Restoring the building of the "School of Dedo Pune"

Coordination of and participation in an initiative committee for restoring the building of the first lower secondary school in Slivnitsa (the school of Dedo Pune) and turning it into a museum.

An undertaking supported by the Slivnitsa municipality and managed personally by the mayor, Mr Vasko Stoilkov.

Stoilka Arsova (Stoilka's Causes Foundation) joined the coordination and invited the formation of an initiative committee that advised the project with ideas for its development.

From 12.11.2023 to 22 May 2026 (the opening event of the building)

Members of the initiative committee who joined the cause, together or individually at different stages of the work: Radoslav Ivanov, Lyubomir Metodiev, Krasimira Milenkova, Snezha Gancheva, Sonya Stanimirova, Asen Georgiev, Yordan Dimitrov, Lidiya Frank, Ivan Yosifov, Biser Todorov, Lyudmil Dranchovski, Georgi Simeonov, Emi Slavkova, Elisaveta Mladenova, Eva Dobrenova, Mladena Germanova-Shumanova, Vihra Karapetrova, Ivaylo Shopski and others who wished to remain anonymous. Also the principals of the two schools in Slivnitsa: Mrs Simona Serafimova and Mrs Olya Zareva.

The strong commitment of Mrs Margarita Bozhkova, project manager at the Slivnitsa municipality, and the good communication with the Initiative Committee made this civic-public partnership a success. The timely coverage of the progress in the Slivnitsa newspaper by Mr Ognyan Panov also helped citizens stay informed at every stage.

Best of luck to the Historical Museum in Slivnitsa!