Rotary Club Sofia International 5th Annual Puppet Theater Trip for Kids from Social Homes
On Saturday 10 December members of Rotary Club Sofia International, along with friends, organized and supported a day out for 100 children from all the social homes in Sofia.
The day began with a breakfast kindly donated by McDonald’s on Slaveikov Square, followed by a walk to the puppet theater on Gurko Street, where all the children thoroughly enjoyed “Who Has Donkey Ears” show. Afterwards, they all received a gift bag of goodies kindly donated by Nestle.
After receiving the bags with presents, the children walked happily back to the buses (escorted by local policemen who had been supervising and managing traffic during the events), waving at everyone who had been with them throughout the morning.
The cost of the puppet theater tickets and the transportation from and to the homes were kindly covered by Porsche Leasing Bulgaria.
RC Sofia International would like to thank all the companies that supported the event for a fifth consecutive year.
The members of the club would also like to extend their gratitude to the Sofia Municipality and the Ministry of Internal Affairs for their support.
Rotary Club Sofia International Made a Donation Worth USD 250,000 With the Help of Rotary Club Stara Zagora to the Prof. Dr. St. Kirkovich Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in the Town of Stara Zagora
In early December 2011, Rotary Club Sofia International jointly with the 6110 Rotary District Medical Supplies Network, Inc. in Oklahoma, USA, and Rotary Club Stara Zagora, donated USD 250,000 worth of medical equipment to the Prof. Dr. St. Kirkovich Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment (MHAT) in the Town of Stara Zagora.
The initiative is part of the joint Medical Supplies Network, Inc. Project of Rotary Club Sofia International and 6110 Rotary District in Oklahoma, USA, implemented for a third consecutive year. This donation enabled the underfunded hospital in Stara Zagora to update its equipment. During the special press conference, Dr. Nikolay Kolev, Executive Director of the Prof. Dr. St. Kirkovich MHAT in Stara Zagora said that that was the biggest donation the hospital had ever received in its entire history.
The supplies include operation tables, medical equipment and supplies, wheelchairs, hospital beds, disposable syringes, surgical gowns, disposable medical gloves, IV stands, dental supplies and many other medical items. A number of considerable administrative obstacles among which the impossibility to import the equipment in Bulgaria and its possible redirection to Macedonia, were overcome. The main requirement from the Bulgarian Customs and the Bulgarian Red Cross was the payment of 20-percent VAT which posed a great challenge to the project team. In the end, the supply of the US donation was done without payment of VAT but with the invaluable help of the Austrian Red Cross. Transportation costs were covered by Rotary Club Sofia International and Prof. Dr. St. Kirkovich MHAT in Stara Zagora.
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RC Sofia International Donated 9,000BGN, Collected at the Austrian Charity Evening to SOS Children’s Villages
For a second consecutive year Rotary Club Sofia International donated under its SOS Children’s Villages Bulgaria Project BGN 9,000 to assist the Organisation’s activities in Bulgaria. The amount was raised during the Austrian Charity Evening held in the spring of 2011. The Club’s President handed the donation personally to Mr Plamen Stoyanov, Executive Director of SOS Children’s Villages Bulgaria.
The Rotarian friends from Rotary Club Sofia International continue to focus their charity programs mainly towards solving problems in the fields of healthcare, education, assisting underprivileged children and elderly people as well as gifted children.
Rotary Club Sofia International is the only club in Bulgaria uniting members from different countries who support charity causes only in favor of Bulgarian communities and people.
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RCSI Starts a Special E-mail Group for Its Guests
Rotary Club Sofia International has started a special web-based e-mail group for all of its guests that want to participate in the Club’s projects and programs, but do not have the ability to become members of the Club. The idea aims to gather all the friends of RCSI in one centralized database in order the Club to be more successful in its activities. Anyone who is not a member of RCSI can add his/her e-mail address. You can find the e-mail subscription form on the right sidebar of the RCSI website (http://www.rc-si.org).
You can also find the e-mail subscription of the RCSI Guests here:
NEXT (25 NOV): Whisky Tasting Night – Charity Fundraiser
The Rotary Club Sofia International is organizing the first ever Whisky Tasting Night, a charity event which aims to raise funds for a noble medical cause. The event is going to gather public figures and business representatives at Club MOOD in the center of Sofia city (underpass on “Vasil Levski” Boulevard and “Rakovska” street) on the last Friday of November (Nov 25, 2011). Starting at 8:00 PM (20:00 h.) the organizers have prepared a special program including a whisky taster specialist who will demonstrate tasting techniques. The event will also host an auction on interesting artefacts that are in connection with the old brands and blends which will be tasted on the spot. A charity raffle will also be in favor of all those who wish to check-out their own luck on the new moon night – 25 November 2011.
The special guest of the Whisky Tasting Night will be Mrs. Anelia Dosheva – District Governor 2011-2012 of District 2482 (Rotary Bulgaria) of Rotary International.
More special surprises for all guests are to be revealed on the spot. Entrance fee: 20.00 BGN. Please confirm your presence by filling the FOLLOWING FORM.
Map of Club MOOD – the venue for the Whisky Tasting Night:
NEXT: Joint Meeting with RC Sofia – 21.11.2011
We will have a joint meeting with RC Sofia.
On 21 November, 2011 we will have a joint meeting with RC Sofia.
The meeting will be in “My Way” Piano Bar on 2, Malko Tarnovo Str. from 19:30 o’clock.
We will not have a meeting on 23 November, 2011.
Presentation by Mrs. Marina Stefanova, Executive-Director of UN Global Compact Bulgaria
GUEST: Mrs. Marina Stefanova, Executive-Director of UN Global Compact Bulgaria
TOPIC: Basics of corporate social responsibility and the work of the United Nations Global Compact in the world and in Bulgaria
PLACE: RC Sofia International regular meeting at ARTE hotel
DATE: Nov 2, 2011
TIME: 19:30 (7:30 PM)
Presentation by Dr. Maria Gurova
Dr. Maria Gurova from the Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was a guest to the regular meeting of RC Sofia International on 19.10.2011.
She gave a presentation in front of the members of the club and guests. The topic of this educative and informative presentation was Flintknapping Experimentation: Between Archeology, Hobby, and Marketing.
Presentation on “Online Business Networking” During the RC Sofia International Regular Meeting
Our friend Anders Nilesen made a presentation during our regular meeting on 29.09.2011 on the topic of Online Business Networking.
The purpose of the talk was to discuss benefits and objectives for using one of the primary tools for online business networking. We saw a few examples and practical tips on how to use social network LinkedIn and got answers to our questions related to online networking and/or LinkedIn.
Rotary Club Sofia International – No Meeting on 21.09.2011
Please bear in mind that due to the public holidays there will be no meeting on 21.09.2011.
Next regular meeting will be on 28.09.2011 and our friend Anders Nielsen will make a presentation on Networking through social media.
