Issue 1 / February 2009
News in brief: 1. New president – Great Start! 2. Burns Night – 14th year gathers more supporters than ever 3. Kyiv Hospital #2 receives new oxygen concentrators, new donations voted for 4. Lions PR strategy renovated
New president – Great Start! In the midJanuary 2009 Kyiv Lions Club President Curtis Bjelajac (BJ) started to make his mark on the Club.
The NEWSLETTER of kyiv lions club
Burns Night 2009 Burns Night 2009 was a spectacular evening with great food, lots of drink, and fantastic entertainment.
The guests enjoyed Ukrainian and international stars such as Mika Newton, Boney M and the famous rock band from Scotland, The Red Hot Chili Pipers, who rocked the house! The surprise of the evening was the performance of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk who delighted the public with a few of his most famous songs ‘unplugged’. The Golden Lottery added $25,000 to KLC funds and a new Mitsubishi Lancer X to the Commercial Director of Politik Hall Magazine Mikhail Karpov. Overall, the event is set to raise over $100,000 for KLC to be used in support of the needing in Kyiv and in Ukraine. On behalf of all the Lions and friends, we would like to thank Lion Stuart McKenzie and his team for putting together this fantastic event!
Curtis “B.J.” Bjelajac joined KLC in May 2007. Looking to increase his contribution to the Club’s activities, in April 2008 Lion BJ volunteered to take on the duties of the Club Secretary. The Secretary of the KLC is responsible for a large part of the administration of the Club, and with this increase in responsibility came a higher profile within the organization... p.2
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