RCSI Attended the Rotary D2482 (Bulgaria) 5th Annual Conference (+GAL)

Posted in Activities, Galleries, News and Events, Video. Written by RCSI admin on June 3rd, 2012

Ms. Ani Hristova and Mr. Dimiter Mandradjiev (the 2 youngest Rotary members in the District) at the 5th Annual Conference

Members of Rotary Club Sofia International attended the Rotary District 2482 5th Annual Conference that was held in Sofia, Bulgaria in Kempinski Zografski Hotel on the first weekend if June (02-03 June 2012). Rotary Club Sofia International had 3 representatives – Ambassador Kamen Velichkov (Past-President of RCSI and District Committee member), Ms. Ani Hristova (member) and Mr. Dimiter Mandradjiev (official delegate of RCSI at the conference). The conference had a long program incorporating various presentations and meetings between members of different clubs in order to discuss important issues that are to be handled in the next 1 year TOGETHER by all Rotarians. During the conference 3 very important things concerning the RCSI happened – 1) Rotary Club Sofia International became and official legal member of the District 2482 legal body; 2) RCSI’s main international project for next year – SOFIMUN (Sofia International Model United Nations – annual young leaders conference) was specially presented by 3 District-Governors; 3) Rotary Club Sofia International received a special award for realizing SOFIMUN annual project – specially signed by the President of Rotary International, Mr. Kalyan Banerjee.

At the conference was held the annual assembly of the legal body of the Rotary District 2482. At it was voted the reports and the future budget of the organization. Also the District-Governor for 2014-2015 was elected – Mr. Ilario Astinov.

The event had special guests among whom were Mrs. Maria Mocany (Past-District-Governor for Romania and Republic of Moldova and Special Representative of the Rotary International President, Mr. Kalyan Banerjee), Mr. Hristo Grigorov (Chairperson of the Bulgaria Red Cross), Mr. Todor Popov (Chairperson of the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria).

The event had a great gala dinner and party with live music during which there was a special light show stressing the importance of the 0,05% we need to work on eliminating the Polio virus. The light show was a special lighting on the whole building of Kempinski Zografski Hotel which could have been see many kms. away.

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