28. Jun is proud to announce the successful delivery and distribution of 25 tons of aid to Montenegro. The help was received by the Serbian Orthodox Church this week as part of the ‘Heart of Hope’ project in which 28. Jun is sending aid to Orthodox monasteries all over the Balkans.

The humanitarian aid was delivered to soup kitchens in Podgorica and Cetinje, the Red Cross in Pljevlja, and to Church communities in Berane, Andrejevica, Kolasin and Zabljak Mojkovac, as well as a small portion to the Children’s Hospital in Podgorica. 

28. Jun is pleased to announce 25 tons of humanitarian aid for post flood relief has been sent to the Red Cross in Republika Srpska.

The first shipment, sent via truck from Munich, Germany in partnership with the Serbian Orthodox Church was delivered to the Red Cross in Doboj last week.

The second shipment, sent via ship from Vancouver, Canada in partnership with the Israeli organization StandWithUs is expected to reach Gradiska in about a month. Statement from Republika Srpska Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic about 28. Jun read “…I want to thank your organization, 28. Jun, for spearheading the collection and delivery of aid to people effected by the floods in Republika Srpska.”

28. Jun in partnership with the Red Cross and the Ministry of Youth and Sport delivered 10 pallets of diapers, blankets, clothes, hygiene products and laptops with software for the blind to the Dom ‘Veternik’ center disabled children and youth in Novi Sad.

The delivery was made as part of the ‘Their Future, Our Responsibility project to aid vulnerable children in Serbia which we had to pause to focus on emergency flood relief.

To complete the project 28. Jun also donated all proceeds from our humanitarian art show in Toronto to our partners at the Vlade Divac foundation to help renovate the Elementary school “Milija Rakic” in Cerovac, near Smederevska Palanka.

The school has been flooded by May rains and needed to be reconstructed. The school is attended by 16 pupils from 1st to 4th grade.

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“the biggest donation they ever received.”

28. Jun made a humanitarian delivery to the Sv. Petka Monastery and orphanage for the mentally disabled in Paracin this week. The facilities are home to 93 women and the staff informed 28. Jun volunteers it was “the biggest donation they ever received.”

The donation consisted of hygiene supplies and clothes. This is the first delivery under the new ‘Heart of Hope’ project to send aid to Serbian monasteries in the Balkans and the orphanages, shelters and food kitchens they oversee. 28. Jun has partnered up with the Serbian Orthodox Church to hold fundraisers in the diaspora to send aid to those in need in the home country.

Final humanitarian shipments arrive to Cacak and Obrenovac, 28. Jun thanks the Red Cross for great working relationship as well as volunteers with free events and BBQs. 

28. Jun is pleased to announce we shipped off 50 tons of humanitarian aid destined for flood victims in Serbia and Republika Srpska this week.

The container in Toronto was loaded on Tuesday and the container in Chicago was loaded on Thursday, they will travel by ship and reach the Red Cross who are accepting the aid in about 1 month time.

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28. Jun received an ‘Recognition of their contribution and achievements in humanitarian work‘ award from The Tesla Science Foundation at the 200th anniversary event of Serbs arrivng to North America in Philadelphia.

28. Jun flies in the first 30 tons of aid into Belgrade with distribution of that aid already underway by the Red Cross. 28. Jun members are in the effected areas overseeing the distribution of the aid. With the shipment about half of all the aid in North America which includes hygiene supplies, medical equipment and cleaning supplies needed for post-flood recovery has been sent. The total value of the aid we have delivered or are in the process of delivering has been independently appraised at $1.5 mil.

Over 100 tons of humanitarian aid, valued at over $1.5 million, is now ready for partners at the Serbian Red Cross to distribute to the thousands of flood victims in need of food, clothing and general hygiene products.

“Food, medical supplies and hygiene products are in desperate need on the ground and a shipment of this quantity would help immensely,” said Ljubomir Miladinovic, head of International Relations Department at the Red Cross of Serbia.

Humanitarian not-for-profit organization, 28 Jun, has gathered product donations from brands including Gatorade, Target, Walmart and Huggies and Canadian brands  including Shoppers Drug Mart, Rexall and Loblaw’s. First flood relief containers arrive to Belgrade from Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, the UK and Germany via truck.

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28. Jun is in cooperation with representatives of the Serbian government to collect and ship material donations from North America. Chicago and Toronto are the central locations from which all aid will be sent.