ProAct Traders Believes In Giving Back
This is the camp (in Badeni, Romania) that Jerry and Scott (and a lot of other supporters) built in Romania.
(Click the graphic left to see large view-then hit your escape key to come back) We both used to do live Christian rock and roll concerts in Romania and we started right after the 1990 revolution. All of us at at ProAct Traders have been active in overseas mission work since that time. During that time we have helped 7 orphanages, bought land and built a summer camp for orphans, underprivileged children, girls "at risk" for human trafficking and gypsies. We also do business conferences in the University system in Bucharest, Romania to help the organization CRU and
Lead Impact . That has evolved into hands on projects that utilize our full time couple (Vio and Estera Grigore) who manage the camp and oversees the Christmas gift project as well as our personal speaking at the University level in Bucharest and business leader conferences.
If you would like to visit and help out we would love to help you make that a reality in your life - just contact us.
Our Giving Projects are below
We have found that our traders would like a place to move a small amount of their money that will have a huge difference and know that it actually got there and made a difference. 100% of all money raised goes to the camps - no money is taken out for admin costs. Even the wire fee is donated! We do two (2) fundraisers per year.
A Romanian summer camp project and our Romanian Christmas Present project in cooperation with Samaritans Purse. ProAct Traders takes a portion of our earnings each year and we match our traders gifts so that we can impact more people.
Our yearly projects are detailed below and are archived for you to show you that YES we can make a difference!
2020 Romanian Summer Camps
This year is going to be different with Covid 19. So we have decided to do lots of day camps and not overnights. Easier to control social distancing. On the one hand it lowers some costs ( eating (only 1meal a day) and snacks) but raises them on the other; daily transportation! We hope it is a wash.
You can help! Jerry and I will match the first $4000 raised to take these disadvantaged kids, orphans and gypsy's to camp. 100% of the funds go directly to the camp - no Admin fees are taken out and the wire transfer is donated by Buckner International. So pony up and help us.
Here are some pictures from this summer’s camp;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126566389@N04/albums/72157715332558792
Thanks to all who helped us in the Romanian Camp project. We received $2,230 from traders and Jerry and I matched. We committed to $4000 as a match so we wired $6230 to Romania.
2019 Romanian Christmas Project
Every year we receive as many as ten thousand presents from Samaritan's Purse which are then distributed to underprivileged children in rural Romania. These presents go to small villages, orphanages (we add a pizza party at each of these), gypsy camps and to children who will never get a present at all unless we can get one in their hands.
How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors and fills hundreds of volunteers cars up with gas to get these delivered in the mountains of Transylvania. Gas is $7.00 a gallon and typically 1 gallon of gas represents 23% of an average Romanians daily salary. As you can see, unless we help this project will not take place.
We raised $2080 from traders and Jerry and Scott matched that for the total of $4080
Thanks for your help click on the pictures below to expand and then esc to return
Its December in the mountains in Romania and this girl has no shoes!
First pictures are back see them here - More to come Don't miss the videos in here!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126566389@N04/albums/72157712275969668
2019 Romanian Summer Camp
You may not know it, but ProAct Traders owns a camp in rural Romania (Transylvania) and each year we take hundreds of underprivileged children to a summer camp. It costs about $70 per person to take these kids through a week camp. It has changed many of their lives forever. In fact, we are now in the second generation of children and our camp counselors are actually kids who attended the camp when they were young. There are no admin costs taken out and even the wire transfer is donated.
(Click the graphic below to see large view-then hit your escape key to come back)
How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors these children with the help of our traders. ProAct Traders matched the first $3000 given by traders.
Here is a short video of the kids at the camp singing: Note: the boy on the right in the blue shirt is a gypsy orphan who attended the camp when he was young and now helps with the camp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jctn-FZGx1A&feature=youtu.be
(Click the graphic below to see large view-then hit your escape key to come back)
Here are some pictures from this summer’s camp
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126566389@N04/albums/72157710218074481
2018 Romanian Christmas Project
Every year we receive ten thousand presents from Samaritan's Purse which are then distributed to underprivileged children in rural Romania. These presents go to small villages, orphanages (we add a pizza party at each of these), gypsy camps and to children who will never get a present at all unless we can get one in their hands.
How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors and fills hundreds of volunteers cars up with gas to get these delivered in the mountains of Transylvania. Gas is $7.00 a gallon and typically 1 gallon of gas represents 23% of an average Romanians daily salary. As you can see, unless we help this project will not take place.
ProAct Traders matched the first $2000 given by traders so you gave $20 you created $40 of gas and pizza parties. NO ADMIN costs are taken out and even the wire is donated!
Well we were able to raise $1370 of donations from Traders for our Romanian Christmas project. Quite a bit less than in years past, but we are grateful for those who contributed and we know that our Romanian volunteers will stretch it as far as they can. Jerry and I matched this amount with $2,000 so we will be wiring $3, 370.00.
We want to thank all of you who helped us in this very special project and know that your gift large or small will make a huge difference in the lives of so many underprivileged children this Christmas season.
Scott and Jerry
I posted a Face Book Memory from 2012 and got this posted back:
2018 Romania Summer Camps
Here's You Tube video from the Camp for you
https://youtu.be/jctn-FZGx1A
Click this picture and then hit escape to return
1 Min thank You video
It costs $70 to send a child to camp for a whole week in Romania. This includes crafts, games, transportation, meals, counselors and accommodations. 100% of all funds goes to Romania - NO ADMIN COSTS and even the wire is donated. We need your help - our goal is to send at least 200 kids to camp this summer will you help us?
We raised $2600 from traders and Jerry and I matched with $3000
2017 Christmas Present Project
Every year we receive thousands of presents from Samaritan's Purse which are then distributed to underprivileged children in rural Romania. These presents go to small villages, orphanages (we add a pizza party at each of these), gypsy camps and to children who will never get a present at all unless we can get one in their hands.
This year we have received 8,000 presents to deliver. How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors and fills hundreds of volunteers cars up with gas to get these delivered in the mountains of Transylvania. Gas is $7.00 a gallon and typically 1 gallon of gas represents 23% of an average Romanians daily salary. As you can see, unless we help this project will not take place.
Romania Update
Thanks to all our traders who helped us in our Romania Christmas Project. We raised $3180 from traders and our web designer. Jerry and I matched that with $3000 so we are sending $6,120 to Romania Via Wire.
Aren't you glad you helped this poor family - they still have the Christmas spirit see the side of house!
Thank Again to all.
Here are some Video's!
Take a short drive into a gypsy village
Kids at a rural school part 1
Kids at an orphanage Please note: NO HEAT and only 1 light bulb in the largest room in the Orphanage
Wow watch this desperately poor Mom give some joy to her 4 kids life. WOW - they have never gotten a present so do not know how to open one. then push the button
2017 Summer Camps
Every summer ProAct Sponsors camps for orphans, gypsies and poor children in rural Romania. You help make this a reality. 100% goes to the camps-no admin costs! It costs about $70.00 per child for a week in camp. This includes lodging, food and transportation (we rent buses to pick them up), and pays the helpers a small stipend for helping. Each camp has about 40-60 kids in them.
Total sent was $10,000
An Albino Gpirl (an outcast) came to the camp (she is all covered up from the sun but watch her bounce VIDEO
Here are pictures from the 2017 camps CLICK HERE!
2016 Christmas Present project
Here are lots of pictures from 2016! CLICK HERE
Short videos below - watch in FULL Screen (lower right hand corner)
Wow watch this desperately poor Mom give some joy to her 4 kids life. WOW - they have never gotten a present so do not know how to open one.
Here's a stroll through a Gypsy village and presents given out
Watch a young boy open his present
ProAct individual traders donated $3200 and ProAct Traders Inc. Matched that for a total of $6460.00
2016 Summer Camps
Every summer ProAct Sponsors camps for orphans, gypsies and poor children in rural Romania. You help make this a reality. 100% goes to the camps-no admin costs! It costs about $70.00 per child for a week in camp. This includes lodging, food and transportation (we rent buses to pick them up), and pays the helpers a small stipend for helping. Each camp has about 40-60 kids in them.
This year traders gave $3,340
ProAct had a match of $2,000
All was matched with an $11,000 matching gift
Total raised is $16,340
2015 Christmas Shoe Box Project
Thanks to all our Traders, Buckner Organization and Central Baptist Church for making these children's lives a little better!
Below is a big THANK YOU from an Orphanage you sponsored.
$6,470 raised from Traders + $2000 Matching Challenge from a trader + $100 in private check (both made to the church)= $8570
Proact Traders Matched that $8570 x 2 = $17,140!!
Goal: deliver 10,200 Christmas presents to needy Romanian children
2015 Summer Camps
Grand Total for camp sponsorships $14,700
2014 Christmas Shoe Box Project
Traders contributed $4150 - ProAct Traders LLC matched that and sent $8300 to Romania!
You made a difference!
2014 Camp Project
Picture above is at an orphanage -
$8240 to Romania!
2013 Christmas Box Romania Project
2013 Summer Camps Project Romania
Raised $3300 + Forex Target Traders LLC Match $3300 = $6600 sent
2012 Christmas Project -
Raised $2700 + ProAct Traders LLC Match $2700 = $5400 sent 12/15/2012
Below was OUR 2012 SUMMER PROJECT
From our Romania Camp directors- this is just one camp - we did 6 this year including one for severely handicapped children as well as an orphanage.
Here is the video from the 2012 College Camp in Romania - an English/leadership camp CLICK HERE with CRU
Here is the link to see the 2011 Christmas project
Romanian Ophans, Gypsy's, hospitalized kids and rural villages
We also support the following privately:
Tanners Mission in Rural Romania
They rescue the worst of the worst from state run hospitals and take them home, feed them, educate them (to the best of their abilities) and give them a life undreamed of before. These are the children with Cerebral Palsy, and major mental and physical handicaps that are simply warehoused until they die. They are neglected, in poor health and most were never even held while they were babies. Unless rescued, the girls end up with a worst fate (as you can imagine). We did a camp for them this year at our camp in Transylvania - WOW!
Casa Elisabeta girls (just one house) shown below. Visit the Tanner's website by clicking here.
If your heart goes out to those who are handicapped - Why not sponsor a disabled child for only $35 a month- we do! Click here
Jerry and Ulli Lillard: Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is the most atheistic nation of Europe. There are far less than 1% Bible believing Christians in this country. This generation doesn’t understand the validity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and they reject the organized Church. Because of this there is a growing drug culture, a 67% divorce rate, poverty is on the increase and people are beginning to look for answers.
So we are using tools that will speak to this generation of Czechs:
- One such tool is we have started this Community center “Vysocanska Life Center” and through it we can reach families, youth with no perspective, a good cross section of society. We use everyday programs like fitness and wellness etc. to create a community of people interested in 3 things we all have in common: Physical Health, Emotional Health and Spiritual Health
- We teach English to students and this gives us an opportunity to interact "One on One"
- We are highly involved with the city in our area creating activities for children and youth. Giving new perspectives and hope through our Kids Club
- Our church reaches out to the gypsy community and a third of our church is Roma gypsy.
- We are reaching out to the hurting of the city of Prague as well through programs like “Celebrate Recovery”.
We do not charge the community for any of the above - we do ask that they make a donation to defray the costs. As you can imagine, it is never enough. Thank you for helping us reach a modern atheistic nation.
Visit the Lillards personal website by clicking here
ProAct Traders Believes In Giving Back
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If you would like to visit and help out we would love to help you make that a reality in your life - just contact us.
Our Giving Projects are below
We have found that our traders would like a place to move a small amount of their money that will have a huge difference and know that it actually got there and made a difference. 100% of all money raised goes to the camps - no money is taken out for admin costs. Even the wire fee is donated! We do two (2) fundraisers per year.
A Romanian summer camp project and our Romanian Christmas Present project in cooperation with Samaritans Purse. ProAct Traders takes a portion of our earnings each year and we match our traders gifts so that we can impact more people.
Our yearly projects are detailed below and are archived for you to show you that YES we can make a difference!
2020 Romanian Summer Camps
This year is going to be different with Covid 19. So we have decided to do lots of day camps and not overnights. Easier to control social distancing. On the one hand it lowers some costs ( eating (only 1meal a day) and snacks) but raises them on the other; daily transportation! We hope it is a wash.
You can help! Jerry and I will match the first $4000 raised to take these disadvantaged kids, orphans and gypsy's to camp. 100% of the funds go directly to the camp - no Admin fees are taken out and the wire transfer is donated by Buckner International. So pony up and help us.
Here are some pictures from this summer’s camp;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126566389@N04/albums/72157715332558792
Thanks to all who helped us in the Romanian Camp project. We received $2,230 from traders and Jerry and I matched. We committed to $4000 as a match so we wired $6230 to Romania.
2019 Romanian Christmas Project
Every year we receive as many as ten thousand presents from Samaritan's Purse which are then distributed to underprivileged children in rural Romania. These presents go to small villages, orphanages (we add a pizza party at each of these), gypsy camps and to children who will never get a present at all unless we can get one in their hands.
How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors and fills hundreds of volunteers cars up with gas to get these delivered in the mountains of Transylvania. Gas is $7.00 a gallon and typically 1 gallon of gas represents 23% of an average Romanians daily salary. As you can see, unless we help this project will not take place.
We raised $2080 from traders and Jerry and Scott matched that for the total of $4080
Thanks for your help click on the pictures below to expand and then esc to return
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Video Dec 26, 10 27 27 AM.mp4
Its December in the mountains in Romania and this girl has no shoes!
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First pictures are back see them here - More to come Don't miss the videos in here!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126566389@N04/albums/72157712275969668
2019 Romanian Summer Camp
You may not know it, but ProAct Traders owns a camp in rural Romania (Transylvania) and each year we take hundreds of underprivileged children to a summer camp. It costs about $70 per person to take these kids through a week camp. It has changed many of their lives forever. In fact, we are now in the second generation of children and our camp counselors are actually kids who attended the camp when they were young. There are no admin costs taken out and even the wire transfer is donated.
(Click the graphic below to see large view-then hit your escape key to come back)
camptopdown.jpg
How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors these children with the help of our traders. ProAct Traders matched the first $3000 given by traders.
Here is a short video of the kids at the camp singing: Note: the boy on the right in the blue shirt is a gypsy orphan who attended the camp when he was young and now helps with the camp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jctn-FZGx1A&feature=youtu.be
(Click the graphic below to see large view-then hit your escape key to come back)
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Here are some pictures from this summer’s camp
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126566389@N04/albums/72157710218074481
2018 Romanian Christmas Project
Every year we receive ten thousand presents from Samaritan's Purse which are then distributed to underprivileged children in rural Romania. These presents go to small villages, orphanages (we add a pizza party at each of these), gypsy camps and to children who will never get a present at all unless we can get one in their hands.
How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors and fills hundreds of volunteers cars up with gas to get these delivered in the mountains of Transylvania. Gas is $7.00 a gallon and typically 1 gallon of gas represents 23% of an average Romanians daily salary. As you can see, unless we help this project will not take place.
ProAct Traders matched the first $2000 given by traders so you gave $20 you created $40 of gas and pizza parties. NO ADMIN costs are taken out and even the wire is donated!
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Here are the Pictures of out 2018 Christmas project
Well we were able to raise $1370 of donations from Traders for our Romanian Christmas project. Quite a bit less than in years past, but we are grateful for those who contributed and we know that our Romanian volunteers will stretch it as far as they can. Jerry and I matched this amount with $2,000 so we will be wiring $3, 370.00.
We want to thank all of you who helped us in this very special project and know that your gift large or small will make a huge difference in the lives of so many underprivileged children this Christmas season.
Scott and Jerry
I posted a Face Book Memory from 2012 and got this posted back:
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2018 Romania Summer Camps
Here's You Tube video from the Camp for you
https://youtu.be/jctn-FZGx1A
Click this picture and then hit escape to return
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1 Min thank You video
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See pictures of this years camp here
It costs $70 to send a child to camp for a whole week in Romania. This includes crafts, games, transportation, meals, counselors and accommodations. 100% of all funds goes to Romania - NO ADMIN COSTS and even the wire is donated. We need your help - our goal is to send at least 200 kids to camp this summer will you help us?
We raised $2600 from traders and Jerry and I matched with $3000
2017 Christmas Present Project
Every year we receive thousands of presents from Samaritan's Purse which are then distributed to underprivileged children in rural Romania. These presents go to small villages, orphanages (we add a pizza party at each of these), gypsy camps and to children who will never get a present at all unless we can get one in their hands.
This year we have received 8,000 presents to deliver. How can we do it?
Glad you asked. ProAct Traders sponsors and fills hundreds of volunteers cars up with gas to get these delivered in the mountains of Transylvania. Gas is $7.00 a gallon and typically 1 gallon of gas represents 23% of an average Romanians daily salary. As you can see, unless we help this project will not take place.
Romania Update
Thanks to all our traders who helped us in our Romania Christmas Project. We raised $3180 from traders and our web designer. Jerry and I matched that with $3000 so we are sending $6,120 to Romania Via Wire.
Aren't you glad you helped this poor family - they still have the Christmas spirit see the side of house!
Poor-fam-Rom.jpg
Thank Again to all.
Here are some Video's!
Take a short drive into a gypsy village
Kids at a rural school part 1
Kids at an orphanage Please note: NO HEAT and only 1 light bulb in the largest room in the Orphanage
Wow watch this desperately poor Mom give some joy to her 4 kids life. WOW - they have never gotten a present so do not know how to open one. then push the button
Romania Picture album for the project - more to come!
2017 Summer Camps
Every summer ProAct Sponsors camps for orphans, gypsies and poor children in rural Romania. You help make this a reality. 100% goes to the camps-no admin costs! It costs about $70.00 per child for a week in camp. This includes lodging, food and transportation (we rent buses to pick them up), and pays the helpers a small stipend for helping. Each camp has about 40-60 kids in them.
Total sent was $10,000
An Albino Gpirl (an outcast) came to the camp (she is all covered up from the sun but watch her bounce VIDEO
Here are pictures from the 2017 camps CLICK HERE!
2016 Christmas Present project
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Here are lots of pictures from 2016! CLICK HERE
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Short videos below - watch in FULL Screen (lower right hand corner)
Wow watch this desperately poor Mom give some joy to her 4 kids life. WOW - they have never gotten a present so do not know how to open one.
Here's a stroll through a Gypsy village and presents given out
Watch a young boy open his present
ProAct individual traders donated $3200 and ProAct Traders Inc. Matched that for a total of $6460.00
2016 Summer Camps
Every summer ProAct Sponsors camps for orphans, gypsies and poor children in rural Romania. You help make this a reality. 100% goes to the camps-no admin costs! It costs about $70.00 per child for a week in camp. This includes lodging, food and transportation (we rent buses to pick them up), and pays the helpers a small stipend for helping. Each camp has about 40-60 kids in them.
This year traders gave $3,340
ProAct had a match of $2,000
All was matched with an $11,000 matching gift
Total raised is $16,340
Click here to see pictures from the 2016 camps
2015 Christmas Shoe Box Project
Thanks to all our Traders, Buckner Organization and Central Baptist Church for making these children's lives a little better!
Below is a big THANK YOU from an Orphanage you sponsored.
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Goal: deliver 10,200 Christmas presents to needy Romanian children
2015 Summer Camps
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Grand Total for camp sponsorships $14,700
2014 Christmas Shoe Box Project
Traders contributed $4150 - ProAct Traders LLC matched that and sent $8300 to Romania!
You made a difference!
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2014 Camp Project
Picture above is at an orphanage -
$8240 to Romania!
2013 Christmas Box Romania Project
2013 Summer Camps Project Romania
Raised $3300 + Forex Target Traders LLC Match $3300 = $6600 sent
2012 Christmas Project -
Raised $2700 + ProAct Traders LLC Match $2700 = $5400 sent 12/15/2012
Below was OUR 2012 SUMMER PROJECT
From our Romania Camp directors- this is just one camp - we did 6 this year including one for severely handicapped children as well as an orphanage.
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Here is the video from the 2012 College Camp in Romania - an English/leadership camp CLICK HERE with CRU
Here is the link to see the 2011 Christmas project
Romanian Ophans, Gypsy's, hospitalized kids and rural villages
We also support the following privately:
Tanners Mission in Rural Romania
They rescue the worst of the worst from state run hospitals and take them home, feed them, educate them (to the best of their abilities) and give them a life undreamed of before. These are the children with Cerebral Palsy, and major mental and physical handicaps that are simply warehoused until they die. They are neglected, in poor health and most were never even held while they were babies. Unless rescued, the girls end up with a worst fate (as you can imagine). We did a camp for them this year at our camp in Transylvania - WOW!
Casa Elisabeta girls (just one house) shown below. Visit the Tanner's website by clicking here.
If your heart goes out to those who are handicapped - Why not sponsor a disabled child for only $35 a month- we do! Click here
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Jerry and Ulli Lillard: Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is the most atheistic nation of Europe. There are far less than 1% Bible believing Christians in this country. This generation doesn’t understand the validity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and they reject the organized Church. Because of this there is a growing drug culture, a 67% divorce rate, poverty is on the increase and people are beginning to look for answers.
So we are using tools that will speak to this generation of Czechs:
We do not charge the community for any of the above - we do ask that they make a donation to defray the costs. As you can imagine, it is never enough. Thank you for helping us reach a modern atheistic nation.
Visit the Lillards personal website by clicking here
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