\u201cCroatia is a state and a society that generally does not do well in volunteer work. In free, non-payable and volunteer help to others, we rate poorer than western countries. Yet in something that represents the highest level of volunteering, in volunteer blood donations, we are world class\u201d, President Milanovi\u0107 said in his address in a ceremony to bestow 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 upon the second group of volunteer blood donors for 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is the fourth time in a short period of time that I have the honour to decorate people who are everything but ordinary. What you are doing is excellence, exceptionality and a rarity. I want this to be heard, to be remembered. I congratulate and thank you and hope that young people will take your place\u201d, President Milanovi\u0107 stated among others, and said that he hopes volunteer blood donors will be a role model for other forms of volunteering.<\/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 Zrinska was bestowed upon 64 volunteer blood donors out of 178 decorated in 2020. They are the following: Boris Acinger, Goran Bedalov, Ivica Bekavac, Velimir Benkovi\u0107, Zvonko Bingula, Zdravko Bla\u017eevi\u0107, Valter Bla\u017ei\u0107, \u017deljko Bosnar, Nenad \u010cernjul, Ivo Delonga, Nediljko Domand\u017ei\u0107, Marinko Dubravica, Dragutin Dumbovi\u0107, Nevenka Furjan, Josip God, Stjepan Gori\u010dki, Josip Grgi\u0107, Nikola Horvat, Ivica Jelin\u010di\u0107, Marijan Jurak, Valerija Jurak, Emilija Kaloper Cesar, Robert Klari\u0107, Sini\u0161a Kolari\u0107, Milan Koleti\u0107, Nikola Korovljevi\u0107, Igor Kosmi\u0107, Dra\u017een Kova\u010d, Sr\u0111an Krasojevi\u0107, Mladen Kr\u010deli\u0107, Ivica Krsnik, Pa\u0161ko Ku\u017ei\u0107, Damir Lenardi\u0107, Sini\u0161a Le\u0161i\u0107, Mladen Madjeri\u0107, Silvije Markovi\u0107, Slavko Markovi\u0107, Ivan Marlovi\u0107, Stjepan Mikac, Darko Mikan, Dra\u017een Mikuli\u0107, Dra\u017een Miku\u0161, Slobodan Mormil, Krunoslav Novosel, Marko Orli\u0107, Ivica Pahljina, \u017deljko Popovi\u0107, Velimir Posavec, Stjepan Povsud, Robert Prese\u010dki, Tomislav Radivoj, Jakov Sori\u0107, Tomislav \u0160ali\u0107, \u017deljko \u0160imek, Bo\u017eo \u0160ivo, Zlatko \u0160mulji\u0107, Dra\u017een \u0160poljari\u0107, Dragutin \u0160timac, Stjepan Tandari\u0107, Ivica Trubi\u0107, \u017darko Vu\u010dini\u0107, Vesko Vu\u017ear, Branko Zvonari\u0107 and Damir \u017dlender. The other volunteer blood donors decorated in 2020 received their decorations during a ceremony in the Office of the President last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing the gathering on behalf of the decorated volunteer blood donors was volunteer blood donor Valerija Jurak. \u201cOn behalf of all of us who come from various parts of Croatia and symbolize its solidarity and nobleness, we thank you. I am certain that each and every one of us present here today is proud of the fact that our blood helped save and prolong someone\u2019s life. Donating our blood fulfils us and makes us happy and we consider it our way of life\u201d, Valerija Jurak noted. Reminding that many countries are not capable of ensuring sufficient blood supplies for their citizens, Mrs. Jurak confirmed that the Republic of Croatia is one of the rare countries that can boast of it. \u201cBehind such achievements are the perseverance and solidarity of its citizens, good cooperation and organized and social-minded Red Cross and transfusion services. Blood is indispensable and irreplaceable, it preserves and saves lives. By donating blood we glorify and respect life, we nurture good human relations and ensure safety to our citizens\u201d, she concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attending the ceremony in the Office of the President of the Republic were the Executive President of the Croatian Red Cross Robert Markt, the Director of the Croatian Institute for Medicine Transfusion Irena Juki\u0107 and the Heads of the Department for Volunteer Blood Donations Bo\u017eica Bortek and \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
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