Monthly Report for June CHARITY ORGANIZATION SERBS FOR SERBS

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1 Monthly Report for June CHARITY ORGANIZATION SERBS FOR SERBS 2014 Monthly Report No. 6 June, 2014 Charity organization Serbs for Serbs Website: office@serbsforserbs.org

2 Monthly Report for June 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 30 th 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 organizationn Serbs for Serbs is to affect on consciousness of Americans, Serbs and their friends throughh 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 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!

3 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: 2. Direct Deposit to Wells Fargo Bank account Please us at: 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. 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. 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

4 SERBS FOR SERBS GUESTS AT RTS: SERBIA ON CALL President of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs Mr. Igor Rasula was a guest on Wednesday, June 4 in the Radio Television of Serbia broadcast Serbia on call, whose program is aimed to the Serbian Diaspora, and is broadcasted on the satellite. Serbs for Serbs presented their previous work and numerous activities during the disastrous floods which hit Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. HELP FOR THE ENDANGERED THROUGH FOOTBALL Family Kovacevic with refrigerator and freezer Family Kovacevic consists of father Milos (71), mother Gordana (62) and sons Zoran (37) and Dragan (29) who temporarily live in Zeleznik, Belgrade. We wish the fast return to the family, and the restoration of their home, and at the same time, we wish to thank the organizers of the tournament who provided the donation and conducted action on the field in cooperation with our volunteers. On the 6th Memorial tournament in mini football Nemanja Miljanic-Pile, which was traditionally held from 19th to 25th of May on the fields of the elementary school Nadezda Petrovic in New Belgrade, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs collected charity help for the families hit by floods. In a seven-day time of the tournament we collected dinars from the donor boxes and by selling T-shirts. On the suggestion of the organizer of the tournament, we used the money for an urgent help to family Kovacevic from the area near Obrenovac (a refrigerator and a freezer in the amount of dinars), whose house is completely submerged and the things within it are destroyed.

5 SERBS FOR SERBS HELPED IN OBRENOVAC The help consisted in: several packages of diapers, baby food and other groceries, hygiene and toys for the children. On Friday, May 30, members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Switzerland and Belgrade donated great help in the areas of Veliko Polje and Obrenovac. The action was coordinated with the Belgrade authorities, the FMP reception center and the donors from Switzerland. Community center Baljevac

6 Community center Poljane After this action, we donated second part of the help from the Swiss donors (at the charity pancakes party in Wetzikon) to Jelena Milosevic and her daughter Katarina who left Obrenovac after the floods and settled at their friends house temporarily. During the action we visited and delivered the help in three local community centers Baljevac, Konatice and Poljane. Community center Konatice

7 HELP ARRIVED TO PARACIN Religious Charity Trusteeship of the Serbian Orthodox Church (RCT) and the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs sent on May 26 a full truck of humanitarian aid to the city of Paracin in Serbia. The priest Vladimir Markovic, secretary of RCT and Ivan Toskovic from the organization Serbs for Serbs visited areas of Paracin which were most hit by the floods and saw the disastrous consequences of the spills of Crnica. They promised the deliverance of the chemicals necessary for cleaning and disinfection. The significant donation of kvass, 10 t, was provided by the hardworking activists of SfS and thanks to the firm Peric Trans Company, which is a leader in transportation. We call upon all the friends and benefactors worldwide to join in the great action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS, so that we could help during summer to the vast number of households and bring necessities of life to them. We express great THANK to the donors who participated in the action of help and raised over on the accounts of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs worldwide.

8 GREAT DONATION OF SFS FROM SWITZERLAND The delivery of the donation was made on Tuesday, June 6 with the cooperation of the Veterinary Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and the help was equally distributed to the unit MMA Belgrade, Veterinary Belgrade and the Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology. Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Switzerland provided great donation of l of disinfection chemical Sanosil SO15 in the total value of CHF which will be used in the municipality Obrenovac for the disinfection of water, wells, pipes and other contaminated surfaces in the floods which hit the town. On this occasion we would like to express our gratitude to the company Sanosil AG from Switzerland which provided 50% of discount for the entire quantity of disinfection chemicals in the desire to contribute to the help for the flooded and endangered areas in Serbia. Their product is one of the best for the disinfection of water, ground, air and rooms. People from Military Medical Academy with SfS after received disinfection chemical Sanosil SO15

9 The action of our organization was precisely aimed at the animation of government organs for the additional disinfection chemicals so that the life in Obrenovac and many other places in Serbia would be back to normal as soon as possible, and be safe in the future. We owe great thank to the friends of our organization from the Veterinary Directorate who professionally and responsible deled with the import, customs, storage and distribution to the end users, i.e. the units in the field. People from Veterinary Belgrade with SfS after received disinfection chemical Sanosil SO15 People from the Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology with SfS after received disinfection chemical Sanosil SO15 We must emphasize great contribution of the members, donors and friends of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from Switzerland who provided and transported the necessary help to Belgrade. Without them this action wouldn t be possible. After we successfully conducted this action, we believe that the great actions of help to the flooded areas in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska are yet to come in the organization of SfS and in cooperation with the people of great heart from all over Switzerland. FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS has just begun! SERBS FOR SERBS SWITZERLAND

10 SABOR BURSACA SUPPORTED SERBS FOR SERBS SFS WITH TEHNOMANIJA The association Sabor Bursaca held its jubilee 15th convocation on Saturday, June 14. This association was founded at the beginning of 2000, and it has held its convocations annually ever since. The association gathers people who have family name Bursac, it keeps mutual contacts, enables them to spend time together, studies the family background and develops consciousness about the common origin of all Bursacs. The members of the association showed their humanity during the night by gathering money in the amount of dinars which was donated to the partner Charity organization Serbs for Serbs as support within the charity project Fight against the floods. Representatives of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs and members of the fraternal Charity organization Stara Raska held on June 18 a working meeting with the director and owner of the company Tehnomanija, Mr. Slobodan Sijan, at the premises of this company in Belgrade. The meeting was about the future cooperation between these charity organizations and Tehnomanija on providing and delivering of the necessary help to the households which were hit by the floods in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, containing primarily the domestic appliances. The first contingent containing over pieces of appliances should be provided for the families in the municipalities Paracin, Trstenik, Obrenovac, Bajina Basta, Krupanj and others, while the same help is planned for the households in Bijeljina, Doboj, Lopare and others. We also agreed on the sponsor cooperation in the following period in the benefit of the endangered families across Balkan. Slobodan Sijan - director and owner of Tehnomanija This convocation was held in New Belgrade, in Radnicki restaurant near the Student city, and it gathered 68 people with the same surname. Vladimir Bursac from Zrenjanin, president of the association, opened the convocation by reporting of the work from the previous year. The priest Krsto Maksic addressed the present, and uttered a prayer. We use this opportunity to express our gratitude to Tehnomanija and Mr. Sijan for their sincere desire and readiness for cooperation, and for the corporativeresponsible approach in the crisis situation for the Serbian nation. Apart from the charity organizations Serbs for Serbs and Stara Raska, other fraternal organizations joined the action of help, and numerous Serbian communities gathered around the Serbian Orthodox Church. The delivery of the first contingent of help is planned for mid-july.

11 HELP TO FAMILY JOVANOVIC FROM KLADUROVO Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited and helped at the beginning of June a six-member family Jovanovic from the village Kladurovo near Petrovac on Mlava. The help consisted in four goats and two young goats. The total amount of the help was dinars and 165 EUR. Members of family Jovanovic are parents Zoran and Svetlana and the children Nikola (14), Stefan (11), Ivana (7) and the youngest Marina who is a year old. A devastating fact is that the family doesn t have electricity in its home (therefore, no refrigerator, freezer...) nor water (and therefore, no bathroom nor the washing machine)!

12 PICNIC IN CINCINNATI FOR NEW HELP They own 4 ha of land, of which 1 ha is fertile. They have no mechanization, so they have little use of the products from their estate. The Serbian community from the Cincinnati, Ohio collected help for the flooded areas in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska within the action FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS which was commenced by the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs. The picnic was held on Sunday, June 16 at the garden of Nela bakery, whose owners Nela and Tomo Novakovic ceded their garden for over 50 guests. We collected $ of donations, which will be used in the action of help of our organization. We use this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Serbian community in Cincinnati who gave its contribution to the collection of help. We sincerely hope it was only the beginning of future cooperation and networking between the Serbian communities and organizations across USA and Canada.

13 SUCCESSFUL CHARITY TOURNAMENT IN NOVI SAD The organizers of the competition decided to prepare cooked bean for the supporters of the tournament. On June 29 football charity tournament was held in the elementary school Jovan Popovic in Novi Sad with the aim of helping the families endangered in floods in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. We stayed together even after the final game, and agreed to organize further tournaments for which we expect more teams. A total of 10 teams participated in the tournament. The games lasted for 12 minutes in the formation of 5+1 players. Thanks to the participants and friends of the tournament we raised dinars. Thanks to all people who participated in the tournament and helped in any way possible. The teams which participated in the tournament were: Liman Sonic, Firma Grbavica, Tehno S, Invalidi, Bronx, PinBet, Orfej, NS Fights, Novo Naselje and Satelit. We also thank our friends from the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs for their cooperation. The teams Invalidi and PinBet reached the final, and Invalidi won the tournament.

14 SFS DELIVERED COMPUTER TO JELENA MIRJANIC Novak is having a hard time, because he cannot help his daughter. The only income is his pension in the amount of 200 KM, half of which is being spent on a rent. They are renting for nearly ten years. While he was able to work, Novak dreamed of building a house in which his daughter would have her room. While many of her peers wish for beautiful clothing, footwear and expensive mobile phones, a fourteen-yearold Jelena Mirjanic from the village Gornji Podgradci near Gradiska wants to enroll in high school. The hard-working girl is forced to do all the housework. She lost her mom when she was five years old, and since then she was fighting for a better life with her father Novak. Jelena's dream is to go to school. She has always wanted to help people, so she would like to go into medical high school, and then to law school. Jelena is aware of the fact that her schooling would represent additional expense for them. Above all, is missing her mother every day. At the beginning of June representatives of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs delivered modest donation to Jelena Mirjanic a lap top gained from the donor of the organization from Sweeden. When she was just ten years old, the father become an invalid after an accident in the forest. The girl realized that many things depend upon her, so she started working hard. After the chores, she would study hard and gained all the best marks at school. Jelena's teacher Svjetlana Vukicevic points out that Jelena is a great child. Jelena is doing well at school although she has changed several schools due to frequent moves with her father. Her classmates is supporting her, and she is studying regularly. Novak Mirjanic says he lost faith that anyone would help him and his daughter. They appealed to Gradiska municipality, but no one helped them although he fought during the war.

15 SERBS FOR SERBS ACTIVE IN MONTENEGRO We started our visit on Saturday, June 21. Near the Serbian-Montenegro border we visited Kumanica monastery, and our next stop was Dajbabe monastery. In both monasteries we were warmly welcomed. Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited Montenegro from June 21st to 24th because of the completion of the house for family Dragojevic from Martinic near Podgorica. It is the first big project of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs in Montenegro, and it was conducted in cooperation with Ostrog monastery. Building of the house coasted EUR. The works are nearly finished. The archbishop of Montenegro and Littoral Amfilohije welcomed the members of the organization, in which we presented our activities and future plans. Apart from family Dragojevic, we visited two other families and organized a meeting with people who will work on the registration of the organization in Montenegro. In the evening hours we arrived at Ostrog, and met father Matej who was running the project. St. Vasilije Ostroski is the protector and slava of the organization Serbs for Serbs. Next to his remains a prayer was prayed for all the members and donors of the organization and for our future work, which represents special honor. Serbs for Serbs with archbishop Amfilohije The aims of the action in Montenegro were: 1) visit to family Dragojevic from Martinic; 2) visiting two other families; 3) reception with archbishop Amfilohije; 4) agreement with the brotherhood of the Ostrog monastery on future cooperation and projects; 5) gathering of new people who will register the organization in Montenegro and 6) visit to several monasteries in Montenegro. All the aims were successfully fulfilled. After that, archbishop Amfilohije welcomed us. In the short conversation we presented previous activities of our organization and future plans, with special emphasis on Montenegro. We were talking about several families which live in difficult conditions, and we were astonished that the archbishop had information in every household. We were encouraged by his wisdom. After delivering the annual report of our organization and the promise to be present in a greater extent in Montenegro, we went to sleep along with several hundreds of other pilgrims.

16 The Sunday commenced with the liturgy and lunch. Before lunch we had another opportunity to talk with archbishop Amfilohije and get to know the status of Serbian Orthodox Church in Southern and Middle America where the archbishop Amfilohije is administering until the appointment of new archbishop. During the lunch we were listening to young minstrels from the artistic society of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ from Podgorica. Our members from Podgorica and Herceg Novi joined us during the lunch. The first family we visited during the day was family Dragojevic. There were very happy to meet us, and the mother introduced us to her children as brothers and sisters. The house is not finished yet, because the exterior facade and some inner works remain unfinished. We have already collected the money for equipping the house. New house has the surface of 155m2 in a single level and 4 rooms. Vast part of the material was bought at low prices thanks to father Matej who engaged personally and visited the warehouses. We owe special thank to our friends from Budva who donated bathroom equipment and tiles. Predrag Dragojevic performed much of the work himself or organized volunteers.

17 After visiting the new house, we went into the old one which is in a terrible condition for a family with five children. The house is over 150 years old, and the beams in the roof and floorboards are cracked. The things in the house are unusable, and the family will get new ones for the new house. In our conversation with Predrag we found out that he has about 0.5 acres, and a forest shared with his brother and father, which is not enough to sustain three families. He is renting the forests and logging, but due to the problems with payment he is forced to lend money. Ostrog monastery helped a lot in paying off the debts, but it takes a lot to sustain the family and avoid new debts. In order to earn extra money, Predrag is occasionally working for a wage. They recently received a cow, and now they have milk, kaymak and cheese.

18 The parents asked how to repay, and our answer was that the help we provided should be the stimulus for further struggle to provide the decent life for their children and to make sure that the new house is always clean. The youngest members of the family will perhaps be in a position to help someone else in the future. The next family we visited was family Dasic, which lives near family Dragojevic. The family consists of father Zelimir, mother Lidija and their nine children Srecko (18), Sasa (16), Sanja (15), Sandra (14), Stefan (11), Bojana (10), Mladena (9), Bozidar (4) and Svetlana, who is in treatment in Bijela due to disabilities and mental health problems. The atmosphere in the house is very gloomy. The family is a refugee one, from the village Dasinovac near Decane on Kosovo and Metohija. They will need to leave the house in which they currently live soon. Their only income is a social benefit in the amount of 122 EUR once in three months! The Ostrog monastery is considering the housing of this and another family from the nearby building. The family stated they could use a washing machine and a refrigerator.

19 Father Matej informed us about the terrible condition in which the Serbian refugees from Kosovo and Metohija live in Montenegro, which is discriminating them. The Serbian refugees have no rights, especially because they cannot gain Montenegro citizenship, which is a precursor for exercising rights. The Serbs don't get the citizenship because there is a presumption they will vote against the current political forces. The reality of the Serbian refugees are refugee centers, abandoned factories, the lack of citizenship, the lack of jobs, no social benefit, and the problems which are connected to the above poverty, sickness and hopelessness. shouldn't be sold. Although the family is in a difficult condition, they are not giving up, which brings us new strength to continue with our work. The family needs a refrigerator. By visiting these families we finished operating part of action in Montenegro after which we continued visiting the monasteries in Montenegro. The first monastery we visited was the Cetinje monastery where we were warmly welcomed and got the opportunity to see one of the richest treasury of Serbian Orthodox Church. After that we visited beautiful monasteries Gradiste and Praskvice near Petrovac and Budva on the seaside. In Gradiste we met the prior with whom we spoke about the monastery, visitors and our organization, and we even spent the night in Praskvice. It was a great honor to meet the priesthood in this area, and to have all the doors widely opened. The last family we visited was a refugee family Milic which we have helped several times before, primarily by delivering groceries and hygiene. The family was forced to leave Djakovica 1999 with six children (the oldest daughter is married and has three children). Unfortunately, since our last visit the situation worsened. The father due to the respiration problems must be attached to the inhaler for 15 hours per day. A new problem arise the cut of electricity due to the debts. The debt is about EUR, and since they live in a refugee center, the bills weren't arriving for a long time, so it is not clear who should pay them. The father now has to spend the 15 hours per day at his relatives' place in another part of the city. It is only making the situation harder. Without the church this family wouldn't have survived. Thanks to the public kitchen at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ they can count on warm meals every day. The reason for our visit was the help of Ostrog monastery in the form of donation of 400 EUR for paying part of the debt for electricity in order to bring the electricity back. The family doesn't want to sell their land on Kosovo and Metohija, because the land As far as Montenegro is concerned, it was an area with the least of our activities, but it should change in the future. The organization should be registered soon and continue helping the Serbian families with many children. Our presence in the area from which some of the greatest Serbian minds in history originated is very important, especially because, unfortunately, the Serbian people is having troubles in keeping its identity and existence.

20 BATHROOM FOR FAMILY MARKOVIC FROM GORNJI MILANOVAC The oldest among the children is a son Danilo (16), who attends the Gastronomy-Touristic school in Vrnjacka Banja, where he lives in a dormitory, and comes to Drenova twice a month during the weekend. He has a financial help in the amount of dinars. Older daughter Marija (11) and younger Sofija (9) are walking several dozens of km from their home to school in Takovo and vice versa. The youngest Dimitrije is three years old. Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited on June 26 family Markovic from the village Drenova near Gornji Milanovac. We built a bathroom for family Markovic from the money collected within the project Trojka iz bloka held on May 10 in Gornji Milanovac. The Markovic s house didn t have sewerage system, so we built cesspit apart from the bathroom. Thanks to the large number of sponsors and donors in both money and material, new PVC windows were placed on the house, and the terrace was concreted. Family Markovic consists of six members. Mother Natalija lost her husband, and the children lost their father almost a year ago. He was an artisan who was building bathrooms. Condition in bathroom before reconstruction

21 Condition in bathroom before reconstruction Grandmother Mirka is also a part of family. The family s monthly income is dinars from pension, but the children don t have the right to a child benefit, because their mother Natalija is a Russian, and still without Serbian citizenship. Condition in front of the house before reconstruction This family is in a business of agriculture and animal husbandry, and they want to stay in their household.

22 Condition in bathroom before reconstruction Thanks to the friends of the organization from the firm PET PLUS PROM from Gornji Milanovac, family Markovic received a valuable humanitarian help which will help in isolation of their home from all weather conditions. This was not the end of our works in Gornji Milanovac. Family Cosovic from the village Pranjani will soon get a new bathroom.

23 MOTOCULTIVATOR FOR FAMILY COSOVIC FROM PALE grow it. That was the reason why Snjezana asked us to help them in buying a motocultivator. Four years ago Charity organization Serbs for Serbs from the Republic of Srpska helped family Mandic children Aleksandar, Aleksandra and Jelena from Pale, when we introduced water into the house and equipped the attic. It was right after the children and their mother Snjezana moved into their grandfather s house, fleeing from the molesting of their father. Since we last met, Snjezana married again and gave birth to a girl. Family Mandic (now Cosovic) is still living in the same attic, which was rearranged by Snjezana s husband. They built a barn for the goats. They are farming around the house, and in the rented land, and they are selling the vegetables they grow. In mid-may, during the seedtime we weren t able to buy them a motocultivator, but we appealed to Kojo Trifkovic, to whom we bought a motocultivator earlier, to help family Cosovic. He was glad to help, and thus he proved that we all make a big family, in which the one who needed help yesterday is today helping others. Older children are helping in agriculture, while the parents are gathering scrap iron as a contribution to the family budget. Family Cosovic has a lot of land in the village, but they don t have the necessary appliances to Thanks to the great number of donors and friends of our organization worldwide, the action of helping family Cosovic was successfully finished in mid-june, when an used motocultivator was delivered to their household. The total value of motocultivator was KM. Thanks to that donation the parents can plan serious work to provide the needs of their children.

24 SFS RECEIVED CERTIFICATE TESLA'S PEOPLE During the Vidovdan weekend in Philadelphia a great celebration took place, 200 years since the arrival of the first Serb in America. The celebration was organized by the Tesla Science Foundation and its president Mr. Nikola Loncar, with the help of great number of prominent Serbs volunteers. Nikola Loncar president of Tesla Science Foundation and Aleksandar Krsmanovic from Serbs for Serbs The organization Serbs for Serbs received a special certificate Tesla's people for its previous charity work. The certificate represents great recognition for our organization and an obligation to continue with better and more dedicated charity work in the future. On Friday, June 27 in the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Zeljka Cvijanovic, prime minister of the Republic of Srpska, revealed the bust of Nikola Tesla a work of the Banja Luka artist Bojan Mikulica. A three day celebration was commenced in Raynham, New Jersey where the Tesla Science Foundation donated the Nikola Tesla bust to the town. The bust will stand on the main railway station and remind the passers of the great Serbian scientist. After that, a formal reception and the auction of the valuable items was organized by Zvezdana Stojanovic on behalf of the charity organization Ras International. Representatives of the Republic of Serbia attended the reception, and we must point out the presence of the General Consul of the Republic of Serbia in New York Mirjana Zivkovic, who has always supported the work of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs.

25 Mirjana Zivkovic - General Consul of the Republic of Serbia in New York in conversation with Aleksandar Krsmanovic from SfS We have heard and learned a lot from Mr. Bastasic on the subject of history of camp Jadovno, the subject which is little known and much unspoken. And if we forget the past, there is no future... We were especially satisfied that most of the visitors had already heard of the organization Serbs for Serbs, and the details of our work and action. We sincerely thank the organizers of the celebration for the certificate Tesla's People. Prime minister of the Republic of Srpska, Mrs. Zeljka Cvijanovic In the conversation with the prime minister of the Republic of Srpska, Mrs. Cvijanovic, representative of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs Aleksandar Krsmanovic presented the results of the organization in the Republic of Srpska, and the planned actions in the future. The prime minister Cvijanovic expressed gratitude for our previous work and asked us to participate in the projects of helping the endangered families to a greater extent in the future. Dusan Bastasic, president of the Association of Descendants and Supporters of Victims of Complex of Death Camps NDH Gospic Jadovno - Pag 1941, delivered the lecture Moje Jadovno. The floods are gone, but the havoc remained. Let us not forget the people hit by the disaster like many times before. Our little is everything to someone. Children are our future! With faith in God Aleksandar Krsmanovic Serbs for Serbs USA

26 SERBS FOR SERBS FOR VIDOVDAN ON KOSOVO AND METOHIJA Members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited Kosovo and Metohija during the last weekend in June. After attending the holy Liturgy on Saturday June 28 on Vidovdan in the monastery Gracanica port, we attended the memorial service for the Kosovo heroes on Gazimestan. During the previous day a monument to the Serbian hero Milos Obilic was officially unveiled. SfS at monastary Draganac On Sunday Serbs for Serbs attended the holy Liturgy in the monastery Draganac in Gnjilane. Serbs for Serbs in front of monument Milos Obilic in Gracanica Serbs for Serbs members at Gazimestan We are happy because of the fact that every year there is an increasing number of young people present at celebrating Vidovdan in Gracanica and Gazimestan. We call upon all the people of good will to visit and help the Serbian sanctuaries and people on Kosovo and Metohija in the future.

27 TOURNAMENT TROJKA IZ BLOKA IN NOVI SAD Milenko Topic, kick boxer Nenad Pagonis, and the world best basketball players 3 on 3 Dusan Domovic- Bulut, Marko Zdero and Nikola Ugrica. The third sport-charity tournament in 2014 in three-point shootout Trojka iz bloka was successfully held on Saturday, May 31 in Novi Sad, on the basketball field Pariske Komune 1. Despite the cloudy day, approximately 500 people gathered, along with the friends of the tournament from other towns. In the competition of about 110 participants in the qualification segment of the tournament 20 of them singled out, and the winning trophy went to Bojana Kvrzic, who pointed 10 three-points in the final series, which was the first time for a girl to win the tournament. The runner-up was Borislav Tosic, and Veljko Radakovic won the third place. World best basketball players 3 on 3 with winner Bojana Kvrzic We received great musical support from the famous rapper from Novi Sad, Branko Nikolic Kobra. We thank everyone who formed a part of this sport-charity manifestation. We wish to express special thank to our donors and sponsors who supported the realization of this project: - PIP, Novi Sad dinars - DSS, Novi Sad dinars - JKP Trznica, Novi Sad dinars - Dragan Kovacevic 50 EUR and dinars The common victory of all who attended this sportcharity event was the financial help we raised, which will be directed to the families who suffered losses in the floods. In just a couple of hours of the tournament, we raised dinars (including the money from the participants and sponsors). Trojka iz bloka in Novi Sad gained support from our sportsmen, former Serbian and Yugoslav basketball representative

28 TOURNAMENT TROJKA IZ BLOKA AT NEW BELGRADE On Sunday, June 1 on the basketball field of the elementary school Laza Kostic, a traditional basketball Charity 3-point tournament Trojka iz bloka was held, with the support of the Basketball Association of Serbia. This was the third year in a row of the tournament in Block 23. Basketball national player Novica Velickovic The tournament Trojka iz bloka on New Belgrade succeeded the tournaments held in Gornji Milanovac, Nis and Novi Sad. Despite the clouds prior to the tournament, there were many participants. Numerous public figures opened the tournament. Journalist Vanja Bulic at the opening ceremony The first to address the present was a Serbian national basketball player Novica Velickovic, followed by the famous Belgrade rap musician Bosko Cirkovic-Skabo and a journalist Vanja Bulic.

29 Serbian volleyball player Nikola Rosic with his son Serbian volleyball player Aleksandar Bata Atanasijevic The charity tournament was also supported by famous Serbian volleyball players Aleksandar Atanasijevic- Bata, Dragan Stankovic (the captain of the Serbian volleyball team), Nikola Rosic, Bojan Janic, as well as the basketball player of the Red Star, Vojislav Stojanovic. In the competition of about 152 participants the winning trophy went to Nikola Tiosavljevic, who pointed points in the final round. The runner-up was Dusan Neskovic who had 12 3-points, while Nikola Gostovic who had 11 3-points won the third place.

30 The tournament was supported by: the Vice-President of the Basketball Association of Serbia Dejan Tomasevic, front man of the rock band 357 Nikola Hadzi Nikolic, Aca Celtic-Despot, Moto club Arhangeli and others. Young DJ Nemanja Damnjanovic-Partymakers from Gornji Milanovac was responsible for the good atmosphere during the entire day. Winner of the "Trojka iz bloka" - Nikola Tiosavljevic The Charity tournament Trojka iz bloka was supported by our friends from Agi pasta away, who donated all the income from selling pasta to charity. We raised dinars on the tournament, of which dinars from the sponsors, and the remaining money from the participants and friends of the tournament. Third place - Nikola Gostovic We thank everyone who participated in this sport-charity manifestation, to the principal and workers of the school Laza Kostic and to the great number of sponsors and donors. Sponsors of the tournament: Second place - Dusan Neskovic Trojka iz bloka hosted numerous rep groups, who performed despite the rain, and thus encouraged all the participants and guests to stay on the field. The first to perform were our friends from the group Sick Touch followed by the great performance of the basketball freestyler Nemanja Blazic-Tricky, Bosko Cirkovic- Skabo from the Belgrade syndicate, THC la Familia, Uncle Jo and Ukov. - Miskone Plastik dinars - TK Gazela dinars - Maks kafe dinars - Strit butik dinars - ACBV Tehnika dinars - Dorat MC dinars - Ramina dinars - Nj.P dinars - Tomislav M dinars - Alpros dinars Members and volunteers of the "Trojka iz bloka" event

31 TOURNAMENT TROJKA IZ BLOKA IN CHICAGO On June 7th, 2014, the Chicago chapter of Serbs for Serbs held its 2nd Annual, Trojka Iz Bloka, Charity 3- Point Tournament. Again, the tournament was held at Veteran s Park in Lyons on a warm and sunny, Saturday afternoon. This year s contest had some return participants along with many new faces. Our youngest participant was 8 years old and with some skill and luck, was able to make it to the second round. With more than 50 participants starting the tournament, it came down to a final group of five in the final round. Unlike last year s tournament, this year the money collected is going to be used to help the flood victims in Serbia with the recovery process. And thanks to the many participants, visitors and sponsors, we were able to raise $4,650 at this year s event. With some impressive shooting, 3rd place went to Aleksa Vujic, while 2nd place was a repeat of last year with Pavle Cosic taking the honor two years in a row. This year, after 4 long and hard rounds of 3-pointers, 1st place went Milan Miletic. We hope everyone had a good time and will be back again next year. We would again like to especially thank our sponsors who helped make this event possible: Woodland Transport, Pro Star Freight Systems, Marko Transport, ADR Custom Builders, 2N Licensing, White City Logistics, Beograd Café and Accolade Design. And also a thank you to the Village of Lyons for allowing to hold our event again on their wonderful basketball courts.

32 TOURNAMENT TROJKA IZ BLOKA IN LACARAK On Saturday, June 7, we organized the first charity tournament in 3-pointers Trojka iz bloka on the basketball field Kiki and neighbors in Lacarak. With the support of Sremska Mitrovica municipality, over 200 people and 60 competitors gathered. The winner of the tournament was Mirjana Kostadinovic with pointers, the runner up was Bojan Krkobabic with 12 3-pointers, while Stevan Vukolic with 10 3-pointers won the third place. This was the second time in 2014 that the fairer sex won the tournament Trojka iz bloka, which brought us plenty of joy. Both times the tournaments took place in northern Serbia Vojvodina. The tournament was opened by the Deputy Mayor of Sremska Mitrovica Tomislav Jankovic, and Director General of Sport Association of Sremska Mitrovica Nemanja Crnic. The youngest competitor of tournament Deputy Mayor of Sremska Mitrovica Tomislav Jankovic The competition lasted for two hours, and we raised dinars. We thank everyone who took participation in this sport-charity manifestation. Members and volunteers of the "Trojka iz bloka" Lacarak event

33 TOURNAMENT TROJKA IZ BLOKA IN KRAGUJEVAC and Nikola Stankovic with 9 three-pointers won the third place. Charity competition in 3-pointers Trojka iz bloka was held in the hall Gordana Goca Bogojevic (Park), instead on the basketball field in the Great Park, due to rain, which prevented some competitors from coming. Despite the rain, nearly 100 competitors participated, and there were many spectators. The competition was opened by Aleksandar Ristic-Alf, the legend of the American football Wild Boars and captain of volleyball club Radnicki Milan Ilic. The Serbian Anthem was performed by Danica Krstic, while Igor Jevtic-Muki was in charge of music. We collected dinars, which will be used for helping the places which suffered in the floods in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. We thank the firm Magneti Mareli and a café Carpe Diem for their support. The movement Clean Serbia thank the co-organizers the Association of law students and the Unique pupil s parliament of the high schools of Kragujevac, as well as the Sport center Park for the hall, and the other friends of the tournament. Danica Krsitc singing national anthem "Boze pravde" The youngest turned out the best. The winner was Luka Milenkovic who pointed 15 three-pointers, the runnerup was Aleksa Sukovic who pointed 11 three-pointers,

34 Finalists of tournament "Trojka iz bloka" Kragujevac Aleksa Sukovic - second place Mladen Matijasevic director of project "Trojka iz bloka" with Nikola Cvijanovic member of SfS Germany Nikola Stankovic - third place Luka Milenkovic - winner of tournament

35 TOURNAMENT TROJKA IZ BLOKA IN BORCA Bojan Todoric winner of the tournament "Trojka iz bloka" Borca On Saturday June 21, on the basketball fields of the elementary school Jovan Ristic in Borca, Belgrade, we held a charity tournament in three-pointers Trojka iz bloka with support of the Basketball Association of Serbia. After several successful charity three-pointers across Serbia, the tournament was held in Borca for the first time. There were many participants, as well as numerous celebrities who opened the tournament, such as Dejan Tomasevic, vice-president of the Basketball Association of Serbia, Bojan Janic, former captain of the volleyball representation of Serbia, Milivoje Cirkovic, former football player of Partizan, as well as Nedeljko and Ljuba Jovanovic, handball players. Dejan Tomasevic, vice-president of the Basketball Association of Serbia Former handball members of the Serbia national team Nedeljko and Ljuba Jovanovic, with Milos Simovic from Serbs for Serbs (in the middle) Bojan Janic, former captain of the volleyball representation of Serbia with his wife actress Nada Macankovic Milivoje Cirkovic, former football player of Partizan

36 The tournament was also supported by hip-hop performers: Boško Cirković Skabo, Grashoper, Manda, Duca, Ukov, Nina, Ankl Dzo, Savke from RVG, Houk, DJ Djordje Bogdan and THC la Familia who were entertaining the spectators. Hip-hop performers Duca, Grashoper and Manda In the competition of 115 participants, young Bojan Todorovic won the tournament by pointing 13 threepointers, the runner-up was Lazar Stajcic with 10 threepointers, while Vasilije Rogovic won the third place by pointing 9 three-pointers. Followed by hip-hop, members of the wrestling club Pobednik from Borca and MMA club Car Dusan Silni from Belgrade presented martial arts and thus warmed up the atmosphere. President of Palilula municipality Stojan Nikolic Friends from wrestling club Pobednik We express special thank to the sponsors of the tournament: Palilula municipality, Ravero leather goods, Auto Kes center and cafes Eho and Ragina glava, as well as media friends TV Studio B, Radio Television of Serbia, Sport, Portal of the citizens of Palilula, Blic, B92, national portal Magacin, Internet portal Lobi info and others. We shouldn t forget our host, school Jovan Ristic which enabled us to organize the tournament and provided us with technical support. Friends from MMA club Car Dusan Silni We also thank our friends from Agi Pasta Away in whose meals we enjoyed during the tournament and coffee restaurant Beli andjeo who lent us their parasols. People from Borca showed their big sport and charity heart, and we will do our best to turn the tournament into a traditional one next year.

37 TOURNAMENT TROJKA IZ BLOKA IN STARI GRAD On Saturday, June 28 on the basketball field Neimar in Belgrade, municipality Stari Grad, the Vidovdan charity tournament in three-pointers Trojka iz bloka Familija za Srbiju was held with the support of our friends from the rap group THC la Familija. After several successful tournaments across Serbia, this competition was organized in Stari Grad for the first time. There were a large number of participants, and the tournament was supported by numerous celebrities Nemanja Triki Blazic, young rap group Downtown and many others. In the competition of 103 participants, the winner of the Vidovdan tournament Trojka iz bloka Familija za Srbiju was young Luka Cako with 8 three-pointers, the runner-up was Rastko Bojovic with 7 three-pointers, and the third place went to Vojin Babic with 6 threepointers. Followed by hip-hop music of the rap group Downtown, Triki showed his magic with the ball and warmed up the atmosphere on the field. We express special thank to the sponsors of the tournament: Greenstreet cafe, billiard club Kju ball, Bastica, Evergreen cafe, Parlament, Klise and coffee shops Drinka, Drunken Duck Pub, Macao vegetarian cuisine and Chinese cuisine Crazy house, for their trust and financial support. Our media friends from Sport and many others also helped.

38 We shouldn t forget our host, the Neimar field. Thanks to our friends from Agi Pasta Away who presented their great meals. People from Stari grad showed their big, sport and charity heart. Therefore, we will do our best to turn the Vidovdan tournament into a traditional one. Winner of tournament Luka Cako We raised the total amount of dinars, of which dinars was collected by selling discs of THC la Familija, and the remaining money consisted of the donations of participants, sponsors and friends of the tournament. More on project:

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40 Donors in June: 1. Compass Fuel donation box (IL) - $ Balkan Bakery donation box (IL) - $ Beograd Café donation box (IL) - $ Nada's Deli & Bakery d. box (IL) - $ St. Nikola, Brookfield d.box (IL) - $ City Fresh Market d. box (IL) - $ OSG Tap & Die employees (IL) - $ Aleks Kaplarevic (IL) - $ Vuk Radovic - $ 970 (Bank of America) 10. Anonymous - $ 40 (AT&T) 11. Marko Popovic - $ (AT&T) 12. Zoran Golubovic - $ (AT&T) 13. Anonymous - $ 2.12 (AT&T) 14. Milan Dakic - $ 4.2 (AT&T) 15. Ann Watson - $ Dan Kovacevic (IL) - $ Sinisa Radic - $ Aleksandar Ivaz - $ $ Aleksandar Brkic - $ Sanja Djukic (IL) - $ Maya Fuerza - $ Zoran Milovanovic - $ DBA Merto Café (CA) - $ Nemanja Lovre (CA) - $ Gooderta Limos (CA) - $ Anomymous - $ Zeljka Bucalo (NV) - $ Vukasin Milovanovic - $ Milan Dobras (AZ) - $ Tihomir Bajic (CA) - $ Slav Karach (GA) - $ Ana Miletic - $ Ivan Aksentijevich (MD) - $ Goran Veselinovic - $ James Thiros - $ Cynthia Kranz - $ Dona Ricard - $ Ronnie Podunovich -$ Sam Vazanellis - $ Jimmy Gergodemos - $ Ivan Radulovic (NY) - $ Nicholas Harmon - $ Marija Milovanovic - $ Milica Kostic (CAN) - $ Sam Felker - $ Nikolina Burilo (IL) - $ Sherrie Kuzmanovic (NV) - $ Nikita Kochetkov (Russia) - $ Aleksandar Micic (MO) - $ Irena Gumbert (CA) - $ Milan Zdrnja - $ Hope Point Church (Australia) - $ Vesna Kozomora (IL) - $ Milos Vujasinovic (PA) - $ Aleks Pesic (New Zeland) - $ TROJKA IZ BLOKA Chicago - $ Milisav Danilovic (VA) - $ Pietro Donato - $ Stojanka Vukomanovic (IL) - $ Microsoft Matching Gift Program - $ Paul Solomon (CA) - $ Predrag Kisa - $ Dragana W. - $ Nenad Milasinovic (Australia) - $ Zoran Starcevic - $ Helena Urukalo (CAN) - $ B. Bojanic (CA) - $ Igor Lana Glisic - $ Daniel Plavsic (WA) - $ Tanja & Peda baby shower - $ Zoran Mladenovic (MD) - $ Nenad Balac - $ Vukasin Djuro - $ Vukasin Milivoj - $ Spiro Alavanja - $ Slobodan Lakic - $ Bosko Djurisic - $ 10 (facebook) 79. Ivan Aksentijevich (MD) - $ Anna-Lisa Bowans - $ Charity night in Toronto - $ CAD 82. Irena Bojanic (MA) - $ Mirko Radovic B. (Peru) - $ Irena Bojanic (MA) - $ FK Srbija (NY) - $ 4, Donald & Janice Geopner - $ Charity Picnic, Cincinnati - $1, Charity Party in LA (CA) - $ 2, Mirjanas Tairoling (WI) - $ David Gavric (IN) - $ 50

41 91. Dragisa Dordevic (MD) - $ Marta Stojanovic (Canada) - $ Bojan Jovanovic (IL) - $ Srdjan Markovic (CA) - $ Danko Panic (Microsoft) - $ Microsoft Matching Gift Program - $ Aleksandar Jaksic (Microsoft) - $ Microsoft Matching Gift Program - $ Anonymous (Microsoft) - $ Bojana Duke (Microsoft) - $ Veljko Milanic (Microsoft) - $ Marko Radmilac (Microsoft) - $ Milena Dedijer (Microsoft) - $ Uros Vidojevic (Microsoft) - $ Ivan Mitic (Microsoft) - $ Nemanja Matkovic (Microsoft) - $ Anonymous (Microsoft) - $ Aleksandar Jaksic (Microsoft) - $ Vlado Zaric (Microsoft) - $ Dejan Subotic (Microsoft) - $ Ankica Drca (NJ) - $ Anonimno - $ Veljo Mijailovic - $ Sasa Lazarevic (IL) - $ Serbosi (Canada) - $ Nina & Maksim Krsmanovic (VA) - $ Sinisa & Mirjana Peric (MD) - $ 50 TOTAL IN JUNE: $

42 Monthly Report for June DONATIONS IN 2014 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $.0 $ $ $ $ NUMER OF DONORS IN

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