Formal thank you letter from the Red Cross for 28. Jun’s ‘Srpske Zemlje, Srpski Rod’ project.

The largest 28. Jun humanitarian event was held last weekend in Milwaukee, WI with over $10,000 raised and over 1,000 people in attendance.

The previous evening 28. Jun members met and received support from the President of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremic and former U.S. congresswoman Melissa Bean.

28. Jun has secured blagoslovs (official blessings) from Vladika Irinej of Australia and New Zealand and Bishop Fotije of the Dalmatia Eparchy.

Additionally, our members in Chicago held a meeting with Metropolitan Amfilohije and he has also agreed to bless this project and assist with our container intended for Berane, Montenegro.

40 ft container filled with medical supplies and winter clothes to arrives to Visegrad, Republika Srpska.

The shipment contains 800 different pieces of medical equipment and 1 ton of clothes from American upscale fashion retailer Nordstrom.

At 28. Jun we take financial accountability and transparency very seriously. The overwhelming majority of our donations come from our own members and we take serious precautions to ensure all funds received go toward direct aid.

28. Jun successfully completed a Twitter campaign to bring attention to their latest project ‘Srpske zemlje, Srpski rod’. Celebrities who tweeted and re-tweeted the promotional video for the campaign included Vlade Divac, Marija Serifovic, Sasa Kovacevic, Shaquille O’Neal, Tristan Walker, Marko Jaric, Ivan Ivanovic, Seka Aleksic, Milorad Cavic and Aleksandar Ignjovski. The initiaive which lasted a week resulted in over 5,000 Tweets and saw the 28. Jun Twitter surpass 10,000 followers.

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28. Jun launched its second global campaign, “Srpske zemlje, Srpski rod” with the shipment of a 40 ft container filled with medical supplies and winter clothes to Visegrad, Republika Srpska.

The shipment contains 800 different pieces of medical equipment and 1 ton of clothes from American upscale fashion retailer Nordstrom.

28. Jun is honored to announce we received the official blessing from His Grace, Bishop Longin, the Administrator of the Diocese of America and Canada.

A successful delivery of the $1.5M medical aid container to Gracanica, Kosovo on June 28, 2012 marked the completion of the 9-month long campaign – “Boj za Kosovo” – by diaspora organization, 28. Jun.

Today, 28. Jun embarks upon a second, ever-more ambitious undertaking – “Srpske Zemlje, Srpski Rod” – aiming to send $5M in humanitarian aid to Serbian people in need.

28.Jun announces the arrival of $1.5 million worth of aid to Gracanica, Kosovo and the successful conclusion of the global ‘Boj za Kosovo’ campaign. Gracanica’s Health Center voiced their appreciation in a statement issued on their website:

“The Medical Center Gracanica would like to express their gratitude to 28.Jun for their donation of medicine, medical equipment, surgical materials, and clothing in the value of $1.5 million intended for our health facilities…we are also thankful to all people of goodwill who participated in this 28.Jun-organized humanitarian action.”