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Monthly Report No. 11 November, 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: [email protected]

Monthly Report for November www.serbsforserbs.org 2014



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) not-for-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, 2106or 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!

www.serbsforserbs.org




Ambitions

Our mission The mission of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is to affect on consciousness of Serbian people through our projects and humanitarian activities, in order to develop better society for future generations.

Why Serbs for Serbs? We wanted to alleviate impaired spirit of Serbian people in togetherness and brotherhood help through humanitarian work and social aid.

Who do we help? We help Serbian families who live in the Balkans, have five or more children and live in terrible poverty. Under terrible poverty we define absence of one or more basic factors required for living: food, clothes, shoes, and safe space for living.

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.

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.

Who do we need in organization? We need members and donors that will secure financial stability through supporting our programs and activities in the future. Donors may join our daily activities within the organization in order to coordinate our work better. We also need volunteers ready to donate several hours per week for actual work within the organization. Activities of volunteers and their specific tasks would be determined by the required projects and their personal interest. From that group of volunteers we would look for future leaders of organization.

How to donate?

1. PayPal donation: [email protected]

2. Direct Deposit to Wells Fargo Bank account Please email us at: [email protected]

3. You can mail personal or business check to:

Serbs for Serbs 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

CITY FRESH MARKET 3201 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659




NEW SFS AID ARRIVED TO THE OBRENOVAC

Charity organization Serbs for the Serbs, on the 1. and 2. November, has delivered humanitarian aid for the flooded families with the children, in the city of Obrenovac.

This time within the project FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS we delivered 24 washing machines, 18 electric stoves, 9 fridges, 8 freezers and 2 wood stoves, to the 55 families in the local community Belo Polje. Total aid is estimated up to 1.633.190 dinars.

Washing machine is delivered to one of the family

All devices are from the brand Gorenje, with five years warranty, and are delivered thanks to our friends from the Tehnomanija company. For this charity action we owe great gratefulness to the representatives of the city council of Obrenovac, organization "Obrenovac Vasariste" and organization "Sljivice", for the effort they made to provide the list of the flooded families.

Washing machine, electric cooker and fridge for this

family




Funds for the family Roncevic were secured in the action called "Give me a dollar", which was organized by the married couple Randjelovic from the Chicago.

Further on, there is a list of the families from the local community of Belo Polje (city council of Obrenovac) which we helped, type and estimated worth of the delivered aid : 1. Spasojevic Dejan (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 2. Spasojevic Dragivoje (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 3. Pokrajac S. (freezer) – 27.990 rsd. (child) 4. Sjekloca N. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (child) 5. Todorovic V. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 6. Lazic V. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (child) 7. Mitrovic M. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 8. Stanisic N. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 9. Sitarica M. (cooker, fridge) – 49.980 rsd. (2 children) 10. Mitrovic M. (fridge) – 27.990 rsd. (3 children) 11. Saric D. (freezer) – 29.990 rsd. (3 children) 12. Lukic Lj. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 13. Rankovic M. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 14. Lazic M. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 15. Krajinovic G. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children)

16. Jevric Z. (fridge) – 27.990 rsd. (2 children) 17. Simic D. (fridge) – 27.990 rsd. (2 children) 18. Simic M. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (child) 19. Matic Lj. (fridge) – 27.990 rsd. (3 children) 20. Simic R. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 21. Sjekloca V. (fridge) – 27.990 rsd. (3 children) 22. Bajic V. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 23. Manasijev A. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (baby) 24. Matijasevic M. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (4 children) 25. Veselinovc G. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (3 children) 26. Veselinovic V. (freezer) – 27.990 rsd. (2 children) 27. Djuric D. (cooker, fridge) – 49.980 rsd. (2 children) 28. Milenkovic M. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 29. Sarcevic J. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children)

30. Mitrovic D. (wood stove) – 19.890 rsd. (2 children) 31. Djurdjevic M. (cooker, freezer) – 49.980 rsd. (3 children) 32. Stevovic G. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (3 children) 33. Tesanovic N. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children)




34. Ivanovic D. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 35. Jovanovic V. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (baby) 36. Aksentic J. (freezer) – 27.990 rsd. (2 children) 37. Blagojevic R. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children)

38. Sokic B. (wood stove) – 19.890 rsd. (2 children) 39. Vjetrovic D. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 40. Zivkovic M. (cooker, fridge) – 49.980 rsd. (2 children) 41. Jovanovic D. (freezer) – 27.990 rsd. (2 children) 42. Bozic B. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 43. Stanimirovic J. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (baby)

44. Pejakovic D. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 45. Pejakovic-Krstic G.(washing machine)– 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 46. Trbojevic M. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (baby) 47. Divnic R. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 48. Roncevic D. (fridge, cooker, washing machine) – 79.970 rsd. (4 children) 49. Nikolic Z. (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 50. Docic Slavisa (freezer) – 27.990 rsd. (3 children) 51. Docic Sanja (freezer) – 27.990 rsd. (5 children) 52. Docic D. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (3 children)

53. Druscic Dragoslav (cooker) – 21.990 rsd. (3 children) 54. Druscic Darko (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 55. Trailovic D. (washing machine) – 29.990 rsd. (child)

Great action FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS goes on. Charity organization Serbs for the Serbs invites similar charity organizations, donators, and all good people in Serbia and all around the world to participate in our work by donating. All the details are here - www.srbizasrbe.org/donacije.




SFS VISITED FLOODED PEOPLE IN BIJELJINA

Members of the charity organization Serbs for the Serbs from Belgrade, with the help of the representatives of the local communities Batkovic, Dvorovi i Pucile in the city council of Bijeljina, made a list of the families with children which houses were damaged the most during the floods. Within the project FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS, the plan is to provide aid for the 25 most endangered families in Bijeljina. The aid will be delivered as home devices and construction materials. Further on, you will be able to see terrible images and consequences of the floods.




We call all donors, members and friends of organization "SERBS FOR SERBS" to help our action FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS which has goal to provide needed humanitarian aid for flooded areas in Serbia and Republic of Srpska.




DELIVERED HELP TO FAMILIES IN KRAJINA

Charity organization Serbs for Serbs, with the help of the clergy of Serbian Orthodox Church, delivered in October help for nine families with many children in Lika, Banija and Dalmacija in territory of Krajina, which are visited at the end of September. Assisted families are Puskar (five sheep), Knezevic (two mattress with sheets and blankets), Plecas (construction materials), Drobac (wood burning stove), Grcic (material for bathroom), Joka (wood burning stove), Zelic (carpentry), Vukicevic (wainscoting), Maljkovic (bricks and PVC floor). Total amount of help was 4.940 euro.

Mihajlo Puskar, thankful for donation of five sheep

Una (5 yrs.) and Luka (9 yrs.) Knezevic got new

mattresses, sheets and blankets

Family Plecas were provided with construction material




Father of the family Drobac is waiting to assist in

unloading stoves bats were given

Family Drobac wood stove delivered

The material for the renovation and equipping of the

bathroom family Grcic

Family Joka is provided wood stove

Carpentry for Zelic family




Family Vukicevic was helped with wainscoting

Ten years old Sanja Vukicevic with special needs

Mother of family Vukicevic in front of our donations

Vukicevic family purchased the wainscoting in order to make marquee over the ramp for wheelchair because of special needs of their daughter Sanja.

Maljkovic family are provided with a bricks and PVC

floor to improving living conditions

We invite you to support work of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in the coming period as you did, as well as future project for existence and a better life for our people in Krajina.




NEW HELP TO RESIDENTS OF OBRENOVAC

Members of Serb for Serbs with smiling children

Charity organization Serbs for Serbs have delivered yet another shipment of help to families with children in Obrenovac. This time, as part of project Fight against the floods, help consisting of 10 washing machines, 7 electric stoves, 4 fridges, 5 freezers and 2 wood stoves, was delivered to 26 families in local community of Zabrezje. Total value of this help was 758.738 RSD. So far, charity organization Serbs for Serbs have managed to provide help for 141 families in Obrenovac.

Freezer for one of the family

We are thankful to representatives of Obrenovac municipality who have helped us in visiting families and handing out help.

All appliances are made by Gorenje, with 5 years warranty, and are delivered thanks to our friends from Tehnomanija.




Below, here is list of families in local community of Zabrezje, Obrenovac municipality, who have received these appliances, and its value:

1. Vladisavljevic S. (freezer) - 30.990 rsd. (2 children) 2. Begenisic G.(wood stove) - 18.990 rsd. (4 children) 3. Cucak M. (electric stove) - 21.990 rsd. (2 children) 4. Stefanovic S. (fridge) - 27.990 rsd. (2 children) 5. Moljkovic M. (fridge) - 27.990 rsd. (1 child) 6. Markovic M. (freezer) - 30.990 rsd. (3 children) 7. Babic D. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (4 children) 8. Starcevic D. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 9. Delibasic D. (electric stove) - 21.990 rsd. (3 children) 10. Kamberovic M. (wood stove) - 18.990 rsd. (2 children) 11. Ristic J. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (1 child) 12. Lazarevic B. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (1 child) 13. Cancovic S. (freezer) - 30.990 rsd. (4 children) 14. Dragojlovic S. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 15. Vicentic M. (electric stove)- 21.990 rsd. (3 children) 16. Sabljic J. (freezer) - 30.990 rsd. (2 children) 17. Mitic S. (electric stove) - 21.990 rsd. (3 children) 18. Tacic S. (washing machine, fridge) - 57.980 rsd. (3 children) 19. Djuric V. (freezer) - 30.990 rsd. (3 children) 20. Belic A. (fridge) - 27.990 rsd. (1 child) 21. Andjelic D. (electric stove) - 21.990 rsd. (1child) 22. Jelicavcic A. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 23. Stefnovic S. (washing machine, electric stove) – 51.980 rsd. (2 children) 24. Komnenovic V. (electric stove) - 21.990 rsd. (4 children) 25. Vucicevic P. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (2 children) 26. Djakovic S. (washing machine) - 29.990 rsd. (1 child)

One of the aided families that we have provided freezer

This family we helped purchases a new fridge

Great action FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS goes on. Charity organization Serbs for the Serbs invites similar charity organizations, donators, all good people in Serbia and all around the world to participate in our work by donating. All the details are here - www.srbizasrbe.org/donacije. Also, we invite you to check our report of the delivered help in Paracin, Trstenik, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Obrenovac, Svilajnac, Veliki Crljeni, Krupanj, Veliki Crljeni 2.part, Obrenovac 2. part. CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!

FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS CONTINUES!

SERBS FOR SERBS




SFS HAVE HALPED FLODED ONES IN BJELJINA

Charity organization Serbs for Serbs have delivered on November 7th voluble humanitarian aid to 25 families with children in Bijeljina, whose homes have been impacted during big floods in May. As part of project Fight against the floods, help consisting of 8 freezers, 7 washing machines, 7 fridge freezers, 6 electric stoves, 6 wood stoves and 1 combined stove, with total value of 15.799 КМ was delivered. This event was made possible thanks to donation by Serbian community in Las Vegas (USA), who has at the end of the May sent donations of 51.445 USD in total. Help in Bijeljina was also supported by Srpska Bratska Pomoc from Canada, and HO Stara Raska from Belgrade.

We are thankful to representatives of Bijeljina municipality who have helped us in visiting families and handing out help. All appliances are made by Beko, with 5 years warranty, and are delivered thanks to our friends from BG Elektronik Bijeljina.




Below, here is list of families in Bijeljina who have received this appliance, and its value: 1. Borkovic D. (freezer) - 538 КМ (two children) SFS 2. Stevanovic B. (fridge) - 383 КМ (five children) SFS 3. Stevanovic D. (wood stove) - 334 КМ Srpska Bratska Pomoc 4. Pavlovic R. (wood stove) - 334 КМ (one child) SFS 5. Pavlovic G. (electric stove) - 444 КМ (two children) SFS 6. Aleksic B. (freezer, seeds) - 623 КМ (three children) SFS 7. Lazarevic M. (wood stove, fridge) - 717 КМ (three children) HO Stara Raska 8. Aleksic М. (wood stove) - 334 КМ (two children) SFS 9. Knezevic Z. (fridge) - 383 КМ (two children) SFS 10. Gajic D. (washing machine) - 436 КМ (two children) SFS 11. Vukic M. (wood stove Аlfa, washing machine) - 1.318 КМ (two children) SFS 12. Sekulic D. (combinedstove) - 480 КМ (four children) HO Stara Raska 13. Radovanovic V. (freezer, washing machine) – 974 КМ (two children) SFS 14. Matic S. (freezer,electric stove) - 982 КМ (two children) SFS 15. Nikolic Z. (washing machine, wood stove) –770 КМ (two children)SFS 16. Todic Z. (washing machine, fridge) - 819 КМ (three children) SFS 17. Milak S. (electric stove, fridge) - 827 КМ (three children) SFS 18. Lugonja R. (electric stove, fridge) - 827 КМ (four children) SFS 19. Lugonja D. (freezer, electric stove) - 982 КМ (two children) SFS 20. Malesevic B. (electric stove, fridge) - 827 КM (two children) SFS

21. Surtov D. (washing machine) - 436 КМ (two children) SFS 22. Surtov B. (freezer) - 571 КМ (two children) HO Stara Raska 23. Glamopcanik М. (washing machine) - 436 КМ (three children) Srpska Bratska Pomoc 24. Petrovic S. (freezer) - 571 КМ (one baby) Srpska Bratska Pomoc 25. Stanojlovic М. (freezer) - 538 КМ (four children) SFS




Our great project Fight against the floods continues. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs calls for all brotherly organizations, donors and people of good will in Serbia and all around the world to get involved by making payments, considering their abilities, at some of our organization bank accounts - www.srbizasrbe.org/donacije.




“SVETOSAVSKO ZVONCE” SUPPORTED SFS

In late October, our friends from “Svetosavsko zvonce” supported the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in the form of providing copies of their magazine for the youngest members of socially disadvantaged families, who suffered losses in the recent floods across Serbia and the Republic of Srpska.

The first part of 200 copies of magazine is already distributed in Obrenovac and Bijeljina. See below the photos from the actions.

CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE SERBS FOR SERBS




We would like to take this opportunity to thank our friends from “Svetosavsko zvonce” and invite all interested companies and individuals to join us in a common cause of helping endangered Serbian families.




SERBS FOR SERBS IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA

Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs carried out another action on Kosovo and Metohia. We visited 11 families on territory of Strpce municipality. In our plan are to, as soon as possible, help those families we visited, with help of our well-known friends,

diocesan charity organization "Majka devet Jugovica". The planned value of donation is round 8.500 euro. Who wants to support this, and other actions in Kosovo and Metohia, can do it with modest donation.

Somewhat forgotten Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohia, still lives a hard life. Unemployment, low social welfare, lack of basic living conditions and hostile environment are becoming everyday for more and more people. Among other families, Djurdjevic family from Sevce left really strong impression, and by that we think of their great poverty and unbelievably poor living conditions. But, despite everything many Serbian children are spending their childhood there.

Their smiles and presence of many holy shrines in Kosmet give us all right to hope that something will change, if we continue fighting.

First family we visited was Stanojevic family from Gotovusa village, single mother Zorica and her six children, Nikola (23), Nenad (21), Nedeljko (20), Mile (13), Stoja (12) and Silvana (11). Their only receiving are social assistance of 11.000, child allowance of 5.000 and pension of about 7.000 dinars. Mother has a heart condition and children are unemployed. In plan is to buy them a wood stove, five beds and toilet.

Family Stanojevic, single mother with six children, from

Gotovusa village

Next family we visited was Kecic family from Strpce, parents Sladjan and Sladjana and their children Strahinja (12), Danilo (10), and Vukan (6). They receive only social assistance of 8.000 dinars. House where they live is really old, without bathroom.




In plan is to provide them with sanitary facilities and tiles and to use their cement and blocks for the new bathroom.

Youngest members of Kecic family

We come to Doganzic family, where we are received by parents Marina and Srdjan and their children Marija (16), Stefan (14), Ljubomir (8), Andjela (6) and Jovana (3). Their total income is 23.000 dinars, social assistance and child benefit. Unemployed parents and their five children live in an unfinished house without many basic things for household furniture. We plan to provide them with washing machine, chickens and construction material for building chicken coop.

Members of Dogandzic family

Fourth family we visited was family Milosavljevic from Barevac, Rajko and Jelena and their parents Slavko and Stanija.

Social assistance of 9.000 dinars, is only receiving they have. Another family that lives in very old house. In plan is to provide them with a wood stove.

SfS with Milosavljevic family

In Barevac we visit Janicijevic Ratka and Stojko, and their grown children Jovica (26) and Jelena (27). This is another poor family whose only receiving is social assistance. Son and mother have health problems. We have in plan to provide them with electric stove and washing machine.

In conversation with Janicijevic family

Last family we visited this time, from Barevac, was Krivcevic family, parents Zoran and Dostana and their children Stefan (19), Mirjana (17), Milos (13) and the youngest Uros. Their total receiving is 17.000 dinars. During this visit slava candle was lighted and the family wanted to host us. Not staying long, we thanked them and agreed to help by providing them a wood stove, washing machine and floor tiles for bathroom.




With Krivcevic family in their home

Soon we arrive to Susica and family Stanojkovic, consisted of supposes Mirko and Sladjana and their children Mira (17), Ognjen (6), Mateja (3) and Pavle (1). Also Mirko' s brother Miroslav and mother Sladjana live with them. They live of social assistance, 11.000 dinars and they have three cows and two calves. We plan to provide them with two beds and 80 l boiler.

Mother Sladjana Stanojkovic and her youngest son

Pavle

In Vrbesnica we visited Mijatovic Sladjan and Sladjana and their children Slobodan (21) who has special needs, Sasa (19), Milivoje (10), Milica (10) and Marija (8). They receive only social assistance and child benefit. Half of their house doesn’t have electricity. In plan is to provide them with boiler and refrigerator, and since they have conditions for having goats, we will buy them five goats, but in spring because now they don’t have food for them.

Sladjan, Marija, Milica and Sladjana Mijatovic

Nineth family is Stojanovic from Vrbesnica. Widow Sladjana and her children Valentina (25), Miroslava (20), and Anica (19) share their house with Sladjana' s groomsman. Mother is diabetic and also has other health problems. They are all unemployed, and they receive social assistance of 7.000 dinars and Sladjana' s late husband' s pension of 5.000 dinars. We will help them in reparation of their chimney, because that’s their biggest problem right now.

SfS with Stojanovic family in their yard

In village Sevce we visited Djordjevic Bozidar and Trojanka' s family with parents Radmila and Milorad and children Milenko (21), Milica (18), Danijel (13), Kristina (9) and Ivana (8) . We can say for this family that it' one of the worst cases of poverty we’ve ever seen in Kosovo and Metohija. All four adults face serious health problems and they all live in one room because rest of the house remained unfinished. They tried to do something, but unfortunately they couldn't save enough funds for some bigger house repair.




Except old wood stove, they don t have anything of household. They only have a cow, without who they would hardly manage to feed themselves. In order to help this family, we are planning to include as many organizations as we can, because they really don’t have anything. First thing we are going to do is to provide them with two beds, a wood stove, kitchen table and a closet. Depending on participation of other organizations in our project, we will try to get them everything they need for normal life.

Members of Djordjevic family

In Sevce we visited family Petkovic, Ivica and Danijela with children Lazar (12) and Maja (3) . Also, here lives Ivica's brother Goran with his wife Jelena and their children Nikola (10), Uros (7) and Emilija (2). With granddad Sokol, this family counts ten members. They live of child benefits, each 5.000 dinars and Sokol' s pension, 11.000 dinars. All three man from this family are desperate because, as they say, they are healthy and want to work and support their families but they don' t have where to work so they live in poverty and can' give their children many basic things. Although their house is big, it remained unfinished and without insulation.

Petkovic family in front of their home

Our people in Kosovo are living under hard conditions. Why is it so, who is to be blamed and who’s not, shouldn't be used as a reason for discussions on social networks, forums or anywhere else. Instead of that we should all fight and help, as much as we can. To help that Serbian children don' t spend their lifetime in poverty, wondering how it's possible that their peers can buy lunch at school, drive bike and have new clothes, and they can' t.

NO SURRENDER!




NEW AID FOR FLOODED FAMILIES IN BJELJINA

Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS on November 14.2014 has delivered second share of worthy humanitarian aid to twenty six families and their children, whose homes met with an accident during flood in May 2014 year. Within action 'Fight against floods' delivered aid contains 11 combined refrigerators, 7 washing machines, 5 kitchen-stoves, 2 water heaters and 1 range. Total amount of aid was 14.021 KM. This action was donated by SERBIAN CENTRE from Brisbane, Australia, whose members collected 60.000 AUD during June and July. This action was supported by two organizations: SRPSKA BRATSKA POMOC from Canada and HO STARA RASKA from Belgrade.

FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS CONTINUES! CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE! SERBS FOR SERBS!




Continuation of this report contains a list of families from Bijeljina which were supported with value of each aid:

1. Simic S. (refrigerator) - 383 KM, two children, SZS 2. Bakovic Z. (kitchen-stove) - 444 KM, two children, HO STARA RASKA 3. Isailovic Dj. (kitchen stove) - 444 KM, two children, SBP 4. Mitrovic M. (range) - 334 KM, two children, SBP 5. Mladjenovic J. (refrigerator) - 383 KM, two children, SZS 6. Nikolic D. (washing machine, refrigerator) - 819 KM, two children, HO STARA RASKA 7. Ilic M. (washing machine, vertical freezer) - 974 KM, two children, SZS 8. Petkovic B. (vertical freezer) - 571 KM, two children, SZS 9. Majtanovic I.(horizontal freezer) - 538 KM, two children, SZS 10. Majtanovic Z. (washing machine) - 436 KM, two children SZS 11. Racanovic S. (horizontal freezer) - 538 KM, two children, SZS 12. Vidakovic D. (water heater) - 185 KM, two children, SZS 13. Peric J. (horizontal freezer) - 538 KM, two children, SZS 14. Peric Sladjana (refrigerator) - 383 KM, two children, SZS 15. Mitrovic J. (refrigerator) - 383 KM, two children, SZS 16. Marjanovic Z. (vertical freezer) - 571 KM, two children, SZS 17. Marjanovic B. (kitchen stove, washing machine) – 880 KM, two children, HO STARA RASKA 18. Rakic Z. (washing machine) - 436 KM, two children, SZS 19. Peric S. (kitchen stove)- 444 KM, two children, SZS 20. Krstic E. (horizontal freezer, refrigerator) - 921 KM, three children, SBP 21. Zivkovic M. (refrigerator) - 383 KM, three children, SZS 22. Peric R. (refrigerator) - 383 KM, two children SZS 23. Selakovic S. (refrigerator) - 383 KM, two children, SZS 24. Puric S. (refrigerator, washing machine, water heater) - 1.004 KM three children, HO STARA RASKA 25. Majstorovic S. (washing machine) - 436 KM, two children, SZS 26. Maric M. (refrigerator, kitchen stove) - 827 KM, two children, SBP We would like to thank to representatives of municipality of Bijeljina for help during aid delivery. All devices are BEKO TRADE MARK, with five years warranty.




They have been delivered by BG ELEKTRONIKA from Bijeljina, friends of our organization. Great activity, FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS is going on. Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS invites all fraternal organizations, donators and good people in Serbia and all over the world to participate.

We'll be glad to express our gratitude for your payments (according to your income and potentialities) on our accounts - www.srbizasrbe.org/donacije. As well, we invite you to check our reports of delivered aid to PARACIN, TRSTENIK, VALJEVO, KRALJEVO, OBRENOVAC, SVILAJNAC, VELIKI CRLJENI, KRUPANJ, VELIKI CRLJENI PART TWO, OBRENOVAC PART TWO, OBRENOVAC PART THREE and BIJELJINA.




AID DELIVERY FOR OBRENOVAC – PART FOUR

Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS has delivered new aid amount to families and their children in Obrenovac, which met with an accident during flood.

On this occasion, within project FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS 37 families were supported with aid which contained 16 washing machines, 12 kitchen stoves, 10 refrigerators and 7 freezers. This family lives in the centre of Obrenovac, actually in local communities two and three. Total amount of aid was 1.213.550 RSD. Organization SERBS FOR SERBS have provided aid for 178 families from Obrenovac.




Continuation of this report contains a list of supported families which lives in local communities II and III, municipality of Obrenovac, with value of each aid:

LOCAL COMMUNITY BELO POLJE

1. Martic S. (washing machine) - 28.990 RSD, two children 2. Dimitrijevic Lj. (kitchen stove) - 21.990 RSD, one child 3. Dimitijevic M. (vertical freezer) - 29.990 RSD, two children

LOCAL COMMUNITY III 4. Negovanovic M. (refrigerator)- 27.990 RSD, two children 5. Jevtic S. (kitchen stove)- 21.990 RSD, three children 6. Jozic B. (kitchen stove)- 21.990 RSD, two children 7. Krstic I. (kitchen stove)- 21.990 RSD, two children 8. Roksic A. (refrigerator)- 27.990 RSD, one child 9. Vracar S. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD 10. Miljkovic M. (washing machine, refrigerator)- 56.980 RSD, two children 11. Djordjevic I. (horizontal freezer)- 27.990 RSD, two children 12. Zivkovic Lj. (refrigerator)- 27.990 RSD, a baby 13. Ristic M. (kitchen stove, refrigerator, washing machine)- 78.970 RSD, three children 14. Isailovic S. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, four children 15. Djukovic J. (refrigerator)- 27.990 RSD, three children 16. Pejcic M. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, three children 17. Aksentijevic T. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, two children 18. Soskic J. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, three children

19. Dancuo V. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, two children 20. Vujic O. (refrigerator)- 27.990 RSD, one child 21. Pavlovic D. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, three children 22. Jovicic A. (kitchen stove)- 21.990 RSD, two children 23. Rankovic J. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, one child

LOCAL COMMUNITY II 24. Djokic S. (kitchen stove, refrigerator, washing machine)- 78.970 RSD, four children 25. Zlatkov D. (refrigerator)- 27.990 RSD, two children 26. Golijanin M. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, one child 27. Matic T. (kitchen stove, vertical freezer)- 51.980 RSD, four children 28. Pavlovic S. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, two children 29. Stasic M. (kitchen stove)- 21.990 RSD, two children 30. Nikolic J. (kitchen stove)- 21.990 RSD, a baby 31. Selakovic D. (vertical freezer)- 29.990 RSD, one child 32. Simic S. (washing machine, vertical freezer)- 58.980 RSD, three children 33. Dencic V. (refrigerator)- 27.990 RSD, two children 34. Stojkovic D. (horizontal freezer)- 27.990 RSD, two children 35. Petrovic Lj. (kitchen stove)- 21.990 RSD, two children 36. Ivanovic J. (washing machine)- 28.990 RSD, two children LOCAL COMMUNITY RVATI 37. Pavlovic B. (kitchen stove, refrigerator)- 49.980 RSD, two children




We would like to thank to representatives of municipality of Obrenovac for help during aid delivery. All devices are GORENJE trade mark with five years warranty. They have been delivered by TEHNOMANIA.

Drawing from Nikolina Miljkovic, for SFS, as gratitude

„Thank you brought us a washing machine and

freezer“- wrote us a Nikolina

Great action FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS is going on. Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS invites all fraternal organizations, donators and good people in Serbia and all over the world to participate. We’ll be glad to express our gratitude for your payments (according to your incomes and potentialities) on our accounts - www.srbizasrbe.org/donacije. As well, we invite you to check our reports of delivered aid to Paracin, Trstenik, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Obrenovac, Svilajnac, Veliki Crljeni, Krupanj, Veliki Crljeni-part two, Obrenovac part two, Obrenovac part three, Bijeljina and Bijeljina part two.




SFS VISETED FLOODED FAMILIES IN DOBOJ

Members of Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS from Doboj and Belgrade visited during November township of Doboj which held families and children whose homes were destroyed in floods during May.

Part of the project Fight against the floods is to help about 40 most endangered families from Doboj that will get help in the form of appliances, furniture and building materials. In the follow up of this news u can see the pictures of Doboj six months after the flooding of the river Bosnia.

House destroyed in floods

SERBS FOR SERBS!




We are asking all donors, members and all those fond of organization SERBS FOR SERBS to in accordance with the possibilities participate in action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS which goal is to provide necessary help for flooded areas in Serbia and Republic of Srpska.




SERBS FOR SERBS HELPED STOJILJKOVIC FAMILY

Members of SFS with Stojiljkovic family

Members of Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Nis helped seven members of family Stojiljkovic which lives in hard conditions in mountain village Berivojstica in southern Serbia, near Vranje. Family consists of father Slobodan, mother Sanja and kids: Luka (8), Lazar (5), Marija (4) and youngest twins Petar and Pavle, 5 months old. Help consisted of buying wardrobe and building material for arranging the room in the total value of 64.050 RSD.

Incomes of the family are children allowance for 3 kids and social income in total value of 15.000 rsd.

Father works with selling the mushrooms when it is season, and from the readers of the Frankfurt news, he recently got 8 goats and 1 male goat, because wish of the family was to escape the difficult situation through agricultural activity.




Stojiljkovic family lives in two rooms, in which one is without normal conditions for life, so there was the danger for kids to get sick in the room whose walls are full of holes, and in which they had to live during the day because of lack of space. Humanitarian organization Serbs for Serbs provided the material which is used to repair the room.

We are inviting all people of good will to keep supporting the work of the Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS and thus help and gladden a large number of children whose help is greatly needed.




BLACKBOOARD FOR CHILDREN AT KOSMET

Charity organization Serbs for Serbs had joined the project “Blackboards for Kosovo and Metohija – draw smiles on them”, during which 45 blackboards were distributed, 36 in Kosovsko Pomoravlje and 9 in Orahovac. “Serbs for Serbs “donated 54.000 RSD (the bill enclosed) for purchasing 9 blackboards which were donated to the high school and “Dositej Obradovic” elementary school in Orahovac.

The project was organized by our friends from the “Osmeh na dar” foundation, with the help of the “Fond dijaspore za maticu” association.

We are thankful to the Humanitarian Aid Office of Gracanica monastery, as well as the religion teacher, Milovan Simijonovic, for their selfless help during this project.




HELP FOR EASTERN SERBIA DELIVERD

Members of the Charity Organization “Serbs for Serbs”, together with the friends from “Stara Raska” organization and Serbian Orthodox eparchy of Banat, delivered five tons of food and provisions in several actions during November, in order to provide the village people of eastern Serbia with the support in tough times following the floods and landslides in Kladovo area.

Significant humanitarian aid in food and provisions was distributed to the people of Tekija and the surrounding villages of eastern Serbia.

A great deal of that aid was temporarily put in St Nikola church in Tekija. In spite of the terrible disaster which hit the village, Tekija church stood as a dam, protecting this peaceful village by the river Danube from the total destruction.




Our plan for the end of the year 2014 is to provide humanitarian aid for more people in the villages of eastern Serbia, for the families hit by recent floods.

During their visit to Tekija, members of the “Serbs for Serbs” organization met with the bishop Ilarion Timocki, the priests from Tekija and Kladovo, as well as the representatives of the International Orthodox Christian Charity organization, which also brought significant help to the Tekija people, by providing the construction material for the reparation of dozens of homes.




SFS HELPED FAMILY MILENKOVIC

Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Nis helped seven-member family Milenkovic from the village Todorovce, Leskovac municipality. The family received five Alpine goats in the amount of 59.000 dinars and a construction material for equipping the stable in the amount of 32.480 dinars.

The family consists of father Dragan, mother Ivana, children Stefan (11), Lazar (9), Djordje (5), Anastasija (3) and Ognjen (1). Family Milenkovic lives in difficult and undignified conditions. The father has a salary of 17.000 dinars and with a child benefit they have total income of 27.000 dinars. They are receiving a child benefit only since Anastasija was born. An almost immovable granny is living with them.

The Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in cooperation with its donors and friends enabled members of family Milenkovic to fulfill their dream and start growing

Alpine goats, which should improve their living conditions.

We call upon all people of good will to keep supporting the work of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and thus help a lot of children who are in great need of help.




SFS AT FAMILY LOJPUR IN MONTENEGRO

Members of family Lojpur , granny Slavojka, perents

Milan and Jovanka , oldest child Dusanka (21), Natasa

(19), Nikola (8) and the youngest Sofija (3)

Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Montenegro visited during November a nine-member family Lojpur from the Golubovci colony in Podgorica. Member of the family are granny Slavojka, parents Milan and Jovanka and their six children: Dusanka (21), Natasa (19), Dusan (17), Nikolina (15), Nikola (8) and the youngest Sofija (3).

Unfinished house of family Lojpur

The house in which they live is not finished, so we plan to provide necessary construction material for finishing the works at upper plate which needs to be placed.

The hardworking members of the Lojpur family have a greenhouse in which they grow vegetables in order to grow their food and earn for living.




SFS HELP DELIVERED IN OBRENOVAC – PART FIVE

Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS delivered on 30 November new amount of help to the flooded families with children in Obrenovac. On this occasion, in the scope of the project FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS, the help which consisted in 18 washing machines, 6 electric stoves, 5 freezers, 3 refrigerators and 1 wood-burning stove was delivered to 25 families in the Local community Rvati.

The total amount of help was 902.679 dinars. Until now the organization SERBS FOR SERBS provided help for 202 families from Obrenovac.




The list of the helped families from Local community Rvati, Obrenovac municipality, the delivered help and its value are as follows: Local community Baric

1. Mitcic V. (washing machine, electric stove) – 50.980 dinars (4 children)

III Local community

2. Jevtic S. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (3 children)

Local community Rvati

3. Popovic R. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (2 children) 4. Jerkovic N. (freezer) 29.990 dinars (2 children) 5. Boric T. (washing machine, freezer) 58.980 dinars (4 children) 6. Mitkovic J. (wood-burning stove, refrigerator) 46.989 dinars (3 children) 7. Zecevic Z. (washing machine, freezer) 56.980 dinars (4 children) 8. Lekic B. (electric stove) 21.990 dinars (2 children) 9. Perisic I. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (3 children) 10. Jankovic S. (washing machine, electric stove) 50.980 dinars (2 children) 11. Jovanovic C. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars

(a baby)

12. Ilic V. (refrigerator) 27.990 dinars (2 children) 13. Golubic M. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (2 children) 14. Lazarevic Dj. (freezer) 29.990 dinars (one child) 15. Glibetic S. (electric stove) 21.990 dinars (2 children)

16. Brocic S. (washing machine, freezer) 56.980 dinars (3 children) 17. Vukovic D. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (one child) 18. Todorovic D. (washing machine, electric stove) 50.980 dinars (2 children) 19. Spanovic S. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (one child) 20. Joksic N. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (2 children) 21. Stanojevic M. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (2 children) 22. Stanojevic N. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (2 children) 23. Brankovic G. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (2 children) 24. Risticevic N. (electric stove, refrigerator) 49.980 dinars (2 children) 25. Stojkovic O. (washing machine) 28.990 dinars (one child)

We thank the representatives of the municipality who helped us in visiting the families and delivery of help. All appliances are of Gorenje trademark with five-year guarantee. The delivery was conducted thanks to the friends of our organization from Tehnomanija. Great action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS continues. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs calls upon all fraternal organizations, donors and people of good will in Serbia and worldwide to get involved by donating according to their possibilities on one of the accounts of the organization www.srbizasrbe.org/donacije.




SFS GUESTS ON TV HAPPY

President of the charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS Mr. Igor Rasula was a guest in the morning TV program TV Happy where he presented the former, up to date work of the organization as well as the big project FIGHT AGAINST FLOODS whose goal is to help families in Serbia and Republic of Srpska that were affected by the flooding …………………………………………………………...

STOVE FOR FAMILY BOGUNOVIC FROM KRAJINA

Charity organization Serbs for Serbs helped at the end of November family Bogunovic from Donji Karin in Dalmacija. The difficult conditions in which the single father Djuro lives with his four children Igor (11), Nikola (10), Lidija (8) and Matej (7) prompted us to help them by providing wood-burning stove. We helped this family two years ago by delivering a tiller. The value of the stove is 540 EUR.

HELP FOR FAMILY PETROVIC FROM PROKUPLJE

Charity organization Serbs for Serbs has been done one more action in a row for helping families of five or more children and bought for them new fridge which costs 20.990 dinars (bill) for seven members of family Petrovic from Prokuplje.The household consists of father Dejan, mother Milijana, children Veljko (11), Andrej (9), Elena (7), Ognjen (5) and a small Andrea (1). Like most of large families in Serbia, family Petrovic is struggling with all their strength to provide the basic needs and education and to raise their children in these difficult times. ……………………………………………………….......

NEW SERBS FOR SERBS T-SHIRT

The new t-shirts with title „Iz Cikaga moji, znas ti dobro koji“ are now available in sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL. T-shirts can be ordered by e-mail [email protected] and through the official Facebook page www.facebook.com/srbizasrbe. Price of the shirt is 20$plus postage costs.




SERBS FOR SERBS CHARITY SHOP




Donors in November: 1. Compass Fuel donation box (IL) - $ 36 2. Balkan Bakery donation box (IL) - $ 10 3. Beograd Café donation box (IL) - $ 115 4. Nada's Deli & Bakery d. box (IL) - $ 20 5. St. Nikola, Brookfield d.box (IL) - $ 20 6. City Fresh Market d. box (IL) - $ 23 7. Bubamara cafe d. box (IL) - $ 15 8. Serbosi Kanada (CAN) - $ 340 9. Dan Kovacevic (IL) - $ 25 10. Srdjan Gavrilovic (GA) - $ 15 11. www.usaserbs.net (IL) - $ 25 12. Zoran Krajisnik - $ 100 13. Goran Trivic (PA) - $ 15 14. Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ 25 15. Milan Dobras (AZ) - $ 15 16. Tihomir Bajic (CA) - $ 100 17. Milos Hrkic (TX) - $ 100 18. Slavisa Karach (GA) - $ 25 19. Ivan Aksentijevic (MD) - $ 25 20. Ana Radovic (CA) - $ 20 21. Milen Tesic (IL) - $ 20 22. Dragana Beara (CAN) - $ 50 23. Ivan Radulovic (NY) - $ 25 24. Tanja Josipovic - $ 25 25. Aleksandar Micic (MO) - $ 15 26. Irena Gumbert (CA) - $ 25 27. Milan Zdrnja - $ 25 28. Vesna Kozomora (IL) - $ 25 29. Dusan Stojkovic - $ 30 30. Helena Urukalo (CAN) - $ 15 31. Predrag Kisa - $ 50 (Valley of the Sun United Way) 32. Milos Koprivica (MD) - $ 30 33. Igor & Lana Glisic - $ 50 34. Daniel Plavsic (WA) - $ 25 35. B. Bojanic (CA) - $ 15 36. Nenad Milasinovic (Australia) - $ 25 37. Zoran Starcevic - $ 20 38. Vladimir Davidovic - $ 34.78 39. Ivan Aksentijevic (MD) - $ 25 40. Bosko Djurisic - $ 10 (facebook) 41. Mirko Radovic (Peru) - $ 25 42. Dragisa Djordjevic (MD) - $ 15 43. Zeljka Vignjevic - $ 100 44. Gorana Tomic (IN) - $ 35 45. David Gavric (IN) - $ 50 46. Venita Djuric - $ 50 47. Milan Dukic - $ 50 48. Slobodan Djordjevic - $ 50 49. Marta Stojanovic (CAN) - $ 25

50. Smiljana Petrovic - $ 100 51. Делије - $ 20 52. Neven Cvetkovic (Sweden) - $ 50 53. Srdjan Markovic (CA) - $ 25 54. Bojan Jovanovic - $ 25 55. Jovo Balach (IL) - $ 100 56. Susi Suchard (SD) - $ 25 57. Nikola Mrdakovic (IL) - $ 40 58. Ankica D. - $ 25 59. Dragisa Zivkovic (Serbia) - $ 15 60. Оlja M. (NY) - $ 15 61. Anonymous (TX) - 570 RSD 62. Zivko Tatalovic - $ 50 63. Vuk Radovic - $ 800 (Bank of America) 64. Nina & Maksim Krsmanovic (VA)- $ 50 65. Sinisa Peric (MD) - $ 50 66. Margareta Curcic (CAN) - $ 30 67. Vladimir Rakita - $ 25 68. Nemanja Metkovic - $ 271.73 69. Serbosi Kanada (CAN) - $ 250 70. Aleksandar Tanasic (CAN) - $ 25 71. Andreja Simovic (CA) - $ 100 ____________________

TOTAL IN NOVEMBER: $ 4.106




DONATIONS IN 2014

NUMBER OF DONORS IN 2014.




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