Our plan is to fix our old van but also to purchase another van in order to even further reduce our traveling costs. Don’t forget, we have very little sponsorship and the in these tough times the families of the children (players) are covering all the costs that our organization can’t cover for the time being.
We ask that you send this letter and our message to your friends so that we can achieve our goal of raising $9,000.Till now we raise $5,000, please buy our shirt and help us to reach our goal.
Dear friends, Four years ago we decided to purchase a used bus in order to lessen the costs of travel and to be able to attend tournaments at a moments notice. We bought the 1999 FORD TRANSIT from a friend who allowed us to pay him back over a three-year term. The van purchase reduced our traveling costs by 60%, where earlier when we traveled renting a minibus for a 600 mile trip would cost us about $650, with the purchased van the cost fell to $230. With this savings we were able to have our kids play in a few tournaments in Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia. Our “Fordy”, from the time we purchased it, has passed 100,000 miles and we have traveled to Antwerp (BEL), Wels (AUT), Bagnaria Arsa (ITA), Kutno (POL), Ljubljana (SLO), Varaždin, Split, Zagreb, and Karlovac (CRO), Athens (GRE), Blagoevgrad (BUL), and many other places. The van gets regular maintenance every 8,000 miles (oil changes, filters, and all else needed). Unfortunately, our “Fordy” is currently in bad shape. We believe that this will be the last year that we will be able to drive this van before having to take it in to have a complete overhaul. Our plan is to fix our old van but also to purchase another van in order to even further reduce our traveling costs. Don’t forget, we have very little sponsorship and the in these tough times the families of the children (players) are covering all the costs that our organization can’t cover for the time being. For the sake of information, the children from Serbia will be going to tournaments in Prague (CZE), Bagnaria Arsa (ITA), Sofia (BUL), Kutno (POL), Athens (GRE), Varaždin (SLO), Ljubljana (SLO), and Parma (ITA) which will amount to about 900 miles (if we rent a bus the cost will be about $20,000 compared to as if we drive cars and a van, we would spend only $5,000). We ask that you send this letter and our message to your friends so that we can achieve our goal of raising $9,000.Till now we raise $5,000, please buy our shirt and help us to reach our goal. Thank you, Yours truly, Nikola Vučević
Supporters
To help young Serbs develop into productive citizens.
Good Cause! The kids need transportation!