| 27 TheSerbianPhilanthropic Gala Evening, organised in cooperation with the Ana &VladeDivac Foundation, was heldat theprestigious Tribeca 360° Rooftop venue, with 350guests in attendance –mostly from New York, but also from other parts of America, Canada and Europe.The evening sawtotal donations of $54,000 for high school scholarships in Serbia, while Air Serbia, as the country’s national airline, also took part in this noble event. As the main corporate partner, Air Serbia increased the value of sponsorship tables by donating ight tickets, thereby helping to ensure larger donations were raised during the evening. The airline also took on commitments regarding the transportingofmaterials ando eredpromotional ticket prices for all guests of the evening.This examplewas followedbyEtihad, which alsoparticipated in the donating of ight tickets. “Air Serbia strives to always participate in events that relate to our diaspora in America. That implies everything from sportingeventsandtraditional gatherings, to events that promote our culture and, of course, philanthropicevents like theSerbianPhilanthropicGala. I consider Air Serbia asoneof our country’sbestbrands, andwe strive to represent a linkbetweenour people, helpingwherever possible. Of course, that’s why we also strive to go out of our way to participate in humanitarian campaigns. Just theopportunity to simultaneously be part of one of themost beautiful and elite events and part of a system that will help the best students in our country was more than ample reason for us to respond positively and participate directly,” says Air Serbia Regional Director for North and South America George Petković. This scholarship programme was developedwith thedesire tohelphighschool pupils who are growing up under aggravated circumstances butwho stillmanage toachieve remarkable success at school on a daily basis andwho helpothers through volunteering activities. Thanks to donors, the Divac Foundation has awarded a total of 276 scholarships over the past three years, while funds raised during this charity eveningwill enable the awarding of an additional 54 scholarships.The idea for the Philanthropic Gala Evening in New York, which was attended byVlade and Ana Divac, was the brainchild of Petar Marković, who organised a teamof 17 professionals fromvarious industries – nance, consulting, marketing, management, fashion, entrepreneurship and the arts. Theprogrammewas ledbyfamousacting stars Katarina Radivojević andRadivoje“Raša”Bukvić, while jazz-soul artist AleksandraDendawas in charge of the event’s art andmusic programme. Part of themusic programme included theperformance of Jana Šušteršič, while a special surprise wasprovidedwith theperformanceof children’s folk group Opančići. Awardswere alsopresented, with the recipients including Anka Erne – for philanthropic contributions from the Diaspora, Milorad Jurković (Carpenter Mile) – for contributions tophilanthropy inSerbia, and ZorkaMilić – for her long-standing contributions to the Serbian community. sistema koji će pomoći najboljim studentimaunašoj zemlji bila je više nego dovoljan razlogda se odazovemo i direktno učestvujemo – kažeĐorđePetković, regionalni direktor za Severnu i Južnu Ameriku. Ovaj programza stipendiste razvijen je sa željom da se pomogne srednjoškolcimakoji imajuotežaneokolnostiodrastanja,alipokazuju svakodnevanizvanredanuspehuškoli i pomažu drugima kroz volonterske aktivnosti. Zahvaljujući donatorima, tokomposlednje tri godine Fondacija Divac dodelila je ukupno 276 stipendija, a tokom ove humanitarne večeri skupljena su sredstva za dodatnih 54. Ideju zaFilantropskogala veče uNjujorku,komsuprisustvovaliVladeiAna Divac, daojePetarMarković, koji jeorganizovao timod 17 profesionalaca iz različitih branši – finansija, konsaltinga,marketinga,menadžmenta,modne industrije, preduzetništva iumetnosti. Poznati glumci Katarina Radivojević i Radivoje Raša Bukvić vodili su program, dok je Aleksandra Denda, džez-soul kantautorka, bila zadužena za umetničko-muzički program. Deo muzičkog programa izvela je i Jana Šušteršič,aposebnoiznenađenjebioje nastupdečjefolklornegrupe Opančići . Deljene su i nagradekoje sudobili Anka Erne za filantropski doprinos iz dijaspore, Milorad Jurković (Stolar Mile) za doprinos filantropiji u Srbiji i ZorkaMilićzadugogodišnjidoprinos srpskoj zajednici. Glumac Radivoje Bukvic (u sredini) i deo organizacionog tima (sleva nadesno): Đorđe Petković, Marija Tomić, Mark Jovanović i Stevan Mraović Actor Radivoje Bukvic (centre) and members of the organisational team, from left-to-right: George Petković, Marija Tomić, Mark Jovanović and Stevan Mraović Deo organizacionog tima: Gordana Jelić i Marta Stijepović Members of the organisational team: Gordana Jelić and Marta Stijepović
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