Eat & Talk Argentina Charity Dinner for the Institute of Neonatology

15 Nov Eat & Talk Argentina Charity Dinner for the Institute of Neonatology

Friday, November 19, 7 pm
KROKODIL Center for Contemporary Literature
Karađorđeva 43 (entrance from Male stepenice)
Donation/ticket: 7500 RSD (the number of tickets is limited to 20)
All funds raised are intended for the Institute of Neonatology for the purchase of a new sterilizer

A gala charity dinner in order to raise funds for the purchase of a new sterilizer for the Institute of Neonatology in Belgrade will be held on November 19 at 7 pm in the KROKODIL Center.

From the beginning of the summer of 2020, premature babies whose mothers are infected with the coronavirus are hospitalized in the Belgrade Institute of Neonatology. A large number of these mothers, hospitalized in Covid maternity wards throughout Serbia, are not able to provide milk for their babies for months after giving birth, nor to take them into arms. Within the activities of the Institute of Neonatology, the Human Milk Bank has an important role since it provides donor milk for children to whom their mothers’ milk is not available. In that way, they are provided with the healthiest and the most natural source of nutrition. This milk is pasteurized every two hours and served in special sterilized bottles intended for the smallest and most endangered babies… seven days a week, every day of the month. The existing sterilizer is over twenty years old and is serviced almost once a month. These services are extremely expensive and often take a very long time. Due to its age, this sterilizer reaches a temperature of only 80 degrees and its capacity is only 80 bottles, which is not enough in the existing epidemiological conditions. The situation is alarming.

By purchasing a ticket for the Eat & Talk Argentina charity dinner, you are helping us secure funds for the purchasing of a new sterilizer. Through this activity, we will work together to enable the staff of the Institute of Neonatology to provide sufficient quantities of milk for all the most endangered, premature babies who are cared for by doctors and staff of this institution twenty-four hours a day.

Come and enjoy with us in the traditional Argentine dishes, wines, as well as in the literature and music of this country. The menu, for which Marko Mrvić, the official chef of the Argentine residence in Belgrade, will be in charge, will include empanadas with two types of filling (minced meat and vegetarian variant), puchero – a stew with meat and vegetables, served with a piece of faina (a type of thin pancake made from chickpea flour) and ice cream with caramelized milk (dulce de leche). Argentine red wine Malbec will be served, and guests will be able to try traditional Yerba Mate tea.

During this evening, we will present the works of three Argentine writers – Cesar Aira, Isidoro Blaisten and Samanta Schweblin. Excerpts from their books will be read by actor Branislav Trifunović. The Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina, HE Osvaldo Narciso Marsico will take part in the conversation with Vladimir Arsenijević and will introduce the audience to the specifics of Argentine culture. Guests will also have the opportunity to enjoy a concert by tango ensemble Tanguango. We will close the evening with an auction sale of works by illustrators, painters and designers who have exhibited at the KROKODIL Center in previous months.

We invite you to help our charity cause during the month of November with individual donations to the following account: 170-0030039599000-25, purpose of payment: Donation for the purchase of a sterilizer for the Institute of Neonatology. The recipient is the Association KROKODIL, Karađorđeva 43, 11000 Belgrade.