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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.
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