CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE IN SUMMER CAMPS IN GREECE, WITH THE HELP OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES

Belgrade, July 5th, 2004. – HRH Crown Prince Alexander and HRH Crown Princess Katherine through The Foundation of HRH Princess Katherine and humanitarian organization ‘’Lifeline Hellas’’ whose patron is Princes Katherine, made it possible for over 50 children from homes for children without parental care from all over Serbia, to spend their summer holiday in Greece.

First group of children, from home for children without parental care in Bela Crkva, left for Greece yesterday, the second group is leaving on the July 10 th, and the third group on the July 18th. The children are from homes in Uzice, Bela Crkva and Belgrade.

The Foundation of HRH Princess Katherine made the effort to provide the children with the food and clothes supplies. This project was helped by The Ministry for Labour and Social Issues of The Republic of Serbia, Humanitarian organization ‘’Lifeline Hellas’’ and The Greek National Railway.

This generous act of Their Royal Highnesses made possible for the children from different homes for the children without parental care, to spend the summer in summer camps in Greece. The children will be leaving for Greece, in groups, throughout the whole summer, and be accommodated in children’s camps ‘’Happy children – Happy youth’’, at Agios Georgios at the peninsula Attika, and the camp in Kritonou in Kefalonia.

There will be two and three weeks programs organized for children, that will enabled them to get to learn about friendly country of Greece, and also to meet and form friendships with the children from whole Europe .