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(Nov 19) Members of RC Sofia International Attended the Rotary Foundation District Seminar in Sevlievo (+GAL)
On 19 November in Sevlievo the District seminar of Rotary Foundation was held.
Before the seminar, a group of Rotarians started planting a new “Alley of Rotary” in park “Kazarmite” in Sevlievo.
The District Governor of D2482 Mr. Dimitar Dimitrov opened the seminar. The first session started with a presentation by Mr. Orscelik Balkan – Member Board of Trustees at The Rotary Foundation. The topic he spoke on was “One Hundred Years Rotary Foundation”. The program then included a presentation by he Past District Governor Mrs. Nina Miteva on with the topic: “One Hundred Years We Are Making Good Thought the World”. The session was concluded with a presentation by our friend from Rotary Club Haskovo Mr. Vladimir Gonchev.
During the second session Mrs. Violina Kostova from Rotary Club Sofia City announced the winner clubs of the district grants. After that Mr. Konstantin Stoyanov from Rotary Club Stara Zagora explained about the global grants and how easy it is to make the step from District to Global Grant. Mr. Volkan Akyıldız – Past President of Rotary Club of Caddebostan, District 2420 Turkey shared best practices on how a club of 8 people became one of the most successful clubs in Turkey.
Mrs. Snezhana Doncheva a member of Rotary Club Sofia International presented the Rotary Peace Centers program – a dynamic and ambitious project of the Rotary Foundation to identify highly qualified professionals and train them to become agents of peace. Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 900 Rotary Peace Fellows who are now working throughout the world in a wide range of occupations and positions of authority to serve the goal of building peace. In addition to contributing to peace as individuals, these dedicated fellows are part of an expanding global network of Rotary alumni whose influence grows exponentially with each graduating class.
The seminar was followed by a formal dinner, where the participants celebrated 15 years of Rotary Club Sevlievo, which finished with fireworks.
