Med MDIO Newsletter

Med MDIO Newsletter 

Issue 2: Oct. – Dec. 2015 

Featured city on cover: Beirut, Lebanon

President’s Note 

July 1st, 2015 was another turning point in my Rotaract 

history. I had to say goodbye to my past team and 

welcome a new team on board, thereby witnessing the 

kick-off of the third Med MDIO year ! I cannot describe 

how lucky I feel to be there for this very dear MDIO for 

the third year in a row, since it was born! 

Fifteen Country Representatives and seven Executive Board members are actively 

working to meet the goals of the Med MDIO, at the service of the Mediterranean 

and the whole world. Eversince the start of our year, in addition to all our habitual 

efforts to bring our districts and clubs together by sharing their news, preparing 

their directories, constantly updating our website and social media platforms, and 

spreading the Rotary word in all the four corners of the world, our intentions have 

clearly been oriented towards humanity, towards literally being a gift to the world! 

Despite the efforts of all the peacemakers to spread love and kindness around the 

world, many children remain shelterless, suffering from malnutrition and hunger, 

and dying... They are fighting battles they know nothing about. They are paying 

the price for actions that are by no means related to them. Together with all the 

elite Rotaractors in my team, I would like to dedicate this year to children, for 

they are the adults of tomorrow. They are our only hope for a better future. This is 

how our idea of the global initiative to help the Syrian children refugees emerged. 

I would therefore like to call every Rotarian and Rotaractor around the globe to 

lend us a hand so that we can make life look slightly better in their eyes and feel 

slightly warmer in their hearts… 

To an extraordinary Rotary year 

Sincerely, 

Vera Damerjian 

Rotaract Med MDIO President 2014-2016 

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Med MDIO’s Incoming President 

The Med MDIO President 2016-2017 is going to be the fourth 

consecutive President for this organization. After three amazing 

Rotarian years, under the supervision of Med MDIO Presidents with 

strong personalities and leadership characteristics, it is my duty to 

continue this tradition and preserve the great work that has been done 

till now. 

At the very beginning of my Rotaract path, I was chosen to become 

part of the Med MDIO. At first, I was unsure about it, but over time 

this idea gained so much ground, so much power inside me that it 

became a living part of my life. 

It all started in November 2014 with the position of the Med MDIO Country Representative for 

Greece. I worked hard for the admission of my Country to this great MDIO. During the Rotarian 

year 2014-15, the opportunity to take over the position of the Social Media Coordinator was given to 

me and I grabbed the bull by the horns! After many hours of pure Rotaract-work, I created the 

official website of the Med MDIO and opened a new chapter for the promoting potential of our 

work. 

Moreover, thanks to the Med MDIO, the last year's main project of my Club, Rotaract Club Athens, 

"BUY ONE MORE!", managed to gain a huge load of awareness and won the first prize of the 

Rotaract Med MDIO Outstanding Awards 2014-15. Approximately 8500 kg of food supplies and 

essentials were donated to more than 20 social institutions, hospitals and foundations mostly for 

children resultin in gatherings worth 15.000 euros for approx. 14.750 people. The moment of pride I 

felt while presenting the project at the MEDICON 2015 in Salerno, Italy, a project for which I gave 

all my power to make it come to life, was priceless. 

This year, as the Vice President of the Med MDIO, I'm doing my best to help and serve my team and 

my President in every way I can. Till now, I have successfully represented the Med MDIO during 

the REM Poznan 2015, the MBC 2015 in Egypt but also the REM St. Petersburg 2016. The 

promotion of our Med MDIO is and will continue being one of my highest targets. My first objective 

is to see the healthy expansion of the organization. 

I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who supported me, believed in me and 

helped me believe in myself. 

Rotaractly yours, 

Paul Sampatakakis 

Incoming Rotaract Med MDIO President 2016-2017 

Rotaract Med MDIO Vice President 2015-2016 

Resident in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery - Evangelical Hospital Unna, Germany 

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Meet the Med MDIO Team 2015-2016: 

Executive Board 

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Meet the Med MDIO Team 2015-2016: 

Country Representatives 

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The Mediterranean Conference, MEDICON, will take place 

in Beirut, Lebanon!! 

REGISTER NOW for the MEDICON and the Post-MEDICON: 

http://med-mdio.org/registrations/ 

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Updates about Syrian Children Refugees Initiative 

Med MDIO has been running “Med MDIO for Syrian Refugees” project successfully since the beginning of 

2015-2016 Rotary year in order the prevent Syrian Children from becoming a “Lost Generation”. Various 

projects have been done during the past 3 months by Rotary/Rotaract Clubs around the World for this 

common objective: 

- Rotaract Club of Kyrenia St. Hilarion together with Rotaract Club of Larnaca Kition. Goods were collected 

and this time it was divided by the camp located in Kofinou and the camp in Nicosia. Shoes, clothes, hygiene 

products and toys was delivered at the same day by the two clubs: 

- Rotaract Club of Beirut Cosmopolitan has provided us a list of needs for the Refugees in Lebanon. In 

addition, discussions are being made on the action that will be taken in this direction 

- The unique screening of the award winning film of Youth in Cyprus was a successful fundraising event in 

aid of Syrian refugees in Greece. A project conceived and organized by Rotary Club of Nicosia Aspelia in 

cooperation with Rotaract Club of Nicosia Aspelia and Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Nicosia Ledra. Around 

300 Nicosians, Rotarians, Rotaractors, friends, co-workers etc watched the film, thus contributed towards 

fundraising for shelters. The daily arrivals of thousands of Syrian refugees in Greece, combined with the 

difficult economic situation in Greece, renders the donation on behalf of service groups such as Rotary 

essential. Net proceeds has been used to purchase shelters and delivered to refugees on site in Greece 

through the network of Doctors of the World. 

- Rotaract Club Nocera Inferiore Apudmontem hosted a fast-futsal tournament, played on in Angri at “Joga 

Bonito” pitch, in order to finance the project Med MDIO for Syrian Children. 

- Rotaract Club Athens, after presenting a 2500€ worth medical and pharmaceutical supplies to the Greek 

Center of Disease Control, is now responding to the request of the ‘Open Hospitality Center’, Elaionas, 

Athens, to build a dental clinic for the Refugees installed in the Capital City. The project’s total estimated 

cost is around 7000€, divided among buying a dental chair, plumbing, logistics, and other installation needs. 

Rotaract Club of Dubai has given a hand by donating 500€ to Rotaract Club Athens. Italian Clubs as well 

have organized fundraisers for this project, and further details will be announced soon. 

Many projects has been also done before which can be viewed on our website www.med-mdio.org and many 

Clubs are planning projects for this objective. 

If your club is not a part yet, join today by simply submitting your project to following link 

http://goo.gl/forms/a5ZVsJDvGr. Give a hand and lets help together preventing Syrian Children from 

becoming a “Lost Generation” . Stay tuned on our social media platforms for all the news and updates about 

this great humanitarian action! 

All for One, and One for all! 

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Weekend of the French National Coordination 

During the weekend of 20-22 November 2015, the Weekend of the French 

National Coordination took place in the city of Rouen, France. The weekend 

was hosted by the Rotaract Club of Rouen in the presence of the French 

National Coordinator Fatiha Zelmat. Med MDIO President Vera Damerjian 

attended this special event together with the Med MDIO Country 

Representative for France Thomas Lamy. 130 Rotaractors were present from 

all the 18 French districts. 

Annually, four National Coordination weekends are organized by various 

French clubs in order to get Rotaractors together from all over France, where 

they meet, discuss their Rotaract projects and news, spend quality time 

together, and build friendships. 

During the weekend, President Vera Damerjian had a presentation to introduce 

the Med MDIO and speak of its latest initiatives and updates. In her speech, 

she mainly focused on the current big-scale Med MDIO initiative towards 

aiding the Syrian refugees in addition to inviting all the attendees to the 

MEDICON that will take place from the 2 nd until the 5 th of June, 2016, in 

Beirut, Lebanon. 

It is worth noting that the upcoming French National Weekend will coincide 

with the Rotary International Presidential Conference in Cannes, from the 19 th 

until the 21 st of February, 2016. 

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Mediterranean Board Convention (MBC) 2015 in Egypt! 

Rotaract Med MDIO’s “Mediterranean Board Convention” (MBC) took place for the Rotarian year 2015-16 from 12 to 

15 November, 2015, in the capital of Egypt, Cairo and the city of Alexandria! This annual event in which the Med 

MDIO board members and Country Representatives meet each other, work together and explore the hosting city and 

country! Present at this year’s MBC were Vice President Paul Sampatakakis, General Secretary of Med MDIO Saja 

Fathy, Communication Coordinator Menna Arafa, MEDICON 2015 Correspondent and Med MDIO General Secretary 

2014-2015 Dina Gazayerli, Country Representative of Egypt Ahmed Darwish, Country Representative of Greece 

Constantine Imprialos in addition to the guest who attended the event exceptionally, George Tziomalos, member of the 

Representation Committee of Greece to the Med MDIO. Roraractors from Rotaract Clubs of Cairo, Alexandria and the 

Egyptian Rotaract District 2451 contributed greatly to the organisation of the whole event! 

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Upon their arrival in Cairo, the participants got a first taste of the traditional cuisine eating, the traditional dishes of 

Egypt! Served in almost every corner of the country. Followed by a beautiful boat trip on the Nile on the tunes of 

oriental music and Egyptian beer! The participants visited one of the most famous and oldest surviving buildings of 

mankind, the famous pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx! They then stopped by the great Mosque of Muhammad Ali 

Pasha on the summit of the citadel of Salah al-Din in Cairo - the largest mosque built in the first half of the 19th century 

and is visible from every corner of the great capital of Egypt. 

We then had our official board meeting of the Rotaract Med MDIO took place online, in order for all the members who 

could not visit Egypt to be able to take part! Under the chairmanship of our Med MDIO President Vera Damerjian, the 

team discussed various MDIO issues, such as the Med MDIO Syrian Refugee initiative, the MEDICON, the next MBC, 

and so on with all ongoing Med MDIO activities. 

Then off, to the beautiful city of Alexandria! The attendees, together with members of D2451 committee and some local 

Rotaract Clubs, visited the Montaza Palace. The summer residence of former King Farouk of Egypt was built on a high 

hill that offers panoramic view across Alexandria. After a night walk in the royal gardens, the team had dinner along the 

sea. The evening ended with drinks at the ”Skyroof”, a roof garden with a magnificent city view! 

During his stay in Alexandria, Med MDIO Vice President met with D2451’s current DRR - Moataz Abdallah and 

exchanged Country flags! 

We wish like to thank our Med MDIO Country Representative Ahmed Darwish, the Med MDIO General Secretary Saja 

Fathy, the Med MDIO Communication Coordinator Menna Arafa, and of course all Egyptian Rotaractors from RD2451 

(Rotaract Club Alexandria Cosmopolitan, Rotaract Club of Nozha New Era, Rotaract Club of Alexandria Marine, 

Rotaract Club of Alexandria West, Rotaract Club Cairo Royal, Rotaract club of Kasr El Nile) who helped the Med 

MDIO members organize this fantastic event! 

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Med MDIO’s Get -Together in Paris 

During the weekend of 17 – 20 December, 2015, the Med MDIO team met for an official gettogether 

in Paris. The purpose of the gathering was for the team to get to know each other 

better, spend time and enjoy the magical city of Paris during the holiday season. 

The attending team members were : President Vera Damerjian, Vice President Paul 

Sampatakakis, Social Media Coordinator Maria Vittoria Gargiulo, Rotary Delegate Mihalis 

Alban, Country Representative for France Thomas Lamy, and Country Representative for 

Croatia Diana Mihelic. 

The weekend also included the Med MDIO official December meeting that took place at the 

President’s place and was broadcasted on Skype for the rest of the team members who were 

not present in Paris to join. 

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Rotaract on a global scale: The Rotaract and Interact Committee 

As Rotaractors, we have our club life, district events, national and regional activities and friends 

around the world. In Rotaract and Rotary, every club is autonomous and can do whatever the 

members feel right – as long as it is in line with the motto “Service above Self” and the standard 

values of Rotary. Beyond the club life, there are some responsibilities at the district level, which 

ensure that there is a minimum of exchange between clubs and that successful practices are being 

shared. 

On a regionally larger level, we also have Multi-District-Information-Organizations (MDIOs), 

such as MED MDIO along the Mediterranean Sea, connecting Rotaractors across districts. In order 

to bring all those different ways of living Rotaract (and Rotary and Interact) together and to see if 

the general policy is still serving its members, there are some worldwide committees. One of them 

is the Rotaract and Interact Committee, which I’m excited to be chairing this year together with 

Yen-Shen Hsieh, a Rotarian from Taiwan. Every year, this Committee is made up of six Rotarians 

and at least three Rotaractors. In 2015-16, we are four Rotaractors from Ethiopia, India, the US 

and Germany. 

The committee has two main duties: 

Preparing and leading (together with RI staff members) the program part of the Rotaract Pre- 

Convention which is held every year on the two days prior to the Rotary International Convention. 

The next one will be on May 28 th -29 th in Seoul. 

Preparing recommendations for the Board of Directors and the President of Rotary International. 

Within the committee, we discuss all kinds of possible changes to the code of policies or the 

Rotary bylaws concerning Rotaract and Interact. We can include ideas, critique or propositions 

from our regions and prepare them with our viewpoints for the directors. The final decision is 

taken either by the Board of Directors in one of the four meetings per year or by the Council on 

Legislation (“CoL”) which is held every three years. 

Join us! Rotaract is based on participation. If you have comments, ideas or critique, please share it 

with us and I will be happy to take those into the committee discussions. You can reach me at 

florian.wackermann@rotaract.de. Help us making Rotaract even more exciting! 

Flo Wackermann, RAC Germering, District 1841 (Southern Germany) 

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Med MDIO’s Country Representative for Cyprus Burak Berk Doluay 

representing Cyrpus at (HNMUN) Conference 

On the 11th until the 14th of February, 15 delegates via the positions provided to United Nations Youth 

and Student Association Cyprus( UNYSAC) will attend the conference in Boston to represent Cyprus. 

The conference is one of the most high profile youth academic events globally for students and fosters 

very high caliber debates with extensive research. 

Rotaract Med MDIO Country Representative for Cyprus Burak Berk Doluay has been selected 1 of the 

15 delegates from Cyprus to attend the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) Conference 

in Boston between 11-14 February. 

What is HNMUN ? 

"HNMUN was founded in 1955, only a decade after the creation of the United Nations, Hrvard National 

Model Unites Nations (HNMUN) is the largest, oldest , and most prestigious conference of its kind. 

Staffed entirely by Harvard College undergraduates , HNMUN brings over 3,000 students and faculty 

together from colleges and universities around the world to simulate the activities of the United Nations. 

HNMUN offers a unique opportunity to experience the challenges of international negotiation and 

diplomacy. 

This year, the conference will take this tradition to a new level with numerous innovations designs to 

enhance the delegate experience. This session will be held in downtown Boston fromThursday, February 

11, through Sunday , February 14, 2016. Throughout the conference , delegates will gain insight into the 

workings of the United Nations by actively participating in the resolution of important global issues. 

Participants will not only work with his reds of other motivated college students with the common goals 

of furthering international awareness and building consensus, but will also work within a lively social 

setting." 

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Rotaract Larnaca Kition 

And We Continue Strongly... 

Indian Night 

Rotaract Larnaca Kition continues strongly for the second quarter of the Rotary year 2015-2016. The 

month of October started with a joint project with Rotaract Club of Zenith of India. We organized an 

Indian night where we cooked Indian dishes, listened to Indian music, watched a Bollywood movie and 

we had the project owner give a presentation about India. On the same day, the Club of Zenith organized 

a Cyprus night and in this way we learned about the culture and country. 

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Med MDIO Country Rep. Shares his Role & Expectations – Effective 

Negotiation Workshop 

Later on that month we had Burak Berk, Med MDIO country representative visit us and give a 

presentation about his roles and expectations for the year. We also organized a professional 

development event with subject “Effective Negotiation Skills” that we did at UCLAN University 

so that we can on the same time promote the club and get members. 

During this month, we had our annual charity tennis tournament which is in collaboration with 

our Rotary Club and a joint project with Rotaract Club Kerynia St. Hilarion where necessities 

were collected and delivered to the Syrian refugees both in Nicosia and Kofinou camps. The 

month ended with the visit of DG Mustafa Nasserdin, an opportunity that could not be missed. 

DG Mustafa inspired us to continue stronger and challenged us to do bigger projects. 

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Two Nights with Iman Balidi for a good Cause 

In November, we invited Rotarian Antonis Stylianou who is also the country Youth 

representative who in his turn briefed us on how to become better Rotaractors and induced us 

about the world of Rotary. Later our club attended the Rotaract Academy where 3 of our 

members had a significant role in the organization of the event. On the last day of November 

the club initiated the Thomson Reuters bazaar, a three week event where all proceeds went to 

our big project, the building of the park. 

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Jazz Rhythms 

We started December with Jazz rhythms. We organized a live Jazz music where 

all net proceeds were for the park. In the middle of December we organized our 

annual Christmas bazaar in Larnaca in corporation with Multiple Sclerosis 

association. All collections were donated to the organization. Last but not least, 

our biggest project took part on the 25th and 26th of December at Ammos 

Beach bar. We organized a music night with the famous Greek band Imam 

Baildi who came all the way from Greece to support our cause. Overall, 

looking back at the first half our the year, we are proud as to what we have 

accomplished so far but most importantly, we have build a strong team that is 

looking forward for more project in the new year. 

On behalf of Rotaract Larnaca Kition, 

I would like to wish you all a happy new year 2016 

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Rotaract Club of Nicosia 

Laughter Yoga Seminar in the Park – Personal Development Project 

RAC Nicosia created a Laughter Yoga Seminar in Acropolis Park on a fine Saturday 

morning, in collaboration with Laughter Instructor and Rotarian Aleen Andreou, and 

encouraged the members, our VDDR, other Rotaractors, friends and visitors to not take life 

so seriously. There is always the comical and cathartic element in the way to manage stress, 

pressures and ambitions in your life. 

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Life Coaching Seminar – Personal Development + Fundraising 

Community Project 

RAC Nicosia invited the Clinical Psychologist and Life 

Coach Annie Pattichi to give a lecture on Life Coaching 

and the tools to achieve personal and professional 

success. 

The aim was to teach people how to consciously look at 

life differently. Also the lecture had a fundraising 

purpose. Lecture guests were asked to bring bags of 

foodstuff for the families in need supported by the Vagoni 

Agapis Charity Organization. 

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Fellowship Weekend – Club Service Project 

Fellowships are all about bonding and gaining new experiences. We visited 

Vouni Village, part of the agrotourism region in Lemesos, where we had winetasting 

in local wineries, learnt how traditional local sweet products are made, 

cooked dinner by the fireplace through team working, and topped it off with a 

brisk nature trail exercise in the morning. 

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26th Club Birthday Party – Club Service Project 

Our Club is proud to celebrate its 26th Birthday. We organized a private party and 

celebrated at a Cypriot Tavern with our mother Club, Rotaractors and friends of 

Rotaract. It was a night filled with birthday cake, great culinary experiences and 

connecting with our Rotarians and fellow Rotaractors. 

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The Club’s Annual Fundraising Christmas Bazaar – Fundraising 

Community Project 

Every year the Rotaract Club of Nicosia organizes a Fundraising Christmas Bazaar 

at a central square in the old town of Nicosia. Everything is handmade and 

homemade by the members. We had Amalthia Trading Ltd’s sponsorship in exotic 

fruitbaskets for the bazaar and the accompaniment of the Daily Roast, a local coffee 

making company. The charm of this type of event is the bonding and creativity 

stemming from the crafts production process. The proceeds from the bazaar are 

directed to the adults with disabilities of the Special Needs School in Peristerona 

Village. 

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Joint Fundraising Christmas Bazaar with our Rotary Club of Nicosia – 

Fundraising Community Project 

This year apart from having our own bazaar, our target was to also 

collaborate with our mother Rotary Club through a joint Christmas bazaar,at 

a later date, selling crafts, art pieces, books and Christmas sweets. We are 

participating in the Municipality of Nicosia’s Christmas Avenue event with 

the aim to support the families in need through the Vagoni Agapis Charity 

Organisation. 

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Rotaract Club Nicosia - Ledra 

Christmas Bazaar: Santa Claus' workshop (Community Service: Fund Raiser 

Christmas came early for another year for the members of the Rotaract Nicosia- Ledra. For a third 

consecutive year, the members organized their annual fund raising Christmas Bazaar at a central 

road in Nicosia, where handmade crafts and sweets are sold. This year our goal was to raise funds 

for the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family. The preparations 

started from October and Ledrans dedicated every weekend in order to reach the desirable quantity 

and the quality of crafts and sweets. The Ledran workshop seemed like the Santa Claus’ workshop 

and despite the hard work, fun, laughter, songs, dance and excitement were what characterized our 

weekends up to the day of the event. The day of the Bazaar finally came. That Saturday, Rotaractors 

started very early in the morning unpacking the crafts and sweets. By 10 o’ clock everything was 

ready; the street was dressed in a festive Christmas spirit, children were singing and the members 

started selling and promoting our cause. When the rain started, after a few hours, people 

disappeared from the streets. Ledrans were did not give up until they realized that the rain would 

last long. Everything was packed and unpacked again in the next morning. Some of them were sick, 

some of them didn’t sleep at all, but all were there to achieve their goal. 

The members were excited and full of energy. They were informing people about the cause and 

everything sold out once again before the end of the event. Ledrans went home exhausted but 

satisfied and happy. Once again they excelled. This event, from its organization to its execution, 

resulted not only in the achievement of our goal but in the enhancement of the relations between the 

members, the opportunity to be creative, the establishment of a strong relationship with the 

Association and the realization once again of the importance of being a Rotaractor. 

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Rotaract Club Nicosia Aspelia 

HIV Awareness event 

Our HIV Awareness event was part of Rotaract Club Nicosia Aspelia’s International 

– Community project. HIV infections are rising in Cyprus while awareness is 

limited. Meanwhile, HIV/AIDS patients are facing discrimination within the society 

and at their workplaces. As 1 st of December is World AIDS Day, We launched an 

HIV awareness campaign informing the public of protective measures and false 

myths. Meanwhile, we conveyed a strong anti –discrimination message. This project 

was presented in November at the CYBC Radio 1 show for Youth encouraging, 

informing people of Rotaract Club Nicosia Aspelia ‘s campaign and presence at 

Ledra’s street. Later, a group of Aspelians gathered at the busy Ledra Street, the most 

popular commercial, pedestrian street in Nicosia. We distributed over 200 awareness 

leaflets to passersby. We were proud that this campaign was embraced by civilians, 

the Police at the check point, doctors, shop owners, Professors , known blogger and 

activist Orestis Tringides etc. Our campaign was also supported by all Presidents of 

Rotaract Clubs in Cyprus and our VDRR and our Past DRR. Our Social Media 

campaign with photos of the event was also fruitful with over 2000 views. Rotaract 

Aspelia is very pleased that the HIV awareness event is part of our own International 

–Community project. Clubs such as Rotaract Volos and Rotaract Club Iasi have been 

invited and accepted to join this project. This would have two parts, each comprised 

of one project for the same theme. However, each club would create a project 

tailored for their own community needs. So the HIV awareness event is part of a 

bigger international/community project targeted towards: a) HIV awareness and/or 

HIV fundraising event in December b) Unemployment in 2016 ( this could take the 

form of a professional workshop, euro format cv seminar or distributing food to the 

unemployed from take away shops among others). We will then do a digital 

presentation of each project and send it to other participating clubs. These will be 

later shown during our club meetings to members. As a club, we are very proud of 

this HIV campaign as we are only 1 of 2 clubs in Cyprus to deal with HIV, a pressing 

issue this year. We also want to thank our sponsors for subsidizing our expenses. We 

look forward in cooperating with our partner clubs for our second part of our project. 

If you are interested in helping the less fortunate in your community this semester 

feel free to contact Rotaract Club Nicosia Aspelia on Facebook. By Semeli 

Kyriacou – President Rotaract Club Nicosia Aspelia 

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Rotaract Club of LAU Byblos 

What is Rotaract & Some Community activities 

The Rotaract Club of LAU Byblos 's aim is LAU students since it s a university-based club, and 

therefore during club sign-up week, the club took a stand and was present to explain to students 

stopping by what is Rotaract and how they can join. Also an annual awareness session took place , 

where Rotarians, Past Presidents, VDRR, and Rotaractors attended to explain to the guests attendees 

what is the real core of Rotaract and why would someone would like to join ( to recruit potential 

students ) , and let s not forget the "shawarma day" that took place on campus where shawarma 

sandwiches were being sold to raise money as a fundraiser for the needy families in the holy session, 

in addition, LAU club took a stand in the orphan fair that took place on campus where more than 

300 child was present and helped to entertain kids with games and face painting and many many 

more. And that without forgetting the club service outings between club members and the small 

professional sessions during meetings. Many more upcoming events are being prepared .. Happy 

Holidays! 

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Rotaract Club of Tripoli 

A Warm Winter for Tripoli 

During the second quarter of this Rotarian year, Rotaract club of Tripoli had witnessed several 

exciting yet important events. As a start, Rotaract Tripoli held a Rotaract Awareness session 

that was presented by VDRR Dr. Alexander Kandalaft. This informative session was crucial 

for our guests who will get pinned. 

Rotaract Tripoli also participated in the international prostate cancer awareness campaign 

“Movember”. During the whole month pictures including information had been spread 

throughout our social media that was eventually gathered in a short movie. 

Also during November, our club was lucky enough to meet our district governor for the 

second time. Mr. Mustafa Nasereddin was able to meet Rotaract Tripoli prior to his conference 

held to honor the Lebanese Prime Minister. Our meeting was special because a pinning 

ceremony took place, joining 6 new members to our family. 

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Rotaract Club of Kesrouan 

Annual Christmas Charity Event 

Christmas is the time for sharing and loving. The question is ... How much should we give? 

Well, the Rotaract Club of Kesrouan discovered that giving only means its real worth when it streams 

from the heart...For our Christmas charity event of the year, we decided to spend a whole day of 

activities with orphan girls at the orphanage of Ain Waraa in Ghosta - Kesrouan. To prepare for the 

event, we performed multiple meetings, prepared food supplies to last the orphanage the season, 

bought and wrapped gifts also teamed up with our Rotary Club of Kesrouan who were willing to 

support us with the expenses of the day! The day began on December 12th, 2015 in the early 

morning, where 14 Rotaractors arrived ready for action! We had delicious icebreaking breakfast with 

the girls whose ages ranged from 5 to 16 years. Afterwards, games included name calling, team 

building, and various fun activities which we enjoyed together. Music filled the air as Lucien, rotaract 

kesrouan member, played the guitar with the help of Derbake by Marie-Nour and everyone sang 

christmas carols preparing ourselves for the arrival of baby Jesus Christ! 

When lunch time was near, we provided a bus who drove us and the girls down to the city to 

MacDonald's. After playing, bonding, and eating the meals, the girls knew that we will not go away 

without a small surprise! 

The surprise was the arrival of Santa Clause who decided to pay the well behaving girls an early visit! 

Each girl received an individual present which consisted of things to be worn in the winter (scarves, 

socks, mittens...) and a toy according to their age. 

As we discovered the real essence of Christmas and counted our blessings that day, we realized that 

Christmas is felt in the heart but lived only through service! 

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Annual Christmas Dinner 

As per tradition, Rotaract Club of Kesrouan’s annual Christmas took place on the 23rd 

of December 2015. Members and guests of our club met at Le Raclot which is well 

known for its special open raclette, fondue and wine. It was a great experience to dine 

together, enjoy the warm Christmas spirit and get updates from our fellow Rotaractors 

who joined us and are momently living outside Lebanon. 

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Joint meeting Rotaract club of Kesrouan and De Beyrouth 

As part of the continuous getting to meet rotaractors from other rotaract clubs of Lebanon, 

rotaract club of kesrouan and de Beyrouth have decided to join together for a joint 

meeting in a very professional setting at Club of ATCL- Kesrouan. After one of our 

trademark icebreaking games prepared by Rasha Chahine, secretary of kesrouan’s club, 

the two clubs shared the details of their ongoing and upcoming projects in the presence of 

more than 40 members and guests. The joint meeting did not end without a club service to 

enhance the connections between the two clubs. We had a drink at Mr. Boston located at 

one of the corners of the old traditional souk of Jounieh – Kesrouan. 

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Hiking trip to Annoubin Valley 

On the first of November 2015, the Rotaract Club of Kesrouan decided to do an activity out of 

the regular. As a club service joint with our Rotary Club of Kesrouan to enchance the rotaryrotaract 

relation, we went on a hiking trip to Annoubin valley in the north of Lebanon. The 

journey started with a breakfast at 7 am and arriving at the location around 9 using a common 

transport mean. Friends, guests, fellow rotarians and rotaractors walked side by side for more 

than six hours in the valley attributed to the saints guided by the hiking-expert Rotarian Naji 

Audi. The trajectory was excellent, the scenary was beautiful, and the ambiance friendly and 

light! At the middle of the hike, the whole group had a joint lunch which included sharing the 

food which had been home-prepared by each person who came. It was truly a once in a lifetime 

experience that every participant enjoyed! It has paved the way for many future activities of the 

sort! 

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Kesrouan's Happy Hour 

Rotaract club of Kesrouan have planned for an exceptional HAPPY HOUR as part of the 

recruitment plan. The event was an extended happy hour from 5 till 9 pm with 50% discount 

on all drinks and appetizers at The Oak located at the heart of the recently established THE 

VILLAGE-Dbayeh. Friends, colleagues, potential people and rotaractors were invited to join 

us for a drink, and a fun time. This allowed non-rotaractors to come and meet us, also was an 

opportunities for everyone to develop his social connections. 

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Society on Stage – Professional Acting workshop 

"To build better leaders, first allow them to recognise their potential". Under this title, the 

Rotaract club of Kesrouan has decided to design an exquisite two hours event that enhances 

social dramatic and leadership skills through acting! The games, expressions, and exercises 

aim at revealing our inner expressive selves in a rotaract friendly environment. The workshop 

was given by the professional stage actress Sarah Atallah at Zouk Cultural center’s Theater. 

The places were limited to a small team of 22 rotaractors from Kesrouan and also some from 

other clubs from Lebanon have joined us. The outcome and feedback of the session was 

amazing. Fellow rotarators asked to frequently design such events. 

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Rotaract Club Nocera Inferiore Apudmontem 

A Fast-Futsal Tournament 

As usual, sport – especially football – is the best way to join people and let them pay attention 

to very important targets. So, “Rotaract Club Nocera Inferiore Apudmontem” members 

structured a fast-futsal tournament, played on November 15th in Angri at “Joga Bonito” pitch, 

in order to finance the project for a dentist's center in a refugee camp of Athens city. Football 

and solidarity are the two main topics which RAC young men have in common and let them 

pick up several funds for that laudable purpose. Not only Rotaract members: 8 teams, players 

from whole Campania, 7 thirty-minute games, from quarters finals to the final; “All-Blacks 

team” and “RAC Nocera Inferiore-Sarno” contended for the cup, the former won 4-2 after a 

really hard match. Despite Paris tragical events of 2 days before, everyone who took part in this 

sport event - for instance RAC Apudmontem organizers - tried to do the best to promote people 

solidarity and cooperation, as Rotary International has bene doing since 1905. 

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Rotaract Club of Palmi 

Palmi ( RC ) - Collected 1,200 euro to charity - Another success for the Rotaract 

club 

Another success for the Rotaract Club of Palmi, chaired by Adv. Marco Gagliostro, that Saturday, 

December 5 at the House of Culture of Palmi, in collaboration with the Academy of Music, Ars Musica in 

Oppido Mamertina, staged a benefit concert aimed at raising funds for Rwanda. There were many artists 

who for another 2 hours entertained the large audience present. They were collected well € 1200 which 

will be fully allocated to the project "Service in Rwanda." The project involves the construction of a 

10,000-liter tank that will serve to feed the toilets - also completely redone - a large school complex of 

Gasura (small village located in the center of Africa) currently deprived of drinking water and that It will 

be powered by the rains, which are very abundant during the "rainy season". The President of the Rotaract 

Club of Palmi, the lawyer. Marco Gagliostro says that the essence of our club service is to put ourselves at 

the service to the world, no other purpose. As our president says international kr Ravindran in its annual 

motto "be the gift in the world." Here, with this spirit we, every day, we live our lives, all our actions have 

tended to be the gift in the world to try, together, to change the world. Today, thanks to the contribution and 

presence of large number of people present at the House of Culture, we were able to donate € 1,200 to the 

project from us married. The Artistic Director of the Musical Ars Musica - Maestro Emmanuel Sacca - 

states that "the cultural association ars music has embraced the initiative of the Rotaract Club of palms in 

full synergy with the aim giving, with the performance of its professors of 'academy, the benefit concert. 

The noble cause today is combined with the noble art that we pass on and teach in our academy. Classical 

music is a symbol of the "beautiful" and today is the service of those who are worse off than us. " 

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Rotaract Club of Athens 

Meeting with the Past President of Rotaract Club Tropea and Med MDIO 

CR Italy 14-15 Daphne Ianelli! 

In the frame of our international exposure and the Rotary fellowship, we met on Sunday, 

November 1, 2015 with the Past President of Rotaract Club Tropea and Past Med MDIO Country 

Representative of Italy Daphne Ianelli! The meeting was attended by the President, Christos 

Katopodis, the Vice President, Maria Antoniou and the Med MDIO Rotary Delegate 2015-16 and 

Past President of our Club, Michael Alban. Daphne met with us together with her Italian friends, 

Giovanni Succurro, Laura Flaccavento & Pasquale Marino in a restaurant in the heart of the 

Greek capital. Since we are twinned with Rotaract Club Tropea, we talked about future actions. 

Particularly, we discussed about the big project of our Club regarding the Syrian Refugees, whose 

care and stay in Greece is being managed by the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & 

Prevention. The Italian Rotaractors, clearly sensitized of the situation, requested further 

information about our action. During the discussion, the Italian Club appeared ready to contribute 

in our efforts to raise money and awareness in order to construct a dental clinic in the Refugee 

Hospitality Center of Eleonas in Greece. 

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Visit to the Open Hospitality Center for Refugees in Eleonas! 

The Rotaract Club of Athens, in the name of solidarity for Syrian Refugees, visited the Hosting 

Center for Refugees in Eleonas! Our Club continued the great social action which has been launched 

in order to help Syrian refugees in our country by collecting medical supplies and other necessities 

and payed a visit to the Hospitality Center in Eleonas the morning of October 18th. A group of the 

Immigration Department was waiting for us in the Center. We discussed together with them and with 

the head of the Help Center Mrs. Anthi Karagelou about the major problems of the Center and the 

ways we could help. In this visit were present: the President, Christos Katopodis, the Vice President, 

Maria Antoniou, our member George Michailidis, the member to be, Euterpe Michailidou and the 

honorary member Michael Alban, who contributed the most regarding the big donation of medical 

and pharmaceutical supplies (2,500 euros worth) made from the Hellenic Center for Disease Control 

& Prevention. Our visit lasted about two hours. We were toured inside the premises, we recorded the 

needs and talked wth the medical staff of the center. The staff asked for our contribution to the 

construction of a dental office for the Center and our assistance in gathering clothing. The Rotaract 

Club of Athens, always responding with a high sense of responsibility to the problems facing our 

fellowmen, has already begun efforts to create the dental practice and invites all of you to contribute 

to this effort. On the 13th of November a fundraising event will take place in Acro club, in order to 

raise money and awareness. Furthermore, we are already in contact with Rotaract Clubs from Europe 

and the Middle East who wish to contribute financially to this project. At the end of the meeting we 

renewed our appointment pledging to contribute directly and effectively to the needs requested of us. 

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RAC Athens & Cairo Royal – A Twining through Med MDIO! 

Continuing on a prosperous collaboration that has taken place ever since 2014, RAC Athens & Cairo 

Royal are signing a purposeful twining agreement this November through Med MDIO! Both clubs 

initiated their collaboration when they worked jointly on RAC Athens’ international & community project 

“Buy One More” in addition to Cairo Royal’s Autism online awareness campaign that went viral, Rotaract 

Club Athens joined it as well. During his visit to Egypt as part of Med MDIO’s Board Convention, the 

Med MDIO Vice President and Special Secretary of Rotaract Club Athens Paul Sampatakakis, signed 

together with the Past President of Rotaract Club Cairo Royal and Med MDIO Communication 

Coordinator the twining agreement and exchanged club flags. The twining agreement will start by 

planning for an anti-bullying Campaign at high schools organized fully by Rotaractors and Interactors in 

Egypt & Rotaractors in Greece. The aim of the campaign is to define bullying in addition to role-playing 

for teenagers to have a better understanding of the concept. Followed by planning for an Autism 

campaign and an awareness event to take place in April in both countries as well. Building on last year’s 

campaign, this year’s event will involve a talent show for children where they can realize and fully 

express their talent. In addition to being able to perform, the kids will also receive advice from experts 

and get the best in training from some of the top professionals in the industry. 

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Rotaract Club of Glyfada 

Glyfada’s Social Food Bank 

Our major social project during past autumn took place on the 22 nd of October. After coming in 

contact with the social services of the Municipality of Glyfada and specifically the “Social Food 

Bank”, which we have supported before, we decided to provide foodstuffs for the soup kitchen 

organized by the social services. After a very welcome donation from the “Sklavenitis” 

supermarket chain departments, we were able to offer 100 kg of rice, beans, pasta and other 

stock food. This specific soup kitchen supports more than 120 families in the area, and it is only 

one of such institutions in the municipality. After being promised further donations by the 

supermarkets we will certainly continue on this important project to our local community 

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World Aids Day 

The 1 st of December is well known internationally as the World AIDS day and Rotaract 

clubs have long strived to raise awareness to the disease, its prevention, control and its 

social impact. This year our club contributed to the international project organized by the 

Rotaract Club of Bornova, Turkey, by recording a video segment, in which each 

participating Rotaract Club would gather in a local landmark and release red balloons to the 

sky. We decided to board a sailing boat, get out on the open sea and release our balloons! It 

was a beautiful bonding experience and the resulting video gave us a heartwarming feeling 

that flows when Rotaractors all over the world come together for a common cause. Thank 

you very much for the chance! 

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Holiday Seasons’ Bazaar 

During the end of November/ beginning of 

December, our club members supported and 

participated in the holiday season bazaars by the 

organizations “SOS Children’s Villages” and 

“Make a Wish”. After coming in contact with 

representative of both NGOs, we were offered the 

chance to provide assistance in the Christmas 

Bazaars’ booths for several hours. 

Communicating with the visitors, with the other 

volunteers and our dedication to their cause was 

our reward despite the tiresomeness. It should be 

mentioned that the proceeds of these Bazaars are 

vital in the survival of these organizations 

dedicating to helping children in need. 

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Christmas Bazaar 

Furthermore, our club participated in the Christmas Bazaar co-organized by the RA clubs of 

2470 RD, hosted in the Amaroussion City Hall on the 12 th of December. Many of our club 

members were present all day long and contributed many items among the ones offered in the 

bazaar. Our persistence and dedication paid off with the end results being quite successful. All 

proceeds will go to the charity organization “Children’s Home” in Piraeus, which hosts 

children and early teens from dysfunctional families with serious social and economic issues, 

providing care and support. 

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Rotaract Club of Amaroussion 

Donation of food to the charitable organization “Dromoi Zois” 

Rotaract Club of Amaroussion bought plenty of bags that included long-lasting provisions in 

order to offer it to the charity “Dromoi Zois” (in English “Streets of Life”). In addition, the Club 

provided an important amount of handmade decorations and gifts for sale at the annual Christmas 

bazaar of the institution. This charity is an institution whose main aim is to help and support 

indigent families and children in the city of Athens. At first, the project started with remedial 

teaching of children in need (many of them are refugees etc) and organizing events in order to 

urge them to participate in cultural, educational and sports activities that improve and promote 

their skills and afterwards the institution has launched the project of collecting and distributing 

food to families in need. 

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Donation of clothing and food to the Welcome and Solidarity Center of the 

Municipality of Athens (KYADA) 

Rotaractors of the Club of Amaroussion were delighted to offer clothing and food to the Welcome 

Center of Athens. This Center is hosted in a building at the center of Athens and it is founded by the 

municipality of Athens. It is the most basic program of the city for supporting people in need. It 

provides common meal twice a day to thousands of people and it has room for hundreds of people. In 

addition, there is a social drugstore and a social market where one can get second-hand clothing for 

free, but the Center also runs a special project for the support of pauper families. Nowadays, in times 

of financial crisis and poverty, the most important moral value is solidarity and help of people in need. 

This is why Rotaractors of Amaroussion try hard to contribute to this enormous effort on that field. 

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Christmas bazaar for a good cause! 

Rotaract Club of Amaroussion organized in cooperation with four other 

Rotaract Clubs of 2470 RID a Christmas bazaar for a good cause in the 

town hall of Amaroussion. Rotaractors had the idea to help a charitable, 

non-profitable institution by selling handmade Christmas ornaments, 

jams, books and many other beautiful things that are ideal for Christmas 

presents. 

The institution that these Rotaract Clubs supported is called “The House 

of the Child” in Piraeus (in Greek “To Paidiko Spiti”) which is an 

institution for children that were removed from their homes by court 

order because of serious problems of their families and now they live 

there instead of their home. Rotaractors bought with proceeds from the 

bazaar food stuff, shoes, clothes and bedding in order to meet the 

everyday needs of the ten children who live there. 

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Offering food to a Center hosting Refugees 

Rotaract Club of Amaroussion offered food to a center that hosts refugees in Galatsi, an area in the 

center of the city. Because of the prevailing tough situation of refugees in Greece, Rotaractors 

decided to help as much as possible those people who arrive to our country without money, personal 

belongings, family, job or even credentials. Contributing to the efforts of the state and of the NGOs 

to improve the living conditions of these people is a very significant part of Rotaract activities and, 

in general, of the lives of Europeans. 

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Donating Winter Clothing to the Social Service of Amaroussion 

Times are difficult and the financial crisis affects many families and areas of the 

country. This is the reason why Rotaract Club of Amaroussion supports and offers 

winter clothes to the Social Service of Amaroussion. It is housed in a building in 

Amaroussion and it was founded during crisis, in 2012, in order to improve the living 

conditions of the residents of the area by providing them with food and clothing. All 

we have to keep in mind is one: Together we can make it! 

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Rotaract Club of Kifissia 

Rotaract Clubs Bazaar 

Rotaract Clubs of Marousi, Glyfada, Dionysos, and Kifissia organized and hosted a Christmas 

bazaar in Marousi Municipality with great success. The income from the bazaar was donated to an 

institution in Piraeus called “The Child Home”. The children there are hosted after judicial 

decisions, as their families encounter social and economical issues. The institution offers besides 

accommodation, care and emotional support, educational opportunities and the necessary supplies 

for their progress as adults in a modern society. On the occasion of the World Day of Child, 

Rotaract Clubs decided to support the need of all children for a better future. 

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Common Gathering of Rotaract Kifissia with Rotaract Dionysos 

For a second time in 2015 the two clubs, Rotaract Kifissia and Dionysos, organized a 

joint dinner on 28 December in the restaurant “Royal” in Erythraia with festive mood. 

The members of the two clubs had the opportunity to know each other better, but on the 

same time discuss and explain questions of new members along with search for a 

possible joint action, which would develop further the relations between the two clubs. 

Meanwhile, president of Rotaract Kifissia, Irina Hovhanisian, had the chance to honor 

and thank for the overall support offered by the Pre–Chairman of the Group Rotaract 

Dionysos Loukas Zerdes but also the Vice MED-MDIO President and RAC Athens’ 

special secretary, Paul Sampatakakis. 

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Connecting People Party 

For one more year the talk of the town Connecting People Party, hosted by Rotaract 

club of Kifissia took place just before Christmas, on Saturday 19th of December 

2015 at the warm environment and wonderful view of Civitel roofgarden at 

Marousi. With Christmas mood and lots of happy faces we managed to come close 

to our target. With the money gathered from the party we are going to cover the 

needs of "Ergastiri", a society whose members include parents and relatives of 

disabled people. 

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New Entrepreneurs: New Time in HR 

The Rotaract Club of Kifissia decided to organize a project so as to develop our qualifications 

and our selves generally. We invited also other Rotaract Clubs, which are members of our 2470 

Rotaract District, and had the opportunity to attend this event. So, there were several members 

of the Rotaract Club of Dionysos, Rotaract Club of Athens, Rotaract Club of Glyfada and 

Rotaract Club of Amaroussion . All together, we attended one of the most interesting 

presentations for the #owiwi , by Athina Ntova and Ilias Vartholomaios, who are the founders of 

the company. The have created a strategy game for the best evaluation of the psychometric 

profile of the companies' candidate executives. We had the chance to play the game and we 

outlined our profile. The presentation took place in the facilities of EGG( Enter-Grow- GO) 

where we learned lots of things about the start-ups and their role in the market. It was a 

constructive and very interesting visit where we discovered another important sector in the 

market and got informed about its progress over the years and finally all the Rotaract members 

strengthened more their bonds. 

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Faros Elpidas bazaar Support 

We were present on November 27 and 28th at The Mall Athens and we served the audience and 

the visitors who wanted to buy from our kiosk; with the members from Faros Elpidas. Note that 

the products were made by the members, they were all hand-made. 

Faros Elpidas sustains Soup Kitchens, Social Grocery and the Social Pharmacy and supports 

hundreds of our co-citizens in Attica for free every month with daily food, medications, clothing 

and other things. 

Contribution gives a Smile, Hope, Warmth to those in need. You can too become supporters to 

www.faros-elpida.gr 

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Athens’ Shelter for the Protection of Minors aid 

We received a letter from the President of the Society for the 

Protection of Minors in Athens, in order to enhance their Christmas 

bazaar; which takes place to help the primary needs of the children 

who are accommodated there. Our Association accepted to stand by 

them with great pleasure. Therefore, all the members of our 

Association brought a lot of products which we gathered and 

delivered at Saturday November 28th 2015 at the Shelter. 

The main purpose of The Society for the Protection of Minors is to 

prevent minor’s criminality and to support physically and socially 

the minors who are in danger of delinquency. The bazaar took place 

at Saturday December 5th at Athens appeals court. 

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Social Grocery of Kifissia 

The members of Rotaract Kifissia continue their vision for offer to fellow men, they visited οn 

Thursday 19th November 2015 the Social Grocery of Kifissia in order to deliver a large range of 

goods of basic need to the families that taking care of the Social Grocery. We would like to mention 

that we will continue providing our support to all of the families, which are there, as their needs have 

been extended to products like baby milk and toiletries. Finally we wish to invite you to participate in 

this action, offering with us. We should not forget that: '' Ethics, love, brotherhood, justice express 

social solidarity. Humanity develops and progresses, basing only on these principles, otherwise it lost. 

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Rotaract Club of Rhodes 

Donation kids’ shoes 

On Friday 10.16.2015, a donation of 110 pairs of children's shoes from the Rotaract Club of Rhodes, 

in collaboration with the children's shoe store I. Mouyer owned Ms. Roula Kourou located on the 

street Grigoriou Lambraki 46 in Rhodes Town. The shopkeeper, who is also mother of the President 

of Rotaract club of Rhodes 2015-2016 Katerina Kourou supporting the actions of Rotaract club of 

Rhodes and knowing the work and actions of Charities "The Care“ of the Holy Metropolis of Rhodes 

proceeded in this donation so that children family members of Rhodes, proven in financial difficulties 

be able to wear this winter new anatomic footwear. The store I. Mouyer Rhodes, active in the field of 

child and adolescent high quality shoe, the last 28 years. The Benevolent Fund supports permanently 

around 200 families with food, clothes, shoes, toys, medicines, etc., while the periods of holidays the 

number of families reaches the number of 800. 

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Rhodes for Life 

. 

On Sunday 1.11.2015 our Rotaract club of Rhodes, gave to once again present at 

the event "Rhodes for Life". The difficult task of the current year, exceeded feted 

by thousands of residents and visitors who took part! The ultrasonography for the 

Hospital of Rhodes, is a fact. Thousands of residents and visitors who took part! 

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Christmas 

The Rhodes Scholarship Foundation Emmanuel and Mary supported by Rotaract club 

of Rhodes organized a theatrical performance "Ceremony" by Paul Matesi, that was 

presented by theater group "Theorion of Youth Association Paradeisi Orion"on 

Tuesday, 15.12.2015 at the Municipal Theatre of Rhodes. 

Also the Rhodes Scholarship Foundation Emmanuel and Mary supported by Rotaract 

club of Rhodes οrganized on Sunday, 20.12.2015 a Christmas bazaar that took place at 

Plastiras Square (Aktaion Square) from 11.00 am to 16.00 pm, with crafts and 

interactive activities for children. Revenues from these two activities will be allocated 

to reinforce support disabled centers. 

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Rotaract Club of Komotini 

Gatherings & Christmas Bazaar 

Our club had made gatherings on external places and online meetings where except for 

discussions about ideas, we had celebrated some International days. October is a month in 

which Rotaract Clubs support breast cancer awareness. Among other international days 

World AIDS Day, designated on December 1 every year since 1988 is dedicated to raising 

awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning 

those who have died of the disease. Club members also participated and supported the 

Christmas bazaar for SOS children's Village in our club’s region. In conclusion, we must 

be a gift to the world and be good to those who cannot repay us. 

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Rotaract Club of Volos 

Donation to Floga and our participation in the music event organized by 

the Municipality of Volos 

On Sunday, 18th of October, members of our club showed once more their humanitarian 

character. Rotaract Club of Volos donated money for the needs of “Floga’’, and 

participated in their event ‘’Run for Floga’’. 

Floga is a Pan Hellenic parents’ association of children with cancer embracing thousands 

of families all over Greece and with a network of local representatives in a large number 

of cities around the country. Furthermore, in the evening of the same day, Rotaract club 

of Volos in cooperation with the Municipality of Volos, participated in one of many 

cultural events, for being, Volos, a potential European Capital of Culture in 2021. 

Members of Rotaract Club of Volos, encouraged the citizens to become volunteers. With 

personal effort we managed to collect names of 100 volunteers. 

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Rotary Awareness Seminar 

On Saturday 24th October our club participated in the Rotary Awareness Seminar, held for 

the Rotary Clubs of Thessaly under the auspices and offering of the Rotary Club of Volos. 

After the very interesting seminar, our group members had the pleasure to discuss and 

exchange views with the District Governor of Rotary District 2484 r. George Christoforidis. 

Then in a celebratory gathering of the Rotary clubs of Volos, Volos Argo and Rotaract Club 

of Volos we heard the informative speech of the District Governor and exchanged flags. 

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Pasta Night 

On the occasion of World past day which is celebrated on the 25th 

of October, Rotaract Club of Volos, organized a ‘’Pasta Night’’ on 

Thursday, the 29th of October 2015 at BaCaRe restaurant. The 

event was very successful. The restaurant hosted Rotaract Club of 

Volos, Rotary Club of Volos “Argo”, Rotary Club of Volos, Inner 

Wheel Club of Volos, friends and many other people who loved 

pasta. Moreover, a dietician nutritionist, Ivony Katergari, gave a 

speech named “Pasta in our life’’. 

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Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer prevention 

On the 4th of November, Rotaract Club of Volos, participated in an event 

organized by Inner Wheel Club of Volos, concerning breast and cervical 

cancer. Speakers include: the cytologist doctor, Mrs Thodou Eleni and the 

gynecologist doctor Mr. Kolovos Vassilios 

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World Hello Day 

On the occasion of the World Hello Day which is celebrated on the 

21st of November, Rotaract Club of Volos gathered videos from 

Rotaractors from various countries around the world, greeting in their 

language. We created a final video that was uploaded on YouTube, 

promoting peace all over the world. You can see our video on Rotaract 

YouTube Channel. 

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 

On the occasion of International Day for the elimination of 

violence against women, which is celebrated on the 25th 

November, Rotaract club of Volos, published an article in 

our local newspaper, ‘’Taxidromos’’. The article briefly 

states: According to Rotaract Club of Volos, ‘’An EU- wide 

survey showed that 1 in 3 women in Europe have 

experienced physical or sexual violence. One in five women 

will become a victim of rape. It’s not a localized problem in 

developing countries or least developing countries. It’s a 

global problem. Assaults occur in all cultures and social 

levels against little girls and women alike. The most 

concerning thing is that women refrain from speaking about 

their abuse. The feeling of shame is so intense for rape 

victims that many never tell anyone what happened to them. 

Thus, your act of speaking out can end the false sense of 

shame that survivors often carry’’. 

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Experiential activities organized from Inner Wheel Club of Volos 

Saturday, the 28th of November, Rotaract Club of Volos attended the event organized by 

Inner Wheel Club with the topic: ‘’ Experiential activities, I have the right’’. Experiential 

activities performed on children aged 5 to 7 years old. Also,‘’ The mixed age music 

school and psycho emotional development for children’’, participated interactively to this 

program. 

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World Aids Day 

Our club participated in a venture organized by Rotaract Club of Bornova. On 

Sunday, the 29th of November, members of our club met at the port of Volos to 

release red balloons for a project conducted by Rotaract Club Glyfada, Athens for the 

districts 2470 and 2484. This project is dedicated to the International day against Aids, 

which is on the 1st of December, and it is referred to a bigger venture of the Rotaract 

Club of Bornova, district 2440. A video will be made, including all Rotaract Clubs 

participated in this venture, where a song of Queen will accompany the video. 

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International Day Against Aids 

On the occasion of the International Day Against Aids that is celebrated on the 1st of 

December, our club invited the Thess Check point to our city, Volos. The Thess Checkpoint 

is an HIV prevention center in Salonica, addressed to the sexually active population and 

especially to men who have sex with men (MSM). It is designed to offer counseling and 

information about safer sex, rapid testing for HIV and linkage to health care services in case 

of a positive result. More specifically, four volunteers of the Thess Check point came to 

support our action. Overall, 140 people took a test for HIV and many flyers and condoms 

were spread. Lastly, in order to promote this event we were perfectly presented by our 

notary , Marianna Chatzi, on Astra TV channel. The event was accomplished under the 

auspices of the Medical Association Magnesia. 

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Visit to the Christmas Bazaar organized by RACs of Amaroussion, Glyfada, 

Dionysos and Kifisia 

On Saturday, the 12th of December Rotaract Club of Volos visited the Christmas bazaar, in 

the town Hall of Amaroussion, organized by Rotaract Clubs of Amaroussion in cooperation 

with Rotaract Club of Glyfada, Rotaract Club of Kifissia and Rotaract Club of Dionysos. 

The idea was to help a charitable, non-profitable institution by selling handmade Christmas 

ornaments, jams, books and many other beautiful things that are ideal for Christmas 

presents. The institution that these Rotaract Clubs supported is called “The House of the 

Child” in Piraeus (in Greek “To Paidiko Spiti”) which is an institution for children that 

were removed from their homes by court order because of serious problems of their 

families and now they live there instead of their home. 

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Christmas Charity dinner Gala by Inner Wheel Club of Volos 

On Sunday, the 13th of December 2015 members of our Club attended the 

gala dinner in BaCaRe restaurant by Ntelis, which was organized by Inner 

Wheel Club. 

All the money was given to the Nursing Home in Volos. 

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Visit to the ‘’Connecting People Party’’ organized by Rotaract Club of 

Kifissia 

On Saturday, 19th of December Rotaract Club of Volos attended 

“Connecting People Party’’ organized by Rotaract Club of Kifissia. 

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Rotaract Club Panorama 

Collection of olives and distribution of olive oil 

At the end of November, members of Rotaract Club Panorama in cooperation 

with the municipality of Pilea – Hortiatis organized an action based on 

humanity and goodwill. Rotaractors and citizens gathered with a view to 

harvest olives from olive trees and give the outcome olive oil to families facing 

financial difficulties. It was a sunny Sunday of November when more than 30 

volunteers offered assistance in that action for the good of the community. 

Nowadays, the economic crisis has affected most people in Greece and the least 

we can do is to come together and try to improve our lives in any possible way. 

At this point, we have to mention that it was a difficult procedure for someone 

who has never done this before. Despite the fact that it was a challenging action 

that needed a lot of effort, the outcome was positive because we manage to 

gather more than 500kg of olives and 100lt of olive oil. It was a great 

experience. 

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Rotaract Club Panorama 

Annual Christmas Gala supporting “Medecins du Monde” 

vaccinate children against polio and hepatitis 

On the 28th of December Rotaract Club of Panorama organized its annual 

Christmas Charity Gala called “Pomegranate Xmas”. The theme of the event was 

the pomegranate fruit because in Greece it is a symbol of good fortune and 

abundance. In addition, a delicious cocktail was created especially for this 

occasion based on pomegranate flavor. This year we decided to buy vaccins 

against Polio and Hypatitis diseases on behalf of the organization, “Medecins du 

Monde” in Thessaloniki. Every year friends support our charity Gala. 

Furthermore, people from the political, scientific and other business space as well 

as young entrepreneurs attended the event which after all was a great success. All 

in all, we are very happy that we contributed to this organization and helped 

doctors vaccinate more than 100 children who can’t afford medical coverage. 

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Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki 

Book provision charity to the “Children's Asylum” 

NGO 

During 4th of November 2015, our club members participated 

in the first activity of Thessaloniki’s Rotaract Club for the 

season 2015-2016. The Board of Directors took the decision to 

provide with more than 150 child books the Thessaloniki’s 

Charity NGO “Children's Asylum”, founded since 1919 and 

aimed to provide housing, food, rest and safety to children of 

the local area. The activity was funded by Club’s resources and 

the donation of books by the bookstore “Vivlioforos”. After the 

completion of the donation, the staff of the organization 

showed us the facilities of the buildings and we have got some 

time to play and speak with the actual receivers of our 

donation, the children. 

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Hosting Entrepreneur - Nikos Nyfoudis 

At our meeting on November 11, 2015 we invited one of the most active 

Thessaloniki’s entrepreneurs, Mr. Nikos Nyfoudis, who is the Director Of 

Operations of “The life goddess, Greek deli divine” and he was the keynoter of 

the evening. During his speech he gave us a picture on what made him take 

advantage of Greece’s natural food produce and to come to London and open 

the store, as well as the story behind it all. When he was speaking he 

mentioned how he felt there was a lack of “High quality Greek delicatessens in 

Central London” and he wanted to provide “High quality produce only from 

Greece”. 

After the end of his speech he answered more than 10 questions, seeming that it 

was a crucial and interesting topic for all our members. After the end of the 

speech Mr Giorgos Vletsos announces as a new Rotaractor Member. 

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Rotary meeting at November 17, 2015 

Our sponsoring Rotary Club on November 17, had got the proudness to 

have as a main speaker the Rotary District Governor of 2484 mr Giorgos 

Christoforidis. After we enjoyed a nice dinner with the Rotarians at the 

offices of our club the Governor explained us the aims and the prospects 

for the new season 2015-2016. Our members were able to join a really 

informative and exciting meeting with the Rotary Club, and we were 

able to hear from the older Rotarians stories about the history and the 

spirit of Rotary and Rotaract. During the meeting two new Rotarians 

were announced. 

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DRR of 2470 and Greek ERIC Visit 

During the days, November 20 to November 22, the D.R.R. (District Rotaract 

Representative) of 2470 Rotary District, the representative of E.R.I.C. 

(European Rotaract Information Centre) among with the members of the 

D.R.R.’s Board of Directors, visited our Rotaract Club and have had formal and 

non-formal meetings with our Board and the members. During the days we 

have got the opportunity to guide their tour through Thessaloniki, to host them 

in our club’s facilities and to exchange helpful information and good practices. 

Moreover we planed the next steps of our co-operation and we dealt to aim in 

the intensification of our interaction. 

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Hosting Lecturer Bozinis 

At our meeting on the 14th Decmber 2015, 

we invited one of Macedonian University’s 

Lecturers, Mr. Athanasios Bozinis from the 

Department Of Business Administration. 

The topic of the speech was about the 

“modern global political and economic 

issues”. 

During his speech he presented the mustknow 

dynamics of the today’s geopolitical 

chessboard. Among them was the ISIS, the 

climatic change, the immigration, the 

decreasing oil prices etc. 

His speech was illuminating and we are 

looking forward for another one soon. 

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Charity Drive for the orphanage “Melisa” 

On December 27, 2015 we have been invited and participated in one of 

the biggest charity drives of Thessaloniki for the 2015. One of the most 

famous singers of Greece, ms. Despoina Vandi took the initiative to 

plan a chariy party for the orphanage “Melisa” (The Bee) which is one 

organization for the housing and protection of Thessaloniki’s girls. The 

event took place in the Town Hall of Thessaloniki and during that, 

shoes, clothes, toys and other staff were sold for a good purpose, the 

financial provision of the organization. A delegation of our Club was 

there to support the whole idea by giving staff for selling and also by 

buying some of the others staff. 

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ActionAid Sponsorship 

Since 10th of November 2015 Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki is a sponsor 

of one of the ActionAid’s children. David is from Zimbabwe and he is 

born in 2007. His family has five children and they are leaving under the 

borderline of poverty. Their only property is a house made by mud adobe 

bricks and chaff and some square meters of arable land. We are proud to 

support the action of Action pointing to give to every child enough to eat, 

an education, and a brighter future. The funding of the action was 

completed by our own resources. 

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Rotaract Club Thessaloniki Anatolia 

Press Release of Rotaract and Rotary Club Thessaloniki 

Anatolia 

The Rotaract Club Thessaloniki Anatolia with the Rotary Club Thessaloniki Anatolia, 

visited on November 14th 2015, the homeless hospitality center at the former 

"Filoxenion" of Papafeiou Foundation. The center operates under the auspices of the 

Municipality of Thessaloniki and the support of various Non-Governmental 

Organizations. Our Club voluntarily offered a number of jackets and booties for the 

young children of the center. 

This action was carried out with the support of the Rotarians and Rotaract members of 

our club, and various friends, such as the Governor of our Region, 2484, George 

Christoforidis and the cooperation of Vice Mayor for Social Policy and Citizen 

Protection (Social Solidarity), Calypso Goula. 

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Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki East 

ΟΡΑΤΗ 

We welcomed our guests from our twined club Ankara Tandogan Rotaract Club at Macedonia airport. We 

hosted President Club Gozde Guzin Erol and President of the R.D. 2430 International Committee, Naz 

Ercan.After our guests settled in our homes. Accompanied by members of our club, we took a minibus 

and visited the Turkish Embassy where we were welcomed by the Turkish General Consul Mr. Orhan 

Okan and toured the museum dedicated to Kemal Ataturk. Then we went for a walk to the upper town 

where we had a panoramic view of the city of Thessaloniki and Thermaikos bay.The same evening, the 

official visit of George Christoforidis, Governor of 2484 District of Rotary in our clubs took place in 

GRAND PALACE HOTEL. The dinner was held by our club and our sponsored club ROATH and 

ROATH's twined club Agia Paraskevi.It was a really festive evening. They were gathered Rotarians from 

three different districts 2484, 2470 and 2430 and Rotaract from two regions 2484 and 2430. The next day 

we walked the city center of Thessaloniki and toured by our tour guide Mr Vaggelis Karagiannis at the 

old market, the Roman Forum, in Agios Dimitrios Church, the Achiropoiito, the Rotonda, the arch and 

the Archaeological Museum. 

After 3 p.m, we had lunch at the tavern ''Bakalikon'' at Navarinou square. The same evening, we had 

dinner at tavern ''To steki ston Afro''. Our guests had the chance to taste the delicacies of Greek cuisine, 

drink Greek wine and listen and dance to live Greek music. After this we had a ''Saturday night out'' as we 

had a drink first at ''Les Zazous'' bar-restaurant and then we continued at Bedroom Club.At 10 a.m. the 

next day we gathered at hotel Luxemburg where the Rotarians stayed to take the bus in order to visit the 

archaeological site of Vergina, where it was a really excellent tour of the tomb cluster of Philip II. After 

this we made a stop in Agios Nikolaos in Naoussa at restaurant-hotel "Nisi tis Margaritas'' where our 

guests tasted traditional lamb on the spit and danced with Pontian and Thracian rhythms and rejoiced in 

the beautiful nature of Agios Nikolaos. Then we returned to Thessaloniki where our guests packed and 

accompanied by us went to the airport and took a flight back home. 

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District 2202’s Assembly 

The weekend aimed to foster the team spirit between all the Rotaract Clubs from our district. 

After a warm welcome, random teams were built in order to roll play a conflict management 

situation between a country in need and the United Nations. This was related to an outstanding 

project of the district taking place in Gambasse, Guinea Bissau. The participants showed great 

interest and gained useful experience. 

Later, groups were built for a training consisting of workshops such as presidential duties, 

branding or project management. The participants were left full of ideas for the upcoming 

year. After a nice family dinner and a very funny party, some of us went outside and gazed at 

the beautiful stars on the night sky. 

On Sunday, the day started with a Scavenger Hunt and was followed by a nice lunch with an 

intriguing speech from District 2202 Governor Sergio Aragón, claiming that the young people 

are very important and that they receive his full support. 

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Rotaract Club Barcelona Diagonal 

KILO PROJECT in ACTION! 

The KILO PROJECT is a solitarian activity supported by ROTARY INTERNATIONAL and its 

members. The main objective is collect 

ing personal products and food. Young 

people and future members of the Club planned different meeting points to start with this 

project. Each group had been waiting at the front door of supermarkets which were in 

collaboration with this humanitarian cause. These volunteers approached everyone to provide 

information about the KILO PROJECT and invited them to cooperate if they felt like it. They 

also provided flyers with short lists of information which could be of use when selecting 

products. These lists contained most of the products that Rotary thought could be more 

necessary to people who were living in the street or who cannot afford certain hygiene products; 

basic products like: shave blades, compresses, gel and shampoo, plastic cups, deodorant, 

cleaning product, and so on. 

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Comida En Acción 

In the past few days, I have been visiting our Rotary Clubs in order to present them 

our project “comida en acción”. My colleague Esther and me are in charge. It was 

very pleasant to realize that our Rotary Clubs show their interest in collaborating 

with us. So far, the project consisted in obtaining sandwiches and hot meals for 

people in need. Our goal is to develop it further, for instance by organizing warm 

clothes for the cold days coming ahead. Our Rotary Clubs support us in many 

ways and we can learn and grow from their wealth of expertise. 

In my opinion, every Rotaract Club should get together with their Rotary Clubs 

more often and enjoy the invaluable experience of exchanging views and swap 

knowHhow. 

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District 2451’s Rotaract Day 

On October 23 rd , Rotaract District 2451 organized its first Rotaract 

Day of the year. Held at the Maadi Club in Kattameya, over 150 

Rotaractors from all over the district attended the event and two of 

the Royals joined. After each one was assigned a team, the games 

began. From dodge ball to dizzy balls, from murder case to a treasure 

hunt, it was a great opportunity to meet new people and make new 

friends. The day was complemented with a great buffet, rounding it 

up to an unforgettable event. 

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New Generation & Youth Seminar 

Since Rotary International and Rotaract focus on the development of young adults as leaders in their 

communities and workplaces; we took this initiative to help motivate youth not only to give back to the 

community; but by providing an opportunity for young men and women to enhance their knowledge 

and skills. Bringing together Rotarians, Rotary Committees, Rotaractors, Interactors, foreign exchange 

candidates and more, the New Generation & Youth seminar featured speakers who shared their 

successful experiences. Clubs had the chance to share their outstanding projects. 

Attended by District Governor Mr. Adel Hafez, District Governor Elect Mrs. Mayan Raslan, Rotaract 

Chair-person Dr. Sherif Waly, interactive workshops followed the seminar to engage all attendees. The 

seminar was complemented , by an online Skype meeting of a parallel Youth Seminar taking place in 

North America. 

A seminar that aimed for Success and turned to be a Real success! 

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D2451’s RYLA – Beit El Wadi 

Keen about an absolute blast before the dark cloud of finals and end of year reports takes over? Then 

this was the RYLA for you! Starting fresh the next day after a night of arrivals and handling logistics, 

Our RYLA started to become more interesting, and more fun. There were team building exercises 

where the young people needed to use a range of problem solving skills and work as a team. 

Throughout the RYLA, each young person was given the opportunity to step into a leadership role 

and put some of their new found skills to practice; all by using WellSpring’s team of experts who are 

mainly dedicated to teaching, modeling , and equipping youth and families and teachers in the 

Egyptian community with genuine moral values through camps, development programs and 

leadership training. 

It was amazing to see they all shone as leaders, supported fellow leaders and surprised themselves as 

they took the opportunities presented to them, faced and overcame some of their biggest fears 

specially Acrophobia as got the chance to walk on high ropes and try the zip line over the camp. 

The young people also took part in reflecting on personality types, their own leadership styles and 

were able to identify both strengths and areas of improvement in their interactions. As part of their 

reflection time, the young people were allowed space to try and better understand themselves and 

how they interact and work with others. 

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District Assembly 

In the presence of the 24 Rotaract clubs the elections of the DRR took place with 

the honorary presence for a lot of Rotarians and Rotaract alumnus starting on time 

and un expected presence number from all clubs starting with opening speech by 

Rotaract Chair-person Dr Sherif Waly then starting election procedures expected 

result as only one was nominated with 20 Is and 4 neys after the election process 

and adjourning the general assembly , all members were invited for an outing in 

CFC it was fruitful , useful , powerful day carrying new vision and future for 

district 2451 

We would like to thank all attending clubs for their constructive contributions and 

congratulate Abdelhay Taqeyeldeen as DRR Elect for the year 2017/2018 

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Rotaract Cairo Royal 

Zone 20B Institute 2015: I will join Rotary, but… 

The Zone 20B Institute is an event that brings Rotarians from all over the region to share and discuss Rotary past, 

present and future. Past President Ms. Laila Kenawy’s presentation entitled “I will join Rotary, but…” highlighted 

the choice every Rotaractor turning thirty has to make and their concerns, wishes and hopes. It highlighted the 

importance of fun during the meeting for the youth, as well as the financial load extravagant meetings might pose. 

It depicted that Rotary holds a great opportunity for young professionals yet, often I have seen how little 

Rotaractors know about what Rotary really does and what Rotary has to offer. Hence, we recommend exerting the 

same effort to promote Rotary to Rotaractors, as we promote our Rotary work to the rest of the world. Rotaractors 

need to be truly engaged in Rotary projects, from planning, proposal writing over to fundraising and 

implementation, monitoring and evaluation and documentation. When Rotaractors become an integral part of the 

process, they will remain there. Rotaractors need to be reassured, that they will be listened to, that a mechanism is 

in place for them to voice their ideas and approaches; they shouldn’t be intimidated by the age difference. Last but 

not least, what Rotaractors often miss in Rotary is the action. Therefore, a message needs to be sent out, that 

projects will be designed with more hands on implementation and direct interaction with the community. Let’s 

have Rotary take a little action from Rotaract… and that is why I will join Rotary … I will join Rotary but… I 

would bring in some action. 

The Institute as a whole was another experience by itself. Set in beautiful Antalya, with Rotarians from all over the 

world it was an eye-opening experience to professional event planning and management. Every single detail was 

well thought of and perfectly executed. The mix of formal and informal environment during the events, made it 

easy to get to know Rotarians from all over the world and learn so much about Rotary. It was surely a great 

experience and I am thankful to everyone who made it happen. 

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Halloween & Edu-fun box! 

On October 24 th , we had an early Halloween celebration at Kelsey and Sarah’s, who have recently 

been attending our meetings and actively participating in our projects adding a well observed effort 

to our club. The celebration was highlighted by integrating a community service touch to every 

party where we prepared an entertaining and educative box for our Maktabti project (where we 

meet up with the girls in La Femme Nouvelle orphanage and read with them through educative 

interactive sessions every week in addition to the library we renovated for them). The box included 

phonics flash card game, piggy banks, board games, coloring books and short stories. Needless to 

say, all our Rotaract members and guests were nicely dressed in creative costumes and we enjoyed 

a joyful atmosphere and delicious food, mostly cooked by our talented members of course. 

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What do you know about TRF or The Rotary Foundation? 

That was the quiz set for our members during the weekly meeting (November 1 st , 2015) to test how 

much we know about the foundation. The challenge was this: if you opt out of the quiz, then the floor 

will be all yours to entertain the club by singing one of your favorite songs. All the club members came 

prepared for option 1!The discussion was fruitful and TRF facts were shared amongst the members. 

Here are some TRF facts: 

1- Polio eradication is Rotary’s top philanthropic priority. 

2- District grants are block grants that enable clubs and districts to address immediate needs in their 

communities and abroad. Districts may request up to 50 percent of their District Designated Fund for 

one grant annually. 

3- Global grants offer clubs and districts opportunities to participate in strategically focused, high-impact 

activities. These grants fund large-scale international humanitarian projects, vocational training teams, 

and scholarships that have sustainable, measurable outcomes in one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus. 

4- Rotary’s areas of focus are: peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and 

treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, economic and 

community development. 

5- Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) is the fundraising initiative to encourage support for the 

Foundation’s Annual Fund. EREY aims to engage every Rotary club member by encouraging every 

Rotarian to contribute to the Annual Fund every year or in a Foundation grant or program every year. 

If you want to know more about TRF, check this link 

https://www.rotary.org/en/document/rotary-foundation-reference-guide 

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Joining RAC Kasr El Nile’s Cairo D-Tour 

To celebrate World Tourism Day, we attended a tour of downtown Cairo hosted by 

knowledgeable staff of Cairo D-Tour and Rotoract Kasr El-Nile. From seeing Radio Theatre 

and feeling it's invigorating energy, to walking through the usually bustling Cairo Stock 

Exchange building, to viewing palaces that were once inhabited by Cairo's royalty, we truly 

experienced the beauty and magnificence of downtown. With hash tags galore, we competed to 

document our tours to win tickets to attend Radio Theatre. 

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Spanish Song Celebration 

In celebration of Spain and its musical heritage, we honored our partnership with this 

beautiful country by hosting a guest who presented us with authentic Spanish songs. With 

his guitar and Spanish language, we sang and danced to foster our connectedness along 

with our Interact club members. The chords and harmonies filled our ears with the 

melodies and joy that permeate Spanish culture. 

We celebrated Spain! Martin along with his guitar, helped us sing Spanish….Feliz 

Navidad Everyone! 

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First Aid Jingles for Kids 

Working with the orphaned girls during our Maktabti sessions (our ongoing 

eradicating illiteracy project) made us realize the importance of several things we 

might consider axiomatic. What to do in emergencies was one if these things so the 

club came out with simple first aid jingles for kids that can be easily learned and done 

in one of our sessions. Coming from our belief that all of the Egyptian children should 

have this knowledge we turned these jingles to nice catchy posters to spread this 

knowledge across our community to benefit this generation and generations to come. 

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Royals celebrating Christmas 

On 26 of December, we were all invited for a unique Christmas party at 

Shireen Wissa’s place. It was a dish party, that gathered many friends and 

guests in addition to Rotaractors not just from Cairo but from Alexandria as 

well. The villa was well decorated from the outside and the inside, with two 

Christmas trees and colorful decorations scattered in every corner. 

The food served was delicious, especially the deserts. It was a nice 

gathering; we took a lot of pictures and had fun. Towards the end, it was 

Secret Santa time – the gifts were creative and all Christmasy as well!! 

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Rotaract Club of Giza Cosmopolitan 

A healthier You! 

A healthier You! is a healthy lifestyle campaign developed by Rotaract Club of Giza Cosmopolitan. 

Through our campaign we aim at promoting healthy habits for a healthier body as well as a 

healthier mind. For the first phase of our project we are introducing four aspects. The first consists 

of daily health tips shared on our various social media outlets. The second is a bit more interactive 

and directly beneficial, a series of health related sessions and workshops (e.g. yoga, no-equipment 

workouts etc.). For the third phase of our campaign we are working on a video series that is split 

into two categories. The first a series of videos featuring health professionals and success stories 

(physicians, trainers, cancer survivors) sharing their stories and advice, while the second category 

features Rotaractors from all over the world sharing their daily health habits. The fourth and final 

stage is publishing, sharing and distributing health guide that contains not only general health tips, 

but healthy eating diets, fun fitness challenges, and a lot more. a small and fun guide that is easy to 

carry around for a healthier you! 

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Rotaract Club of Alexandria Al-Montazah 

Shayefha Helwa 

Egypt became a tiring country because of the uprising economic & social problems. 

Hence, we wake up every day with negative energy only! However, something could 

happen during the days that just draw a smile on our faces without thinking! Then we 

reconsider how beautiful Egypt is! Furthermore, we find it catchy & story telling so we 

hurry up & capture those moments to share it with everyone around. Here in shayefha 

helwa we're transmitting a simple but away important message; Egypt will always be 

beautiful in our own eyes! We're your channel to show everyone how you see Egypt. 

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Rotaract Club Podgorica 

Local Support 

Rotaract Club Podgorica, Montenegro (2483 District), has successfully organized its largest local 

action so far. The aim of the action was to help one of the Resource centers for children with 

developmental disabilities named ,,1. Jun’’ – Podgorica. 

It was two months period of preparation for a project, and the concept was to: 

Organize a Charity night, where we invited all Rotaract and Rotary Clubs from Montenegro, as well 

as other people willing to contribute to the community in this manner. Night was held in a local 

restaurant, owned by a member of the Rotary Club Podgorica. 

The entrance fee was 10€ and 15€ and with the ticket guests were gifted with a bracelet made by the 

members of the Rotaract club. 

During the night, everyone had a chance to take a part in Tombola and therefore buy tickets for the 

price of 5€. 

We must mention that our guests were more that generous and none of our Charity Donation Boxes 

stayed empty. This night was refined with the beautiful sounds of the violin, performed by a highly 

talented fourteen years old Luka Perazic. As this was the biggest action organized by the club, we 

found it symbolic to mark a year of our activities and involvement in a social life of Montenegro, on 

this night. In such a spirit the event was marked with a birthday cake. The whole event was supported 

by the local news and social media portals. The results were beyond expected. We managed to collect 

1.700eur help of donation for the kids in the Resource center, what was directly invested in all the 

goods they needed, such as: 

Special bed for epilepsy suffering kids 

HD TV 

Music player 

Football and basketball equipment 

Curtains 

Closet 

Painting equipment 

About 60 kilos of secondhand clothes 

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Local Support continued…….. 

Rotaract Club Podgorica is very proud to have this action successfully accomplished, without a 

single error or misplacement in organizational part of the action. With its effort, devotion, 

collegiality and sense of strong empathy towards the ones in need - Rotaract club Podgorica, one 

more time, proved its place among Mediterranean, European and World clubs. Therefore, it will 

keep providing all the necessary help and assistance to its community, country and the whole region, 

and as it proved what it’s capable of and how well organized it is, Rotaract club Podgorica would 

like to take a part in the next big MED MDIO project. 

And, among all: 

“We are especially proud to call ourselves the representatives of a Service above self idea!” 

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Rotaract Club of Sousse 

Peace Promotion Video 

Promote peace, promote Tunisia, promote Sousse, this city that we love and 

cherish from the bottom of our hearts. It is a message of tolerance and 

appeasement that we , Rotaract Club of Sousse, have modestly tried to pass by 

highlighting one of the fundamental principles of Rotary “Peace”. 

Please share our beaches , do share our Medina , do share our streets, please 

share the beauty of this beautiful country , made a gift to the world. 

Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NACck7GpUs0 

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Rotaract of Sousse’s fourth training session 

Honorable tradition, training, the old and new members and guests of the Rotaract 

Club of Sousse, with at our side during this fourth session, the Interactors of Sousse. 

Rotary International with the Treaty, the Rotary Foundation, studies and coordination 

of the national stock exchanges, the formation of the first half of the year was 

awarded great interest and lots of questions to which Anouar Gaaya having 

orchestrated this training session, has replied. 

Thanks again to all those who attended for their participation and interest in our club. 

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Rotaract of Sousse's Electronic Journal 

Here is the first issue of the electronic journal of the Rotaract Club of Sousse 

combining our activities and all the Sousse's Rotarian family actions of the first 

1st Quarter of the Rotarian year. After a hard work, it is both a pride and 

immense pleasure to present it. 

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The Governor’s Visit 

It was an honor, as every year for members of the Rotaract Club of Sousse, to 

receive, the governor of District 9010. A brief moment of exchange certainly, but 

very informative and important for the young generation that represented our 

club. 

We thank without any omission, all members of our sponsoring Rotary Club for 

their interest in Rotaractors, coordinating and implementing this meeting. 

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Extraordinary Meeting of the Central Region 

Studious atmosphere this Sunday, October 18, 2015 in Sousse, at the first 

extraordinary meeting of the central region, the Rotaract Club of Sousse received on 

the occasion special guests : Rotaract Club of Kairouan, Monastir Rotaract club, 

Rotaract Club Pragma el Kantaoui and the new born which we are so proud of the 

Rotaract Club of Mahdia. Debate and discussion facilitated this meeting with a 

single goal in this year's program: concrete project. 

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Warm Winter 

In this Sunday, December 27, 2015, as usual, and always live up to its promises. The 

Rotaract Club of Sousse, rich with its younger generation, went through its action 

"Warm Winter" in the integration of disabled center in suburban Nfidha, acting on a 

first exploratory visit established two months ago. Having appealed to a collect at the 

beginning of November, this has made it possible to collect large quantities of 

blankets, clothing, shoes, etc. Hot enough to keep the young disabled people from 

socially disadvantaged backgrounds to brighten this year end. Hoping to do better next 

year, we send a big thank you to donors and to the solidarity of members. 

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