2015 - Serbs for Serbs

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www.serbsforserbs.org 2015
2015
CHARITY ORGANIZATION SERBS FOR SERBS
Monthly Report for September
www.serbsforserbs.org
Monthly
Report No. 9
September, 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: office@serbsforserbs.org
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org
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!
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: 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
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
COMPUTERS FOR FAMILIES ZAKIC
AND DUBIC FROM KOSMET
Computer for family Zakic
Computer for family Dubic
Friends of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs
from the Merkur Company donated several computers
to the socially disadvantaged families on Kosovo and
Metohija.
The first two computers were delivered to families from
Istok – Zakic from the Saljinovice village and Dubic
from the Suvi Lukavac village.
Members of the Zakic family are the parents Predrag
and Dobrila with their children Zivorad (31), Zeljko
(26), Zivko (25), Vukic (22), Vukmir (22) and Anto
(18).
Family Dubic consists of father and daughter Sladjana.
Family Zakic
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.
Sladjana Dubic (left)
CILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
BATHROOM FOR FAMILY
SRETENOVIC
Children of family sretenovic whit member of HO„Serbs
fор Serbs“
During the summer Charity organization SERBS FOR
SERBS helped a nine-member family Sretenovic from
Ugrinovci near Gornji Milanovac.
The donation of carpentry, construction material and
sanitary elements for building and equipping the
bathroom will be of great help for the multiple children
family Sretenovic.
Family Sretenovic is consisted of father Dobrivoje and
mother Dusanka and their seven children: Nada (17),
Aleksandar (15), Andrija (14), Nemanja (12), Ana
(10), Mila (9) and Jasmina (8).
The value of the material and artisan work was 419.067
dinars.
New bathroom
Family Sretenovic whit cow we provided them
During April this year we provided a cow for family
Sretenovic.
Member of HO “Serbs for Serbs” in conversation whit
mother of family Sretenovic
families.
HELP TO FAMILY OKILJ IN THE
REPABLIC OF SRPSKA
The Rogatica municipality helped them in recovery of
the desolation and at first time the family thought that
they would be able to come back to their home.
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs helped a year
ago a six-member family Okilj from the settlement
Pticijak near Rogatica in the Republic of Srpska by
providing wood-burning stove and a package of food.
Members of the family are parents Dragan and
Gordana with children Andjela (6), Nikola (4),
Andrea (3) and the youngest Kristijan (2). Another
trouble came when the old machine broke down, so we
bought a new washing machine in the amount of 439
KM. We also previously bought a package of food in
the amount of 324.28 KM.
Mother Gordana whit their children whit package of
food that we provided them
Gordana asked us then to help them in buying the
washing machine once they moved. She had been using
her mother’s she couldn’t carry, because it was old and
worn out.
The family was grateful for another help they received.
Their house was burnt down at the end of June last year
and they are currently living in Pale in other people’s
house with Gordana’s mother. During the war Dragan
Okilj came to Rogatica. His family managed to buy the
house in which they all lived.
families.
NO SURRENDER!
SERBS FOR SERBS
SZS VISITING VUKOVIC FAMILY
FROM PRIJEPOLJE
Their only income is 10,000 Dinars of child benefit and
his wife’s pension in the same amount, and they barely
manage to make ends meet.
At the end of August, members of the Charity
organization Serbs for Serbs visited the eight-member
Vukovic family from the village of Dusmanici, near
Prijepolje.
A turning near Prijepolje leads to one of the highest and
furthest hills and the family of Nenad and Ivana
Vukovic.
This is where they raise their five children! We met
Nemanja (11), Martina (9), Stefan (8), Djordje (7),
and Sladjan (6), who are growing up in this remote
village, having numerous troubles in their young lives.
When we arrived at this remote, modest and honorable
home, the oldest children were near the house, and, as
usual, they were picking blackberries and other fruits the
nature provides. The father, Nenad, provides for his
family the best he can.
The school and job opportunities are far away, and so are
other people.
The Vukovic family members only have one another in
this world, and only recently they found friends in good
people of Prijepolje, who joined forces and built them a
new house!
The Vukovic family needs 10,000 Euros to buy the
necessary doors, to have their house plastered and
insulated, to have water pipes installed, to fit out the
bathroom and kitchen, to finish the second floor and fit
out the rooms.
This was definitely a commendable gesture, but they did
not stop there – the same people who made
contributions, also came, rolled up their sleeves and
mixed mortar and laid bricks to make the new home for
the Vukovic family.
The grandma, Milka, in front of the Vukovic family home
Grandma Milka and mutual love and understanding are
big comfort for the children.
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs decided to join
this extraordinary feat of Prijepolje residents and to try
to help the Vukovic family some more.
When we visited them at their new home and asked the
head of the family how we could help them, he told us
modestly and gratefully that the good people provided
them with the house and windows, but that they still lack
a front door and five room doors.
Hard living conditions of the Vukovic family
There are many small rooms in the new Vukovic family
home, and the children cannot wait for a little nicer and
more comfortable part of their childhood to start, and we
are there to help their wish come true.
Mother Ivana
The mother, Ivana, suffers from a serious mental illness,
so the children were obliged to take on heavy
responsibilities from an early age.
Serbs for Serbs with the Vukovic family
Let’s open the door to a better world for these children
by providing them with room doors for a start! Let’s
help the Vukovic family move into their new home!
Member of HO “Serbs for Serbs” whit children of family
Vukovic
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.
AID FOR TRIFKOVIC FAMILY FROM
PALE
They are all excellent students and the parents are
struggling to provide the means for them to continue
their education. The mother is a good housewife,
dedicated to home and the children, while the father
works hard doing all kinds of work, which he is now
mastering.
This summer, the Charity organization Serbs for
Serbs helped the seven-member Trifkovic family from
Pale in the Republic of Srpska.
The parents, Koja and Sandra, and their children,
Damjan (21), Dimitrije (20), Tijana (18), Jovana (17),
Marija (15).
They were provided with attachments for
motocultivator (tiller, plow, sickle bar mower), to the
total value of 2,733 BAM.
The Trifkovic family would like to thank all good
people, our donors, who made this purchase possible,
and thus enabled them to work and put their children on
the right path.
children.
NO SURRENDER!
The Trifkovic family members are diligent and hard
working. The children have been raised in the spirit of
Serbhood to be honest and hard working people.
SERBS FOR SERBS
ONGOING WORK AT NASKOVIC
FAMILY HOME
The family consists of the parents, Boban and Mikica,
and their four underage children, Danijela (7), Teodora
(3) and baby twins Aleksandar and Aleksandra (8
months). The family would like to thank all donors for
their support. The work will be continued during
October so that the Naskovic family could move into
their new home before the winter.
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs finished the
first part of construction work on adapting the house
of the six-member Naskovic family from the village of
Kusce in Gnjilane Municipality, in Kosmet. We
previously visited the family at the end of June this
year, and on that occasion we perceived that they
urgently needed help with fitting out their living space.
New doors on rooms in house of family Naskovic
We visited the family at the end of June this year
First part of construction work on adapting the house
are finished
We would like to take this opportunity to invite all
interested individuals, organizations and companies to
contribute to this mini project, in order to raise the
necessary funds as soon as possible, and thus.
AID FOR MIJATOVOC FAMILY
FROM BANJA LUKA
The family consists of the parents, Nenad and Milijana,
and their four children, Nebojsa (19), Miroslav (17),
Darko (16), and Zorica (14). The aid consisted of doors
and windows, floor insulation, water pipes
installation and plastering, to total value of 4,813
BAM.
At the beginning of summer, the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs helped the six-member Mijatovic
family from the village of Borkovici, 15 kilometers
away from Banja Luka.
Work in progress
The oldest son, Nebojsa, suffers from a developmental
disorder, with epileptic seizures. No one in the family is
employed. Nenad is a war invalid, who works for daily
wages when there is work to do.
The Mijatovic family home only has the ground floor
and it has a mono-pitched roof. The interior walls are not
plastered, and there is no floor. They put carpets and
rugs over the bare concrete.
After our visit, a decision was made to help the
Mijatovic family by doing some work on their house: the
screed was laid (floor insulation), the walls were
plastered, the windows were installed, interior doors and
also a front were bought and installed.
A nearby spring was used to supply water to the house
and the pipes were installed in the kitchen and bathroom.
This action created normal living conditions for the
Mijatovic family.
Their furniture consists of one couch, three beds and a
wood-burning stove, which they use to heat the house.
They keep their clothes in cardboard boxes.
The Mijatovic family would like to thank our donors
who made all this possible. We hope that in the future
we will be able to buy the Mijatovic family some
furniture and install floor and tiles.
Mijatovic family
children.
SERBS FOR SERBS HELPED IN
KRAJINA AGAIN
The first family we visited and helped in the area of
Gracac was the Stanisavljevic family, consisting of the
parents, Milorad and Jasna, and their four underage
children, Kristina (11), Jelena (8), and the twins,
Jovica and Milica (3).
The family was provided with a wood-burning stove, to
the value of 560 Euros.
During September, representatives of the Charity
organization SERBS FOR SERBS carried out another
action of visit and aid delivery to returnee families in
the area of Krajina. On that occasion, we visited and
helped 11 families throughout Dalmatia, Lika,
Kordun and Banovina, and the total amount of the aid
delivered was 6,740 Euros. The following things were
delivered to the eleven families:
- Materials for bathroom fit out (tiles, adhesive,
shower cabin, cupboard)
- Power generator for goat and sheep farm
- Gas electric combination stove, 3 pieces (one used)
- Fridge
- Wood burning stove, 4 pieces
- Chest freezer
- Plasterboards and adhesive
- Wood burning stove
- Wood splitter (used)
- Washing machine with a water tank
- Hygiene packages
- Sweets for the youngest, 10 packets
- Doors and windows
New stove for Stanisavljevic family home
Not far from this family, we helped their relatives,
another Stanisavljevic family, consisting of the parents,
Vladimir and Miljana, and their children, Milan (10),
Marko (7), and baby Nikola (6 months).
We helped this household also by purchasing a woodburning stove.
SERBS FOR SERBS at Stanisavljevic home, with their
new wood-burning stove
Stanisavljevic family with representatives of the
organization SFS
We continued our delivery the next day in the area of
Dalmatia, more precisely in a place called Zegar, near
Obrovac.
There we first met and helped two families, Milic and
Svonja. We helped these young returnee families by
purchasing basic appliances.
Svonja family received a wood-burning stove
The Svonja family consists of the parents, Radomir
and Jelena, and their two sons, Luka (5) and Neven (2).
We provided them with a wood-burning stove.
Milic family with their new gas electric combination
stove
Upgraded home of Bjelanovic family in Kistanje
After that, we visited the six-member Bjelanovic
family, our old acquaintances, in the vicinity of
Kistanje. We saw that the work on the story upgrade is
going well. The work on the story upgrade is funded by
our organization, with generous support of friends and
donors of the Canadian chapter of SERBS FOR
SERBS.
New freezer for Milic family home
The Milic family consists of the parents, Milorad and
Mira, and their son, Nemanja (1).
We provided them with a freezer and a gas electric
combination stove.
Bjelanovic family in front of their house
The last family we visited near Obrovac was also the
family that we had helped several times before. It was
the Baljak family, counting eight members, six of
which are children. In the meantime, one of the
daughters got married, so there are five children living in
the family at the moment. The reason of our visit was
starting a small project in the near future, aimed at
adapting one building at the Baljaks’ small estate for
current and future needs of the youngest members.
Happy and pleased Bjelanovic family soon in upgraded
part of their home
We need another 1,800 Euros to finish this mini project,
so we could purchase materials for floor and ceiling.
After that, each of the four children in the Bjelanovic
family will have their own room, i.e. basic conditions for
living, playing and studying.
Vojnovic family with bathroom material
SERBS FOR SERBS visiting the Krka Monastery
After Dalmatia, we continued our journey towards Lika
and the area of Donji Lapac, where after a long time, we
visited three families.
The first family we visited in the village of Dnopolje
was the Vojnovic family, consisting of the parents,
Djoko and Nikolina, and their three sons, Luka (7),
Miroslav (5), and Djordje (2).
We helped this young and hard working family by
purchasing material and elements for bathroom fit
out.
Kljajic family members together with organization
representatives
The last family we helped in the area of Donji Lapac was
the family of Sasa and Kristina Balac. There are three
children in the Balac family: Gorana (14), Nemanja
(4), and baby Natasa (8 months). We provided this hard
working family with a power generator for their
future cattle farm, and a gas electric combination
stove.
Kljajic family with their new wood-burning stove
Gas electric combination stove donated to Balac family
Freezer and gas electric combination stove for Kljajic
family
After the Vojnovic family, we visited the Kljajic
family. The family household consists of the parents,
Petar and Nikolina, and their children, Mirjana (6),
Predrag (2), and baby Ljubica (six months).
We provided the Kljajic family with a wood-burning
stove, a fridge, and a used gas electric combination
stove.
Power generator for cattle farm in Balac household
Once again we helped in Kordun. This time it was the
Madjeric family from the village of Vojisnica near
Vojnic.
The family consists of the parents, Mile and Biljana,
and the children, Dragan (12) and Dragana (10).
Unfortunately, Dragan has serious health problems,
caused by doctors’ error when he was born and after that
Dragan’s health was irreversibly ruined.
We provided the hard working householder, Mile,
with a used wood splitter, which he will be able to use
for providing additional income for his troubled family.
SERBS FOR SERBS with Madjeric family in their yard
Used wood splitter for Madjeric family
We continued our journey towards Glina and the village
of Drenovac, where we visited the Arbutina family.
We had previously helped this family as part of our
Easter action by purchasing construction material. This
time, we helped the Arbutinas by purchasing
plasterboards, so they could finish work inside their
newly built house, whose construction had been started
thanks to our donation in the previous action.
Unfortunately, one of the children in the Arbutina family
also has serious health problems. The parents, Zoran
and Ljiljana, have four lovely daughters, Sara (10),
Petra (8), and the twins, Martina and Nikolina (3).
Large Arbutina family with representative of the
organization SERBS FOR SERBS
In this action, once again we helped the Tadic family,
consisting of the parents, Nikola and Dragana, and their
children, Dejana (14) and Zoran (12). They live near
Dvor na Uni and we had visited them earlier during the
Easter action. Because of that, and having little time, we
could not visit the Tadic family personally this time, but
they sent us their greetings, thanking us for the delivery
of the washing machine with a water tank.
New washing machine for Tadic family from Dvor na
Uni
We finished the action in a place called Komogovina,
with a repeated visit to the family of Djuka and Ljubica
Sestic.
We had helped this very hard working family several
times before by purchasing construction material and on
this occasion we saw the results of their hard work.
But we will try hard to continue providing our Krajisniks
with aid which will be more specific and purposeful,
above all to ensure economic stability and independence
for as many families as possible.
What once was completely unfitted second floor with
bare walls now is a space with real and cozy
children’s rooms for the three youngest Sestic family
members. In order for them to be ready for the start of
the school year and the upcoming cold days, we
provided them with a wood-burning stove, which can
heat the entire floor with the rooms where Milica (11),
Milos (9), and Radovan (7) sleep.
SERBS FOR SERBS in front of the Ocestvo Monastery
New challenges are already ahead of us at the beginning
of the next year in the new Christmas action, so we hope
that each successfully conducted action, as was this one,
will stimulate even more people to support our constant
charity activities in the area of Krajina. We would like
to take this opportunity to thank the priesthood of
the Dalmatia and Upper Karlovac Dioceses for their
efforts and dedication.
Youngest Sestic family members moved into their newly
furnished rooms
This action successfully concluded all our planned
activities in the area of Krajina for 2015. We hope that
we succeeded to some extent in improving living
conditions for the young ones, but also for their parents.
The problems that our people faces daily in the area of
Krajina have not changed and we will not point them out
this time.
With faith in God!
SERBS FOR SERBS
„STEER
FATTENING“ FARM
OPENED IN KOSMET
The newly built steer and cow farm is a project which
is the extension of the existing goat and sheep farm,
opened two years ago in the village of Slatina, and also
the nearby dairy farm in the village of Prekovce, Novo
Brdo Municipality.
On September 22, in the village of Slatina in Kosmet,
the Charity organization of the Raska-Prizren Diocese,
“Majka devet Jugovica”, solemnly opened new
facilities – “Steer Fattening” farm and stable for
raising cows.
This project was realized jointly by the French Charity
organization “Solidarity for Kosovo” (Solidarité
Kosovo), Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS
and Zoran Ciric with a group of friends of Kosmet.
The SERBS FOR SERBS donated the sum of 739,000
Dinars for this project.
Steer farm
Cow farm
SERBS FOR SERBS visiting the newly built cow and
steer farm
Acknowledgement for the manager of the French
Charity organization “Solidarity for Kosovo”, Arno
Gujon (Arnaud Gouillon), who is the main donor for the
project of building and expanding the existing farm in
Novo Brdo
Additional farm expansion will provide a secure job for
six workers, and the income made from selling milk and
dairy products will be used for ensuring the unobstructed
work of soup kitchens in Kosmet, which daily provide
meal for over 2,000 people.
The day before the farm opening, the NGO “Majka
devet Jugovica” had celebrated its Slava, Nativity of the
Virgin, known as Mala Gospojina at the Gracanica
Monastery. The president of the organization, presbytera
Svetlana Stevic, addressed the people present at the farm
opening in Novo Brdo, saying: “Thank you, brothers and
sisters, for your wholehearted support. You are our
backbone through difficult times, which are inevitably
part of every work. Thank you for joining us in feeding,
clothing and putting roofs over the heads of the suffering
Serbian people, who appreciates it very much. And, we
pray to the Lord, who sees it, to reward your good
deeds.”
Goats and sheep are put in the same facility
There are also chickens, hens and turkeys on the farm
Big threshing barn was also built through the donation
of the organization Serbs for Serbs
Present look of the farm and the accompanying facilities
Thanks to donors and friends of the organization, the
Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS will
continue to support actively the implementation of both
charity and economic projects aimed at helping Serbian
people throughout Kosmet, in order to provide a safe
future for the remaining Serbian people in this sacred but
suffering Serbian territory.
COW FOR LAZAREVIC FAMILY
FROM OZREN
To show how much this means to them, they built a
stable and prepared baled hay while waiting.
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs helped the
nine-member Lazarevic family from the village of
Okoliste near Doboj. The parents, Sladjan and Ruzica,
have five children: Zeljko (10), Bojana (9), Zeljana(7),
Slavica (5), and Darko (3). Sladjan’s mother, Milenka,
and his sister Vedrana, who is eight years old, also live
with them in the same household. Our last visit to the
Lazarevic family was in April, when we agreed on
providing them a cow, which we purchased for 2,250
BAM.
Father Sladjan with his children, welcoming the cow
The Lazarevic family is on a very tight budget. Sladjan
earns a small income, working as a seasonal worker in
the “Sume Republike Srpske” company (SRS), and that
is how he is trying to provide for his family.
Wishing to increase their income, they addressed us with
an appeal to provide them a cow.
With the financial help of donors, the Charity
organization Serbs for Serbs bought the cow, which the
Lazarevic family had found in the nearby village.
The children were very happy to get the cow, and the
whole family is very grateful to generous donors for the
big aid.
Mother Ruzica with her children in the stable beside the
new cow
This way, we provided regular supply of dairy products
for the children, and if there is a surplus, mother Ruzica
can sell it and thus contribute to the family budget.
The youngest child, Darko Lazarevic, was the overjoyed
about getting the cow
children.
BIG AID FOR MIHAJLOVIC FAMILY
FROM SRPSKA
The Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS
successfully finished the project of helping the sevenmember Mihajlovic family from Ugljevik in the
Republic of Srpska. The project consisted of having their
house insulated and painted and gutters and drainpipes
installed. Apart from that, PVC windows were installed
to prevent further deterioration of the house. The father
of the family, Nenad (45), is a former volunteer of the
Army of the Republic of Srpska. The mother, Renata
(36), unfortunately has serious health problems. They
are struggling to provide for their five children:
Nemanja (13), Zeljana (8), Jovana (6), and the twins,
Dajana and Srdjan (4), who have speech difficulties.
Youngest Mihajlovic family members at their home
(January 2015)
The organization SERBS FOR SERBS has helped the
family three times so far. The first time was in 2012
when we took part in the action of the house
construction, initiated by the Nemanjici-Ticino
organization.
The second time as part of the Easter action of our
organization in the Republic of Srpska, and the third
time in December 2014, when answering the appeal of
their humane fellow townspeople, we provided them
with a package of basic groceries and some winter
clothes in the amount of 529.28 BAM. The situation
required an urgent reaction considering the fact that,
unfortunately, the family is often starving, and the
children are often getting sick due to hunger and cold.
Warm boots and winter clothes for the youngest
Mihajlovic family members
The house where the Mihajlovic family lives is
unfinished, so the whole family stays in one room. Due
to lack of beds, some of them sleep on the floor.
The ground around the house wasn’t graded properly
and is lower than the surrounding ground, so they have
problems with water collecting around the house.
This leads to the house having mold, and the children
having colds and not being able to spend time outside.
Nemanja’s biggest wish is to have a room of his own,
where he could study and do drawing, which is his
favorite hobby. Željana doesn’t have a room to study in
either, because there is no heating or furniture in other
rooms.
The look of the house and yard when we visited the
Mihajlovic family at the beginning of the year
In order to prevent further deterioration of the house,
during July and August, the organization financed the
insulation, house painting, installing gutters and
drainpipes, fixing the roof, installing PVC windows
and interior doors upstairs, in the amount of 5,139
BAM.
All this will prevent mold and it will also enable easier
and more economical heating of all the rooms in the
house. It will also be possible to continue with the work
on the inside of the house, so the children could have
their rooms and space for playing and studying.
Watch the video report of the work on Mihajlovic family
house:
Installing the insulation on the house
Youngest Mihajlovic family members diligently took part
in the work on the house
Fixing the roof and installing gutters and drainpipes
PVC windows and doors installed, the house painted
The organization SERBS FOR SERBS would like to
extend big gratitude to donors and members of the
organization who helped and enabled proper housing of
another Serbian multiple children family in time. The
Mihajlovic family, with their five underage children,
will wait the upcoming winter at their warm and dry
home for the first time, but they will, unquestionably,
need more help with fitting out other rooms in the
house.
AID ACTION IN BANAT FINISHED
With the help of contestants from both tournaments,
sponsors and donors, 200,000 Dinars were raised, while
the expenses of clinic renovation in Kupinik and
bathroom renovation for the Belic family from
Banatski Karlovac were 485,991 Dinars, including the
expenses of purchasing material and labor costs.
The Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS,
together with friends and associates from one of the
most popular rap groups in Serbia, THC La Familija,
successfully finished the project of the “Trojka iz
Bloka” in South Banat.
On the initiative of THC La Familija, there were two 3point shooting tournaments, which were held on July 12,
in Banatski Karlovac and on July 19, in Kupinik.
Look of the clinic in Kupinik before renovation
Renovated clinic in the village of Kupinik
Good will and good people from the Banat have enabled
us to report the good news. The work has been finished
on time and has been done very well, and now another
big project is behind us. The clinic will serve future
generations, and the youngest Belic family members will
have a brighter future ahead of them!
New, big victory of the sports-charity “Trojka iz
Bloka” project!
TROJKA IZ BLOKA Tournament in Kupinik
Belic family at their home, together with the SERBS
FOR SERBS
TROJKA IZ BLOKA Tournament in Banatski Karlovac
Kupinik and Banatski Karlovac are bright examples of
the season which is a crown of our continuous work. Our
friends from THC La Familija have contributed a lot to
this season. Now, encouraged by the success in their
neighborhood, we move on to Serbia and the Republic of
Srpska to solve problems of socially disadvantaged
multiple children families in passive and forgotten areas,
where our people live.
New bathroom for Belic family
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs would like to
thank all proud sponsors, donors and technical sponsors
who have been with us in this and all other actions in the
best season of the “Trojka iz Bloka” so far!
At the end of September, we sum up the impressions –
25 TROJKA IZ BLOKA Tournaments held and almost
3,500,000 Dinars raised!
NEW BATHROOM FOR VOJNICS IN
BOLJEVAC
On this occasion we thank our friends from the Sport
Alliance of Boljevac Municipality.
All the sponsors and people of good will from Boljevac
who made joint effort and contributed to keeping one of
the most successful tournaments “Trojka iz bloka”
and to realize the goal we all set before the tournament –
to help the Vojnics.
Members of family Vojnic in their home with the
representatives of the organization
On Saturday, September 26, representatives of the
organization SERBS FOR SERBS conducted a working
visit to Boljevac.
The reason for visiting this beautiful place located at the
foot of the mountain Rtanj was very nice – only a month
and a half after the second annual “Trojka iz bloka” in a
row was held, the works on reconstruction and
equipping of the bathroom for family Vojnic came to
an end and thus marked the end of action of help to this
seven-member family!
Family Vojnic consists of father Sinisa and mother
Sladjana with their five daughters – Sandra (20), Sanja
(16), Sara (13), Saska (9) and Sofija (3).
Layout of the bathroom in family Vojnic home
Family Vojnic
Little Sofija in her new bathroom
However, the best came right before the end of the
reconstruction of the bathroom for Vojnics.
The biggest and greatest verification that “Trojka iz
bloka” leaves nobody indifferent, whether people who
are helping or the ones who are being helped, came from
family Milosavljevic from the Lukovo village near
Boljevac, whom we also helped in building and
equipping the bathroom and by providing a cow and
a calf after the first “Trojka iz bloka” help in this town.
State of the family Vojnic bathroom during the first visit
The most beautiful present to Vojnics from their fellow
citizens Milosavljevics from Boljevac
Namely, the Milosavljevics contacted us and expressed
the desire to donate the calf which we bought for them
last year, and which grew up into a healthy heifer, to the
Vojnics in order to contribute and help others in the
same manner help was offered to them.
Precisely these gestures, when one socially
disadvantaged family “stands on its feet” and become a
donor to another socially disadvantaged family,
represent the peak of our work because they send clear
message to us and our friends and donors worldwide that
the mission of the Charity organization SERBS FOR
SERBS is not only an ideal to which we aim, but the
goal we can surely achieve together! With God’s help,
we will shoot three-pointers the next year again and help
the socially disadvantaged families in Boljevac and its
surrounding.
Tournament „Trojka iz bloka“ in Boljevac
Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS calls upon all
friends and donors worldwide to DONATE and thus
support new actions of helping families throughout the
Balkan, in order to secure the future of the Serbian
people.
TROJKA IZ BLOKA 3rd TIME IN
KRAGUJEVAC
Shortly after 13h a popular ethno singer Danica Krstic
performed the anthem of the Republic of Serbia God of
Justice and thus ceremoniously opened the tournament
in Kragujevac the second year in a row. Aleksandar
Aleksic on behalf of the Clean Serbia Movement and
Milos Simovic who is a representative of the Charity
organization Serbs for Serbs addressed the gathered
crowd afterwards. They thanked the citizens of
Kragujevac for their support which lasts for years, and
then they asked the basketball player from Kragujevac
Julijan Bogdanovic to open the competition part of the
tournament by shooting three-pointer.
On Saturday September 5 in Great Park in Kragujevac
in the Park hall the third sport-charity tournament
“Trojka iz bloka” was organized with 58 applied
contestants for quick shooting three-pointers and we
collected 19.830 dinars!
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Belgrade,
Clean Serbia Movement and the Association of
Youth from Kragujevac gathered again the true fans of
basketball in order to contribute together to the great
mission of “Trojka iz bloka” – building and
reconstruction of bathrooms for the socially
disadvantaged multiple children families throughout
Serbia and the Balkan!
Julijan Bogdanovic is opening the battle for the trophy
The best season of “Trojka iz bloka” opened the last
month of the hot summer which is fading away.
September begun in Kragujevac, it continues on
Kalemegdan, and travels all the way to New York and
Pale! The European Basketball Championship also
begun and the players of coach Sale Djordjevic gave us
joy with great victory!
The winning spirit was present in the Park hall shortly
before the representation of Serbia came out on the field!
In our tournaments everyone is a winner because
together we overcome the dark present and make more
beautiful future for the children from the disadvantaged
families who really need us and who are our future!
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs thanks the
Association of Youth and the Clean Serbia Movement
for selfless effort and endeavor they showed throughout
all these years – from the organization and promotion of
the event to volunteering on the tournament.
Another brilliant performance of Danica Krstic on the
tournament “Trojka iz bloka”
The Association of Youth collected 5.000 dinars
during the Youth Week on a charity party, and together
with 14.830 dinars collected on the tournament makes
total amount of 19.830 dinars.
We congratulate the winners and citizens of Kragujevac
on another charity accomplishment by which they show
that our little mean a lot to someone and that they will
continue to fight with all their forces to make the future
of Serbia more beautiful! This year, Kragujevac received
special support from our great friends, young and
talented musicians, rapper Uncle Dzo and official DJ of
“Trojka iz bloka” Sale L, member of one of the most
popular rap groups in Serbia, THC La Familija. The
tournament in Kragujevac promises to be even better
next year and the energy, will and certainty of young
people from Kragujevac are sufficient signs of that. See
you next year in Kragujevac!
Sale L and Uncle Dzo – music, verses, charity mission
Bronze, gold and silver of Kragujevac with the
organizers of the tournament
The best shooters on the tournament in Kragujevac were
Luka Jovanovic with 14 three-pointers and bronze
medal, Bogdan Jovanovic with 15 three-pointers and
silver medal, and Milan Djurdjevac who won the
trophy “Trojka iz bloka” and gold medal with 18 threepointers!
Become the part of “Trojka iz bloka”! Find a
destination which suits you in September – Belgrade,
Smederevo, Vrsac, Pale or perhaps New York! Feel part
of the magic of “Trojka iz bloka” on the photos of the
tournament in Kragujevac on our official Facebook
page!
SPECTACLE ON KALEMEGDAN!
On Sunday, September 6 in 19h the second “Trojka iz
bloka” was held on Kalemegdan! More than 2.000
people attended the spectacle in the mere centre of
Belgrade, 154 contestants applied for the competition
in fast shooting three-pointers, and we collected 136.240
dinars and 20 EUR! Thanks everyone who were with
us, who participated and by attending supported the
central tournament in the best season of tournaments in
open so far! The crowded grandstand of the Partizan
basketball fields showed how citizens of Belgrade felt of
the project “Trojka iz bloka” of the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs: it is our child, which has grown so much
in only four years, seen and helped people worldwide,
and has become unique as a symbol of benevolence and
sport in the best spirit of tradition of the Serbian people.
As the evening was falling down upon the confluence of
the Sava and the Danube rivers, the speakers beneath the
Sahat-kula were playing the anthem of the Republic of
Serbia in the performance of the young singing hope
Andjela Tasic. “Trojka iz bloka” officially begun!
Andjela Tasic is opening the tournament performing the
anthem “God of Justice”
The gathered crowd was first addressed by Milos
Simovic on behalf of the Charity organization Serbs for
Serbs and called it to applaud to the second tournament
on the fortress, and afterwards he told the incredible and
touching story about the life of the sport-charity project
“Trojka iz bloka”.
After the thunderous applause, the master took over the
microphone – a popular singer Marko Bulat, who sent a
short and clear message that the mare keeping of the
tournament “Trojka iz bloka” was a great victory, and
that the trophy for the most shots should go to the best.
Marko Bulat and Milos Simovic at the opening of the
tournament “Trojka iz bloka”
At the very beginning of the tournament on basket no. 1
(and there were 4 of them) celebrities who came to
support the second spectacle on Kalemegdan gathered
and had shots at the basket: Nedeljko Jovanovic
(handball player), Aleksandar Smiljanic (basketball
player), volleyball players Aleksandar Atanasijevic,
Neven Majstorovic and Nikola Rosic, former
basketball player Jasmina Aleksandrov, Marko Bulat
and stuntman Uros Certic who managed to come and
join us despite his many duties.
Aleksandar Bata Atanasijevic and Neven Majstorovic
Jasmina Aleksandrov and Uros Certic
With much laughter and as much as five balls shot
towards the basket, the first contestants appeared. The
official DJ of “Trojka iz bloka” Sale L THCF was up
to the task – the passers-by who were standing and
listening to the music would eventually come to apply
for the tournament while Bore and Stefan from THC La
Familija were wholeheartedly calling and cheering them.
Stefan Gligorijevic, THC La Familija, demonstrating
skill with the ball
The magic of “Trojka iz bloka” was complete when
these boys started rapping their hits and shortly took
over the field from the contestants – they were singing a
song dedicated to our golden basketball players who are
racking up victories on the European Championship!
Many media broadcasted the wonderful picture,
including the national broadcasting service RTS, Sport
Network,
Sputnjik,
while
sportuzivo.tv
was
broadcasting the tournament live as well as last year, on
which we use this opportunity to thank them.
A great friend of the project “Trojka iz bloka” Bosko
Cirkovic Skabo from the group Beogradski Sindikat
sung several of his songs, while at the same time the
boys from SVEBOR were on the lawn beneath the
fortress showing what they know and practice by
cherishing the tradition of the Serbian chivalrous fight.
The boys from Kick box club Pobednik who support
the project “Trojka iz bloka” whenever they can also
had a demonstration of skill. Bore and Stefan dedicated
their first sport anthem to those boys, and the audience
on Kalemegdan had the opportunity to hear it live.
Music and sport in incredible relation on the tournament
“Trojka iz bloka”. Led by verses the diligent sportsmen
were gaining wings and the applause from grandstand
was showing to everyone passing by that the magic was
there, among them.
Bosko Cirkovic Skabo, Beogradski Sindikat
The spectacle on Kalemegdan attracted great number of
visitors, and Charity organization Serbs for Serbs tried to
gave its best – the rich program lasted until late at night.
Three-pointers and failures were taking turns, as well as
performances.
The dancing studio Flaj came with two teams, and to the
particular joy of the male audience, the girls in
provocative red skirts and with basketball balls came out
first and performed the dance on the level of the world
players and majorettes.
The children are the ones who are most numerous
visitors on our tournaments and who felt the mission of
“Trojka iz bloka”, and along with them, honestly and
wholeheartedly, we all go!
Finalists of the tournament “Trojka iz bloka”
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs thanks its proud
sponsors, donors and technical sponsors, as well as
media and celebrities who have supported and are still
supporting the tournament “Trojka iz bloka” all these
years. Special thank for the tournament on Kalemegdan
goes to the Basketball club Partizan for ceded fields, as
well the Basketball Association of Serbia and JP
Kalemegdanska tvrdjava for their selfless help and
support in organization. While our boys are shooting
three-pointers in Germany, we found the best shooters
on the tournament and gave them the brightest medals.
Nikola Pejovic with 22 points won the first place,
Dusan Repajic with 20 points won the second place,
while Nikola Tiosavljevic with 16 points won the third
place. We congratulate everyone who was with us in the
biggest day for our tournament! We presented “Trojka iz
bloka” as befits! The best received the medals, Nikola
Pejovic took the trophy and all of us received much
more – the feeling while leaving the tournament, the
feeling due to which one is coming back to the
tournament, the feeling due to which one can hardly wait
for the next – the help to our youngest fellow citizens!
The children are our future, and we are doing all this for
them!
Winners of the tournament “Trojka iz bloka” on
Kalemegdan
Some time before the end of the tournament, the lights
on the fields were shut down. But it wasn’t due to some
problems, on the contrary. The conditions were set for
the performance of unique dancing group in Serbia UV
Dance. The lights on the outfit with the dancing
movements in the dark were effective – the children
from grandstand rushed right after the performance to
take a photo with the unusual dancing “aliens” who
presented their magic. Prior to them, Fanky Boys Flaj
from the dancing studio Fral performed something quite
the opposite with the awning on the field reminded the
fans of the street culture and rap on break dancers and
won the sympathies with their stunts. The tournament on
Kalemegdan was another in a row in which the friend of
the project “Trojka iz bloka” Uncle Dzo presented its
verses.
The song dedicated to the hero of the Serbian aviation
Milenko Pavlovic was echoed. The tournament was
coming to its end. The visitors could fresh up with the
best pastas in the city on the stand of our proud sponsor,
the chain of quick pastas Agi pasta Away, while the
income was added to the fund raised on the tournament.
Become the part of “Trojka iz bloka”!
CHILDREN ARE UOR FUTRURE!
SERBS FOR SERBS
SUCCESSFUL FIRST TOURNAMENT
IN ZEMUN
Thanks to inhabitants of Zemun of big heart! 57 applied
contestants, children and parents, sport, music and actor
legends, all gathered near the basketball field and united
in the mission of helping the socially disadvantaged
multiple children families throughout Serbia and the
Republic of Srpska – a wonderful image which “Trojka
iz bloka” continues to sent to the world!
The sport-charity project “Trojka iz bloka” opened a
new page in Zemun!
On Friday, September 11, 2015, shortly after 6pm the
anthem of the Republic of Serbia “God of Justice”,
performed by the young singing star Andjela Tasic, was
heard from the speakers in the court of the elementary
school “Svetozar Miletic”, officially opening the first
tournament and commencing the history of “Trojka iz
bloka” in Zemun!
The beginning of a beautiful friendship was marked by
the great attendance in one of the most beautiful
Belgrade elementary schools. Thanks to great endeavor
of our proud sponsors from Zemun, and the wonderful
personnel of ES “Svetozar Miletic” headed by the
principal Miroljub Mosurovic.
We collected in Zemun 90.740 dinars and 20 EUR, of
which 33.740 dinars and 20 EUR on the tournament
and 57.000 dinars from the proud sponsors!
Ivan Bekjarev and Bane Ekser supported the tournament
“Trojka iz bloka”
While the young singing star was singing the song
“Magla padnala”, the team for performing the first shot
was gathered, representing all the best that Serbia has –
sport and art: one of the best handball players of Serbia
and the world Nedeljko Jovanovic, the bard of the
Serbian acting Ivan Bekjarev, one of the initiators of
hip-hop in Serbia Marko CYA, the Zemun rock legend
Bane ekser, front man of the band Zardjali esker, and
Ramirez from one of the leading bands in Serbia today
– Feud.
Marko from the group CYA
While the balls were flying towards the basket, Mr.
Milos Simovic, spokesman of the Charity organization
Serbs for Serbs and two legendary DJs: official DJ of
“Trojka iz bloka” Sale L THCF and the urbane legend
of Belgrade Paja Koba33 took over the speakers from
Andjela Tasic.
The two of them were shooting three-pointers and
playing hits, while Milos Simovic was encouraging
inhabitants of Zemun to apply in the greatest number
possible, and called upon the contestants to shoot threepointers.
Wonderful start of a beautiful friendship between Zemun
and “Trojka iz bloka”! We will welcome the years to
come together, ready to face the problems and solve
them united!
Ramirez from the group Feud
Our proud sponsors who have done a lot in organizing
and promoting the tournament in Zemun were: Macado
Tavern, Total group, Modelia, Pro Zis team, Nikola
promet, Semlin Café and Liberty market. Charity
organization Serbs for Serbs thanks these wonderful
people who decided to move people from Zemun and do
something substantial for their disadvantaged neighbors.
Nedeljko Jovanovic, handball representative of Serbia
Their energy promises great actions! Aware of the fact
that our little means a lot to someone, we continue to
fight united for the better future of all socially
disadvantaged multiple children families throughout
Serbia and the region.
So many talents, humor, experience and champions in
one place! Beautiful surroundings in the court of ES
“Svetozar Miletic” intensified this dreamlike image
while the evening was falling down, the lights were
being lit on the façade and the whole scene was
becoming even grander.
While the first tournament was coming to its end, the
inhabitants of Zemun had the opportunity to meet the
young hope of the Serbian rap scene and great friend of
“Trojka iz bloka”, the young seminarian Uncle Dzo who
presented himself through songs and incisive lyrics.
Andjela Tasic singing the anthem “God of Justice”
Famous Belgrade rap singer Uncle Dzo
Winners of the first tournament “Trojka iz bloka” in
Zemun
The competitive spirit of “Trojka iz bloka” is best seen
in the final round of each tournament. In Zemun the
struggle was fair and not easy at all. The best were
placed in the final round, and in Zemun it encompassed
the competitors of both genders and all generations:
elementary and high school pupils, students, mothers
and fathers. The winners were Igor Kitanovic – first
place, golden medal and a trophy “Trojka iz bloka”,
second place – Vuk Rajovic who won the silver medal
and the third place and a bronze medal went to Vukan
Popovic. The greatest winner was Zemun who become
the member of “Trojka iz bloka” family, and
victoriously continues the row on tournaments in
September, the basketball month, in which our
representation is incontinently marching towards the
finale of European Championship! The atmosphere from
the first tournament in Zemun can be partly felt on the
photos on the official Facebook page “Trojka iz bloka”.
Wonderful month for the devotees of basketball!
Join us to celebrate it together! Become the part of
“Trojka iz bloka”!
“TROJKA IZ BLOKA” IN REPUBLIC
OF SRPSKA
On Sunday, September 27, the first “Trojka iz Bloka”
Tournament in the Republic of Srpska was held at the
“Peki” Sports Center in Pale! We set up a new level
and entered the Republic of Srpska with style! Hundreds
of Pale residents came to watch the 3-point shooting
competition, about 55 of them participated, and 1,047
BAM and 30 Euros were raised! This big aid was
intended for the Mandic family with four children from
Pale. All of us gathered and showed them that they are
not alone and forgotten.
She greeted the people present and thanked them for
taking the time and money for the noble mission of the
“Trojka iz Bloka”.
Jovana Zeljaja and Milos Simovic, representatives of the
organization Serbs for Serbs
The people were also addressed by Milos Simovic,
representative of the Charity organization Serbs for
Serbs, Stefan Stajcic, president of the Students’
Association of the “Pravnik” Law School, and Sinisa
Lasica, deputy mayor of Pale Municipality.
At the very beginning, sponsors of the tournament in
Pale received acknowledgements from the sports-charity
“Trojka iz Bloka” project, after which the project
manager Mladen Matijasevic opened the tournament
with a shot, together with one of the youngest
participants.
Marijana Kapuran opened the tournament singing the
anthem “Boze Pravde”
The spirit of benevolence and unity overcame the “Peki”
sports center, which was almost full, despite the rain and
bad weather. The tournament was opened with the
solemn performance of the anthem Boze Pravde by the
young Marijana Kapuran, who won the hearts of
everybody present with her looks and her voice. After
the solemn introduction, the spectators were addressed
by Jovana Zeljaja, main coordinator of the “Trojka iz
Bloka” for the Republic of Srpska.
Srdjan Cosic, delivering the acknowledgements to
donors of the “Trojka iz Bloka” Tournament in Pale on
behalf of the organization Serbs for Serbs
The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs would like to
thank all proud sponsors, donors and technical sponsors
who contributed to the fact that the tournament in Pale
started a new tradition of tournaments in the Republic of
Srpska in the best possible way.
Big and significant support came from our sponsors in
Pale: Kristal Hotel, Rinaldi Restaurant, “Aquarius”
Café, Pale Municipality, “INLingua” Language
Center, MIN printing, ZOO VET vet clinic, Klas
Bakery, Milkus D.O.O., “Majnex” D.O.O., Pale
Sports-Cultural Center and Sarajevo invest. The
“Peki” Sports Center was the technical sponsor of the
tournament; “INLingua” Language Center gave oneyear course of foreign languages to one child from the
Mandic family, while the “Majnex” D.O.O. made a
donation consisting of blocks for bathroom construction
for the Mandic family.
We would like to thank the good people from Pale
because they showed everybody how we should care for
our disadvantaged neighbors!
We were proud to be in this famous town and we cannot
wait for the next season of outdoor tournaments, when
we plan on visiting many more towns and cities in our
Republic of Srpska!
As always at the “Trojka iz Bloka” Tournaments, we
prepared a few surprises. Legendary Belgrade DJ, Paja
Koba33, was with us and played foreign and domestic
hits during the tournament and provided music
background for two young rappers who came with us
from Serbia: Uncle Dzo and Eldorado. Young theologian
Uncle Dzo has been a part of the “Trojka iz Bloka”
mission for a very long time, and this time he brought
backup at the microphone – his friend and colleague
Eldorado. Young Pale residents were delighted by the
performance of their favorite rappers, and everybody at
the hall was waiting impatiently for the special spectacle
which was part of the tournament – performance of the
“Romanija” Karate Club members.
Skills in action – Romanija karate club
Beautiful children, young sportspeople, demonstrated
their skills and presented the philosophy of karate to us.
The magic of the “Trojka iz Bloka” – sport, fun and
humaneness – in all its glory in Pale! To see what it was
like at the “Peki” Sports Center, view the photos at the
official facebook page of the “Trojka iz Bloka”!
The best shooters among 55 contestants were: Oliver
Klacar – first place, Mladen Pavlovic - second place,
and Marko Furtula - third place. We wish to
congratulate the best shooters, but also to point out –
everybody is a winner at our tournaments, because
together we defeat the gloomy future and bring faith and
hope in a better tomorrow!
Famous Belgrade rap musicians – Uncle Dzo and
Eldorado
Finalists of the “Trojka iz Bloka” Tournament
Become the part of “Trojka iz Bloka”!
Winners: Oliver Klacar (in the middle), Mladen
Pavlovic and Marko Furtula
SERBS FOR SERBS
SFS COLLECTION BOXES IN
MERKUR SHOPPING CENTERS
All the money raised in this way will be used for helping
children. We take this opportunity to thank the Merkur
company, which also supported the recent sports-charity
“Trojka iz Bloka” Tournament.
At the beginning of September, the Charity
organization Serbs for Serbs, in cooperation with
friends from the Merkur company, set up collection
boxes in shopping centers in Bežanijska kosa,
Karaburma and Novi Sad.
Collection box in Bezanijska kosa
Collection box in Karaburma
LIST OF ALL COLLECTION BOXES:
Collection box in Karaburma
BELGRADE
- BUNKER boutique, 13 Dragoslava Jovanovica
- THE STREET boutique, 4 Desanke Maksimovic
- MOLOKINI club, 1а Pariska
- ZARKOVO sandwich shop, 7а Trgovacka
- WALKER pizzeria, 63 Kneza Viseslava
(Vidikovac Shopping Center)
- Faculty of PHILOLOGY, 3 Studentski Trg
(in the faculty’s hall)
- SANI shop, 86A Zaplanjska (Brace Jerkovic)
- RAGINA GLAFA café, Ratnih Vojnih Invalida nn
(Borca)
- PaBrdo pub, 56 Pozeska (Shopping Center)
- Express photo studio, 65 Pilota Mihajla Petrovica
(Vidikovac)
- Forte Caffe café, 11а Milutina Milankovica
(Novi Beograd)
- Gore dole café, 14а Milana Jovanovica (Zarkovo)
- SVET ZDRAVLJA shop, 44 Zoran Djindjic Blvd,
shop 20 (Novi Beograd)
- “Dragojlo Dudic” Elementary School, 525 King
Aleksandar blvd (Mali Mokri Lug)
- “Cvece i umece” , 5/1 Kosancicev Venac
- Goliat fitness club - 75 Milana Rakica (Zvezdara)
- Karaburma shopping center – 18b Mirijevo
Boulevard (Karaburma)
- Merkur shopping center- 2 Partizanske Avijacije
(Novi Beograd)
MLADENOVAC
- MERI POPINS café, 11 Kosmajska
- UNIQUE STORE boutique, 214 Kralja Petra I
- SANA pharmacy, 22 Vojvode Putnika
- SANA pharmacy, 44 Vuka Karadzica
- SANA pharmacy, 243 Kralja Petra I
- TC MLADENOVAC, 2 Brace Badzak
SMEDEREVSKA PALANKA
- MOJA KNJIGA bookshop, 130 Prvog Srpskog
Ustanka
PALE – REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
- C.O. SRBI ZA SRBE, Srpskih Ratnika nn (office)
- ACO paint shop, 1 Мilutina Мilankovica
GRAZ - AUSTRIA
- Srpski kulturni centar in Graz, Eggenberger Gürtel
76, Graz 8020.
CHICAGO - USA
- BEOGRAD CAFÉ, 2937 West Irving Park Road
- DANI'S DELI, 7316 West Lawrence Avenue,
Harwood Heights
- BALKAN BAKERY, 541 South LaGrange Road,
LaGrange
- COMPASS FUEL STATION, 8147 Joliet Road,
McCook
- ST. NIKOLA CHURCH, 4301 Prairie Ave.,
Brookfield
- LADYBUG BOOK CAFE, 4305 North Kedzie
Avenue, Chicago
HAMILTON - CANADA
- Scaut cafe, 100 King St W, Stoney Creek,
On L8G 1C2
- Golden Grain Bakery, Hwy 8, Stoney Creek,
ON L8G 1C2
Collection box in Novi Sad
SUBOTICA
- SUINS SPED, Cross-border terminal HORGOS
OBRENOVAC
- KOD ZIKE bakery, 119 Vojvode Misica
NOVI SAD
- Merkur shopping center, 150 Rumanacka
RUMA
- GARUDA GOLD jewelry store, 3 Zeleznicka
50 YEARS OF ST.NIKOLA CHURCH
IN CHICAGO
The Chicago chapter of Serbs for Serbs attended the
50th Anniversary Celebration of Sv. Nikola Serbian
Orthodox Church in Brookfield, IL on Saturday and
Sunday September 12 and 13. We wanted to show our
support for the church as well as to help raise awareness
of our organizations and collect donations.
We had many visitors to our booth who were introduced
to the organization for the first time as well as visitors
who were very familiar with our charity work. We were
able to collect $460 in donations for the two days we
were there.
Sv. Nikola and it's folklore group Moravac have
support the work of Serbs for Serbs for many years. We
hope to continue to attend their events for many years to
come and continue this great relationship.We were also
visited by members of the St. George Serbian
Orthodox Church from Joliet, IL who has also been
following our work online for a long time.
They have invited us to attend one of their church events
this coming weekend so that we can meet their
parishioners in person. We will eagerly join them next
weekend at their church.
We would like to thank all of the people who visited our
booth and everyone who were kind enough to make a
donation. We hope that we can continue attending
similar events in the Chicago area and continue increase
the awareness of our charity work and organization.
BLESSING OF BISHOP SERGEJ FOR
SZS
The blessing for the work of the organization in
Montenegro has been previously received from the
Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral,
Amfilohije.
…………………………………………………………...
1.176 MESSAGES TO 7763 IN AUGUST
Representatives of the Charity organization SERBS
FOR SERBS from Germany received in mid-June a
blessing from the Bishop of Frankfurt and all
Germany Sergej for its action and future charity
work in Germany.
…………………………………………………………...
SFS REGISTERED IN MONTENEGRO
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
August 1,176 messages were sent to the charity SMS
number 7763. 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.
…………………………………………………………...
10 MILLION HITS ON SFS SITE
In the year when the Charity organization SERBS
FOR SERBS received the Order of St. Sava and when
it is celebrating a small jubilee – 10 years of work and
existence, another great joyful news is coming from
Montenegro where the organization SERBS FOR
SERBS at the beginning of July was officially
registered, and shortly afterwards current account and
foreign exchange account were opened, through which
the organization would collect donations in Montenegro
for helping the socially disadvantaged Serbian families.
On Tuesday, September 1, 2015, the official site of the
Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS www.srbizasrbe.org - had ten million hits, starting
from 2007 when we started counting visits to the site,
with almost a million new visits from mid-May to
September 1. This is certainly another evidence of
support to our charity work and aid actions, intended for
socially disadvantaged families all over Serbia, Republic
of Srpska and the region.
FAMOUS SEND SMS MESSAGES TO
7763
Actress Mirka Vasiljevic
A famous sports reporter Slobodan Sarenac
Vladan Tegeltija a famous sports reporter
Prljavi Ispektor Blaza
Famous rap group CYA
Captain of the Serbian women’s national basketball
team, Milica Dabovic
BE A PART OF “TROJKA IZ BLOKA”!
NO SURRENDER!
SERBS FOR SERBS
SERBS FOR SERBS CHARITY SHOP
Donors in September :
1. Compass Fuel donation box (IL) - $ 15
2. Balkan Bakery donation box (IL) - $ 10
3. Beograd Café donation box (IL) - $ 20
4. Nada's Deli & Bakery d. box (IL) - $ 30
5. St. Nikola, Brookfield d.box (IL) - $ 10
6. Bubamara cafe d. box (IL) - $ 10
7. Milen Tesic (IL) - $ 20
8. Karla Camey - $ 25
9. Srdjan Gavrilovic (GA) - $ 15
10. Zoran Zdravkovic (MI) - $ 15
11. Radomans Framing (CA) - $ 15
12. www.usaserbs.net (IL) - $ 25
13. Milos Hrkic (TX) - $ 100
14. Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ 25
15. Marko Saric - $ 20
16. www.designswww.com - $ 15
17. Milan Dobras (AZ) - $ 15
18. Slavisa Karach (GA) - $ 25
19. Tihomir Bajic (CA) - $ 100
20. Ivan Aksentijevic (MD) - $ 25
21. Vlado Bjelopetrovich & Vera
Bjelopetrovich (IL) - $ 100
22. Dragana Beara (CAN) - $ 50
23. Ivan Radulovic (NY) - $ 25
24. Zivko Tatalovic - $ 200
25. Aleksandar Micic (MO) - $ 15
26. Milan Zdrnja - $ 25
27. Irena Gumbert (CA) - $ 25
28. Vesna Kozomora (IL) - $ 25
29. Helena Urukalo (CAN) - $ 15
30. Mitar Prentic - $ 15
31. Milos Kuburovic - $ 15
32. Jelena Gajic - $ 20
33. St. Nikola, Brookfield - $ 460
34. Predrag Kisa - $ 50
35. Nikola Mrdakovic (IL) - $ 40
36. B. Bojanic (CA) - $ 15
37. Zoran Starcevic - $ 20
38. Daniel Plavsic (WA) - $ 25
39. Nenad Milasinovic (Australia)-$ 25
40. Vujica Zivkovic - $ 30
41. iSerbApparel.com - $ 10
42. Ivan Aksentijevic (MD) - $ 25
43. Protecta El. Serv. (Australia) - $ 15
44. G. T. (IN) - $ 50
45. Stefan Migdalek - $ 100
46. Vladimir Milosavljevic - $ 25
47. Dragisa Djordjevic (MD) - $ 15
48. Slavica Petrovic (IL) - $ 25
49. David Gavric (IN) - $ 50
50. Miroslav Maksimovic - $ 20
51. Dragana W. - $ 30
52. Marko Saric - $ 20
53. Tanja Josipovic - $ 25
54. Marta Stojanovic (CAN) - $ 25
55. Biljana Bursac (CO) - $ 15
56. Srdjan Markovic (CA) - $ 25
57. Bojan Jovanovic (IL) - $ 25
58. Neven Cvetkovic (Sweden) - $ 50
59. Ryan Phelan - $ 10
60. Dejan Davidovic (NY) - $ 25
61. Ankica D. (NJ) - $ 25
62. Luka Jovic - $ 25
63. Sinisa & Mirjana Peric (MD) - $ 50
64. Brankica Paunovic - $ 25
65. Sasa Savic (TX) - $ 30
66. Aleksandar Tanasic (CAN) - $ 25
67. Zoran Mladenovic (MD) - $ 100
68. Andreja Simovic (CA) - $ 100
________________________
TOTAL IN SEPTEMBER: $ 2.695
DONATIONS IN 2015.
NUMBER OF DONORS IN 2015.
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