Dinner Raises EUR 22,000 for Demining of Croatia

Ljubljana, 8 March - The guests of the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners, organised on Thursday by the Slovenian-run International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) and the American Chamber of Commerce, donated some EUR 22,000 for the ITF's demining efforts. The sum collected at the fund raiser, which will now be doubled by the US government, will be spent on the demining of Croatia.

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union British Ambassador to Slovenia Tim Simmons (left) and International Trust Fund for Demining director Goran Gacnik at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners event, which raised money for demining of Croatia. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union
British Ambassador to Slovenia Tim Simmons (left) and International Trust Fund for Demining director Goran Gacnik at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners event, which raised money for demining of Croatia.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union Croatian Ambassador to Slovenia Mario Nobilo, Canadian Ambassador Robert Hage, American Ambassador Thomas B. Robertson and International Trust Fund for Demining director Goran Gacnik (from to right) at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners event, which raised money for demining of Croatia. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union
Croatian Ambassador to Slovenia Mario Nobilo, Canadian Ambassador Robert Hage, American Ambassador Thomas B. Robertson and International Trust Fund for Demining director Goran Gacnik (from to right) at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners event, which raised money for demining of Croatia.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union Guests at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners, which raised money for demining of Croatia. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union
Guests at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners, which raised money for demining of Croatia.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union Guests at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners, which raised money for demining of Croatia. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union
Guests at the sixth Night of Thousand Dinners, which raised money for demining of Croatia.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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