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Libertas Foundation Scholarships podijelili 10 tisuća dolara
10 učenika dobilo je jednokratnu pomoć za 2011/2012. godinu i to: Bender Kristian iz Dubrovnika kao polaznik Obrtničke škole, Katarina Dragojević iz Korčule, polaznica škole za slastičara, Franić Mladen s Mljeta, polaznik elektrotehničarske škole, Pero Kravić iz Konavala kao polaznik škole za elektroinstalatera, Anonia Lalić iz Mokošice, polaznica škole za frizera, Ante Listar iz Dubrovnika, polaznik škole za kuhara, Mia Majčica iz Konavala, polaznica škole za cvjećara, Panić Ana, polaznica škole za kuhara s Korčule, Mario Vodopija iz Mravinjca, polaznik škole za klesara i Vuičić Pero iz Konavala, polaznik škole za automehaničara. Od 2003. godine DEŠA u suradnji sa Libertas Foundation iz San Pedra godišnje stipendira 10 do 12 učenika obrtničkih zanimanja. Libertas Foundation je udruga iseljenih Hrvata u SAD-u koji svojim humanitarnim akcijama pomažu raznovrsne programe. Utemeljili su zakladu "Ante i Evelyn Mrgudić" iz čijih sredstava je osiguran fond stipendiranja. Inače, stipendiju mogu zatražiti učenici koji pohađaju obrtničku školu, žele ostati u mjestu boravka nakon školovanja, dobri su i uzorni učenici, potječu iz obitelji lošijeg imovinskog stanja i žive u Dubrovačko neretvanskoj županiji. Do sada je Libertas fondacija stipendirala 83 učenika u obrtničkim zanimanja, a stipendija iznosi tisuću dolara za školsku godinu. Text & Photo by: Azra Hadžić
PROSLAVA 20. OBLJETNICE HRVATSKE DRŽAVNOSTI U LOS ANGELESU
Dubrovnik Artists Fundraising Exhibition
Please, take a moment and browse shown artworks. Take the artist's name and the name of the artwork, along with the price, and email it with your information to dubrovnik5@aol.com. Click on the catalog cover to your right
Američka festa Sv. Vlaha 09.03.11. — Kada je 1991. počeo rat u Hrvatskoj, Dubrovčani koji žive na zapadnoj obali Sjedinjenih Država, točnije na širem području Los Angelesa, utemeljili su Zakladu Libertas, radi prikupljanja pomoći Dubrovniku. No, ostali su aktivni i nakon završetka domovinskog rata pa su na američkoj festi dubrovačkoga zaštitnika Sv. Vlaha, obilježili 20-tu obljetnicu djelovanja svoje zaklade. Pogledajte što je zabilježio Vedran Benić. http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=135&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=107802&cHash=76d84471ba
20. JUBILARNA GODIŠNJICA LIBERTAS FOUNDATION
Posebni gost na Festi sv. Vlaha bio je Michael Heard, potpredsjednik Twentieth Century Fox za filmske produkcije sa suprugom. I ove godine održala se humanitarna prodajna izložba dubrovačkih umjetnika koji su donirali svoja djela, a sredstva su namijenjena stipendijama dubrovačkih učenika i studenata slabijeg imovinskog stanja. dubrovniknet team
February 12, 2011 It is with great pleasure and honor to welcome you all here tonight to the 20th anniversary of our Sv. Vlaho Festa. We would like to give a warm welcome to the Mayor of Dubrovnik, Dr. Andro Vlahusic and Dubrovnik delegation joining us tonight. Special thanks to the City of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik artists and Dubrovnik Partner team for their contribution and participation in our celebration. I would also like to express sincere gratitude to all of you who make our Festa a success, especially our hard working kitchen staff, sponsors and committee members for their support and dedication. As we enter our 20th year of this wonderful event, we look back at all the great memories we have made and all what we have accomplished together. Since 1991, our small group of dedicated volunteers have continued to work diligently. Through the Sv. Vlaho celebration, we have been able to raise funds to provide food, clothing, medical supplies, repair historical/religious sites and other humanitarian causes in the Dubrovnik region and other areas of Croatia, when it was most needed. Also, over the last ten years the “Ante & Evelyn Mrgudic Scholarship Fund” has given many young adults the opportunity to further their education and become independent and productive individuals within their community. With your help we are determined to keep the Sv. Vlaho thousand year traditional celebration alive and to pass the Libertas flag to the next generation as a symbol of freedom, generosity and unity of our Croatian people in Southern California. These events stand out as a fundamental part of preserving our heritage. In the name of the Sv. Vlaho Committee, I thank every one of you for your friendship and generosity. We hope you enjoy this special evening with good food, unique entertainment and friendship. May Sv. Vlaho bless you all with good health, love and happiness. Sincerely, Niko Hazdovac
February 1, 2011 In 1991, with the onset of war in the Balkans, a few men banded together in a call to action. These men all loved their Dalmatian homeland, with a deep bond for each other drawn from their common experiences. Having known adversity early in their lives, each of these men came from the same homeland, and grew up with government repression and lack of freedom that prompted them to leave for better lives. And now, a dream was being realized as Croatia sought independence from Yugoslavia and the repressive rule of the Serbian dominated parliament and military. In short order, they would be determined to help their homeland as war broke out and the Yugoslav army threatened Croatia’s newly established freedom. Ante Mrgudic, Tony Beran, Vlado Lonza, Tony Bendewish, Niko Hazdovac and a few others knew that they must do something. Meeting in the offices of Adriatic Travel, they shared news from Dubrovnik and the surrounding areas, and reeled from the stories of destruction, genocide and terror as poorly armed villages were overrun and residents forced to flee. They saw the pictures of the majestic waterfront hotels turned in to refugee hostels, read the stories of people unable to find food, water or shelter, and heard their pleas for help. Using their network of friends and relatives, they worked with the Croatian community in Southern California, raising money, gathering clothes and housewares, and organizing shipments to reach their beloved homeland. In twenty years, Libertas has raised close to half a million dollars and more importantly provided promise to those who were suffering. In the beginning, from 1991 to 1993, they gathered and shipped two containers of food to Soup Kitchen on Boninovo in Dubrovnik, to enable food kitchens to feed residents and refugees alike, provided clothing to those who lost all when their villages were destroyed, and sent money to agencies that provided medicine and supplies to the local hospital. In 2001, they began a scholarship fund to provide for needy students who pursued a career in the technical trades, fostering opportunities for young people to stay at home and find themselves in useful careers. Today Libertas has over 30 dedicated members who work to provide Los Angeles area Croatians with a fantastic Sveti Vlaho Festa, which serves as a fund raiser for ongoing charitable work, while providing a wonderful evening of food, music and friendship. Thank You and God Bless. Libertas Foundation
Festa Svetoga Vlaha 01.02.2011. — Dubrovčani 1039. put slave blagdan Svetoga Vlaha i Dan grada. U 11 sati u Kazalištu Marina Držića počinje svečana sjednica Gradskog vijeća na kojoj će biti uručena i priznanja Grada. U 15.30 ispred crkve sv. Vlaha, na Orlandov stup će biti podignuta svečana zastava. Na blagdan Sv. Vlaha, 3. veljače, svečano će misno slavlje ispred katedrale u 10 sati predvoditi splitsko-makarski nadbiskup i metropolit mons. Marin Barišić. Nakon toga gradskim će ulicama krenuti tradicionalna procesija. Festa će biti zatvorena u nedjelju, 6. veljače, kada će u 9 sati na Gorici sv. Vlaha biti služena misa uz blagoslov obnovljene crkve i oltara. hrt.hr
Sv. Vlaho Committee of Southern California Presents Saturday, February 12, 2011 ST. ANTHONY CROATIAN PARISH CENTER Mass: 6:00 P.M. Guests of Honor: HON. KOLINDA GRABAR-KITAROVIC – CROATIAN AMBASSADOR TO U.S. HON. ILIJA ZELALIC – CROATIAN CONSUL GENERAL IN LOS ANGELES DR. ANDRO VLAHUSIC – MAYOR OF DUBROVNIK Entertainment : ST.ANTHONY'S CHILDREN SCHOOL For Reservations, call: ART EXIBITION DONATION: ADULTS $70.00/ STUDENTS & CHILDREN $40.00
The Dubrovnik Foreign Circle
September 6, 2010 Mr. Niko Hazdovac Dear Niko, On behalf of the Dubrovnik Foreign Circle (DFC) we would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation for the Libertas Foundation’s very generous contribution to the Dubrovnik Foreign Circle and its Children’s International Library (DCIL) Project. We plan to allocate this donation to buying Thesaurus Dictionaries and shelving once DCIL will move to its permanent home at Lazareti. As an NGO we are only one year old and yet we have accomplished a lot, both for our members and within the Dubrovnik area community. But with the help and support of organizations like the Libertas Foundation, the Dubrovnik Foreign Circle can enhance and expand its community service programs. Michelle Kojakovic, who is both our Secretary and the Chair of the Dubrovnik Children’s International Library Project, will provide you and the foundation with updates about her project when applicable. The DFC is both proud and honored to be a recipient of a grant from the Libertas Foundation and we look forward to a long partnership with you and your organization. If we can be of any service or provide any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us any time. Again, thank you so much. Best regards,
Libertas Foundation iz San Pedra podijelila stipendije Tekst i fotografije: Maja Mozara 10.09.2010. — Zahvaljujući fondaciji „Libertas“ iz San Pedra , deset učenika stručno-obrtničkih zanimanja iz Dubrovnika ovoga su rujna, kao i prethodnih godina , dobili stipendije iz Fonda „Ante i Evelyn Mrgudić“. 
Ovaj fond, utemeljen 2002. godine u sklopu Libertas fondacije, u skladu sa svojim programima financijski pomaže učenike stručnih i obrtničkih škola Dubrovačko-neretvanske županije. U nazočnosti predstavnika Libertas Foundationa iz San Pedra, iseljenika, predstavnika dubrovačkih institucija i udruga, te učenika i roditelja , u prostoru udruge Deša u Lazaretima , pozdravnu riječ prisutnima uputila je Janny Hansal. Predsjednik kalifornijske zaklade Niko Hazdovac sa članovima odbora Fonda „Ante i Evelyn Mrgudić“, Lucy Hazdovac i Vladom Lonzom, uručio je stipendije za školsku godinu 2010/2011. Ove godine stipendije su dobili budući obrtnici iz Stona, Konavala, Mljeta, Dubrovnika, Trstenoga, Pelješca i Korčule: Ana Antunica, Nikoleta Car, Dario Lazar, Mija Majčica, Ivana Matković, Mario Milić, Nikolina Mijač, Fani Milat, Filip Romić, Jure Tuka, koji se školuju za trgovce, konobare, frizere, stolare i kuhare.
Branimir Kvartuc is Stand Up Paddle Boarding across the Adriatic Sea to raise 50,000 Euros for medical equipment for Dubrovnik, Croatia
This is the translated English version. Original Croatian version below: By Ivana Reljic If you have not heard of the new sport Stand Up Paddle Boarding, you will see it in Dalmacia this summer. Simply said, it is rowing while standing on a board similar to surfing. The promoter of the new sport on the Adriatic Sea, professional photographer, Branimir Kvartuc with Croatian-American roots has been paddling all summer in Dubrovnik waters. Tourists and locals watched in amazement as he made his way around the historic walled city and around the island of Lokrum. This summer, Branimir intends to expand his horizons on the sea: in late June he will paddle across the Adriatic 85 miles (150 km) from Venice, Italy to Pula, Croatia for a Humanitarian cause. "After beating cancer and going through chemotherapy treatment this winter, I wanted to give myself a task which would confirm that, 'what does not kill you makes you stronger,'" he said. "I want to prove to myself that nothing can slow me down! My adventure will be of a humanitarian nature. I want to thank this country and my countrymen who helped me in my healing and recovery."
Libertas Foundation has donated the initial $5,000.00 in support of Branimir Kvartuc's Fundraiser for Dubrovnik Hospital.
Proslava Feste u Los Angeles
Ove godine je na Festi bila prisutna veleposlanica RH iz Washingtona Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović i nedavno prispjeli novi generalni konzul u Los Angelesu Ilija Zelalić koji su prigodnim kratkim govorima pozdravili prisutne uzvanike.Ovogodišnji festanjuli su Katica Ban voditeljica hrvatske škole pri crkvi Sv. Ante i Mato Cvjetković ugledni hrvatski aktivist u Los Angelesu, oboje podrijetlom iz Konavala. Katica Ban naglasila je važnost očuvanja i prenošenja tradicije na mlađe naraštaje. Djeca njmlađeg uzrasta iz njezine škole su bili hit večeri s pjesmom i plesom koje su izveli na oduševljenje svih prisutnih.
Za izvrsnu "domaću" večeru pobrinila se ekipa vrsnih kuhara koja godinama oduševljava uzvanike uglavnom ribljim specijalitetima. Pored dječje škole Sv.Ante, nastupila je prvi put ove godine folklorna grupa iz Hrvatskog kulturnog centra u San Pedru. Ni ove godine Festa nije mogla proći bez Linđa, s tim da je ove godine uživo nastupio ljeričar i učitelj folkora iz države Washington Nikola Petris. Uz popularni lokalni satav Zrinski ove godine kao gosća nastupila je Ljiljana Nikolovska bivša i uvijek popularna pjevačica grupe Magazin. Zabava i ples su trajali sve do iza ponoći. Pokrovitelj feste je Libertas fundacija koja sav prihod od feste daje u dobrotvorne svrhe. Prvi doprinos od 2 tisuće dolara s ovogodišnje feste je već određen za pomoć obnove crkve Sv.Vlaha u Stonu, te stipendiranje učenika
Come to Dubrovnik It is a medieval city on the Croatian side of the Adriatic coastline and a treasure - trove of cultural - historical monuments that were created throughout its thousand-year existence. In the past, it was a City-Republic, and alongside Venice one of the most famous cultural-economic centers on the Mediterranean. In more recent times, it has become the center of modern cultural and tourist events: a city of summer festivals – an international parade of top musical and theatrical achievements, a city of museums and galleries. These values have turned Dubrovnik into a place that offers a rich selection of various experiences and excitement, but also a complete holiday in a quiet and calming, mild Mediterranean ambience and wonderful seaside landscapes. WELCOME to Dubrovnik – a city with a thousand year old tradition that offers something for everyone.
CELEBRATING THE 1038 TH FESTIVAL OF ST BLAISE
The traditional Festivity of St Blaise has joined the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. At the Abu Dhabi conference, the UNESCO Committee has decided to include the seven phenomena of Croatia in the Representative non-material cultural heritage list. The Festivity of St Blaise was included in the List together with the Lacemaking in Lepoglava, Hvar and Pag, the Annual carnival bell ringers' pageant from the Kastav area, the Procession Za Križem («following the cross») on the Island of Hvar, the Spring Procession of Ljelje, the Traditional manufacturing of children's wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje, and the Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale. UNESCO secures the world cultural and natural heritage and the List of World heritage Sites includes a total of 878 sites in 145 countries. Thirty years ago, in 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined this prestigious company. Situated on the Dalmatian coast, this pearl of Adriatic began to affirm itself as a major Mediterranean power since the 13th century. Although destroyed in the disastrous earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful gothic, renaissance and baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. After the enormous war damages Dubrovnik suffered during the aggression against Croatia in the 1990s, this city-monument has constantly been under the surveillance of UNESCO. / more_tzdubrovnik.hr
Dubrovnik: premijerka Kosor na štandu s ljutim narančama U organizaciji udruga dubrovačkih udruga "Deša" i "Dubrovačka naranča" uz blagdan Svetog Vlaha pred palačom Sponza održana je dobrotvorna akcija "Dan ljute naranče" na kojoj je prikupljeno 12.100 kuna za obnovu u potresu 1996. razrušene stonske crkve Sv. Vlaha. Akciju će poduprijeti i zaklada Libertas Foundation iz kalifornijskog grada San Pedra sa 10 tisuća kuna, potvrdili su organizatori koji su na štandovima pred Sponzom predstavili dubrovačku ljutu naranču i brojne proizvode od tog voća, od džemova do kolača i likera. Posjetitelji su kušali i stonske kamenice s ljutom narančom, te čašom vina iz peljeških vinograda. Tijekom posjeta Dubrovniku paletu proizvoda od ljute naranče razgledala je i premijerka Jadranka Kosor. /slobodnadalmacija.hr
Dan ljute naranče
Džem, arancini i likeri za obnovu crkve Sv. Vlaha u Stonu 31.01.2010 — Udruge Deša i Dubrovačka naranča na Kandeloru, 2.veljače, od 11 – 18 h ispred Palače Sponza organizirati će manifestaciju humanitarnog karaktera sa nazivom Dan ljute naranče s ciljem prikupljanja prihoda za obnovu crkve Sv. Vlaha u Stonu. Dubrovačka ljuta naranča ima značajno mjesto u povijesti i tradiciji našega Grada. Ona krasi dubrovačke đardine, dočekuje nas na Pilama i Pločama, plodovi se od davnina koriste u gastronomiji i u ljekovite svrhe. Na štandovima ispred palače Sponze prezentirati će se đžem, arancini, čajevi, likeri i kolači, a organizirana će biti i kušnja stonske kamenice sa ljutom narančom i čašom dubrovačke malvasije. Uz braniteljsku zadrugu Mirna luka iz Stona akciji su se pridružili i dubrovački hoteli Excelsior, Lacroma, Rixos i Hilton koji će za ovu priliku izraditi torte sa dubrovačkom ljutom narančom. DV /dubrovacki.hr
Sv. Vlaho Committee of Southern California
ST. ANTHONY CROATIAN PARISH CENTER Mass: 6:00 P.M.
FOR RESERVATION CALL: RSVP BY: JANUARY 30, 2010 & SEND PAYMENT TO: DONATIONS: ADULTS $70.00 / STUDENTS & CHILDREN $40.00
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Los Angeles, 20. lipnja 2011 — U Hrvatskom Centru Sv.Ante u Los Angelesu u prisustvu oko 250 uzvanika odrzana je proslava 20 godisnjice hrvatske drzavnosti koju je organizirao Generalni Konzulat RH.
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