Latest news and projects
November 25, 2019
For the first time, Atlanta hosted Trojka iz bloka
On Sunday, October 20, 2019, Serbs for Serbs USA hosted our 1st annual Charity Three Point Tournament Trojka Iz Bloka Boston in Atlanta, Georgia at the Sts Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church. The first time tournament was as a huge success and was able to raise $1,310 for impoverished Serbian families in the Balkans.
November 15, 2019
Chicago rickshaw drivers for the children of Kosovo and Metohia
As another summer season in Chicago transitions into the cold Chicago winter, the Serbian rickshaw drivers community has decided once again to give back.
November 04, 2019
SFS on Serbian festivals in Chicago
In Chicago, after the hot summer months pass by and the cooler weather sets in, it’s festival time. During August and September, the Chicago Serbian community comes out in force to celebrate Serbian heritage, traditions, culture and food! Locally, this is referred to as SERBFEST!! This year, Serbs for Serbs had the privilege of attending four of these festivals in the Chicago area.
November 03, 2019
After years of hardship, better days have arrived for the Filipovic brothers
What we have observed in our 15 years of doing charitable work is that so often it is the youngest family members who hold onto the hope of a better tomorrow.
November 01, 2019
"Football tennis from the Blocks" for the first time in New York!
On Monday, October 28th, members of charity organization Serbs for Serbs from New York organized a "Football tennis from the Blocks" tournament together with the owner of The Ground in Chinatown, Manhattan. Fans of soccer gathered from all sections of the Big Apple to compete in this mini-tournament and help socially impoverished families with many children. Eight teams and 16 contestants competed, and we were able to collect $610 in donations.
October 25, 2019
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs handed over the icon of Saint Basil of Ostrog to basketball player Nikola Mirotic
Representatives of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs handed over the icon of Saint Basil of Ostrog to basketball player Nikola Mirotic and his wife Nina, as a gesture of appreciation for all the support they have been providing to the organization over the years and the socially unprivileged families we are supporting together.
October 23, 2019
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs raised 4 million euros in donations!
From November 2005 to October 2019, Charity organization Serbs for Serbs raised 4 million euros in donations, which has provided aid to over 2.450 underprivileged families with more than 13.000 children across the Balkans. The first million was collected by August 2014, the second million was collected by June 2017, the third million was collected by November 2018, and the fourth was collected in less than a year!
October 22, 2019
Mini three-pointer from the Block second time in New Gracanica Monastery!
Last year, Serbs for Serbs was invited by the organizers of the Midwest Diocese Summer Camp at New Gracanica Monastery in Third Lake Illinois to be the honorary Charity Organization to try and teach the campers about benefits and helping others.
October 21, 2019
The pool party from the block successfully held in Las Vegas
On Saturday, June 21, 2019, good friends Milenko Mrakovic and Biljana Simic from Las Vegas, Nevada decided to throw a charity pool party with their friends.
Ultimately, the goal was to gather with friends to enjoy a beautiful day and at the same time, raise money for Serbian families in need in the Balkans.
October 20, 2019
Three-pointer from the Block in Chicago for the 7th year in a row
For the 7th year in a row, our Charity Organization Serbs for Serbs organized the now-infamous Charity 3-Point tournament Three-pointer from the Block in Chicago on Sunday, June 9th, 2019 at Veteran’s Park, Lyons, IL.
October 19, 2019
The Pancakes Party successfully held in Chicago
As an opening to the summer season in Chicago, the family of Dusan and Lidia Stojković along with their sons Mateja and Filip decided to host a Serbs for Serbs Pancakes Party (BBQ).
October 18, 2019
Second Three-pointer from the Block held in Boston
On Sunday, May 26, 2019, Serbs for Serbs USA hosted our 2nd annual now-infamous Charity 3-Point tournament Three-pointer from the Block Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church. The tournament in its second year was a huge success and was able to raise $2,156 for impoverished Serbian families in the Balkans.
July 11, 2019
Illness has taken a foothold in the home of the Popadic family from Akmacici by Nova Varos
“A healthy person has a thousand wishes, but the ill, only one.” These words were penned long ago by Anton Chekhov, and they were the first to come to mind when we visited the Popadic family from Akmacic by Nova Varos. Sadly, all of the members of this wonderful family have problems with their health, but, surprisingly, you wouldn’t notice one bit of pessimism and glumness in them.