Rotary Club Sofia International Organized a Charity Austrian Evening
Rotary Club Sofia International organized one of the biggest charity events in District 2482 – the Austrian Evening which aimed to raise funds for 2 initiatives – PASTRA Organization and the SOS Children’s Village.
Pastra is a home for 80 mentally disturbed persons, in the village of Pastra, near Rila, in Southern Bulgaria. The SOS Children’s’ Village is located in the Pernik municipality, close to Sofia. The home in Pastra was recently somewhat improved by the Austrian Concordia Foundation with an investment of € 90.000 but much can still be done. A further € 30.000 must be found to install showers, renovate the sleeping area and replace old doors. The SOS Kinderdorf will also use the funds for the renovation of a home hosting 6 children.
The Military Club in Sofia city, located at 7 Tzar Osvoboditel Boulevard turned out to be a small place for all the people who supported the event which provided them with Austrian food, drinks and music on May 28th 2010. The whole initiative was supported by generous sponsors – EVN Bulgaria, Mobiltel, Arte Hotel, Ardex, Alpine, Niki. Lagermax, Porsche Leasing, Berndorf, SW Umwelttechnik, TPA Horwath, Lucky Bansko, Target Future, Backaldrin, Pernod Ricard and many individual sponsors. The entertainment for the cocktail was provided by the Austrian folk music ensemble “Irrsdorfer Tanzlmusi” from Salzburg.
The event was under the special patronage of H.E. Gerhard Reiweger – Ambassador of Austria to Bulgaria.
The Austrian Evening gathered the political elite and people connected with Austria from Bulgaria and Austrian citizens residing in Bulgaria.
