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(Jul 1) RC Sofia International Member Attends RC Haskovo’s New Rotarian Year Celebration
On Monday, July 1, 2013, at a gala dinner, Rotary Club Haskovo celebrated the end of the 2012-2013 and the beginning of the 2013-2014 Rotarian year. The gala dinner gathered many Rotarian friends, Rotaract & Interact members, as well as guests. The agenda for the evening included the announcement of the last year projects. It was followed by the official handover ceremony of the president’s chain between the President 2012-2013 Ani Valiova and the President 2013-2014 Dinko Atanasov. In first his speech as a President Dinko Atanasov promised to continue the tradition to support the talented children of Haskovo. Our friend and member, Ani Hristova wished on behalf of of Rotary Club Sofia International a successful, unique and useful year. She also presented the flag of our club to the new President of RC Haskovo.
Rotary Club Sofia International hosted today a lecture on anti-terrorism by Mr. Georgi Gaikov from the specialized unit for fighting terrorism in Vranya, Sofia. He made a presentation on the differences and specifics in fighting organized crime and terrorism. Also many questions were answered by the crime-fighting officer. Apart from that he presented the book “Tactics of the Special Operations” and gave 2 copies as present to the RCSI. Many members bought a copy of the book and had the opportunity to make photos. Apart from this agenda item, at the RCSI meeting an announcement was made for 2 more meetings in July prior to the season vacation of the club.
On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at a special gala dinner, Rotary Club Sofia International celebrated the end of the 2012-2013 and the beginning of the 2013-2014 Rotarian year. The gala dinner was initiated together with Rotary Club Sofia Tangra and gathered many members of both clubs, Rotaract & Interact members, as well as guests. The agenda for the evening included the announcement of the laureates of Slavyanodeyatel 2013 award and was followed by the official handover ceremony of old and new boards of the hosting clubs.
Our friend and member Mr. Dimiter Mandradjiev was a delegate of Rotary Club Sofia International at the annual convention of District 2482, Rotary Bulgaria which was held in the beautiful and old city of Shumen. The event gathered nearly 200 Rotary members and partners for a weekend of cultural, educational and decision making panels. At the decision making panel 72 clubs out of total 87 clubs were present and had the right to take decisions for the 2014-2015 Rotarian year. RC Sofia International proposed increased funding for the activities of Rotaract and Interact, however the decision did not gather enough votes to pass, with most of the other clubs abstained from voting. The convention also elected the new District-Governor Nominee for 2015-2016 Rotarian year, Mrs. Nina Miteva from Rotary Club Pleven Center.
H.E. Matthias Höpfner, Ambassador of Germany to Bulgaria, was a guest presenter at a regular meeting of Rotary Club Sofia International. The meeting took place in Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia and gathered many friends from Rotary Club Sofia Balkan, Rotary Club Sofia City, Rotary Club Sofia Tangra as well as other friends of Rotary. H.E. Matthias Höpfner shared thoughts on the topic “The German-Bulgarian Relations Within the Scope of the European Union”. A lively and interactive discussion and exchange of ideas followed the expose of His Excellency. After the official part the meeting concluded with a cocktail and informal talks. All present enjoyed the fellowships.
Rotary Club Sofia International is proud to announce that the 2nd Annual Cocktail Night (The 2013 “International Cocktail Mixer”) was a big success. The event was held on Friday, 31 May, 2013 at Kempinski Hotel Zografski in Sofia and gathered more than 100 guests, Rotarians and Rotaractors, as well as many friends of Rotary. The event’s program consisted of tasting of more than 10 cocktails, an auction, and a raffle.
Rotary Club Sofia International today had a regular meeting and hosted a presentation by foundation “Workshop for Civic Initiatives”. A lot of invitations form Rotarian friends were announced. Rotary Club Sofia International events were scheduled and will soon be announced on this page. The X-ray films project was updated and the scenario for the cocktail evening event was fine tuned.
