June 24th, 2015 - posted in Activities, News and Events, Service support.
Today our friend and member of RC Sofia International Ani Hristova was at Sofia Airport to see off the sports team of kids from the Association “Children with Onco-Hematological Diseases”. 15 kids went to Russia for the special champion games. The kids will participate in many disciplines – football, athletics, chess, sport shooting. The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport Kalin Kamenov was also there to support the kids and to give them a special present – sports shoes for the entire team. A representative of the State Agency of Child Protection gave them T-shirts.
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We wish them lots of success and plenty of gold medals.
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June 17th, 2015 - posted in Activities, Meeting, News and Events.
Today RC Sofia International held its regular meeting at Hotel Marinela, where the President of the club for Rotarian year 2014/2015, Mrs. Radka Stamenova presented in front of the members and guests of the achievements of our club during her term. You can download the presentation from here. Mrs. Stamenova used also the opportunist to thank the Board of the club and all the members for making this yet another successful year and wished to the next President and Board to accomplish even better results in terms of project realized and club’s activities fulfilled.
Later the President of the club handed in to the sponsors of the Rotary Blend Temptations Evening certificates of appreciation.
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May 31st, 2015 - posted in Activities, Galleries, News and Events, Service support, Theme evenings.
Rotary Club Sofia International held its traditional whiskey tasting evening – Rotary Blend Temptations Evening – on 29 May 2015 in the Japanese Garden of Hotel Marinela. The fundraising event collected money for a fuser oven for Graphya Foundation. Kind sponsors of the happening were Johnnie Walker, Hotel Marinela, 1 METER CHOCOLATE, Koh Libre, SALOON-American Pub, Vega Star Trading, A+ Gallery, Marco De Santis Photography, HiL!fe, and our charming host Yordan Danchev.
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The organizers gathered more than 150 people, who despite the slightly chilling evening enjoyed the a glass of Johnnie Walker or a cocktail based on the whiskey and prepared with passion by our fantastic bartenders. The guests also had a chance to try 1 Meter Chocolate, Koh Libre juices, water by Saloon – Ameriavn Pub, the cigars offered by Vega Star Tarding. The happy momnets were captured by Marco De Sanits Photography and HiL!fe. All present had the chance to participate in the charity auction where we had a voucher for all inclusive weekend for two in Chaika Resort on the Sunny Beach by Hotel Marinela, vouchers for Art Sessions for Adults by A+ Gallery, voucher for weekend for two in Bella Terra by Radka Stamenova, voucher for a weekend for two in Salena Beach Primorsko by IFG Leasing, bottle of Johnnie Walker Gold Reserve and many more items. The auction was followed by a charity raffle with many surprises.
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Rotary Club Sofia International would like to thank wholeheartedly to all the sponsors and guests of the evening, thanks to who we succeeded in collecting 3,800 BGN, with which we will buy the fuser oven for our friends from Graphya Foundation. Expect updates on this project here on our website, as well as on our Facebook page – facebook.com/rotarycsi.
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Thank you friends! See you soon on our next event!
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May 27th, 2015 - posted in Activities, Meeting, News and Events.
Today Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular meeting in Hotel Marinela, where we hosted a presentation by the Associate Professor Ventsislav Dimov from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – Institute of Art Studies. The meeting continued with updates on the upcoming Rotary Blend Temptations Evening on 29 May 2015 and on the Beatiful Bulgaria – Rotary Fundraising Ball on 26 June 2015 both in Hotel Marinela (former Kempinski) in Sofia.
The club’s members and guests were also updated on the latest project realized with the help of our member Roland Wiesinger – donation of clothes for kids from Austria.
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May 13th, 2015 - posted in Activities, Meeting, News and Events.
On 13 may 2015 Rotary Club Sofia International had the pleasure to host His Excellency Takashi Koizumi, ambassador of Japan to Bulgaria. Mr. Koizumi made a remarkable presentation on the bilateral relations and the modern economy of Japan. The members of Rotary Club Sofia International and their guests had the chance to ask questions and discus on various various topics with His Excellency.
The fellowship continued with refreshing drinks in a café nearby after the official meeting.
April 20th, 2015 - posted in Activities, News and Events, Service support.
The new doors for Eyes on Four Paws Foundation have been installed. This was made possible by part of the funds collected during the Rotary Grape Passion Evening organized by Rotary Club Sofia International. The remaining funds will go for equipment for Louis Braille – School for Visually Impaired Children – Sofia. We will keep you posted.
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Rotary Club Sofia International would like to thank once again to all the sponsors of the event and to all the guests who contributed towards the successful realization of this project: Kempinski Hotel Marinela, Villa Melnik, Marash Winery, Villa Yustina, Angelus Estate, Edoardo Miroglio, Minkov Brothers, Black Sea Gold Pomorie, Svishtov Winery, Targovishte Winery, Rousse Wine House, WIN Wines, Glushnik Wine House, Wachenheim Bulgaria, Bratanovi Wine House, 1 Meter Chocolate, Dimitar Madjarov, Saloon – American Pub, AYa Nuts, HiL!fe, Graphya {Art & Photography} also our hosts the actors Nadejda Aleksandrova and Yordan Danchev.
April 16th, 2015 - posted in Activities, News and Events.
Mr. Kamen Velichkov, one of the founding members of Rotary Club Sofia International and its first President, is now a founding member of Rotary Club of Astana, D-2430. The club was chartered on 16 April 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan. More can be found here.
April 15th, 2015 - posted in Activities, Meeting, News and Events.
Today RC Sofia International held its regular weekly meeting. A number of members and guests enjoyed the hospitality of our hosts Kempinski Hotel Marinela and had the opportunity to listen to a presentation on the Founder Institute and the initiatives and people it supports. The presentation was held by Mr. Kostadin Kostadinov, one of our members and a Director at the Founder Institute Chapter in Bulgaria.
The president of the club Mrs. Radka Stamenova shared her impressions from the visit of Rotarians from four different clubs in the United States, whom she had the honor to host at her house after a tour organized by Interact Sofia International at Meridian 22 School.
Mrs. Ani Hristova announced that on 21 April the members of the club are invited by the sponsor of our Rotary Blend Temptations Evening, Johnnie Walker to a whisky tasting event in Camino Piano Bar. Since the event is limited in space and the places were filled in an instant, the sponsor will organize a second whisky tasting evening for the members of the club on 28 April.
We also welcomed Mike Halson from the Rotary Club of Bognor Regis in West Sussex in the south of England. He and our President exchanged flags. Our President Elect Mr. Jörg Schenk presented a flag from Rotary Club of Soltau.
The fellowship continued, as usual with drinks in the nearby bar.
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April 13th, 2015 - posted in Activities, Interact, Meeting, News and Events.
The President for 2014-2015 Rotarian year Mrs. Radka Stamenova met with Rotarians form different Rotary clubs in the USA. A tour was organized for the guests by the Interact members from Interact Sofia International at Meridian 22 School. Later the friends were invited by Mrs. Stamenova for a light snack at her house, where discussions on potential partnerships ad projects took place.
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The guests were fascinated by the warm welcome and the hospitality and promised to come again.
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March 30th, 2015 - posted in Activities, Future projects, News and Events.
Rotary Club Sofia International organizes its traditional Whisky Tasting fundraising evening on Friday, 29 May 2015 starting at 19:00 in Hotel Marinela (former Kempinski) in Sofia.
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Invitations prices:
30 BGN for prepaid tickets until 28 May;
40 BGN for tickets on the door.
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The funds collected during the fundraising initiative will be used for purchasing of fuser oven for Graphya Foundation. Fuser is a device allowing a two dimensional photograph to be transferred to a special swell paper, making it possible for visually impaired people to also “see” the photo.
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Kind sponsors of the event are: Marinela Hotel Sofia, Johnnie Walker, 1 METER CHOCOLATE, Koh Libre, Saloon – American Pub, Vega Star Trading, A+ Gallery, Marco De Santis Photography, H!Life.
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Host of the evening is the actor Yordan Danchev.
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Invitations can be purchased via:
Eventim.bg online or through their network of partners (Technomarket, OMV, etc).
or via bank transfer to:
IBAN BG22CREX92601013091601
BIC Code: CREXBGSF
Tokuda Bank
Beneficiary: Rotary Club Sofia International
Deadline for payment via bank transfer: 28.05.2015.
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For additional information: info@rc-si.org.
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