Events

March 2008

Charity Dinner Raises Nearly $135,000 for the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance

On March 27, Chargé d'Affaires Maryruth Coleman and Canadian Ambassador Pierre Guimond co-hosted the eighth annual Night of 1000 Dinners charity event for the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF).  The American Chamber of Commerce organized the charity dinner, which succeeded in raising more than $66,000 - an amount that was doubled by a matching donation from the U.S. government.  The proceeds will go to the USA-UNA Adopt-A-Minefield Program and will be used for demining activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
ITF, an organization founded by the government of Slovenia in 1998 to address the problem of landmines in South Eastern Europe, has raised more than 240 million dollars in donations, helped to clear nearly 64 million square meters of mines, and assisted more than 900 victims throughout the Balkans since its inception.  Nearly half of the money raised by ITF in the past decade comes from U.S. government matching donations.  For more information about ITF and to learn how you can contribute to the work of demining in the Balkans, visit ITF's website at: http://www.itf-fund.si/.

Chargé Maryruth Coleman speaking with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, ITF Director Goran Gačnik, and Canadian Ambassador Pierre Guimond at charity dinner.

Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Grace Shelton and Economics Officer Jules Kim join actors Branko Djurić-Djuro and Jernej Kuntner at ITF charity event