Donations

List of Minnesota Hungarians donations 1994-2008.

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Donations in 1994

Restoration of the organ of the St.Mihaly Reformed Church in Kolozsvar, Transylvania, RO;
Gyermek Varos / City for Children, Budapest HU;
Karpataljai Ferences Egyhaz, Feeding Students Project, Beregszasz, Subcarpathia, Ukraine;
To the restoration of the burned down studio of artists Istvan Huszar Eva Deli-Huszar, Nyiregyhaza, HU;
Istvan Biro coordinator for helping Hungarian Teachers project;
Zita Szeleczky actress in a nursing home in California;
Donation for medical accessories to the Hospital in Oroshaza, also support elderly people in Oroshaza, HU, to pay for their prescription medication
Lakitelki Nepfoiskola- Lakitelek Foundation and College, Lakitelek, HU;
Magyar Naiv Muveszek Muzeuma-Hungarian Primeval Art Muzeum, Kecskemet, HU;
Hungarian teachers in Transylvania, RO;

Donations in 1995

Danube Basin Franciscan Mission, for scools in Subcarpatia, Ukraine;
Children’s Crisis Center, Budapest, HU;
Collegium Transylvanicum, RO, via Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF)
Disabled and mentally challenged Children’s Home, Orbottyan, HU;
Lakitelek Foundation and College, Lakitelek, HU;
Muzeum of Naïve Artists, Kecskemet, HU
Bethesda Childrens’s Hospital, Budapest, HU;
Lutheran Seminary, Kolozsvar, Transylvania, RO

Donations in 1996

Donation to a Catholic School in Mezotur, HU, to build a new classroom.
Extending the Hungarian college dormitory at Szabadka, Vajdasag- Vojvodina,
Bethesda Chidren Hospital, Budapest, HU (w/ medical equipments, accessories donated by Fairwiev Hospital Minneapolis, MN, delivered by Ilona Fillyaw);
Bessenyei Gyorgy Teacher’s College, Department of Horticulture and Botanic Garden in Nyiregyhaza, HU;
Subcarpathian schoolchildren program by Franciscan Order.
Disabled and mentally challenged Children’s home, Orbottyan, HU

Donations in 1997

Lepjunk Egyutt Alapitvany/ Do Together Foundation for Children, Szeged, HU;
Lakitelek Foundation and College, Lakitelek, HU;
Istvan Nagypal, Hungarian disabled athlete and his family, Szeged HU;
Responding the Principal of Szentendre Catholic High School, in Szentendre, HU, to help a disabled widow with her large family after her husband’s accidental death;
Joint contribution with MBK to donate computers to Hungarian schools in Szlovakia.

Donations in 1998

One year support of a student in Delvidek, Vajdasag-Vojvodina Szerbia, through Hungarian Americans for Human Rights for Delvidek HAHRD;
Church renovation at Ajtony, Transylvania, RO
Hungarian flood victims in Subcarpathia (with additional individual donations

Donations in 1999

Donate books to Carlton College Library, Northfield, MN included Istvan Sisa: The spirit of Hungary;
Book donations to Turku University /Estonia (Istvan Sisa:The Spirit of Hungary)
One year support of a student in Delvidek, Vajdasag-Vojvodina through (HAHRD), Chicago IL
Hungarian flood victims in Subcarpathia (with additional individual donations);
Donation was sent to Peter Baga, an athlete of the Hungarian team of Special Olympics in 1992, who had a reconstructive surgery on his face at the Abbott Northwest Hospital in Minneapolis MN, helping him to start his independent life in Hungary. The operation was lead by Dr.Bruce Shilling and Olga and Tibor Zoltai made the connection to make this operation possible.
American Refugee Committee, medical help for Kosovo refugees (w/ additional individual donations by Tibor and Olga Zoltai);
Town of Szentlaszlo in Vajdasag/Vojvodina, to rebuild the war thorn and destroyed Hungarian settlement;
Jews Community Foundation in memory of Margit Kelen

Donations in 2000

Minnesota Historical Society: books of Hungarian history and folk arts.
“Tokes College”, Transylvania, RO, in memory of Zoltan Strohoffer.
Minnesota Trade Office St. Paul, MN (material of books and other info abt. HU)
Donation to IHRC

Donations in 2001

Flood victims in Subcarpathia via the Hungarian American Coalition (HAC);
Donation to Franciscan Orders of Subcarpathia for Raho elementary school,
Collegium Hungaricum Juventus Occidentalis (CHJO), Pecs, HU;
Books of Istvan Sisa: The Spirit of Hungary donated to libraries at Algona. IA and University of Athen, OH;
Sponsoring a Hungarian college student for a year in Vajdasag/Vojvodina, Szerbia via HAHRD, Chicago IL USA;
Supporting one college student at Babes-Bolyai University, Kolozsvar, Transylvania, RO; for a school year;
Donation was sent to erect the great bronze statue of Louis Kossuth in Algona, IA; (Kossuth County) and to lay down a granite plaque with a statement of the MH.
Karpataljai Magyar Tanarkepzo Foiskola/ Hungarian Teachers College of Beregszasz
Books donation to Carlton College, Northfield, MN USA

Donations in 2002

University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library, Grand Forks, ND books of Hungary (Fulops donated in behalf of MH)
University of Minnesota Arboretum, in memory of Edith Kosa
Pillars Hospice in memory of Dr. Paul Rupprecht
Continuous support of the same college student at Babes-Bolyai University, Kolozsvar, Transylvania, RO for a school year;
Sponsoring two Hungarian college student for a year in Vajdasag/Vojvodina, Serbia via HAHRD, Chicago IL USA;

Donations in 2003

Prof. Laszlo Ferenc MD, contribution to publishing the 4th volume of his Medical Encyclopedia in Transylvania RO
St.Adalbert action, contribution to living expenses to two families for one year
Donation was sent to provide meals for school children for a year period (kindergarten and elementary school), Beregszasz, Subcarpathia, Ukraine;
Bende Mozsa Elementary School at Szentivanlaborfalva, Transylvania, RO;
Continuous support to same college student for 2003-2004, at Babes-Bolyai University at Kolozsvar, Transylvania, RO
Karpataljai Tanarkepzo Foiskola- Hungarian Teachers College of Beregszasz, Subcarpathia, Ukraine; to rebuilt and renovate their building,
University of Minnesota Arboretum in memory of Margaret Gracza
Dayton Ave Presbiterian Church in St.Paul MN, memorial for Berta Mathe
Support Hungarians with serious illness in Transylvania, RO. joining to the helping effort of the organizer HHRF.
American Refugee Committee (ARC), “Clearing Minefields” project in Afghanistan;
Szentivanlaborfalva, Transylvania, RO elementary school basic maintenance;
Zoltai International Scholarship and Zoltai Fellowship at the University of Minnesota in memory of Prof. Tibor Zoltai;
Donation to IHRC, U of MN;
Continuous support to our Kids Club’ programs, w/ help of individuals;

Donations in 2004

American Refugee Committee (ARC) earthquake in Iran,
Donation to the Center for Hungarian-American Congressional Relations (CHACR) and the American Hungarian Federation (AHF), to help eliminate border barriers dividing a Hungarian town Szelmenc, that was split between Ukraine and Slovakia since the end of WWII.
Bethesda Children Hospital, Budapest, HU
University of Minnesota Arboretum, in memory of Erzsebet Gracza,
St. Frances Foundation -Orphanage in Deva, Transylvania, RO.
We donated financial aid from MH embellished by personal donations. A large volume of children clothes, shoes, school supplies, medicine, vitamins, dental care utensils were sent to Deva. Individual donors: Zsuzsa-Larson Fulop, Jolanda Szekely, Agnes & Laszlo Fulop, Jay Shahidy & Csilla Grauzer, Sally & Ben Cohen, Erzsi Nemeth and Metropolitan Endodontics of MN,
St. Adalbert Mission Hungarian High School Beregszasz, Subcarpathia, Ukraine, was embellished by personal donations of Charles & Jean Gallo and Tibor & Kathy Gallo;
American Red Cross Disaster Relief for the Florida hurricane disasters,
Hungarian Association of Practitioners in Infection Control (HAPIC) conference in Siofok, HU, with personal donations of Olga Zoltai.
Support our newly formed Kids Club from the MH, and parents as their starting efforts and help of donors as Barbara & George Bor, Klara & Tibor Fabry, Csilla Grauzer, Gabi & Jacek Kozdroj and Betty Palfalvi;
Hungarians for The International Children’s Games / Magyarok a Nemzetkozi Diákjátékokért events in Cleveland, OH to help Hungarian teams to travel to the US and participate in the athletic games,
Financial support to the Immigration History Research Center at University of MN with contribution of books, newspapers and other publications collected by Rezso Gracza and Laszlo Fulop.
As special contributions Olga Zoltai, Laszlo G. Fulop and occasionally Maria Bales, Olga Domokos helped the Unity Church Unitarian at St.Paul, MN, USA, translating correspondents, Newsletters. OZ and LF also supplied information in English about Transylvanian Hungarian(s) minorities to the Church’s Newsletters for their Pilgrimage program to Homorodszentpeter, Transylvania, RO

Donations in 2005

American Refugee Committee, Tsunami disaster relief in Asia,

Read the Thank You letter from American Refugee Commitee here

American Red Cross to the relief fund for the devastated Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina, with additional individual donations.
Donation was sent to a Relief Fund, established by the Unitarian Universalists Partner Church Council, Bedford, MA, for the Transylvanian Flood Relief Victims in Szekelyfold, with additional donations from individuals.
Csango School Program in Moldova RO organized by a Hungarian Franciscan monk Csaba Bojte, and a Hungarian teacher in Transylvania. MH contributions were sent with additional donations from individuals as a result of special fundraising effort from the MH.
Organizing a Summer Camp in Zetelaka for 20 children from Deva Orphanage, Transylvania, RO. The necessary fund that was donated by generous individuals covered all expenses of the Camp. The Camp was led by Csilla Grauzer with assistance by Zoltan Grauzer, Sasha Shahidi and Andre Grauzer as volunteers.

The Minnesota Hungarians have been supporting the Deva Orphanage (Children of Deva) in Transylvania since 2003. Understanding the continous need of the children we sent donations to help building and renovating houses where they can live. MH members visited the Orphenage and every time they brought clothing, medicine, dental supplies, school supplies, toys adding to the monetary donations. In 2005 Csilla Grauzer organized a 2-week summer camp at Zetelaka, in Transylvania, for a group of children from Deva. She organized fundraiser events for raising money for this vacation, where voluntairs worked with her. Next year greatful children of the Deva Orphanage sent the following Easter greeting to the Minnesota Hungarians and Csilla. (by Agnes Fulop)

University of Minnesota, Center of Austrian Studies asked for co-sponsorship of a public educational program dedicated to Dr. Robert O. Fisch,
Global Outreach Catholic Educational Program (WI) received MH donation for Jacinta Gabor Csango/Hungarian student’s tuition of a school year for her studies in Wisconsin from the Paul Rupprecht Scholarship Program, founded by the Minnesota Hungarians in 2002.

Donations in 2006

Minnesota Trade Office, St.Paul, MN/ library materials, (some books and maps received from the Hungarian Embassy, Washington DC);
The MH extended our support to establish and assist a school in a very poor area in Csangoland, Moldova.
Alzheimer Association MN-ND Chapter in memory of Jozsef Gardil;
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota in memoriam of Janos Sandor;
Immigration Research Center at University of Minnesota (IHRC);
Donation was sent to the American Hungarian Foundation, (AHF) New Brunswick, NJ, for the construction of an addition to the Hungarian House (Magyar Haz) to enlarge the library and provide increased space for exhibit area and community programs.
International Documentary Association to contribute and support to the making of the film, titled “Torn from the Flag” to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Freedom Fight in Hungary, made in the USA by Klaudia Kovacs and associates.
Donation toward and co-sponsorship of a program dedicated to “The Hungarian revolution of 1956” by Center of Austrian Studies, University of Minnesota;
Continuous sponsorship to a Hungarian college student for a year in Vajdasag/Vojvodina, Szerbia, via HAHRD, Chicago IL USA;
Donation toward a project of creating a cast iron Hungarian motif by an artist for the “Many Cultures of Our Neighborhood” project in North Minneapolis MN,

Palatinus Fund - Europa Plaza project in Revkomarom-Komarno, Slovakia,donations were sent designing and erecting the statue of Bela III Hungarian king(12th century). His statue was added other notables at the Court of Hungary,

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Unitarian Passion Music Program (UPP) in Transylvania, for publishing music on CD-ROM and support a music school;
St. Franciscan Found, Deva Orphanage, Tusnadfurdo, Transylvania, RO, continuous donation,
Donation to the Unity Church Unitarian Harvest Hope sustainable agriculture program for Homorodszentpeter, Transylvania, Romania,
Donation to HAHRD for supporting Hungarian student in Vajdasag, in memory of Bela Ribar,
Books and visual material were donated to the IHRC and to the Minnesota Trade Office as library material by Laszlo & Agnes Fulop..
Donation was sent to Hungarian to Hungarian High School in Beregszasz, Karpatalja, Ukraine,
Donation from the profit of the Fall Fundraising Dinner were sent to the Hungarian Infection Control Organization (via APIC) to assist in organizing and execute a Conference of the Eighth Congress of the International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) in Budapest, Hungary in 2007
Donation toward student’s education in memory of Ilona Gardil.
Donation to Bethlen Home a Hungarian based elderly home in Ligonier PA.
Donated a copy of the “56 Stories, Personal Recollections of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution A Hungarian American Perspective” book compiled by Lauer Learning and The Hungarian American Coalition to IHRC

Donations in 2007

Donation to Bethesda Children Hospital Budapest.
Donation to the Videki Dancers as our appreciation for their continuous and fruitful cooperation with our organization.
Donation to the Center of Austrian Studies at U of MN to support the Kann Memorial lecture program of “Lecture on Jewish humor in Budapest.”
Continuous support to one college student in Vajdasag(Vojvodina).
Lajos Horvath and Laszlo Fulop continuously translated for Janos Kiss from Agrolanc Kft. Hungary, who attended to a one week conference, offered technical information courses to overseas dealers, organized by the TORO Manufacturing CO. in Bloomington, MN. The translators (members of the MH) donated their fees to the MH Paul Rupprecht Scholarship fund

Donations in 2008

International Documentary Association to contribute and support to the making of the film, titled “Torn from the Flag” to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Freedom Fight in Hungary, made in the USA by Klaudia Kovacs and associates.
Deva Orphanage Transylvania, Romania with the individual sponsorship of Lois Steven.
Our organization helped out one of our MH member who was injured with Cub Foods gift certificate.
The MH participated in a program that helping Csango students, whose are studying and learning Hungarian in Szekelyudvarhely Transylvania, via the Keresztszülök a Moldvai Csángómagyarokért Egyesület. The MH donation was increased by individual gifts from Edith Lauer (HAC) and Laszlo and Agnes Fulop’s individual donations. Please read the their Thank You letter here and see some picture of the usage of the donation.

Donations in 2010

Haiti Relief Fund

Hungary Flood Relief Fund

Sludge Disaster Fund

Thank you for the donations:

Charlie & Jeannie Gallo, Zsolt & Marika Vincze, Laszlo & Agnes Fulop, Angela & Bryan Farris, Olga Zoltai, Karoly Hezsely, Don Pafko, Emoke & Laszlo Ficsor, Paul Fulop, Dr. Lajos & Edit Horvath, Barbara & George Bor, John & Mary Pagnucco

We would like to thank you for your generous donation. Your contribution is appreciated very much and will improve the lives of innocent people who have suffered the consequences of this terrible disaster.

The Tooth Fairy Project

Thank you for supporting The Tooth Fairy Project

The proceeds from this year’s fundraising dinner will be granted to The Tooth Fairy Project, of the Association of Norwegian Students Abroad (ANSA), a charity project based in Hungary and Transylvania, connected to the St. Francis Foundation in Deva,
Transylvania.