You're invited to join the IOCC Metropolitan Committee of Washington, DC for a wine tasting fundraiser on Friday, October 1, from 5:30-8:30pm at the Embassy of Serbia, which is conveniently located near both the Dupont Circle metro and the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan metro. Public transportation is highly encouraged as there is limited parking.

Be one of the first 30 guests to arrive and receive a complimentary LiveGreen membership (a $13 value) to save on purchases at eco-friendly business in the DC metropolitan area!

$25 registration online at www.iocc.org/dc or $30 at the door

All proceeds will benefit the work of International Orthodox Christian Charities, the official humanitarian aid organization of Orthodox Christians. More info at www.iocc.org.

About IOCC in Serbia:

IOCC opened its Belgrade office in 1992 at the invitation of the Serbian Orthodox Church to respond to the crisis created by the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. From emergency distributions of family food parcels and hygiene kits, to installations of plastic greenhouses, IOCC helped thousands of families to recover from war and international sanctions. In Serbia, and throughout the former Yugoslav republics, IOCC has focused on long-term, self-sustaining activities in order to address the diverse and changing needs of the society. 

IOCC has continued a longstanding microcredit program designed to provide loans and enhance microenterprises of refugees and displaced persons in western Serbia. The program, which was originally funded by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration and (BPRM), is operated in partnership with a local NGO "DUGA", from Šabac. 

In UN Administered Serbian Province Kosovo and Metohija, in cooperation with the Serbian Orthodox Church, IOCC continued providing assistance to local villages improving the teaching environment in local primary schools, community and preschool centers. As well, in cooperation with the Visoki Decani monastery, IOCC continued its programs focused on the development of agricultural production. 

Through its Gifts-in-Kind program, IOCC has provides shipments of English books, baby food, baby kits, hygiene kits and school kits to vulnerable people throughout central Serbia. In cooperation with the Visoki Decani monastery, a part of the GIK assistance has been distributed throughout Kosovo. 

IOCC continued and expanded its programs in supporting development programs, focused on providing support and assistance to specialized state institution for children and youth, in Serbia.