of the quality of the idea and mission of the
tournament!
Interview: iDJ Hot and THC La Familija
Trophy for the winner: best shooters in Neimar
Winner: Aleksandar Jecmenica
SUCCESSFUL „TROJKA“ IN
BANATSKI KARLOVAC
On Sunday July 12 on the great feast of Holy Apostles
Peter and Paul we held successful “Trojka iz bloka” in
Banatski Karlovac. The slava of this peaceful place in
Southern Banat was marked this year by the cheerful
sport-charity manifestation on the field near the stadium.
Many people, from the youngest to the oldest, gathered
to see the magic of “Trojka iz bloka”.
The devotion of Alibunar Municipality and Local
Community Banatski Karlovac, as well as the popular
rap group THC La Familija in cooperation with the
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs led to the
fulfillment of another major step towards the goal of
“Trojka iz bloka”.
Over eighty contestants applied for shooting threepointers and we collected 24.870 dinars which would be
used for helping the multiple children socially
disadvantaged family from Southern Banat!
We also expect the donations from the Alibunar
Municipality and many businessmen from this area,
which shows that the idea and mission of the tournament
are well excepted and helped from the most respectable
places! Great number of people on the field showed they
cared about their neighbors and that they are aware they
can help them!
Young and talented Jasmina Pavlovic, member of the
KUD “Dobrica Milutinovic” solemnly performed the
anthem of the Republic of Serbia “God of Justice” and
thus opened the tournament. After that, Mr. Milos
Simovic from the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs
addressed the gathered, as well as Petar Radulovic,
president of the Council of the Local Community
Banatski Karlovac, who thanked his fellow citizens for
coming in a great number to support the tournament, but
also to Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and the rap
group THC La Familija who decided to extol the slava
of this beautiful place with cheerful manifestation, and
enrich the life of everyone in Banatski Karlovac with
good intentions. “There are people and good deeds” –
said Petar. Prior to the beginning of the tournament,
members of the KUD “Dobrica Milutinovic” showed by
dancing and singing how to celebrate slava. Their
appearance made everyone present smile, and reminded
them of the most beautiful heritage of the Serbian
tradition.
After them, a great friend of the tournament “Trojka iz
bloka”, seminarian, rapper and a humanitarian Uncle
Dzo performed, and reminded the present of the great
goalkeeper of the Red Star Zvonko Milojevic with his
hit “Win Miloje”. The DJ of THC La Familija and
official DJ of “Trojka iz bloka” Sale L provided top fun
for everyone.
The hosts of another sport-charity project were our
brothers and friends from one of the most popular rap
groups in Serbia – THC La Familija. Stefan comes from
Banatski Karlovac, and as can be seen from his verses –
“you will find me there with my ancestors” – he is a
person who is not forgetting his roots. He paid a tribute
to his place by bringing great people, his friends,
benefactors, musicians and sportsmen who made this
festive day more beautiful to everyone in Banatski
Karlovac.
He and brother Bore were running the programme and
showed again that the magic of “Trojka iz bloka” is
inseparably connected to their charm and jokes. They
had a nice word for everyone, cheered the youngest and
those who were having second thoughts about applying
for the tournament. At some point we reached the
number of eighty contestants! There were no time for
waiting and watching. In the pause between the first part
of the competition and the finals, these wonderful boys
performed their two songs: “You are going to Canada”
and the victory song of our basketball and football
representation: “Play and win”.
The best shooters on the tournament were Filip Filipovic
who won the first place with 21 three pointers, Nikola
Hocevar with 16 shots was on the second place, and a
lady Snezana Zekic won the third place with 11 shots,
thus defending the honor of the ladies. We congratulate
the best, and to all who attended and exalted this solemn
day for all of us!
FIRST “TROJKA IZ BLOKA” IN
KUPINIK
The oldest inhabitants couldn’t hide their gratitude and
enthusiasm due to our tournament. They came to
support, have fun with the young, try some of the
specialties, and to see and feel the magic of “Trojka iz
bloka”! The tournament commenced when the official
DJ of “Trojka iz bloka” Sale L played the anthem “God
of Justice”. Everyone stood up and turned towards the
flag which was hanging on the basketball field.
Afterwards the gathered crowd was addressed by
Mladen Matijasevic before the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs and Mr. Branko Latkovic before the
Local Community Kupinik.
On Sunday July 19 2015 the southern Banat showed that
it bears for a reason a nickname “the heart of a hero”.
The second half of the tournament in fast shooting of
three-pointer “Trojka iz bloka” was successfully
finished in Kupinik – the village of 130 permanent
residents gathered over 200 people on the field, it had 70
participants applied and collected 64.410 dinars!
The rule that the biggest pearl lies in the smallest shell
can be applied to Kupnik – one of the smallest villages
in Vojvodina and one of the poorest municipalities in
Serbia collected more money than far bigger and
wealthier towns we visited!
The energy on the tournament in Kupinik was intensified
by the fact that the last gathering was organized 12 years
ago on the occasion of the village slava of Nativity.
Entire Kupinik engaged for this “Trojka iz bloka”.
Everyone contributed a little and we gained a lot – from
the support of the City of Vrsac and Plandiste
Municipality to the local associations and businessmen.
The
Hunting
Association
“Jastreb”
prepared
extraordinary venison stew, the Fishery Association
“Grgec” fish stew, the “Krajina” tavern provided
electricity, tables, plates, parasols and other necessary
items, the “Moja voda”factory from Vrsac donated
bottled water, nice women from Kupinik made cookies
that smelled wonderfully, and the “Maslacak” store
donated refreshments for the gathered crowd. All the
products were for sale, and people would place the
money in the charity box of the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs. The “Antena” Radio was calling for
days prior to the tournament people to come and join the
noble mission of “Trojka iz bloka” which in Kupinik
consists of renovating the local medical center!
Thank God, there are no socially disadvantaged multiple
families in this village, so we decided to renovate the
medical center, which would mean the most to children
who are our future, but also to the oldest who are our
glorious and honorable past!
They started in the Neimar Park in their area in
Belgrade, where thanks to the friends and neighbors we
“made a show” as they like to call it. Banatski Karlovac
on the feast of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul where
Stefan’s ancestors are from followed, and it finished in
Kupinik where Bore’s family is from. Big family of
“Trojka iz bloka” became bigger with these two
wonderful places in southern Banat. Bore and Stefan,
and Sale L with their energy, effort and selfless
dedication made three perfect tournaments and showed
everyone how much their family and the mission of
“Trojka iz bloka” means to them. They provided space,
support, music and verses, and it all came back to them
in multiple ways. They also performed in Kupinik with
their hit – the anthem of the sport representations of
Serbia – Play and Win. As always, young seminarian,
rapper and a humanitarian Uncle Dzo was with them,
and he brought back the gathered people into distant
times by reminding them of the legendary goalkeeper of
the Red Star Miloje with his hit “Win Miloje”. Another
song performed by Uncle Dzo was a touching song
about the hero of the Serbian aviation Colonel Milenko
Pavlovic who was boldly killed in the unequal struggle
against the criminal NATO aggressor in 1999.
Our brethren and friends from one of the most popular
rap groups in Serbia THC La Familija really tried and
performed three spectacles during the last three weeks.
Both the first and the second tournament in southern
Banat were perfectly organized! We collected in total
over 140.000 dinars in both tournaments. The great heart
of southern Banat, heroic and fraternal! These two places
will remain in the best memory, as well as the desire to
see each other again next year. It is almost sure! Until
then, you can enjoy in the photos at our photo gallery
“Trojka iz bloka”.
The best shooters at the tournament in Kupinik were
Ivan Postin – first place (won the trophy “Trojka iz
bloka” and a gold medal), the second place and a silver
medal went to Nemanja Borozan and the third place and
bronze went to Mr. Branko Latkovic, one of the most
responsible for the organization of the tournament.
Be the part of “Trojka iz bloka”!
ZIVKO ZIVKOVIC SEND SMS TO 7763
At the beginning of March, 2015, the Charity
organization SRBS FOR SERBS established
cooperation with Telekom, Telenor and Vip mobile
service providers to start a charity SMS number 7763
in Serbia. 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). By sending a donation to this number, you
directly help children from Serbian multiple children
families throughout the Balkans. Our famous
goalkeeper, Zivko Zivkovic, supported the action of
sending a message to 7763 (in Serbia) in a short video
message.
……………………………………………………….......
The Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS
presents the new T-shirt “… u nasoj Republici Srpskoj
braca nikog se ne boje!” (“… in our Republic of
Srpska, brothers fear no one!”). We owe special
gratitude to our friends from the famous Belgrade rap
group THC La Familia, whose lyrics from the song “Ne
mrzim nikog al’ne dam ni na svoje” (“I hate no one, but I
defend my own”) inspired us to make the T-shirt. The Tshirt costs 1,300 RSD (€, 12, 24 BAM, 20 CHF, $ 15)
plus delivery cost. Money made from selling the T-shirts
will be spent on the work of the organization and its
strengthening. The T-shirts, in sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL
and XXXL, can be ordered via the e-mail:
[email protected], the official Facebook page
www.facebook.com/srbizasrbe, and also in Belgrade,
in boutiques BUNKER (13 Dragoslav Jovanovic Street),
and THE STREET (4 Desanka Maksimovic Street).
The T-shirt costs 1,300 RSD plus delivery cost. For
orders made in Serbia, payment is collected on delivery,
and for orders from abroad, payment is done
electronically (with a remark for the T-shirt). Other Tshirts with Serbian motifs are available in SFS
BOUTIQUE.
……………………………………………………….......
3.118 MESSAGES TO 7763 IN JULY
NEW SERBS FOR SERBS T-SHIRT
AVAILABLE
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 July
3,118 messages were sent to the charity SMS number
7763 in Serbia. The charity campaign continues.
SERBS FOR SERBS CHARITY SHOP
Donors in July :
1. Compass Fuel donation box (IL) - $ 39
2. Balkan Bakery donation box (IL) - $ 10
3. Beograd Café donation box (IL) - $ 10
4. Nada's Deli & Bakery d. box (IL) - $ 34
5. St. Nikola, Brookfield d.box (IL) - $ 10
6. Bubamara cafe d. box (IL) - $ 10
7. Srdjan Gavrilovic (GA) - $ 15
8. Radomans Framing (CA) - $ 15
9. www.usaserbs.net (IL) - $ 25
10. Nenad Grujicic (FL) - $ 50
11. Olya Meyer (NY) - $ 15
12. Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ 25
13. Margareta Curcic (CAN) - $ 30
14. Milan Dobras (AZ) - $ 15
15. Tihomir Bajic (CA) - $ 100
16. DeSignSwww Graphics &
Web Design - $ 15
17. Slavisa Karach (GA) - $ 25
18. Ivan Aksentijevic (MD) - $ 25
19. Employees AT&T - $ 192,16
20. Anonymous AT&T - $ 2,12
21. Milan Dakic AT&T - $ 4,20
22. Marko Popovic AT&T - $ 12,72
23. Zoran Golubovic AT&T - $ 28,46
24. Anonymous AT&T - $ 40
25. Bank of America - $ 100
26. Microsoft matching - $ 280
27. Nikola Durica (CAN) - $ 35
28. Dragana Beara (CAN) - $ 50
29. Ivan Radulovic (NY) - $ 25
30. Olja Meyer (NY) - $ 15
31. Aleksandar Micic (MO) - $ 15
32. Milan Zdrnja - $ 25
33. Irena Gumber (CA) - $ 25
34. Vesna Kozomora (IL) - $ 25
35. Mladen & Milica Simic (GA) - $ 20
36. Mitar Prentic - $ 15
37. Helena Urukalo (CAN) - $ 15
38. Marko Saric - $ 20
39. Predrag Kisa - $ 50
40. Nikola Mrdakovic (IL) - $ 40
41. Tanja Josipovic - $ 25
42. Nenad Milasinovic (Australia) - $ 25
43. Igor & Lana Glisic - $ 50
44. B. Bojanic (IL) - $ 15
45. Zoran Starcevic - $ 20
46. Daniel Plavsic (WA) - $ 25
47. Nikolina Lazic (CA) - $ 25
48. Perica Dikic (ID) - $ 100
49. Prot. El. Services (Australia) - $ 15
50. Ivan Aksentijevic (MD) - $ 25
51. Daniel Maljevic (NY) - $ 50
52. Vladimir Milosavljevic - $ 25
53. Margareta Curcic (CAN) - $ 80
54. Dragisa Djordjevic (MD) - $ 15
55. David Gavric (IN) - $ 50
56. G. T. (IN) - $ 50
57. Zoran Golubovich AT&T - $ 28.46
58. Anonymous AT&T - $ 2.12
60. Milan Dakic AT&T - $ 4.2
61. Marko Popovic AT&T - $ 12.72
62. Marta Stojanovic (CAN) - $ 25
63. Zivko Tatalovic - $ 50
64. Mladen Subotic - $ 100
65. Bojan Jovanovic (IL) - $ 25
66. Biljana Bursac (CO) - $ 15
67. Nevena Cvjetkovic (FL) - $ 50
68. Ankica D. (NY) - $ 25
69. Dejan Davodovic (NY) - $ 25
70. Marko Saric - $ 25
71. Headfusion - $ 50
72. Srdjan Markovic (CA) - $ 25
73. Luka Jovic - $ 25
74. Sinisa Peric - $ 50
75. Sasa Krsmanovic (CAN) - $ 1.000
76. Network for Good - $ 50
77. Dragana Ј. N. (TX) - $ 25
78. Nada Roche (MD) - $ 300
79. Zoran Golubovich AT&T - $ 28.46
80. Anonymous AT&T - $ 2.12
82. Milan Dakic AT&T - $ 4.2
83. Marko Popovic AT&T - $ 12.72
84. Sasa Savic (TX) - $ 30
85. Brankica Paunovc - $ 25
86. Zoran Mladenovc (MD) - $ 100
87. Andreja Simovic (CA) - $ 100
_________________________
TOTAL IN JULY: $ 4.379
DONATIONS IN 2015.
NUMBER OF DONORS IN 2015.
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