We need 100,000 signatures in 72 hours to prevent Kosovo from joining UNESCO. 28. Jun is teaming up with famed film maker Boris Malagurski in a last ditch effort to nix Kosovo’s bid at UNESCO membership. We are aiming to collect 100,000 signatures before the decision is scheduled to take place on October 21st. 28. Jun has worked with the UN in the past and will use all our channels to influence the decision but we ask the public to make their voice heard. We invite all of the civilized world to protect the Serbian cultural, religious and historical heritage in the Southern Serbian province of Kosovo and sign the petition against the separatist government in Pristina being granted membership in UNESCO. PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE HERE: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/NoKosovoUnesco

“The Serbian and Jewish peoples have shared a long history of oppression and persecution. We’ve shared the horror of the Jasenovac concentration camp.” -Michael Dickson

28. Jun today announced the successful completion of a 4-year long initiative to deliver humanitarian and medical supplies to the Western Balkans.

The final delivery was made possible by a generous donation from the Israeli advocacy organization StandWithUs. Since 2011, 28. Jun successfully completed 5 projects which encompassed 22 deliveries of aid to Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Kosovo. The aid was transported from North America via ship and from Western and Central Europe via truck. “The Serbian and Jewish peoples have shared a long history of oppression and persecution. We’ve shared the horror of the Jasenovac concentration camp. Now, free in our homelands, Serbia and Israel have the opportunity to share a thriving future. On behalf of the Israeli people, StandWithUs is proud to contribute toward Serbian flood relief in the hopes of continuing and growing our historical friendship,” said Michael Dickson, StandWithUs Director.

http://inserbia.info/today/2015/10/israeli-organization-helps-28-jun-realize-massive-humanitarian-project/

28. Jun is overjoyed to announce that together we raised and donated $5,230 USD to WildCRU and Hwange National Park from the sales of our #CecilTheLion commemorative bracelets. The experience was so rewarding, that in addition to our humanitarian work, 28. Jun is planning a joint project with PETA to promote fair treatment of animals in the Western Balkans.

28. Jun is pleased to announce we are kicking off our first humanitarian project of 2015 ‘Passport to Education’. The initiative will focus on delivering computers and school supplies to needy Serbian communities in Kosovo and Krajina in addition to awarding scholarships to exemplary students in partnership with the Harvard Club of Serbia.

http://inserbia.info/today/2015/05/organization-28-jun-announced-partnership-with-harvard-club-of-serbia/

In the culmination of our 3 years of humanitarian work 28. Jun was invited to present at the UN’s World Humanitarian Summit consultation for Europe in Budapest this week. The presentation highlighted our innovative approach, the obstacles we faced and the realization of delivering 338,000 lbs of humanitarian, medical and disaster relief aid worth over $4.4 mil to the Western Balkans.

28. Jun is proud to announce the conclusion of the ‘Heart of Hope’ project with successful deliveries to the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and to orphanages in Belgrade.

The aid will be distributed to people in need all over the country. The second delivery, a truck filled with Christmas gifts from the UK, was distributed by our partners GivingBack to the following 3 orphanages in Serbia: Dom Dragutin Filipovic, Zavod za zastitu i vaspitanje dece, and Svratiste (centar za integraciju mladih).

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.

http://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/novi-sad/pokloni-za-dom-za-decu-na-veterniku_519492.html

“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.