{"id":3994,"date":"2025-10-24T07:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/trustees\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:14:15","slug":"trustees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3994\" class=\"elementor elementor-3994 elementor-1175\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31e3b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a31e3b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d6fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6d6fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trustees<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd6401 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4dd6401\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cdc65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77cdc65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e662f29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e662f29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb4f30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-4.png?fit=490%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-4.png?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-4.png?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520a632 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"520a632\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e982d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e982d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">George Petrov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39141b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39141b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c929b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c929b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Birth Place: Burgas, Bulgaria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ba291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31ba291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Place of Residence: Medinah, IL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2dee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b2dee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Position: Trustee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16198c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16198c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Occupation: Manager<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eac442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eac442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Hobby: I love to dance folk dances, work with my hands, and I\u2019m a big fan of Formula 1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e2bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06e2bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reason to be involved:<br>I am personally connected to the church \u201cSv. Ivan Rilski\u201d because 20 years ago my late father was on the board of trustees, right during its best years. He left bitter and powerless before the vicious people who took over it, and in his last years this weighed on him.  <\/p><p>I will work to make this spiritual center once again part of Bulgarian Chicago and to be a place of joy, comfort, and strong spirituality.<\/p><p>I personally commit to offering the Bulgarian public a strong management structure that can work without strife and be protected from impure interference for generations to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0c9d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c0c9d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452ca8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"452ca8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be10bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8be10bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-3.png?fit=490%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-3.png?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-3.png?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c28f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73c28f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff8984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dff8984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mihail Zhilev<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a99fe6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a99fe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf9189f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf9189f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Birth Place: Vidin, Bulgaria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547f6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547f6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Place of Residence: Chicago, IL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4c446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc4c446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Position: Trustee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3ed7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b3ed7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Occupation: Transport company and real estate investor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec0fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dec0fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Hobby: I love to travel. I also read books.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70e50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f70e50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Reason to be involved:<br>I want to preserve this important symbol of Bulgarian culture in Chicago and revitalize our community around the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. I believe it can be a unifying force for our compatriots and keep our spirit and traditions alive for future generations. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5196036 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5196036\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0f0b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff0f0b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34bee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a34bee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-2.png?fit=490%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-2.png?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-2.png?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df1f06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6df1f06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d442e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9d442e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emilia Kanazireva<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1b7c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec1b7c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee6f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee6f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Birth Place: Razlog, Bulgaria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f047cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f047cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Place of Residence: Glenview, IL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e756d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e756d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Position: Trustee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267b806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267b806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0444\u0435\u0441\u0438\u044f:<\/b><\/span> \u041a\u043e\u043d\u0441\u0443\u043b\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0442<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6375b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6375b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Hobby: Reading books<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c201b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c201b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Reason to be involved:<br>I want to contribute to the creation of a spiritual and social center for Bulgarians in Chicago. The church can be a place where our compatriots can gather, support each other, and preserve their cultural identity. With the opening of the church, I believe that we will create a strong and cohesive community that will continue to preserve Bulgarian traditions and spirit abroad.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e929e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e929e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db663ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db663ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b7310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51b7310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-1.png?fit=490%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-1.png?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture-1.png?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2972454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2972454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99797dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99797dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liliya Ananieva<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d91ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3d91ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e558777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e558777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Birth Place: Sofia, Bulgaria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb9491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abb9491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Place of Residence: Chicago, IL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf5752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcf5752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Position: Trustee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee79df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee79df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Occupation: Educator<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479ee6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479ee6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Hobby: Outdoor activities, sporting events, charity events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97db327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97db327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Reason to be involved:<br>Having grown up with Bulgarian customs and traditions, I strongly believe that it is important for Bulgarians around the world and future generations to preserve their identity, to be proud of it, and to pass it on. St. Ivan Rilski Church is not just a building, but a living monument to the Bulgarian soul. It is the place where we can feel at home, find ourselves, and connect with our roots.   <\/p><p class=\"p2\">For the Bulgarian community in the United States to continue to maintain its spirit and culture, it is essential that we preserve and honor these spiritual and cultural centers that remind us of who we are and where we come from.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339276a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"339276a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86ee43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d86ee43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cedfea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cedfea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture.png?fit=490%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3705\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture.png?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture.png?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba4f7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eba4f7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8823f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db8823f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zhivko Mitev<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4099fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4099fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e20440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e20440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Birth Place: Karnobat, Bulgaria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96b660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d96b660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Place of Residence: Morton Grove, IL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06472fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06472fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Position: Trustee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180c398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180c398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Occupation: Software Engineer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f12642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f12642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Hobby: I love to travel and in my free time I always get involved in some craft projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8f703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e8f703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Reason to be involved:<br>A church should never close its doors. But that aside, my motivation for restoring the St. Ivan Rilski Church in Chicago is to preserve the history built by hundreds of Bulgarians and to revive the spirituality and community of Bulgarians in this area.  <\/p><p class=\"p2\">The church is not only a place of prayer, but also a home of cultural and social wealth. 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