Issue date: April 21, 1999
Despite hostilities between their two countries, Bill Moser of Menlo Park and Tijana Mirovic of Yugoslavia remain friends. And Mr. Moser is still trying to raise money for Ms. Mirovic's project, the "First Children's Embassy."
Through the "Embassy," the money will benefit "refugee children -- children from all nationalities and faiths," Mr. Moser said last week.
A former teacher and administrator at Menlo College, Mr. Moser traveled to Belgrade in February to deliver donated clothing and money to the children's project. He is now trying to send more refugee-fund donations to Ms. Mirovic while she is attending a conference in Austria on April 25.
But time is of the essence, Mr. Moser said, because the 21-year-old Mirovic is unable to receive any donations after returning home -- at least not until after the NATO military action is over.
Ms. Mirovic, who spent a year at Berkeley High School as an exchange student several years ago, established the First Children's Embassy to help children displaced by the fighting in the former Yugoslavia. She writes of the embassy: "The children are of all nationalities and they have all been victims of crime, war and negligence.
"They have lost a parent, their homes, friends, their cities. Now they are living in rented, overpriced rooms or refugee camps under very bad conditions. ... Many of them suffer from different illnesses ... and severe war traumas."
Mr. Moser said those interested in contributing to the First Children's Embassy may call him at 324-1718.
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