September 6th, 2017 - posted in Galleries, News and Events, Visits to clubs.
On the Unification Day of Bulgaria, our President Ms. Ani Hristova was invited to a regular meeting of Rotary Club Harmanli by Mr. Galin Karagyozov – Vice President of the club.
The Meeting started with prayer, read by the Master of Ceremony – Mr. Aleksanar Petrov. The President Mr. Gosho Zhelev welcomed warmly our President Ms. Ani Hristova and gave her the floor where she briefly presented the activities and some past and current projects of our club.
The members from Rotary Club Harmanli also shared their realized projects, some of these are: air-conditioning of Harmanli Hospital, two mini vans for Harmanli Municipality (for the kids of the city), screening for breast cancer (for all the women in the city).
The President Mr. Zhelev and all the members invited all our club members to their regular “Wine and Friendship Fest 2017” on 2 December 2017 in Prikazkite Restaurant (https://goo.gl/WQ6rD4). Additional information can be found at: https://goo.gl/KdWNCw.
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August 29th, 2017 - posted in Galleries, Meeting, News and Events, Visits to clubs.
Our dear friend Yolanda Ruiz Puente, member of Rotary Club Kyustendil and spouse of our member Alberto Rossi invited Rotary Club Sofia International to join their meeting.
On 29 August 2017, our President Ms. Ani Hristova, the Secretary Mr. Plamen Kertev, his spouse Mrs. Polina Kerteva, Mr. Alberto Rossi, Mr. Alberto Staykov and Mr. Cris Biemond attended the meeting of RC Kyustendil.
The President of Rotary Club Kyustendil – Mr. Georgi Ilinov welcomed the guests and presented the club and the main projects they are realizing. Some of these are: Construction of city fountains; Small hospital church, Center for Emergency Medical Services, Screening of children with diabetes.
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July 9th, 2017 - posted in Activities, D2482, Galleries, News and Events.
On 8 July 2017 in Troyan the Public Image Seminar and the Handover Ceremony of District 2482 took place. Rotary Club Sofia International was represented by the President Ms. Ani Hristova and Mr. Cris Biemond.
Mr. Emil Kotsev, District Governor and Mr. Ilian Nikolov, President of Rotary Club Troyan welcomed the Rotarians and opened the seminar. Guest of honor was the Mayor of Troyan Municipality – Donka Mihaylova.
After the lectures on how to improve the public image of the clubs , the Handover Ceremony of the District Governor took place in the Museum of Folk Art Crafts and Applied Arts in Troyan
The official part was followed by a Gala Dinner in Restaurant Bulgaria, where our hosts treated the guests with delicious menu, combined with the traditional Troyanska Slivova.
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July 5th, 2017 - posted in Galleries, Meeting, News and Events.
Today, 5 July 2017 in Hilton Sofia, Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular meeting and a Handover Ceremony of the old and new Presidents. Mr. Horst Sueer opened the meeting and reported on the activities the club executed during the year he was the President. He then handed over the President’s Chain to the new President of the club Ms. Ani Hristova. She was welcomed by the present members and guests and introduced the Board she will be working with during 2017 – 2018 Rotarian Year. Ms, Hristova also drafted briefly the plan for the next year and expressed the wish to continue building up on top of the already achieved.
The meeting concluded with both Presidents ringing the bell for the end of the official part. Later all the members and guests moved to the garden of the lobby bar of the hotel, where the congratulations for the new president continued.
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July 4th, 2017 - posted in Activities, Children, Donations, Galleries, News and Events, Service support.
On 4 July 2017 representatives of Rotary Club Sofia International visited Blagoveshtenie Day Center where we to receive acknowledgement for the air conditioner purchased with the funds collected at the traditional Wine It! – wine tasting evening of the club held on 16 March 2017.
The Director of the Center showed us around and explained what activities they are organizing for the kids visiting the enterprise. We had also the chance to meet the team of specialists without whom the the center would not have existed.
Rotary Club Sofia International would like to use the opportunity to once again thank all our members and guests who attended and all the sponsors of Wine It! –
Together we realized yet another successful project.
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July 2nd, 2017 - posted in Activities, Galleries, News and Events.
Over the weekend Rotary Club Sofia International represented by member Grant Dale attended the Rila Magic Festival in Borovets by invitation of Ivaylo Shopski. The event showcased Bulgarian Culture and was a tribute to the fighting spirit of the ‘haidouti’. As a foreigner I was impressed by the strength and perseverance of the Bulgarian Culture under centuries of oppression. A particular highlight of the event is the travelling heritage museum which has replicas of the uniforms and weaponry used over the centuries. In particular, the strength and endurance of the Bulgarian Spirit is evident, not to mention the passion of people like Ivaylo Shopski who embodies the national spirit of his forefathers. The day was concluded at Shumnatitsa where Mr. Shopski has created an enclave to honor the Bulgarian heritage, where children and adults are given the opportunity to feel, see and experience their cultural heritage.
For more information : http://patuvashtochitalishte.bg/
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June 28th, 2017 - posted in Activities, Guest Speakers, Meeting, News and Events, Service support, Theme evenings.
The regular meeting of Rotary Club Sofia International took place on 28 June 2017 in Hilton Sofia. We welcomed Ms. Kristen Gerwen from Ohio and our friend Mr. Georgi Kolev from HOPe Restaurant. Kristen is nowadays helping HOPe Restaurant in establishing itself as a sustainable social enterprise.
The meeting started with a report by the President on the traditional fundraising whisky evening – Blend It! – held on 22 June 2017 at Bodega Tapas & Wine in Sofia. As already shared here the event was a success and we collected 2,100 BGN to be used for vocational training of the kids from the home in Doganovo village.
Later the meeting continued with an update from Mr. Georgi Kolev on the social enterprise HOPe Restaurant, which we have established together with clubs from District 1100 in the UK and with the Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion (FSCI).
After the official part the members and friends had a nice conversations in the garden of Hilton Sofia in the spirit of Rotary.
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June 22nd, 2017 - posted in Activities, Galleries, News and Events, Service support, Theme evenings.
On 22 June 2017 in Bodega Tapas & Wine on Tsar Asen Street in the center of Sofia Rotary Club Sofia International held its traditional whisky tasting fundraising evening and welcomed numerous guests and friends of the club. The President Elect Ms. Ani Hristova welcomed the guests and the members of the club and together with the charming host Irina Belcheva announced the sponsors.
For a consecutive year Johnnie Walker were the main sponsors of the event. We were also supported by Kaliman Caribe, Wachenheim Bulgaria, Boliarka, Bodega Tzar Asen, SALOON-American Pub, NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Bulgaria, Inspire Talks. The wonderful memories were caught by the camera of Alberto Staykov form Graphya.
The event collected at the event were 2,100 BGN, which will be used for organizing professional training for the kids in the home in Doganovo village. As usual the progress of our projects and future initiatives can be followed here on our website or on our Facebook Page.
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June 21st, 2017 - posted in News and Events.
June 14th, 2017 - posted in Activities, Future projects, Galleries, Meeting, News and Events, Theme evenings.
Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular meeting in Hilton Sofia on 14 June 2017. We welcomed a number of regular guests and also: Mr. Krassimir Kanev, President of the Bulgarian Diabetes Association; Mr. Spas Kostov and Mr. Luboslav Barzanov from the youngest club in the District – Rotary Club Sofia Triaditsa; Mrs. Nelly Karagyozova from Inspire Talks, PR Agency; Mrs. Magdalena Kaleskova; Mr. Thomas Westerhagen.
Besides the club matters and the announcements we would like to put extra attention to the fact that on 22 June 2017 the club will host its traditional fundraising whiskey evening – Blend It! at Bodega Restaurant on 6, Tsar Asen Str. in Sofia form 19:00.
After the official part many of the members joined by the guest had lively conversations in the spirit of friendship and respect in the lobby bar of the hotel.
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