At the City Day Ceremony, held on the town square Sabac, Mayor Nebojsa Zelenovic, honor with the award “The keys of the city” the winners of the April Award. The highest town honors were delivered in three categories and among the winners was Miroljub Nikolic, director of the Caritas Sabac. He won in the category of rural development, agriculture and local communities as centers of decision-making about the improvement of living and working conditions, and overall contribution to the development of the local community, especially for projects related to floods in rural areas of Sabac during 2014.
– This is great honor for me as a citizen of the Sabac city. Social and health care as under budgeted areas are now one of the priorities of the City. This award I share with all my colleagues and all volunteers. This award I share also with my friends and all the people with good will thanks to which we are able to help others.Our mission is effective when it is of use to the community, and we are trying various ways to contribute to its development and to recognize its needs. Our place in the community we build on confidence, believing that it is a good foundation of all cooperation. I am convinced that the commitment of all the people who work in Caritas and our volunteers, without whom Caritas could not exist, as well as the great support we receive from friends and partners, primarily the network of Caritas, as well as many others, can contribute to more quality of life of our community. This is why this award is an incentive for the tasks ahead – said Miroljub Nikolic, director of the office of Caritas Sabac, winner of the April awards Sabac.
The remaining two categories of awards were won by the handball club “Metaloplastika” in the category of overall development and promotion of the city and the journalist Olja Beckovic for the development of democratic values and respect for human rights and freedoms.
Commission for the allocation of the April Award in the explanation of the awards highlighted the importance of the assistance which last year delivered by Caritas office of Sabac, led by Miroljub Nikolic to households affected by the floods. The Commission has emphasized the great importance of the numerous activities of Caritas Sabac, stressing the importance of projects “Help at home”, “Day care for persons with mental disorders” and “Strenghtening professional adult education in rural areas”
