Volunteers Club activities

Year 2009

	Gifts to children without parental care Traditionally, at Christmas and New Year, volunteers from Coca-Cola Hellenic Serbia visit the home for children without parental care«Drinka Pavlović» in Senjak, Belgrade and cheer up the children with holiday presents and games.

Year 2008

	Cleaning of the Danube banks Within the Danube Day event in June 2008, Coca-Cola volunteers participated in the cleaning of the Danube river bank on Zemun quay. This activity lasted for five to six hours and during this time, the river bank from the restaurant “Venezia” to the hotel “Yugoslavia” was cleaned.
	Humanitarian race As part of the Belgrade marathon, under the organization of Cord magazine, Coca-Cola volunteers competed in the humanitarian, 5 km long race. Each kilometer they ran was awarded with 40 euros by the company. Collected money was allocated for the construction of the house for a thirteen-member family from the Jarkovac village, in the Sečanj municipality.
	Presents for the wards of the neglected children home Together with B92 and UNICEF, Coca-Cola Hellenic Serbia donated presents to the children from the Home for neglected children “Drinka Pavlović” on the occasion of the Saint Sava - Saint Patron of schools. Around twenty Coca-Cola volunteers brought  gifts and spent two hours with the children. During this time the children from the Home staged a performance.
	Theatrical play - Association of persons with development disorders Representatives of the Serbian Association of drama artists, together with children from the Society of people Organization for people with development disorders of the Novi Beograd municipality, as well as participants from the drama workshops “Sastajalište glumište”,supported by volunteers from the  Coca-Cola Hellenic Serbia, created a theatrical play “Medallions of the pearl heart”. The goal of this initiative was to help people with disabilities in terms of supporting their social inclusion.
	Garden renovation at the kindergarten „Naša radost” The Coca-Cola Volunteers Club showed their good will  by renovating the garden of the  „Naša radost” pre-school institution.  The  Good Will Day was organized and held in cooperation with the UN Development Program’s MIR2  and a non-governmental organization TIM from Leskovac, with the support of Surdulica municipality. The playground of the kindergarten was renovated, including the painting of the fence planting of flowers and setting up new playground equipment. All participants of Good Will Day and 140 children then enjoyed a barbecue.
	Christmas tree decoration Twelve volunteers of Coca-Cola Hellenic Serbia and UNICEF participated in the Hyatt-organized Christmas tree decoration. All resources collected through this activity were donated to the educational program for children “School without violence”.

Year 2007

	Cleaning of the Veliko Ratno ostrvo (island in Zemun) On the occasion of the Danube day event, Coca-Cola volunteers participated in the cleaning of the Veliko Ratno ostrvo.
	Decoration of the Association for the Mentally Disabled premises  Volunteers decorated the premises of the Association for the Mentally Disabled in Novi Beograd. As a token of appreciation and gratitude the children from the Association staged a play at the end of the evening.

Year 2006

Good Will Day - Home for neglected children In cooperation with the local government  business partners and the media, the Coca-Cola Volunteers Club improved living conditions at the Home for Neglected children „Duško Radović”. The institution and playground were partially renovated the kitchen was newly equipped, and all three living rooms were refurbished. Washing machines and other new equipment were also provided.

Year 2005

Good Will Day in children hospitals In cooperation with the Belgrade City Assembly, the city public enterprise „Greenery” and media representatives, the Coca-ColaVolunteers Club  renovated the hospital parks at the “Dr Miroslav Zotović”rehabilitation clinic  and the “Dr. Olga Dedijer”, hospital where children in wheelchairs spend their time during the day. Grass was mown,  flowers were planted, benches were set up, sea-saws were repaired and the fence was painted.

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