Today, 6th March 2015, Rotary Club Sofia International celebrated its 10th Birthday at a small party hosted by our dear friends form Saloon – American Pub in Bankya. Our dear friends form Roataract Sofia International also attended the celebration and enjoyed the food prepared by the organizers. .
Several guests also attended our birthday celebration, amongst them the famous Bulgarian rock singer Milena. .
The guests enjoyed the party so much, that it continued till the early hours of the next day.
Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular weekly meeting on 18 February in Kempinski Hotel Marinela. A special guest of the evening was Mr. Ivailo Kalfin – Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Policy. The meeting was attended by numerous Rotarians from the Sofia clubs and by many friends of Rotary. .
Mr. Kalfin spoke on the challenges cabinet faces and shared the priorities and programs his ministry will work on during his mandate. The exposé of Mr. Kalfin was followed by a heated question and answer session. Numerous friends shared ideas and expressed willingness to help with resources for the improvement of the labor market in Bulgaria. .
Guests of the meeting were also our friends from “HiLife” who received a sponsor’s certificate for their support during the Rotary Grape Passion Evening. .
The club’s secretary announced that the next fundraising initiative will be the Rotary Malt Temptations Evening, to be held on 29 May 2015 in Kempinski Hotel Marinela in Sofia, starting at 19:00. The funds collected during the event will be used for purchasing of a 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. .
Invitations for the event at promotional prices are available via Eventim and its partner’s network: http://goo.gl/4J41KN.
Today RC Sofia International held its regular meeting in Kempinski Hotel Marinela. A special guest of the evening was Mr. Rumen Draganov – Head of the Institute for Analyses and Assessment in Tourism in Bulgaria. Before the exciting and interesting presentation of Mr. Draganov, the members and guests were informed that the Rotary Grape Passion Evening succeeded in collecting 3,700 BGN. The money will be used for the two initiatives announced prior to the event. We will be purchasing ski equipment for the kids studying in Louis Braille – School for Visually Impaired Children – Sofia, and will be installing doors at the Eyes on Four Paws Foundation premises in Sofia.
The club also announced that the next event will be on 29th May 2015 in Kempinski Hotel Marinela in Sofia. The cause to be supported will be announced soon. Tickets for the event will also be available soon with promotional prices.
Rotary Club Sofia International organizes its traditional Wine Tasting charity evening. The date is 30 January 2015, the starting time is 19:00, and the place is Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia.
We would like to invite you to take part in our noble cause.
The price of the tickets is:
30 BGN for tickets purchased in advance (25 BGN for Rotaract);
40 BGN for tickets purchased on the spot (for everybody).
The funds collected during the charity initiative will be used for purchasing of study materials for kids studying in Louis Braille – School for Visually Impaired Children – Sofia, and for installation of doors for Eyes on Four Paws Foundation.
The two initiatives are a continuation of a long lasting partnership between Rotary Club Sofia International and the two beneficiary organizations.
On 03 December 2014 Rotary Club Sofia International had the pleasure to be the host of H.E. Tom van Oorschot, Ambassador of The Kingdom of Netherlands to Bulgaria. The meeting took place in Vitosha hall of Kempinski Hotel Zografski. His Excellency presented the history of his country as well as contemporary economic and social facts about the Netherlands. He also talked about the similarities and the differences between our two countries. He was very kind to share his view on the future development of Bulgaria and the specific areas where Bulgaria can achieve better results. At the end of the meeting the members of the club and their guests had the opportunity to speak informally to His Excellency.
Today the members and guests of Rotary Club Sofia International hosted a meeting with the District Governor of Rotary International for District 2482 (Rotary Bulgaria), Mr. Ilario Astinov. The meeting was preceded by a meeting of the DG with the members of Interact Club Sofia International at Meridian 22 and the Boards of Rotaract Club Sofia International and Rotary Club Sofia International. During the regular meeting, the DG presented the main objectives of Rotary International for this Rotarian year. He also shared information about the District objectives and main initiatives.
After the official part of the meeting the fellowship continued in an informal atmosphere in a nearby café.
Rotary Club Sofia International hosted today a public speech on the bilateral relations between Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Belgium, delivered by HE Ambassador Mrs. Anick Van Calster. The event gathered almost 100 Rotary members, friends of Rotary, as well as foreign diplomats in Bulgaria. The meeting took place in Sofia 3 Hall of Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia. HE Anick Van Calster’s speech focused on the good trade relations between Bulgaria and Belgium and highlighted some of the main investments of Belgian companies in Bulgaria. She also welcomed questions on other topics during the Q&A session, as well as during the informal fellowship after the meeting.
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Today, 6th March 2015, Rotary Club Sofia International celebrated its 10th Birthday at a small party hosted by our dear friends form Saloon – American Pub in Bankya. Our dear friends form Roataract Sofia International also attended the celebration and enjoyed the food prepared by the organizers.
Rotary Club Sofia International held its regular weekly meeting on 18 February in Kempinski Hotel Marinela. A special guest of the evening was Mr. Ivailo Kalfin – Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Policy. The meeting was attended by numerous Rotarians from the Sofia clubs and by many friends of Rotary.
Today RC Sofia International held its regular meeting in Kempinski Hotel Marinela. A special guest of the evening was Mr. Rumen Draganov – Head of the Institute for Analyses and Assessment in Tourism in Bulgaria. Before the exciting and interesting presentation of Mr. Draganov, the members and guests were informed that the Rotary Grape Passion Evening succeeded in collecting 3,700 BGN. The money will be used for the two initiatives announced prior to the event. We will be 
Rotary Club Sofia International held its traditional charity wine evening, under the motto “Grape Passion Evening”. Sponsors of the event were 
Rotary Club Sofia International organizes its traditional Wine Tasting charity evening. The date is 30 January 2015, the starting time is 19:00, and the place is Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia.
On 03 December 2014 Rotary Club Sofia International had the pleasure to be the host of H.E. Tom van Oorschot, Ambassador of The Kingdom of Netherlands to Bulgaria. The meeting took place in Vitosha hall of Kempinski Hotel Zografski. His Excellency presented the history of his country as well as contemporary economic and social facts about the Netherlands. He also talked about the similarities and the differences between our two countries. He was very kind to share his view on the future development of Bulgaria and the specific areas where Bulgaria can achieve better results. At the end of the meeting the members of the club and their guests had the opportunity to speak informally to His Excellency.
Today the members and guests of Rotary Club Sofia International hosted a meeting with the District Governor of Rotary International for District 2482 (Rotary Bulgaria), Mr. Ilario Astinov. The meeting was preceded by a meeting of the DG with the members of Interact Club Sofia International at Meridian 22 and the Boards of Rotaract Club Sofia International and Rotary Club Sofia International. During the regular meeting, the DG presented the main objectives of Rotary International for this Rotarian year. He also shared information about the District objectives and main initiatives.
Rotary Club Sofia International hosted today a public speech on the bilateral relations between Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Belgium, delivered by HE Ambassador Mrs. Anick Van Calster. The event gathered almost 100 Rotary members, friends of Rotary, as well as foreign diplomats in Bulgaria. The meeting took place in Sofia 3 Hall of Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia. HE Anick Van Calster’s speech focused on the good trade relations between Bulgaria and Belgium and highlighted some of the main investments of Belgian companies in Bulgaria. She also welcomed questions on other topics during the Q&A session, as well as during the informal fellowship after the meeting.
