The amount of Canadian dollars that the Humanitarian Foundation “Stara Raska” from Toronto collected and sent for children in the Raska area in the last six years is approaching the amount of half a million. It started with 150,000, and that amount in the crisis year of 2010 would be 40,000 Canadian dollars. The funds were distributed every year as a gift to children for the Christmas holidays.
On Christmas Day 2011, 1,600,000 dinars were distributed to children in Prijepolje, and 1,500,000 to children in Priboj. 200 children received a gift in Priboj for 7,500 dinars each, while the number in Prijepolje was around 300 children, because there were different distribution criteria, due to the large number of equal candidates.
The gifts were distributed by the humanitarian organization “Stara Raska” from Belgrade, to which the intended donor funds were previously allocated. The presentation of Christmas presents was organized by the Branches of the Humanitarian Organization in Prijepolje and Priboj.
The division was covered by several media, and Belgrade television B-92 broadcast an article on the same day in the daily at 4 p.m.
The recipients of the gifts expressed their gratitude to the benefactors from Canada.