{"id":18497,"date":"2019-11-24T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rc-si.org\/new\/?p=18497"},"modified":"2019-12-09T18:06:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:06:17","slug":"23-nov-members-of-rotary-club-sofia-international-visits-the-traditional-wine-and-friendship-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rc-si.org\/new\/23-nov-members-of-rotary-club-sofia-international-visits-the-traditional-wine-and-friendship-event\/","title":{"rendered":"(23 Nov) Rotary Club Sofia International Visits Wine and Friendship Event (+GAL)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RotaryMembers of Rotary Club Sofia International once again<\/a> visited the traditional Wine and Friendship event organized by Rotary Club Harmanli in \u201cPrikazkite\u201d restaurant in Harmanli on 23 November 2019. It was the 16th consecutive year of the event running. Traditionally the hosts also celebrated their 18th anniversary. <\/p>\n

Ms. Ani Hristova, Ms. Dessy Tian, and Mr. Grant Dale form Rotary Club Sofia International attended the event in Harmanli. The celebration of the friendship started at 14 o\u2019clock with a wine tour to wine cellar Malkata Zvezda<\/a> and Villa Bassarea<\/a>. In each winery the guests tried 6 different wines accompanied with special \u201cmeze\u201d finger food.<\/p>\n

The highlight of the night, as usual, was in \u201cPrikazkite\u201d complex. The President of Rotary Club Harmanli, Mr. Milko Milkov welcomed the 250 guests. The District Governor of D-2482 Bulgaria, Mr. Mitko Minev then stepped in to take the floor for welcome speech. He later awarded the President of Rotary Club Harmanli \u2013 Mr. Milko Milkov and Mrs. Stefka Zdravkova with pins for their donations to the Rotary Foundation and with Paul Harris Fellow certificates.<\/p>\n

The party, of course, was also a fundraising event and the funds collected will go for the realization of 2 projects of the host club: \u201cThe School \u2013 an Attractive Center for our Children\u201d, which will constitute of construction of a multi-functional playground in the yard of \u201cIvan Vazov\u201d primary school in Harmanli and \u201cI Planted a Tree<\/a>\u201d initiative. The \u201cI Planted a Tree\u201d initiative is addressing everyone who loves the nature. The idea is to plant at least 1 tree and hashtag it with #\u0430\u0437\u0437\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0445\u0434\u0440\u044a\u0432\u0447\u0435 or #Iplantatree along with the location where the tree is planted. Rotary Club Harmanli will then prepare a map of Bulgaria, on which every planted tree will be marked. The club will also invite other Bulgarian and foreign Rotary Clubs to convey the idea in their city and their country and so together we can make the world a better place.<\/p>\n

Later the evening continued with musical program, songs and dances, and wonderful friendship atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The fundraising raffle auction brought 14,635 BGN for the above mentioned projects.<\/p>\n

Rotary Club Sofia International thanks Rotary Club Harmanli for the hospitality, the friendship, and the great moments.<\/p>\n

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