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Monthly Report No 7 February, 2011
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs
PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS
Website: www.SerbsForSerbs.org E-Mail: [email protected]
Monthly Report www.SrbizaSrbe.us 2011
Dear friends and donors,
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs have
finally registered in the state of Illinois in United
States by the group of the Serbian youth. Charity
organization Serbs for Serbs is currently in the
process of applying for a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization status. We registered organization in
Jun 2010 and we have already started working and
began raising donations.
Since this is our fresh start in the United States
please excuse us for any difficulties and mistakes
that we make in the beginning.
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 Montenegro 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. 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!
www.SerbsforSerbs.org
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Ambition
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.
How do we define “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 social-dependable government
programs. Indirectly, we want to affect on birth rate of
Serbian people that has been in great decline in last 20
years.
What are our long term goals?
- family is ready to support itself daily and manage to
pay all required expenses and bills
- 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
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.
We want to inform all donors and friends of
humanitarian organization Serbs for Serbs that live
in North America we have new Pay Pal account so
you can send your donation via email to:
Обавештавамо пријатеље и донаторе
хуманитарне организације Срби за Србе који
живе на тлу Северне Америке да органак
СЗС у Америци има нови Пеј Пал рачун на
који можете да уплатите своје донације. Да би
ојачали организацију глобално морамо да
јачамо регионалне одборе. Хвала вам
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THIS MONTH
We visited family Šmigić
Armed with positive energy and desire that as soon as we can
get to the refugee families Šmigić, three-man Serbs for Serbs
crew (1 representative from Nis and 2 from Jagodina) went to
the village of Bunar which is 12 kilometers away from
Jagodina. The family consists of father Ilija Šmigić, mother
Slavica, children Miljan (18), Jelena (17), Ljubisa (15) and
Miljana (13). families Šmigić are the refugees from Kosovo
and Metohija since 1998, and forcibly moved into an
abandoned school building. Before we meet family Smigic
we went to the store, and there we buy sweets for children
(3454 din.), And of the spiritual food we bring them books
gift of the Orthodox Diocese of Nish.
When we arrived at the home of family Šmigić, we were
unpleasantly surprised by the financial situation in this
family.Neither mother nor father does not work, or as they
say they can not find a steady job, living on social assistance
and help from good people who help them from time to time.
We can safely say that it would be easier to count the things
you have, but those who are absent, and mostly what they
have is old and worn out.
With family Smigic we agree that the three things are
necessary. The first thing is smederevac stove, which is old
and decrepit, and as a mother Slavica says, for him it can't
bake bread (which is extremely important for the family,
because they don't have money for bread).
Another thing the beds, which are quite old, 2 children beds
were in a disastrous situation we decide to buy two beds (or
as it turned out sofa bed).
Serbian Link
Monthly Report www.SrbizaSrbe.us 2011
Delivered aid to Serbs in Kosovo
Photos click here
Successfully completed 9th Kosovo and Metohija
charity action with a purpose of providing necessary
assistance in furniture, food, hygiene, books, toys, candy ... to
Serbian people and our children in Kosovo and Metohija. In
cooperation with NGO Mother of nine Jugovic in the last few
days assistance has been delivered to 11 Serbian families in
the municipalities of Novo Brdo and Strpce. We hope that this
and all our other actions will gather even more support to the
Serbian people for a better and brighter future that we want to
create for our new generations.
NO SURRENDER KOSOVO IS THE HEART SERBIA!
Cows arrived at Majevica
Serbian Report and Photos
Representatives of humanitarian organizations Serbs for Serbs
from the Republic of Srpska, delivered on Monday 7th
February cow , family Cetkovic from Majevica we visited and
helped in the January action.Cows price was 2.200KM so we
along with the previously separate sum of money added
another 350 euros.
SFS visited family Atanaskovic
Click here for Serbian report and PHOTOS
On Sunday, 13 February, a three-member team of the
Humanitarian Organization "Serbs for Serbs" (Jelena,
Ratko, Bojan) headed the way to Vinca. This time we
visited the family Atanaskovic, and the aim of the visit
was to assess the situation and agree with family
members about possible assistance. Since the last
contact, it past two and a half years and it turned out
that the situation was not improve a bit.
Monthly Report www.SrbizaSrbe.us 2011
We visited family Sekulic (Majevica)
Report: Vasilije Obrenovic, Republic of Srpska
At the invitation of Major of Lopare Dr. Rado Savic, we
visited the family Sekulic Srpka and Diva. Srpko was born in
1956. in Potrasae, village of Podgora, in Majevica. He grew
up in a poor family and a small house with five sisters and two
brothers. At this time he is out of job, he worked at a brick
factory in Lopare (Mackovac in Lopare) operating seasonally.
Click here for Serbian Report
New help for Premovic Family
Humanitarian organizations Serbs for Serbs carried out a
campaign to help again family Premović living in the village
Preljina in Cacak area in the form of debt payments for
electricity that was in 2010. increased to over 60,000 din.
(And started the process of exclusion). A single mother of
seven children Dušic like all parents in Serbia is struggling
with the grim everyday life and how to provide to her children
basic living conditions. Our organization has paid the debt this
time to ED Cacak in the amount of 30,000 din. and in the
spring we will provide new aid for this large Serbian family.
Confirmation of payment here.
New help for Kovacevic family
Report: Dobrina Kusmuk, Republic of Srpska
/ Discharge form / / ACCOUNTS /
Last year, the Christmas campaign that we conducted in the
Municipality of Pale for the first time we visited the family
Kovacevic. That time we help them with food and clothing
for their five children (Marko 20, Mađen 17 years, Snjezana
16, Rajko 11 years old and twins Ana and Katarina 4 years).
With the help of a friends of our organizations in a couple of
occasions we managed to help the mother Radmila to equip
her home. Someone has given a bed, a table, some blankets
and so we thought that parents with father's modest salary
(430 KM) could make it alone.
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Little Katherine has cerebral palsy and family need a lot of
help. On the last control in Banja Luka, where Radmila hoped
good news, the doctors tell her the ugly news that the
complications occur in one eye and could go blind.
Recommend her trip to Belgrade ophthalmologist
Department. Treatment in Serbia, the Republic of Srpska
Fund does not cover ,and Radmila can barely pay the costs of
ongoing testing in Banja Luka, and planning the cost of
sudden expense thrown her into despair.
Then she remembered us and asked for our help. We helped
her with 110KM.
Serbian Report Click here
SFS visited family Sudinac
The story of a family Sudimac begin in late 1990's, when
the Large family consisted of eight members. They lived
on there estate in Podujevo and from the father's
modest salary they lived peacefully . Then the war
started, and for this family followed the difficult days.
Fleeing from war Miodrag father and mother Milostiva
along with six children moved into the dilapidated house
near Kursumlija.
After few years both parents died, and life of this family
become even more difficult. Brothers Sudimac live from
social help around 5000 din monthly ($70 ) At this time
the owe 30000 din for Electricity.
For our first visit we spend 8304 dinars in order to buy
basic groceries, last few days this family barely
survives. From fan group ''Delije Sever" they received
the Orthodox and Serbian literature. This aspect of our
help improve the current situation, we hope that we will
together be able to find the best solution to provide
family Sudimac calmer and happier future.
Serbian Report and more Photos
FULL SERBIAN FEBRUARY
2011 REPORT
Click Here
http://issuu.com/srbizasrbe/docs
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First SFS ''Palachinka Party'' in Chicago
On February 12 , small group of SFS members from
Chicago, organized first Serbs for Serbs ''Palachinka
Party'' in USA.
Main purpose of this event was to organize a family gathering
with a lot of Palachinkas (Crepes) and also to collect
donations for children in Serbia.We agreed that the''ticket''
should be $10-20 for charity. The evening passed in a friendly
and family atmosphere, we eaten a lot of crepes and collected
$330.00 We have managed to bring together beautiful and
useful. CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!
See below pictures from this event
...we would love to encourage and motivate all our friends and
donors to organize this or similar events in their city.
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Charity Organization Serbs for Serbs
Annual Video Report 2010
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Finance
We want to inform all donors and friends of
humanitarian organization Serbs for Serbs
that live in the United States and Canada we
have new Pay Pal account so you can send
your donation via email to:
Обавештавамо пријатеље и донаторе
хуманитарне организације Срби за Србе који
живе у САД и Канади да органак СЗС у
Америци има нови Пеј Пал рачун на који
можете да уплатите своје донације. Да би
ојачали организацију глобално морамо да јачамо
регионалне одборе.
Хвала вам
We want to inform all donors and friends of
humanitarian organization Serbs for Serbs that live in the
United States and Canada we have new Pay Pal account
so you can send your donation via email to:
Note: If you wish to have initials, a nickname or to be
an anonymous donor instead of having your full
name in the donors list, with or without stating the
state where you are, please email us:
[email protected] or [email protected]
Donors in February
1.www.nemapredaje.net - $20,00
2.Mateja Stojkovic (IL) - $20,00
3.Lidija Stojkovic (IL) - $20,00
4.www.cikaskisrbi.com - $30,00
5.Aleksandar Krsmanovic(NY)-$50,00
6.Milan Dobras (AZ) - $15,00
7.Dejan Petrovic (IL) - $15,00
8.Tamara Lazeic (MN) - $40,00
9.Sinisa Krsmanovic (IL) - $20,00
10.Lazar Krsmanovic (IL) - $20,00
11.SZS Krajiska Braca (IN) - $100,00
12.Palachinka Party Chicago - $330,00
13.Jovika Gavric - $20,00
14.Michigan Serbs - $17,00
15.Sasa Savic - $30,00
16.Tihomir Popovic - $20,00
17.Petko Petrovich(IL) - $40,00
18.Sasa Lazarevic (IL) - $50,00
19.Ankica D. - $25,00
20.Serbosi Canada- $320,00
21. Denis R-$30,00
Total: $1232,00
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Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is currently in the
process of applying for a 501(c)3 tax-deductible
organization IRS status.
Хуманитарна Организација Срби за Србе је
регистрована као непрофитабилна организација у
држави Илиноис и тренутно смо у процесу за добијање
статуса 501c3 који би омогућио свим донаторима да
донације упућене нама могу да се отпишу од пореза.
У наредних пар месеци очекујемо позитиван одговор
од IRS-а.
If you live in USA or Canada please use our new
Pay Pal account: [email protected]
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