February 1st, 2017 - posted in Activities, Future projects, Galleries, Meeting, News and Events, Theme evenings.
Rotary Club Sofia International announced today the date for the traditional fundraising wine event of the club – Wine It! – at a regular meeting of the club. Wine It! will be on 16 March 2017 in Royal Sofia Club in the National Palace of Culture.
Mrs. Olga Lenkova, the Director of the Home for Homeless Children in the village of Doganovo will present the project for the donation from Rotary Club Sofia Intenational arising from the event with President Mr. Rosen Plevneliev. The presentation of Mrs Lenkova will be on 15 February 2017 during the regular weekly meeting of the club.
The next Board meeting was confirmed for the 15 February, after the regular scheduled meeting and the presentation of the needs of the home in Doganovo.
At the close of the official meeting members continued the discussion in the lobby of the hotel.
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January 27th, 2017 - posted in News and Events.
During the regular meeting on 25 January 2007 Rotary Club Sofia International had the pleasure to welcome a new friend – Mr. Martin Luidolt from Rotary Club Hollabrunn-Weinlknd. During the meeting we exchanged the flags of our two clubs. We also presented Mr. Luidolt with a coffee mug of Rotary Club Sofia International. A day later we received photos from him, how he enjoyed his coffee from our mug during his long working day, and how it gave him a smile each time when he picked the mug up.
See you soon at one of our meetings, or on your plane dear Martin.
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January 25th, 2017 - posted in Activities, Future projects, Galleries, Meeting, News and Events, Theme evenings.
On the 25 January 2017 Rotary Club Sofia International held its weekly regular meeting at the usual place – Hilton Sofia.
Ms. Ani Hristova chaired the meeting in the absence of President Horst Stueer.
Regular guests were welcomed. This time we also had one guest who visits us for first time – Martin Luidolt – from Rotary Club Hollabrunn-Weinlknd.
Rotary Club Sofia International extended their congratulations to members Doroteya and Svetlana on the respective births of their baby girls.
The topic of the meeting was about our next fundraising event – “Wine It!” on 16 March. We will be very soon announcing further details.
After the official part part of our members and guests continued the discussion in the lobby of the hotel.
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January 18th, 2017 - posted in Activities, Donations, Future projects, Galleries, Meeting, News and Events.
On 18 January 2017 Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular meeting. For the board members the meeting started at 18:00 h, and here are the decisions:
1. The project for the event with Mr. Plevneliev shall be the home for homeless children at Doganovo.
2. We will donate winter tires to Luis Braille School.
3. And last, but not least we will support the project of our friend Mr. Peter Simon for 100 books “Stoyno mi, Maly Mome – Anthology of Songs from Central and Western Bulgaria” by the author Mrs. Tsvetkova to be distributed to Bulgarian community centers.
After that at the regular time for staring the meeting – 19:30 we welcomed again full room of members and our regular guests – Grant Dale, Tatjana Benisheva, Biliana Mladenova, Bogdan Hadjiyantchev.
Our friend Bilyana Mladenova from FSCI invited all of our members and friends to visit the conference for the official opening of HOPe Restaurant on 9 February 2017 at 16 o’clock (92, Georgi S. Rakovski Str.)
On 8 February our regular meeting will be held in HOPe Restaurant, on 42, Vladayska Str.
Please confirm for participation on these events at info@rc-si.org
Later on in the cozy atmosphere of nearby bar, members of the club started the preparation of our next fundraising event “Wine It!”.
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January 11th, 2017 - posted in Activities, Galleries, Meeting, News and Events, Video.
On 11 January Rotary Club Sofia International held its first meeting for 2017. The meeting started with special greetings for our dear friend Mr. Jörg Schenk who celebrated his birthday one day after Christmas. Rotary Club Sofia International wishes him health, luck, and happiness.
Our President Horst Stueer announced two important dates, a joint dinner with the Vocational Team members from the District 1100 Rotary clubs. The meeting on 8 February 2017 will be held in HOPe Restaurant, on Vladayska str. 42, Sofia.
On 9 February 2017 at 16 o’clock a conference for the official opening of HOPe restaurant will be held. All the members and friends of the club are invited to participate and learn more about this social enterprise, realized by FSCI with the help of Rotary. For more information: info@rc-si.org.
The President Elect for 2017/2018, Ms. Ani Hristova announced the positions of the members of the board:
- Secretary: Plamen Kertev
- Foundation Chair: Slavena Savkova
- Club Membership Chair: Joerg Schenk
- Treasurer: Plamen Lazarov
- Master of ceremonies: Tony Ripley
Congratulations to all.
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December 14th, 2016 - posted in Galleries, Meeting, News and Events.
Today, 14 December 2016, Rotary Club Sofia International held its elections for the Board of the club for 2017-2018 Rotarian year and for President Elect 2018-2019. The following members were elected:
President Elect 2018-2019:
– Enrico Repouz
Board members for Rotarian year 2017-2018:
– Jörg Schenk
– Michail Sougarev
– Plamen Kertev
– Slavena Savkova
– Tony Ripley
Additionally members of the Board for 2017-2018 are also:
– Horst Stüer (Past President)
– Ani Hristova (President)
– Enrico Repouz (President Elect)
Congratulations to all elected.
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December 12th, 2016 - posted in Activities, Galleries, Guest Speakers, Meeting, News and Events.
On 7 December Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular meeting at Hilton Sofia.
Mr. Stueer and Mrs. Doncheva recounted on the 10th Annual Christmas Puppet Theatre held for a second year in Yakimovo for the kids of Father Ivan. Santa Claus was also there and he awarded all of the kids with presents, donated by Vivacom, McDonald’s, members and friends of Rotary Club Sofia International. We also donated and delivered 13 cubic meters of wood directly at the home of Father Ivan, thanks to Prof. Ivan Iliev, Rector of the Forestry University.
Number of members and friends of our Club attended the celebration, together with our Rotaract Club.
The meeting continued with a presentation by Mrs. Yuliana Antonova, a founding member of our club. She presented her book and recounted about her experience in Japan during the last several years.
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December 3rd, 2016 - posted in Activities, Children, Donations, Galleries, News and Events, Service support.
On 3 December, Rotary Club Sofia International once again visited the village of Yakimovo and Father Ivan’s shelter.
We provided for Christmas Puppet show “Christmas Magic” by private Pupper theather “Gluharcheta” with director Tanya Gigova. Santa Claus also was there and he awarded all of the kids. They were very happy to receive presents specially prepared for them.
Apart from the personal attention, Rotary Club Sofia International donated numerous toys, children’s books, sweets, necessary school supplies, hats, t-shirts, and essential food supplies, as well as 160 donuts from McDonalds.
Also Rotary Club Sofia International donated and delivered 13 cubic meters of wood with a free shuttle directly at home of Father Ivan, thanks to Prof. Ivan Iliev, Rector of the Forestry University.
All of the presents are around 3,500 BGN, those money were collected during the Octoberfest in Hilton, and from private donations by our members and friends.
This year once again we received help by Nikola Gechev – Director Corporate Sales of Vivacom, Svetoslav Nikolov – Managing Director of BE 4, Lidl, and of course theatre “Gluharcheta” .
Watching over the organization of the event in the houses of Father Ivan were personally the President of Rotary Club Sofia International – Mr. Horst Stüer and the longtime member of the club and main organizer of the Christmas puppet theater – Dr. Snejana Doncheva.
Members and friends of the Club were also, together with our Rotaract Club.
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November 30th, 2016 - posted in Activities, Galleries, Guest Speakers, Meeting, News and Events, Service support.
The regular meeting of Rotary Club Sofia International was held on 30 November 2016 at Hilton Sofia. The president of the club Mr. Stueer briefed the club members and guests on the preparation of the Puppet Theatre Project, a traditional Christmas charity event of the club to take place in Yakimovo (Father Ivan’s village) on 3 December 2016 .
Club members and guests have been invited to the Christmas party of Rotary Club Sofia International on 21 December 2016 in La Prima Osteria. Bookings can be made at info@rc-si.org. Deadline is 14 December 2016.
Next club meeting on 14 December 2016 will be entirely dedicated to the elections for President and Board of Rotary Club Sofia International and will be closed to guests.
Main topic of the meeting was the presentation of Mr . Georgi Kolev about HOPe Resaturant – a cooperation project between the Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion, Rotary Club Sofia International, Rotary eClub West of England and Rotary District 1100, as well as the other ther contributing Rotary Clubs – Bristol Breakfast, Bristol Bridge, Brue Valley, Clifton, Evesham, Gloucester, Stroud, Thornbury, Worcester in Rotary International Great Britain and Ireland and the money from the Rotary Foundation Global Grant 1420691. Mr. Kolev explained the structure of HOPe restaurant. located on 43 Vladayska Str. in Sofia ,its services, goals and plans for the future development of the establishment. Aside from services it supplies already it will also offer catering with a van, preparation of food for events, expanding the career opportunities to young people it already provides, franchising.
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November 23rd, 2016 - posted in Activities, Galleries, Guest Speakers, Meeting, News and Events.
Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular meeting on 23 November 2016 in Hilton Sofia. We were happy to host a number of guests, including Mr. Stephan Reiter – the General Manager of our hosts Hilton Sofia, Ms. Panagiota Angelopoulou – Past President of Rotaract Sofia International, Mr. Alp Bolcal – President of Rotaract Sofia International, Mrs. Tania Benisheva, Mrs. Ute Ehenberg, Mr. Nedy John Cross, and Mr. Grant Dale.
Mr. Alp Bolcal presented a project that his club, Rotaract Sofia International is organizing for the World AIDS day 2016. To raise awareness, the Rotaractors are planning to give away free condoms in a so called “Condomize” Campaign. The board of Rotary Club Sofia International decided to support financially that project. In order to make it even bigger, our Rotaractors need contacts with companies producers or importers of condoms. You can contact us at info@rc-si.org should you happen to have such contacts.
Additionally the upcoming club elections were once again discussed. These will be on 14 December 2016 at a closed meeting of the club.
Our Christmas Party in La Prima Osteria on 21 December 2016 form 19:30 is also approaching and it is time to reserve your place now. Get in touch with us at info@rc-si.org.
The club decided to not have a meeting on 28 December 2016 and on 4 January 2107.
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