On the occasion of Volunteer Blood Donor Day the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 bestowed today upon volunteer blood donors of 2020 the Order of the Croatian Star with the Effigy of Katarina Zrinska for the noble and humanitarian act of donating blood more than one hundred times for men and seventy-five times for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his address President Milanovi\u0107 expressed his gratitude to the volunteer blood donors on behalf of the Croatian state and on his behalf. \u201cThanks to you who selflessly give of yourselves in the hope that a small young group of people like you exists that will take your place and continue the same noble practice of giving of themselves in a country where volunteering and helping others without a fee and without expecting a favour in return is poorly developed. We lag behind western European states that perhaps are not as warm and caring as our people are, but when help is needed they are there. A huge exception in Croatia is volunteer blood donors: you. This is the third time that we are holding this kind of ceremony. I can say only once again many thanks to you. I won\u2019t tell you to continue, I think you have given enough of yourselves, and if you continue, even better. I am confident that others will take your places here, and soon. Thank you and I wish you good health and a long life\u201d, President Milanovi\u0107 told the decorated volunteer blood donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the ceremony in the Office of the President the Order of the Croatian Star with the Effigy of Katarina Zrinski was awarded to 64 volunteer blood donors out of 178 to be decorated. They are the following: Damir Ani\u0107, Davor Barlafa, Zlatko Ba\u0161lin, Ivan Bebek, Miljenko Benc, Branko Bla\u017eek,Ivan Bosilj, Franjo Bra\u010dko, Ibrahim Brki\u0107, An\u0111elko Butorajac, Miroslav \u010ceme, Goran \u010cirjak, Ivan \u010crepinko, Ru\u017ea \u0110ur\u010dek, Ivan Farka\u0161, \u00a0Zvonko Galik, Ivica Grudi\u0107, Jure Hodak, Damir Horak, Ivica Huzani\u0107, Hrvoje Jura\u0161i\u0107,\u00a0 Petar Juri\u0107, Davor Klepin, \u017deljko Ko\u010di\u0161, Zdravko Kolobari\u0107, Hrvoje Komljenovi\u0107, Igor Konto\u0161i\u0107, Bo\u017eidar Kozuli\u0107, Zdravko\u00a0 Kralj, Vladimir Krapinec, Darko Krmpoti\u0107, Darko Lazar, Zdravko\u00a0 Lovren\u0161\u010dak, Dinko\u00a0 Mali\u0161a, \u017deljko Marinovi\u0107, Damir\u00a0 Markalaus, Marino Maru\u0161i\u0107, Zoran\u00a0 Matovina, Dra\u017een Medvedec, Jadranko\u00a0 Mihali\u0107, \u0110uro Mihoci, Milan\u00a0 Milola\u017ea, Esnaf\u00a0 Novljakovi\u0107, Stipo Pavlovi\u0107, Blanka Perasi\u0107, \u017deljko Petranovi\u0107, Krsto\u00a0 Poljak, Damir\u00a0 Popovi\u0107,\u00a0 Ivan\u00a0 Priman, \u017deljko\u00a0 Radivoj, Drago Roksa, Robert Savi\u0107, Vilko\u00a0 Schwaller, Mladen\u00a0 Sele\u0161, Miroslav \u0160anda, Ivan\u00a0 \u0160emni\u010dki, Zdravko\u00a0 \u0160tefani\u0107, Bosiljko Tadi\u0107,\u00a0 Vlado Tominac, Tulio Valenta, Silvio\u00a0 Vasari, Zvonko Vrabac, Branko Vrbanac and Lu\u010dano \u017dikovi\u0107. The remaining volunteer blood donors awarded in 2020 will receive their decorations at a ceremony next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Attending the ceremony in the Office of the President of the Republic were Croatian Red Cross Deputy Executive President Marina Pinjagi\u0107 Telak, the Head of the Department for Volunteer Blood Donations Bo\u017eica Bortek, and the Head of the Department for Volunteer Blood Donations \u0160ani Samard\u017ei\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alongside President Milanovi\u0107 were the Head of the Cabinet of the President Bartol \u0160imuni\u0107, the Adviser to the President for Human Rights and Civil Society Melita Muli\u0107 and the Adviser to the President for Education Jadranka \u017darkovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Tomislav Bu\u0161ljeta, Filip Glas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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