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September 23, 2009
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

From the American People

Embassy Supports Alumni Cleanup of Danube River Bank

On Thursday, September 24, 2009, with support from U.S. Embassy Belgrade, over 50 alumni of the State Department’s exchange programs will gather near the Museum of Contemporary Arts at 11 a.m. to clean the bank of the Danube.

This cleanup is a part of a wider alumni initiative with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of environmental issues and promoting youth activism. To date, high-school alumni have organized similar activities in Subotica, Loznica, Aleksinac, and Nis. Alumni from throughout Serbia will gather in Belgrade to clean up the bank of the Danube, with the support from “Gradsko zelenilo”, “Hyatt Regency Belgrade”, NGO “Fraktal,” and American Councils for International Education.

Another part of this initiative is a press conference which will be held on September 25, 2009, at hotel “Hyatt Regency”. During this conference, alumni will announce the results of completed activities across Serbia.

The U.S. Embassy in Serbia is fully committed to supporting the protection of the environment and is looking forward to similar activities in the future.

Journalists interested in covering the cleanup are kindly requested to come to Danube bank (exact location is “Plovno postrojenje Kej”, close to bus station across from Palata Srbija) at 11:00 on September 24, 2009.

Journalists interested in covering the press conference are kindly requested to come to hotel “Hyatt Regency Belgrade,” “Budva-Beograd” conference hall, at 12:00 on September 25, 2009.


23. septembar, 2009
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd


From the American People

Ambasada SAD podržava čišćenje obale Dunava u organizaciji stipendista programa razmene

U četvrtak, 24. septembra, uz podršku američke ambasade, preko 50 stipendista različitih programa razmene Stejt Dipartmenta će iz cele Srbije doputovati u Beograd i okupiti se u blizini Muzeja savremene umetnosti. Stipendisti će učestvovati u akciji čišćenja obale Dunava, koja počinje u 11 časova.

Ovo čišćenje je deo šire inicijative stipendista, sa ciljem da se podigne društvena svest o važnosti očuvanja životne sredine i promoviše omladinski aktivizam. Do danas, stipendisti srednjoškolskih programa razmene organizovali su slične aktivnosti u Subotici, Loznici, Aleksincu i Nišu. Stipendisti iz cele Srbije se okupljaju u Beogradu kako bi učestvovali u akciji čišćenja obale Dunava, uz podršku Gradskog zelenila, hotela “Hajat Ridžensi”, nevladine organizacije “Fraktal” i Američkog saveta za međunarodno obrazovanje.

Drugi deo ove incijative je konferencija za štampu koja će se održati u petak 25. septembra u hotelu “Hajat Ridžensi”. Stipendisti će na ovoj konferenciji prikazati rezultate uspešno završenih aktivnosti u celoj Srbiji.

Ambasada SAD je u potpunosti posvećena zaštiti životne sredine i podržavaće slične projekte i u budućnosti.

Novinari zainteresovani za praćenje ovog događaja treba da dođu na obalu Dunava (početna lokacija je “Plovno postrojenje Kej”, blizu autobsuke stanice preko puta “Palate Srbija”) u četvrtak 24. septembra u 11 časova.

Novinari zainteresovani za praćenje press konferencije treba da dođu u hotel “Hajat Ridžensi Beograd”, sala “Budva-Beograd” u petak 24. septembra u 12 časova.

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