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(17 to 24 Apr) Rotary Friendship Exchange in Bulgaria with Guests from Germany (+GAL)
The Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) is a program where two Rotary Districts send and host an exchange group, with Rotarians’ and the homestay is recommended. Host clubs cover the guests’ accommodation, meals and transportation costs, and visiting Rotarians cover their own costs and plane tickets. The purpose of the Rotary Friendship Exchange program is to create friendly relations with Rotarians and clubs from other regions, creating the possibility of bilateral relations that would be useful for future projects of Rotary clubs.
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The exchange was between District 2482 – Bulgaria and District 1950 (Northern Bavaria and Thuringia) and was held from 17 to 24 April 2023.
The guests from Germany – 5 people from Rotary clubs in Altenburg, Höchstadt and Karlstein, led by Past District Governor, Mrs. Christine Büring visited the Rotary clubs and got acquainted with many projects in the cities of Sofia, Sliven, Bourgas, Kazanlak, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Dupnitsa and Gorna Banya, as well they also visited the Gorna Banya Rotary Community Corps.
Their visit coincided with the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the first Rotary Club in Bulgaria in Hilton Hotel, Sofia.
They expressed their sincere gratitude for the warm welcome and wonderful friendships created during the meetings with the Rotarians from Bulgaria and their families.
Rotary Club Sofia International is proud that our Past President, Ms. Ani Hristova, who was at the heart of the organization of the exchange, is part of the Rotary Friendship Exchange Committee team.
Mrs. Linda Kim, Mr. Serkan Halil and Mr. Boyan Griffen opened their homes and hearts to the friends from Germany and welcomed them into their homes.
In June, the exchange will take place in Germany and the group leaving our country consists of 8 people from the 5 Rotary Clubs: Rotary Club Sofia International, Rotary Club Sofia-Vitosha, Rotary Club Bourgas – Primorye, Rotary Club Dupnitsa and Rotary Club Samokov with the leader of the group Ms. Ani Hristova.
The group will attend the District Conference of District 1950 and the District Governors’s chain exchange ceremony.
The cities where the exchange will take place are Löhr, Höchstadt, Altenburg, Bamberg and Erfurt.
