{"id":176229,"date":"2025-04-26T09:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T07:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=176229"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T07:17:26","slug":"petrovic-family-receives-a-new-home-humanitarian-cyclist-from-valjevo-helps-single-mother-of-four-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/petrovic-family-receives-a-new-home-humanitarian-cyclist-from-valjevo-helps-single-mother-of-four-video\/","title":{"rendered":"PETROVI\u0106 FAMILY RECEIVES A NEW HOME: Humanitarian cyclist from Valjevo helps single mother of four! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A story of solidarity and kindness has brought new hope to a family in need. <strong>Jelena Petrovi\u0107<\/strong>, a single mother of four, has moved into a <strong>newly completed and furnished home<\/strong>, thanks to a humanitarian initiative launched by <strong>Nikola Tomi\u0107<\/strong>, a cyclist and activist from Valjevo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Petrovi\u0107 family, from the remote village of <strong>Donji Leskovici<\/strong> on the slopes of Mount Povlen, had been living in extremely difficult conditions. After the death of her husband three years ago, and the recent passing of her father-in-law, Jelena was left to care for her children <strong>Stefan, Vasa, Sara, and Nikolina<\/strong> on her own. With income limited to child benefits and a caregiver allowance for her diabetic son, finishing their unfinished home seemed impossible\u2014until help arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>February<\/strong>, Tomi\u0107 launched a <strong>charity drive<\/strong> to help complete the construction and furnish the home. The response was overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThey really went above and beyond to give us everything we needed. Thank God, and thank them,\u201d said Jelena Petrovi\u0107. \u201cWhen the desks and chairs arrived, the kids were thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The old house had long been uninhabitable for a large family. The new home now features <strong>beds, desks, chairs, a refrigerator, a bathroom, a furnished living area<\/strong>, and study spaces for the children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe got new desks, new beds, new chairs. The bathroom and the ground floor were finished. We now have a place to do our homework and put our things,\u201d said <strong>Sara Petrovi\u0107<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><div id=\"videoBox-2102925\" class=\"brid\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"videoBox-2102925\", {\"id\":\"34612\",\"width\":\"600\",\"height\":\"343\",\"video\":\"2102925\",\"autoplay\":0,\"shared\":true});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikola Tomi\u0107, who has spent the past six years cycling to raise awareness and encourage charitable acts for children in need, coordinated the effort with <strong>the help of generous donors and volunteers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThanks to a large number of kind, compassionate people, we were able to complete the house and make it livable. After the holidays, I expect a few volunteers to step up and donate materials for the next step\u2014paving the access paths around the house,\u201d Tomi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of creating a <strong>solid, mud-free walkway<\/strong> to the house so the family can access their new home comfortably, even in bad weather. He also called on <strong>local construction companies<\/strong> to assist, noting that the cost of concrete paths would be minimal, but the impact on the family&#8217;s daily life would be tremendous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/column-kovacevic-not-my-patriarch-because-my-patriarch-would-never-slander-his-people-in-moscow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">COLUMN, KOVA\u010cEVI\u0106: Not My Patriarch! 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Jelena Petrovi\u0107, a single mother of four, has moved into a newly completed and furnished home, thanks to a humanitarian initiative launched by Nikola Tomi\u0107, a cyclist and activist from Valjevo. 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