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(22 Feb) Support for “Do Not Annoy Me” Project of Rotaract Club Sofia International (+GAL)
Our regular meeting was held on 22February 2023, just one day before Rotary International is celebrating its 118th birthday. The President read to present at the meeting the letter from our District Governor, Mrs. Violina Kostova about the event. February 23 is the day that more than 1.4 million Rotarians and Rotaractors around the World are celebrating Paul Harris’ dream to create an organization on a professional basis related to the opportunities for prosperity, mutual respect and friendship. Mr. Rusinov also announced that Rotarians from Bulgaria will celebrate 90 years Rotary in Bulgaria this spring in Hilton Sofia. The Rotarians received a Congratulatory address by the Rotaryan Inner Wheel Organization.
The President of our Rotaract club, Ms. Nevena Ivanova and Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha-Izgrev have developed a pilot project named – “Do Not Annoy Me”. The project is supported by the children’s advocacy and support center Zona za Krila at the Animus Foundation and aims to help students deal with verbal bullying and the difficult situations in which life puts them.
Staying on the same topic Mr. Rusinov announced that the board has nominated the current President of Rotaract Club Sofia International, Ms. Nevena Ivanova to be our candidate for the SELECTION PROCEDURE of District Rotaract Representative for the Rotary year 2024-2025 in District 2482 Bulgaria. A recommendation letter for her was issued by the club. Good luck Nevena!
Then Mr. Rusinov updated us on the current status of the project with the Bulgarian Field Hockey Federation and Special Olympics. Тhe children with intellectual disabilities come to the trainings with great desire. Тhey wait impatiently for the coaches and all are highly motivated. For the moment the children are training and having their activities thanks to our club donation. Special Olympics also funded the project with 1000 BGN. The federation is looking for equipment for the goalkeeper of the team, but we will be waiting for the feedback from the Ministry of Sports about the funding of the project before we continue with our support for the kids.
The meeting continued with announcement of a new candidate member Mr. Christoph Plate – German member of the Rotary Club Johannesburg New Dawn. Mr. Rusinov shared a few personal data about the candidate, who is Director of the Media Programme Sub-Sahara Africa of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, He is expected to arrive in Sofia end of September this year.
At the end the floor was given to our Past President, Ms. Ani Hristova who visited the Rotary Club Stockholm Global City. She shared her moments from Stockholm with us and Rumen presented pictures from her visit on the screen. Thank you, Ani! More information, about her visit here.
The fellowship continued in the pleasant atmosphere of Hilton Sofia.
