For the Christmas holidays in 2009, on Christmas Day, January 6, in the municipalities of the Raska region of Prijepolje, Priboj and Nova Varos, humanitarian aid was distributed to poor children in the amount of 1,755,000 dinars. 351 children received assistance for 5,000 dinars each, 150 in Prijepolje, 100 in Priboj and 101 in Nova Varoš. Funds for assistance in the form of a donation were provided by the Humanitarian Foundation “Stara Raska” from Toronto (Canada).
This was the fourth year in a row that humanitarian aid for the Christmas holidays was distributed to poor children in the Raska region, thanks to a donation from the same donor – the Humanitarian Foundation “Stara Raska” from Canada.
This Foundation donated a total of 290,000 Canadian dollars for this purpose. The credit for this and this kind of help belongs to all the people gathered in the Humanitarian Foundation “Stara Raska” in distant Canada, especially to the donors, and most of all to the president of the Foundation, Mrs. Dragana Varaklić.
As in previous years, this year the children also received gift packages from the company “Soko Stark” from Belgrade. The sponsor of this humanitarian action was SP “Lasta” from Belgrade, which transported the delegation of the Organization and packages from Belgrade to the Raska region free of charge.
The organization and distribution of aid was performed by the Humanitarian Organization “Stara Raska” in cooperation with its branches in these municipalities. The division was well organized and carried out in the cultural centers of Prijepolje, Priboj and Nova Varoš.