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CHARITY ORGANIZATION SERBS FOR SERBS
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Monthly Report No. 4 April, 2014 Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS Website: www.serbsforserbs.org E-Mail: office@serbsforserbs.org
Monthly Report for April Dear friends and donors, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs registered in the state of Illinois in United States in Jun 2010 by the group of the Serbian youth. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is a 501(c)(3) notfor-profit profit charitable organization. Donation is tax-deductible deductible to the extent followed by the law. On 30th September, 2011 we finally nally got the letter from department of the treasury (IRS) 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 ansfers 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. ion. There, among us, the blind and deaf. We are witnesses of the bad demographic situation of our nation, tion, decreasing natality, increasing number of singles, abortions, accelerated aging of
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 the population and generally bad economic condition of the households in Serbia, Republic of Srpska and other countries in the Balkan. An average couple has "fallen" on one child. Analysts warn that Serbs will become a minority in its own country in the following century if the nation, individuals and government don't wake up from 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 rganization was formed by a group gr of young and trustful people, who are united by the common vision of helping families blessed by many children and who are aware of the fact that even a small help means a lot for those who don't live in a material excess. We are united by the humane idea to help the poorest part of the Serbian nation. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs try to revive the spiritless energy of the Serbian Diaspora which would be able to reinforce people of Serbian heritage as well as all good people throughout the world with minimal, but bu constant monthly donations. We hope and believe that there is also a grain of doing good and that you will join us in the endless e struggle against poverty. God bless and save all Serbian families with many children and our honored donors who participate in the noble effort to return smile on children faces.
CHILDREN ARE E OUR FUTURE!
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Our mission The mission of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is to affect on consciousness of Serbian people through our projects and humanitarian activities, in order to develop better society for future generations. Why Serbs for Serbs? We wanted to alleviate impaired spirit of Serbian people in togetherness and brotherhood help through humanitarian work and social aid. Who do we help? We help Serbian families who live in the Balkans, have five or more children and live in terrible poverty. Under terrible poverty we define absence of one or more basic factors required for living: food, clothes, shoes, and safe space for living. 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. 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.
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 Who do we need in organization? We need members and donors that will secure financial stability through supporting our programs and activities in the future. Donors may join our daily activities within the organization in order to coordinate our work better. We also need volunteers ready to donate several hours per week for actual work within the organization. Activities of volunteers and their specific tasks would be determined by the required projects and their personal interest. From that group of volunteers we would look for future leaders of organization.
How to donate? 1. PayPal donation: szsamerika@gmail.com 2. Direct Deposit to Wells Fargo Bank account Please email us at: szsamerika@gmail.com 3. You can mail personal or business check to: Serbs for Serbs PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 4. Donation boxes: BEOGRAD CAFÉ 2937 West Irving Park Road Chicago, Illinois Owner: Dule Pavlovic NADA’S DELI & BAKERY 7316 West Lawrence Avenue Harwood Heights, Illinois BALKAN BAKERY 541 South LaGrange Road LaGrange, Illinois Owner: Olja Igic COMPASS FUEL STATION 8147 Joliet Road McCook, Illinois Owner: Roy and Maria Dobrasinovic ST. NIKOLA CHURCH 4301 Prairie Ave. Brookfield, Illinois
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 Vulic, who have finished the necessary construction works free of charge, and thus contributed to the project.
BATHROOM FINISHED, HOUSE IS BEING BUILT
We use this opportunity to express our thank to the workers who made this part of the Vulic house perfect.
Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Belgrade visited an eight-member family Vulic from Ostruznica, where we finished the works on building a bathroom in the scope of the project Trojka iz bloka. Apart from bathroom, the rest of the house is being built for this large Serbian family. Thanks to the donors from Serbia and worldwide, the house will soon be finished.
The works on building a house will be continued during April, so that the family could move into their new home until fall.
The works on the bathroom were finished in a short time thanks to the friends of our organization and family
All members of the Vulic family are very thankful to the donors of our organization, who helped in building their home, so that the children could have decent conditions for life.
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FAMILY TEODOROVIC IN SWEET HOME
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in cooperation with the Center for social work of the Lopare municipality and Mr. Vasilije Obrenovic, successfully finished the works on the inside of the house for a six-member family Teodorovic from Bobetino Brdo in the Republic of Srpska, in the total amount of 3.446 EUR. The largest part of the sum was raised in the charity evening in Canada at the end of 2013.
Thanks to the engagement of Mr. Obrenovic, the house now has electricity. The last segment of the works will be the building of the well for potable water, and bringing the water into the house, with additional works on finishing the bathroom.
Thanks to the donation of the Lopare municipality three years ago, the family was moved into a newly built house, which wasn't even plastered nor isolated. There was no electricity nor water in the house. After several months of works, conducted by the workers from the nearby villages, the inside of the family house is unrecognizable. There are new windows, outer and inner door, all the walls in the kitchen, hall and children's rooms are plastered, and there are tiles and a laminate. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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At the end of the visit, Mr. Obrenovic received a letter of thanks from the youngest family members.
In the hope that we will be able to provide the elementary conditions for a life in the 21st century, with the help of the Lopare municipality, SfS donors and other charity organizations, we express our gratitude to all people of good will for their help in realization of this project so far.
Letter of appreciation from the youngest Teodorovic
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WORKS IN MONTENEGRO SOON FINISHED
Thanks to the numerous donations from the charity gatherings in Switzerland, Chicago and other parts of the world, the project of building a house for family Dragojevic from Montenegro, conducted by the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in cooperation with the brotherhood of the Ostrog monastery, will soon be finished. All the windows and outer doors have been set, and the tiles, ceiling and isolation will soon be finished. All the works should be finished by slava of St. Vasilije Ostroski on May 12, when the house should be hallowed by the Archbishop Amfilohije.
Thanks to the brotherhood of the Ostrog monastery and numerous donors and friends of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs, family Dragojevic will soon get its new home, in which it will be able to continue its struggle for brighter future of its children. Help us to finish this project as soon as possible!
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HELP FOR FAMILIES DJILAS AND DJAKOVIC
Radomir and Mirjana Djakovic with their children Ljiljana and Milorad
Family Djilas from village Srb Charity organization Serbs for Serbs provided help for two families in Krajina (Lika). We helped family Djilas from Srb, by providing blankets, food and hygiene packages, and food for the newborn. We also helped family Djakovic from Mogoric by donating a wood burning stove. The total amount of help was 600 EUR.
The youngest member of Dilas family, little Bozidar Apart from the parents, family Djilas consists of a newborn baby Bozidar and Mirjana (2), Sladjana (4), Miroslav (6), Stevan (7), Radmila (9), Milica (11) and Predrag (13). We have helped the family several times before, by providing a combined stove, double-decker beds, equipping the bathroom and providing groceries.
The other family we helped was family Djakovic from the village Mogoric. The members of the family are Ljiljana (10) and Milorad (8), their parents Radomir and Mirjana and a grandmother. Ljiljana and Milorad are the only children in the village. Their parents have cattle, and thus manage to sustain the family. …………………………………………………………
OVER 6.000.000 VISITS ON SFS WEBSITE
At the beginning of April, the official website of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs – www.srbizasrbe.org – has recorded six million visits as of 2007, when we set the recorder on the website. We hope that this information will encourage new donors worldwide to participate in the charity projects of our organization across Balkan for helping the endangered Serbian families.
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MATIJA BECKOVIC SUPPORTS SFS
One of the most prominent contemporary Serbian intellectuals, the academician Matija Beckovic, welcomed members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs, who presented him the new T-shirt of the organization „ĆERAĆEMO SE JOŠ“ (It is not over yet), within the celebration of 100 years since the commencement of World War I in 1914. „Ćeraćemo se još“ is the motive from the poem of Matija Beckovic, which was played as a monodrama.
New T-shirts can be ordered by e-mail marketing@srbizasrbe.org and the official Facebook account of the organization, www.faceook.com/srbizasrbe. The price of T-shirt is $ 20 + post expenses, and the payment should be made according to the instructions on our website.
Members of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs with academician Matija Beckovic In a cordial conversation with Mr Beckovic, representatives of SfS presented their activities and the planned projects in the forthcoming period. We believe that the support and trust will help us gather more noble people to help the endangered families across Balkan. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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Serbian community from the Chinese city of Shenzhen, consisting of several dozen of members, and still growing, gathered on Sunday, April 20, to celebrate Easter. Each of the guests brought Easter eggs according to the custom. On this occasion, they organized the first collection of money in charity purposes for the poor families in Serbia. The total amount was $370. People who gathered hope that it was the commence of the similar events in China, where a great number of Serbs live and work.
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 Several members were already informed about the work of the SfS, but the donations so far were only individual.
The aim is to spread the gatherings in other China cities, where there are Serbs, and where they have the conscious of the need to keep the community and relations with Serbia.
Shenzhen is a city in southern China of about 15 million inhabitants. It is the biggest center for electronics and one of the biggest cargo ports in China. It is one of four economic centers in China, next to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It is physically connected with Hong Kong, and together they make a mega polis and the economic giant of Asia.
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FINAL WORKS AT FAMILY PUDAR IN MOSTAR
Construction works on building a house for family Pudar from the village BunĐ° near Mostar have come to an end. The last segment of the works consisted in plastering the inner walls, setting the bathroom and kitchen tiles, and the laminate in the remaining rooms. Complete woodwork has also been set, thus making everything ready for moving in the youngest members of the family into their new rooms. Thanks to the numerous donors worldwide, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs will successfully finish this great project.
The last phase of the works consists in providing sanitary elements for the bathroom, kitchen elements, beds for children and closets for the rooms. Family Pudar is about to have another member of the household, so we will provide the necessities for the baby (diapers, food, etc) for several months. This will mark the completion of help for this returnee family.
We use this opportunity to call upon all the donors to SUPPORT the work and activities of our organization by monthly donations, in order to help the growing needs of endangered families across Balkan.
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EASTER CONCERT IN SWITZERLAND
The Swiss branch of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in Zurich helped the Association of the Serbian students in Switzerland to organize the Easter charity concert, which took place at the premises of the Serbian cultural society in Duebendorf.
After the Serbian anthem „God of Justice“, the student Bisera Tasic, who was one of the organizers of the charity evening, welcomed the guests. Milka Tadic, also a student, presented the student’s organization, whose aim is to preserve the Serbian tradition, culture and language. The organization turned to charity work, because of the responsibility of young people and the possibility to help. Charity organization SfS helped in organizing the concert, using its previous experience in those type of events.
The income in the amount of 2.835 CHF was raised for family Antic from Drenovac near Vranje, who lives in very difficult conditions.
The concert was attended by a large number of visitors, among whom the General Consul of Serbia in Zurich, Zoran Jeremic, the vice-President of the Diaspora Assembly, Zvonko Jovanovic, a famous activist, Milos Damjanac, and a lot of other guests. General Consul of the Republic of Serbia in Zurich, Zoran Jeremic, said that the Serbian consulate represents the corner of the homeland. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 The donation of our organization consisted in the clothing, footwear, toys and several packages of food and sweets for the youngest. Apart from that, we collected and donated several packages of books, which would be delivered to school libraries in the Raska area and northern Albania. …………………………………………………………...
PALACINKA PARTY AT CHICAGO
Maja Jovanovic, representative of the Charity organization SfS in Zurich presented the action of collecting the money for family Antic. SfS has raised over 460.000 EUR and helped a lot of families and children. …………………………………………………………...
CHARITY HELP IN THE RASKA AREA
Last weekend, Mile Veljovic of Skokie, Illinois hosted a Serbs For Serbs Palacinka Party at his home. A few friends gathered to discuss our Charity Organizations activities in Serbia and across the Balkans and specifically the project for the Dragojevic family. For most of the guests, it was their first exposure to the work we do for Serbian children and their families. We received a lot of positive comments and generated many ideas for new projects. Along with the $200 collected for the Dragojevic family, we made some valuable new friends for our Organization.
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs joined and provided its support to the great charity action of helping the children in the Raska area, commenced by the fraternal organization Stara Raska from Belgrade. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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FIRST PANCAKE PARTY IN GENEVA
On Sunday, April 27, the first pancake party in Geneva was organized in the cafĂŠ-restaurant De la Navigation in the centre of the city. The atmosphere was merrily, and there were a lot of pancakes, pleasant music and coffee. During the evening we collected 904 CHF, which will be used in the project of finishing the house for family Vulic from Ostruznica.
We received great help from the cook of the restaurant and his assistant, who were making pancakes for several hours. We showed several video clips from SfS YouTube channel.
We are planning new actions in Switzerland. Greetings from Geneva Beti, Mirjana and Tanja. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
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SERBS FOR SERBS CHARITY SHOP
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Monthly Report for April Donors in April: 1. Compass Fuel donation box (IL) - $ 15 2. Balkan Bakery donation box (IL) - $ 15 3. Beograd Cafﾃｩ donation box (IL) - $ 15 4. Dani's Deli donation box (IL) - $ 54 5. St. Nikola, Brookfield d.box (IL) - $ 45 6. Dan Kovacevic (IL) - $ 25 7. Veneta Jevtovic (IL) - $ 300 (for family Dragojevic) 8. Sasa Savic (TX) - $ 25 9. Petar Repic - $ 50 10. Srbi Grinnell College (IA) - $ 20 11. Dragan Nikodic (Australia) - $ 10 (facebook) 12. www.usaserbs.net - $ 25 13. Zelimirka Krsmanovic (IL) - $ 20 14. Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ 25 15. Milos Joncic (NY) - $ 40 16. Cameron Alpert (CA) - $ 20 17. Tihomir Bajic (CA) - $ 100 18. Milan Dobras (AZ) - $ 15 19. Slavisa Karach (GA) - $ 25 20. Ivan Aksentijevich (MD) - $ 25 21. Tanja Josipovic - $ 25 22. Ivan Radulovic (NY) - $ 25 23. Bosko Djurisic - $ 5 (facebook) 24. Vujadin Obradovic - $ 500 (for family Obradovic) 25. Nikolina Burilo (IL) - $ 15 26. Dragana W. - $ 40 27. Sasa L. (IL) - $ 30 28. ﾐ人eksandar Micic (MO) - $ 15 29. Irena Gumbert (CA) - $ 25 30. Milan Zdrnja - $ 25 31. Vesna Kozomora (IL) - $ 25 32. Predrag Kisa - $ 50 33. B. Bojanic (IL) - $ 15 34. Daniel Plavsic (WA) - $ 25 35. Helena Urukalo (CAN) - $ 15 36. Ivan Aksentijevich (MD) - $ 25 37. Peter Fernden (CAN) - $ 150 38. Sasa Radovic - $ 30 39. Margareta Curcic (CAN) - $ 20 40. Dragisa Djordjevic (MD) - $ 15 41. Spasoje Stamatovski (CAN) - $ 50 42. Nenad Milasinovic (Australia) - $ 25 43. Milica Kostic (CAN) - $ 100 44. Bosko Djurisic - $ 10 (facebook)
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 45. Ricky Hernandez (IL) - $ 20 46. Marta Stojanovic (CAN) - $ 25 47. Palacinka Party Chicago (IL) - $ 200 48. Srdjan Markovic (CA) - $ 25 49. Tiwa Ayorinde-Williams - $ 30 50. Bojan Jovanovic (IL) - $ 25 51. Aleksandar Zivanovic (NV) - $ 25 52. Ankica D. (NJ) - $ 25 53. Serbosi Kanada (CAN) - $ 400 54. Nina & Maksim Krsmanovic (VA)- $50 55. Jason S. - $ 20 56. Sinisa Peric (MD) - $ 50 57. Aleksandar Ivaz - $ 40 58. Milan Dakic AT&T - $ 4.20 59. Marko Popovic AT&T - $ 12.12 60. Zoran Golubovic AT&T - $ 26.80 61. Anonymous AT&T - $ 2.12 62. Anonymous AT&T - $ 40 63. Sinisa Dobrijevic (CAN) - $ 1,000 ______________________
TOTAL IN APRIL: $ 4,149
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DONATIONS IN 2014 $8000.0 $7000.0
$ 6.526
$6000.0 $5000.0 $ 4.149 $4000.0
$ 3.240
$3000.0 $ 2.110 $2000.0 $1000.0 $.0
NUMER OF DONORS IN 2014. 80 68
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63 60
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50 42 40 30 20 10 0
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Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS