Koločep, October 14 - 17 2008.
From October 14 to 17 on the Island of Kalamota (Koločep) the association president was participated in colloquium - workshop on the human rights subject, within the "European movement program on the Isle of knowledge" which performs European movement Croatia in cooperation with organisation "The Issle of knowledge" and several european organizations.
As well as the rights of children are indivisible component of human rights, we believe and hope that we've contribute with our participation, attitude and consideration to making of recommendation and conclusion of this community.
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ACMT, september 24. 2008.
"Fund-raising skills" is the title of convection held on september 24, where we have actively participated on ACMT (American College of Management and Technology) in organization of the Association DEŠA.
"Fund raising" implied gathering funds for financing of activities of the nonprofit organizations and creating foundations, as in commercial sectors in realization projects of general benefit.
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Helsinki-Finlanda, september 11-14 2008.
From september 11 do 14 in Finland capital city Helsinki, we have participated in conference of European Association for Children in Hospital. Our representative was our honorary president mr.sc. Marija Radonić, who is already EACH member for herself. She applyed our association "Together to health" as a member candidate at last years Wienna conference. This year we are accepted as associated member.
European Association for Children in Hospital is an umbrella European organization who gather associations which consults, informs and supports families of sick children, promote the rights of children in hospital, among physicians and other medical staff, negotiate with executive and legislativ bodies about improvements of children status in health care and treatment conditions.
Unfortunately, among the full members, there is still no Eastern-European association, while the association "Together to health" is one of the rare applicants.
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Apartment in Zagrebu, July 2 2008.
We welcome our benefactors, one of the many who recognized this project's usefulness, but we particularly accent them, because they've found us. Mr. Domazet found and recommend construction company u Portal owned by U. Čaušević, which has also a good work price.
Mr. Domazet also connected us with donator for furnishing apartment mr. Marinko Šoša representativ of New Apostolic Church in Republic of Croatia.
Mr. Šoša in front of NACiRC transfered 78.317,69 Kn on association account which is the exact amount we spent for furnishing apartment.
We welcome our donators in a joy and pleasant ambience of the new apartment and we are very thankful on their kindliness. |
City hall, 26th May 2008
It is the title of lectures by Prof.dr.sc. Gojko Bežovan held in organisation of DEŠA and under patronage of City of Dubrovnik and National Foundation for Development of Civil Society, where we were also present in the Big Hall of City of Dubrovnik.
Professor Bežovan explained to us his results and conclusions
of the research carried out in Croatia as well as some of his thoughts,
along with congratulations for volunteers' work and helping other
people in Dubrovnik as a noble tradition ever since 15th century
and it still holds high position in comparison to other Croatian cities
and districts.
So we find out that volunteers' work is very poorly represented, that most volunteers come from middle class, and that it is influenced by free time, family and membership in different associations. And the reason why the number of volunteers is so poor is money, crisis of values, lack of culture of being a volunteer and mutual distrust of the institutions and state towards the citizens. 
Furthermore, we realize that about 31% of examinees is willing to volunteer, but they don't know how and to whom, and they are ready thereto for different reasons, so there is, besides wish to help other people, also a wish to get a job, social integrating through volunteers' work and so on.
However the conclusion is that our civil society, develops in that direction and that the culture of volunteering will get accustomed as soon as possible but until then we have to restore confidence, open institutions towards citizens, create partnerships and thus open the door to volunteerism for the general welfare of community.
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Uvala Lapad (Lapad bay), 24th May 2008.
On Saturday, 24th May association Together towards health took part in Dubrovnik health fair, which was held as a part of program „Connected with health“, on theme „Personal health“, and in organisation of City of Dubrovnik and the association „Dubrovnik – healthy city“.
There were included numerous associations from Dubrovnik whose primary activity puts and accent on health, healthy food and quality of life, aswell as general in human's life and as in risky groups of diseased. 
Our association represented itself on bench with materials connected to chronical diseases of children and work of the association. We handed out leaflets and hadnouts about asthma which we prepared ourselves and about celiac disease prepared by Croatian Society for Celiac Disease, magazines connected with health, handnouts about work of the association, our educational „Asthma – entartainment handouts“ and „Etiquettes“(Bontončić) from „Croatian Association of Physical Disabled“, and as a symbol of this activity fresh green apples.
Dubrovnik associations showed with this activity great interest for presenting their own work and their goals, will for expanding the consciousness of how important the quality of life is since it is a significant factor in preserving health, as well as in environmental protection as the main predisposition for repression of certain urban milleus illnesses.
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Orebić, 6th May 2008.
„Control your asthma“ is the title of this year World Day of the fight against asthma, held in Orebić, this year within the program „Connected with health“ and celebration of 20th annivesary of „Croatian healthy cities network“.
 Therefore Association Together to health visited Orebić and in co-operation with kindergarten celebrated this date in company with pre-school children in kindergarten, as well as in the rooms of local library with lectures and school of breathing for school children and parents , as well as medical workers, teachers and pre-school teachers.
We introduced the children in kindergarten with alergies and asthma, and how to avoid asthma originator, also how we breath and where the air comes from when we blow a balloon, how to blow in spirometer, and all through the game and the story giving them at the same time balloons and asthma entertainment magazines where through children's painting magazines, labyrinths or different crossword puzzles they can learn enough for their age.
Lecture in the local library was held by mr. sc. Marija Radonić putting more emphasis on the importance of recognition of early diagnosis of asthma as the most common chronical disease in the childhood.
In the break was shown a power point presentation which was prepared by the educators from the Orebić kindergarten and Sunčana Gavranić and the prnicipal of the kindergarten Sanda Menkadžiev helped a great deal in organising this, to all of us very important meeting and showed as the excellent hosts.
Organisers and performers
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Dubrovnik, 27th March 2008.
On Thursday at 17.00 h, on 27th March 2008, in the Blue Room of General Hospital Dubrovnik, was held Regular election Meeting of Association Assembly.
On the agenda of the session was:
Assembly was aquainted with the costs of furnishing the flat in Zagreb and it was presented what had been done so far by different reports and photos. All agreed that that job had been done successfully, and that the funds for purchase and furnishing of the flat were very well invested.
In this session Assembly dismissed former members of Association executive body and elected new, the new representatives of Association, as well as the new section leaders.
It was discussed about the methods of celebrating certain dates and about participation in the program Healthy Cities network „Connected with health“ and about the health fair as part of the same thing. 
It was also took into consideration the establishing of a section of other or rare diseases, whereby the Association would join the work of the capital associations in Croatia linked to any possible sub-type of disease.
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Dubrovnik, 18. ožujka 2008.
On Tuesday 18th March 2008 it was arranged the opening ceremony of newly built playground for children with special needs of association "Two Steps" .
The opening ceremony was attended by numerous distinguished city persons, doctors and guests. The action to collect funds for the construction of playground, the first of its kind in Croatia, was organized by Mrs Marina Sršen from Beauty Center Sršen, already well known philanthropist whom this was one of many projects to help the most needed ones.
The people from Dubrovnik showed once again their sensibility when children are concirned and very quickly collected the ammount needed for the realzation of the project. Now it is time to embad the awareness oh youth and future generations of the preservation of these values, protection of environment and maintenance and preservation of the results which were with this and other humanitarian actions achieved and all for the benefit of community and children as well.
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Zagreb, Špansko 29th February 2008
On Friday 29th February we moved from the apartment in City Gualdo Tadino Street in the new partially furnished bu fully functional apartment in Špansko at Milić Miroslav 5.
There is fully equiped kitchen, bathroom, hall, dining room, living room and one sleeping room while in the coming period it is expected completing of the next 2 rooms.
In the furnishing assisted the families Kovačić and Brbora
We moved the family Brbora in the apartment who are at the end of staying with little Leona and their happy home return is expected soon.
The necessary preparatory work before furnishing had been done by , and the costs of furnishing the apartment will be refunded to Association by To all contractors and donors we came with a recommendation of and in this way we sincerely thank them for their kindness and cooperation .
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Revelin, 8th December 2007
On the occasion of completion of action „Together to the apartment“ and buying of the one Association organized a concert of clapas
„Thank you from the heart“
as gratitude to all those who helped us and enabled this and the entrance was free.Unfortunately the weather was against us. And because of heavy rain and stormy south wind visit was far from expected.Despite this the song was excellent, and the guests who ran away from the rain enjoyed it. There appeared the following clapas: while the concert was held under patronage of Media sponsors of the concert were RADIO LAUS, RADIO RAGUSA, CROATIAN RADIO DUBROVNIK, DUBROVNIK PAPER, DUBROVNIK HERALD, VOICE OF THE CITY, and the concert was held with the technical support of FIFI SOUND, DUBROVNIK SUMMER FESTIVAL and VSP VIDEO, as well as help of numerous sponsors such as Southern Cultures, Printshop, Hotel Ivka, Cake shop Ana, Pivac, Pemo-Trade, Minimarket Hladnica,DB Kantun (Corner), Jamnica, Eurobev, Breda, Tommy, Bakery Babić, Bakery Mare. In this way we thank them all for support. As this concert would also have a humanitarian character voluntary contributions were collected for 3 months old Leona who is in the apartment in Zagreb at the moment , getting treatment. 3.300 kunas were collected and Association added money to the amount of 4.000 kunas. The money was paid into Leona parents' account. |
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Zagreb, 30th October 2007
In Zagreb on 30th October 2007 was finally signed a contract about buying an apartment in the Milić Miroslav Street number 5.
After long search and many offers we found the appropriate apartment that would satisfy all our needs and possiblities of accomodation of 4 families at the same time. The size of apartment is 76,11 m2 and it consists of entrance, living room, kitchen, bathroom with toilet, dining room, 2 bedrooms, hall, toilet, gallery and shed, while it will eventually contain 4 bedrooms. All legal affairs connected with buying and registration of the apartment had been done „pro bono“ by the lawyers Vladimir Trešćec and Nikša Valjalo from the law office Trešćec, and hereby we thank them publicly again. In the apartment are currently held smaller modification works and furnishing and it should be ready for moving in by the end of February 2008, when we have to move out from the apartment in Sv. Duh. |
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Association room, 29th October 2007
On Monday 29th October 2007 was held an extra Assembly Meeting of Associaton. After the agnda was accepted Assembly aslo accepted the resignation of Mr Zoran Jović, former president of Association.
Jović addressed to the Assembly members with words of gratitude for their support during his leadership of Association and explained that he submitted his resignation for personal reasons and asked because of its character not to be talked about. In the end he wished good luck to the new working presidency with hope in greater success in future work of Association Roberto Machiedo was elected for the new president of Association, he thanked to the members for their confidence, and he thanked especially to the former president for his devoted work in the Association in the previous years. Dr Marija Radonić addressed to Zoran with the similar words of gratitude for their long cooperation.
Assembly work continued with familiarizing the members with the status of the project „Together to the apartment“, plan of humanitarian work of Association and registration of Association as a humanitarian organisation. There were also mentioned the issues of inactivity of some members of Association and it was concluded that the same will be talked about at a regular annual Assembly of Association. The priorities now are finishing the project of buying an apartment and furnishing of it by the end of the year.
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Zagreb, 15th October 2007
After establishing a plan of humanitarian action and addressing a request to the Ministry of Health and Wellfare that same Ministry issued a resolution about consent for humanitarian work of Association „Together to health“.
Although humanitarian acitivities have been determined by the Statute of Association since its foundation, Association was finally and officially declared as a humanitarian organisation with the consent of the Ministry and was registered as such in register of humanitarian organisations. In this way Associaton will be able to use, by Law given privileges, for its humanitarian actions and thus will assist in the further work of Association and in helping families with sick children. |
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Pool in Gruž, 23rd September 2007
With third birthday concert Radio Laus celebrated its fifth birthday as so far in humanitarian astmosphere.
 Funds raised in this action will support the project of Mihovil Španja and help him in his efforts of creating better conditions for disabled children who can use swimming as an excellent rehabilitation and also the possibility to achieve outstanding sports results, as he proved himself. Numerous sponsors took part in this noble action and the concert was held by clapas Ragusa, Cambi, Dalmatino, Meri Cetinić and Vinko Coce.
The members of our Association, as well as the members of other Associations, who take care of sick children had free entrance and reserved places. In this way the organizers showed who were those these noble efforts were directed to.
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Sports Hall, 29th April 2007 After 100 years, Osijek HNK (Croatian National Theater) was on tour in Dubrovnik with opera „Nikola Šubić Zrinski“ and raised the people of Dubrovnik on their feet!
This guest performance had a humanitarian character and the entire income goes to Association of chronically diseased children from Dubrovnik and to their action „Together to health – Together to the apartment“.
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Revelin, 15th April 2007
Clapa CAMBI
was once more together with You in action with help of female clapa Cavtajke  Some weaker response from the audience didn't spoil always pleasant
atmosphere of Revelin, with superb sounds of clapa songs.
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Blue Room of the General Hospital Dubrovnik, 26th March 2007
Blue Room of the General Hospital Dubrovnik, 26th March 2007
There was held a regular annual Assembly Meeting of Association where were also present besides regular members some guests of honour and some supporting members.
The agenda was unanimously accepted and it included:
The Statute of Association,as well as the record (protocol) from the Assembly will be published on the web pages after notarization in the Office of the State Administration. |
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Revelin, 20th February 2007
„Ultimi“ of carneval, the final carneval feast, happened in Revelin with the sounds of Dalmatino band, many colourful masks and at the end distribution of sponsored prizes to the best masks.
All income is intended to Association „Together to health“ and with the price of ticket of 50 kunas it was collected 10000 kunas.. In organisation of Mea Culpa d.o.o. „šporki makaruli“(some sort of a cake!) and doughnuts were served to the guests, what was included in the ticket price, while the drink was served at convenient prices. All started on the Stradun infront of St. Blaise Church with program of Association „Porporela“. This year, thirty members of the association spoke like Indians from the reservation „Falsograd“ (False City). In 15 minute program they showed all actual problems that they meet every day by living in reservation „Falsograd“. Excellent masks with background effects and humour entertained all gathered visitors, what finished with burning of Carneval on Peskarija because of Its fault for all troubles in „Falsograd“. It continued in Revelin with unusual group masks, which besides standard presenting for rewards had also prepared special performances and in that was they additionally raised the atmosphere. The party continued till late in the night, and it was certainly sussessful in humanitarian sense. |
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Split 14th and 15th February, 2007
In organisation of association
SANUS
from Split, 15th February International Day of children suffering of malignant diseases, for the first time officially recognized in Croatia, was celebrated with rich two-day program with guests respresentatives of all associations from all counties of our beautiful country.
Our intimacy started with selling of small appropriate gifts for Valentine's Day and everything in humanitarian purposes („work of arts“ of children and parents) and spreading the message and cry for help of all diseased children. 
Planned construction project of 2 rehabilitation centers for the recovery children after therapy was presented to the Government and it is expected Its officially response, while the first news indicate that it will be fully supported. At a Round table was discussed, with guests from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Directorate of HZZO (Croatian Institute for Health Insurance) from Zagreb, District office of HZZO from Split, Center for Social Welfare from Split, Hematological-oncologic department of KBC Rijeka and of KBC Split, and representives and parents, about current problems related to malignant diseases of children.It was concluded that the situation was alarming, both in terms of personnel, doctors and support staff, and conditions in some centers, achievement of certain rights for parents of sick children, to the ever present problems of finance families of diseased children. All together supported the projects in the plan and agreed that the situation should be adjusted as soon as possible and to those children and parents provided dignified treatment and start questions about support to the profession, education of hematologists and ensuring of psychotherapeutic help for staff. The intimacy with parents and doctors passed in the very pleasant and emotional atmosphere, exchanging experiences, support and encouragement and will certainly result in lovely memories and new friendships. We hope to continue these pleasant encounters in the future. |
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Hotel Dubrovnik President, 10th February 2007
On 10 February in organisation of Association of Construction Engineers Dubrovnik there was a traditional ball of engineers. It was held in hotel President this year, where appeared all those who live for and from engineering in our county, as well as their guests.
Apart from their mutual socializing (let the other professions look up to them!), the goal of this gathering was of a humanitarian character. And this time, as usual, humanitarian auction of the paintings of famous Dubrovnik painters and sculptors obtained excellent results. The income from the auction is aimed to our Association for already mentioned project „All for the apartment to chronically ill children“. 
We must give special thanks to Mr Božo Letunić , the president of the Association of Construction Engineers, for the whole organisation, to the president of marketing department Gordana Galov,as well as the head of auction program Mr Mišo Miljak, who with his proximity, witiness and above all his capability of managing of the auction led to the amount of 160.000 kunas.
We must mention that GP (Construction Company) Obšivač, despite the participation in the auction, expressed a wish for contribution of 35 000 kunas, as a contribution in Dubrovnik Christmas Banquet, although it wasn't involved in the organisation of the same. In the name of all members of Association and all users of the (still not existing) apartment we thank to those who took part in the auction and in that way contributed that we are very close to get an apartment in Zagreb. Delivery of the check in the court of Association
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Revelin, 27th January 2007
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni held on 27 January in fortress of Revelin a humanitarian concert for our Association within the program of the Feast 2007.
In the conditions of full Revelin and audience in good mood, Gibo created a phenomenal atmosphere and in more than 2 hours long concert he enjoyed as well as the visitors.In an intimate relationship with the audience Gibo elicited during the concert song from our mouth, smile on out faces and tears from our eyes. 
Excellent musical performance of the back band and carefully selected songs for this typeof concert made a great impression and it will remain in our memory for a long time.
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In Dubrovnik, 26th January 2007 City Sports Hall
Traditional big humanitarian concert „Feast 2007“, under patronage of City of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Neretva county, municipality of Konavle, Župa dubrovačka i Dubrovnik primorje (littoral), and in cooperation with Croatian Tourist Board and HRT (Croatian Radio Television), was held in Gospino Polje.
The income was intended for our Association and restoration of the church of St. Blaise. 
The following performers participated in the program:
A day earlier was arranged a collective „grličanje“(„Gulleting“- to keep your gullet healthy during the year)of all participants ot the Feast and the members of Association in the church of St. Blaise which was led by don Toma Lučić and reception of the guests at the Mayor. During the program the goal of raising funds was mentioned on several occasions and efforts of our organisation to succeed in it, while our videos were turning on the screens all the time. We thank the organisers for everything that had been done. |
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Revelin, 21st January 2006 U
In fortress of Revelin on 21 January turned pilot project of mutual Christmas banquet into praiseworthy action of Dubrovnik entrepreneurs.
With response at the invitation of Dubrovnik Mayoress Dubravka Šuica and with participation in organisation of mutual Christmas banquet of those entrepreneurs will be collected funds which will be directed for humanitarian purposes. So this year , for the first time very successfully ended the action due to 400 000 kunas had been collected. That money was for Association „Together to health“ for the purpose of buying an apartment in Zagreb.
Therefore, blessed every such praiseworthy move and thanks once again to all for the realization of the same. |
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In Zaton, 20th December 2006 Every year in the Home Center in Zaton Mali (Little Bay) takes place Christmas humanitarian party in organisation of the employees and children from elementary school „Orašac“.
Those hardworking little children, with big heart, welcomed the visitors this year with their works, plays, recitals, songs and dance. The children from regional school in Zaton made the sculptures from „glinamol“, together with their teachers Jelkica Franičević and Vesna Vlahušić, and every year they take part in many humanitarian actions by selling their „works of art“, and that's why they received in Zagreb the prize „Nipetnišest“ for their humanitarian work from the association Plavi Telefon (Blue Phone). All children from school took part in the show including regional school Zaton and Trsteno (plays, recitals, children's choir, folk group of children from lower grades with „Kontradanca“ dance) with the leadership of their teachers and the teachers from Music, Sport and Croatian. All the revenue from the sold tickets and the sculptures was donated to the Association „Together to Health“ for buying of an apartment in Zagreb. A big thank to those little angels. |
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In Dubrovnik, 8th December 2006
A humanitarian concert was held in Revelin as part of the program „The story of the City“, and this time celebrating the memory of Dr. Tomislav Šoša. Deceased Tomislav Šoša influenced with his life and versatile engagement one somehow forgotten period of Dubrovnik. Along with his medical career which he practised as chief of surgery in clinical center Mercur, famous physician and humanist, didn't forget his first love song and music. His friends and admirers recalled the First Applause in1963 and his performance in Revelin in 2003, and his participation in HRT (Croatian Radio Television) program „Black and White in Colour“.
On this occasion was presented his CD. His friends from VIS (Vocal Instrumental Group) „Tomazopani“ i „Srebrene pruge“ played and sang, and in the program, in original band performed VIS „Lutke“ from Zagreb, and Buco Pende and Tomislav Krkač. On this occasion they also recalled John Lennon and legendary group „Crveni koralji“ (Red Corals) opened the dance. The story of the City was prepared by Tonko Jović, produced by Brigita Masle, the patron City of Dubrovnik and organiser Camerata Ragusina. Net income from tickets and CDs was aimed for the Association „Together to Health“and for the action „All for the apartment of chronically ill children“.
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In Dubrovnik, 3rd December 2006 TOGETHER TO HEALTH
Association of cronically ill children organised already traditional HUMANITARIAN concert of clapas in Revelin.
Beside performance of clapas:
Visitation was more than expected, and in pleasant 2 hours of concert, the visitors were delighted with performances of the clapas, while the clapas were surprised with extremely warm support from the audience.CAVTAJKE, OTOK, MASKERON, RAGUSAVECCHIA, F.A.(folklore ensemble) and clapa "CAMBI" dear guests from Kaštel Kambelovac, pleasant atmosphere,and to mutual satisfaction both the audience and performers, the concert turned into magnificent cultural and social event. LINĐO At the end of the concert Mr Zoran Jović, the president of the Association thanked to them all, and memorial letter of thanks were handed out to the clapas for the memory of this noble act. After the concert all reviews are more than positive, everyone is satisfied with seen and heard, clapas are pleased with support and we with result. A special credit we owe to the Fifi Sound who wired and illuminated everything. The patrons of the concert were: Media sponsors were: |
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In Dubrovnik, 3rd and 4th November 2006 In the rooms of the General Hospital Dubrovnik was held postgraduate course (1st category):
„A CHILD IN HOSPITAL“
within which was presented our Association and officially opened our web site. Humanisation of children's departments in Croatian hospitals, The goal of promotion our web site infront of the reporters and the doctors was both to familiarize wider publicity with the work of our Association, with the problems of diseased children and their families,and invite them to join us in our efforts to provide as good treatment as possible. Along with congratulations for our previous success, we got support from the present doctors for our further work. On this occasion we presented our humanitarian action of collecting money for the apartment in Zagreb, which would use diseased children and their parents while they are on treatment and examinations there. |