ZAGREB ZAGREB, Aug 16 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic visited the Children's Hospital for Chronicle Diseases in Gornja Bistra accompanied by the First Lady, Milka Mesic.
ZAGREB, Aug 16 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic visited
the Children's Hospital for Chronicle Diseases in Gornja Bistra
accompanied by the First Lady, Milka Mesic. #L#
On that occasion the President and his wife met with hospital staff
and volunteers from Italy who participated in the "Vrt plavih ruza"
(Garden of Blue Roses) project, the President's Office reported on
Friday.
For several years, volunteers from Italy led by Father Ermann
De'Onofria each day help the staff at the hospital in Gornja Bistra
and actively participate in the hospital's refurbishment and
maintenance.
The project is conducted under the auspices of the Italian
Ambassador's wife, Elettre Constantina Pigliapoco who also visited
the hospital on Friday.
Mrs. Pigliapoco presented the principle of the hospital, Dr. Zeljko
with a financial donation with funds collected by the staff of the
Italian Embassy.
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