Was it really 15 July 2009 when we stepped off a plane in Birmingham England to start this crazy journey?
Were we totally unaware of what the future held?
Were we in for some surprises, heartbreaks, and challenges?
Are we glad we did it? Continue reading
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Does anyone know where the first four months of the year have gone? It is May already!!!! Which means the fun really begins for us!
It is this time of year where we crunch all the numbers and decide just how many students Propel can help. It was easy 8 years ago when there were just four kids. It wasn’t so bad 6 years ago when there were only 30-something. The 2024-2025 school year will see Continue reading
Greetings from sunny (today) Novi Sad, Serbia. After the double Christmas/New Years Holiday craziness things have settled down a bit. Tho’ the weather cannot decide if it is Winter or Spring. We have had days where it would snow in the morning, be in the 50s in the afternoon, rain, then snow again that night. There are only 50 days until Spring arrives, not that we are counting.
So, what’s new over here? Continue reading
Yep…school is out but we have a way to help the kids keep their little grey cells active!!!
It might look like fun and games (OK, it is fun and games) but all designed to teach a lesson. Continue reading
Wow!!!!! It happened!!!! The H.I.K.E. 2023 raised 1,197,745….Yep…One million, one hundred ninety-seven thousand, seven hundred forty-five (Serbian Dinar). OK, in US dollars it would be Continue reading
After over seven years of working with kids in Serbia, it just keeps getting better and better. Little did we know when this all started in 2016 so many lives could be touched.
Looking back a bit…we started with 4 kids in 2016. The numbers grew to 11, Continue reading
Just when we thought things couldn’t get any better – they did! But not without a few bumps along the road.
A bit of background. We have been using the community centers in the villages where we have been most active, Mali Beograd and Šangaj. We have always done our best to respect the facilities and the people who work there. But, somehow we upset one of the directors to the point he not only refuses to allow us to use the center, he is even blocking our calls. Continue reading
Greetings from Serbia. Happy Spring!!!
What’s been happening?
The early part of the year is usually quiet for us. It is a time of planning and grant writing and preparing for the coming school year. It is also a time of rest and personal rejuvenation…usually. This year took a left turn in January… Continue reading
In 2016 we gave our hearts and lives to help Serbian Roma kids get an education. Not just to learn stuff, but to help them start their own cycles of generational success.
Our hearts are still in this, as too are our lives, but we need some help.
