No. 19
07.12.2009
Apollonia Foundation
“Macedonia, mon amour”
Inside this issue: 1st beneficent Chocolate auction in Macedonia
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Novo Nordisk School
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Donation to the Fire station
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Exhibition of DLUG
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Zoran Arsovski’s exhibition in Gevgelija
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About us
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Eco calendar
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Macedonia, mon amour” is the working title of a movie by the German director Ingo Langner, which follows the very important Christian live in Macedonia from the days of Saint Paul, the Christian towns in the late antique period, the medieval Ohrid theological school and monastic live to the first global holy – Mother Teresa. The film is also about the young Macedonian generation discovering this Christian heritage. On the begging of November the movie team was in Gevgelija for 10 days, shooting on several locations, among them Paljurci village, where Saint Paul stepped, rested, and prayed traveling throw Macedonia. The also shoot scenes from the village Zrze, the excavation site around the monastery - the eremite caves and the cave churches, the 4th century martyr grave, the 5th century basilica and the monastery; Stobi, various locations in Skopje, and Macedonia’s site from above. During their stay in Gevgelija, Apollonia Group was the host of the film team. We were vary happy that we participated in this project. The premiere of the film is scheduled for Mother Photos by Carolin Weinkopf, photographer in the Theresa's 100th birthday on 26th film http://careaux.twoday.net/ of August 2010 in Skopje.
Nature Day activities in November
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Learning about the weather, the different seasons and changes in nature, was part of the education for the Nature day children this month. They also had an opportunity to take the leading role in the organization of the games, which was very fun and interesting experience for them, the other children, and we’ve all been surprised by the children's creativity. Children from Nature Day also had a art workshop on the theme New Year, the best drawings will be turned into New Years’ greeting cards, which you’ll all receive it on your e-mails.
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1st beneficent Chocolate auction in Macedonia “Every misfortune in life happens for a good cause� - that is the thought that guided one women after 3 days spent as patient in the children's hospital Kozle in Skopje to make a charity event and help improve the conditions in this hospital. Katerina Zlatanovska - Popova came up with the idea to organize for the first time in Skopje chocolate auction. On the event that was held on the 4th of December were sold 34 donated items and 300.000 denars were raised. The organizers of the event said that they’ll buy 2 medical devices that they need in the hospital with those money and they plus have received material donations. Apollonia Hotel and Casino participated in this event with a very nice chocolate exponent which was sold for price three times bigger than the starting price. We also both chocolate statue for the decoration of our facilities in form of sailing boat - which was made of 10 kg Belgium chocolate and this particular item reached the highest price on the auction.
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Novo Nordisk School Challenge Cup
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On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, Open Fun Football School and NOVO Nordisk organized in November one day fun activities and games for children in 10 different towns of Macedonia in the period from 13th till 18th of November. Over 1000 children and 40 couches took part in this event where the main goal was to teach the children about the diabetes and that through sport this situation among the children can be reduced. Thanks to the wonderful weather that Saturday around 100 children from Gevgelija had fun through the games of Bon-Bon cup, and in the end they also received diploma for participating in this event. Apollonia Foundation gave small contribution to this project by involving the children from the Foundation and helping with the organization.
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Donation to the Fire station In terms of helping the local community, Apollonia Foundation has always been supportive because of the belief that it’s part of our responsibilities as citizens to invest in the place where we live and where our children will grow up. In November we made a donation to the Fire station in Gevgelija for contractive and decorating repairs with final goal improving the conditions of that building. Only in the first 4 months this year the team of the Fire Station in Gevgelija, which works on the area of Gevgelija, Dojran and Bogdanci, made an intervention 36 times in fire extinguishing actions.
Exhibition of DLUG
On the occasion of the celebration of our towns holiday “7th of November - the liberation day of Gevgelija”, the Association of artist from Gevgelija, made annual exhibition in Hotel Apollonia. The exhibition with thirty two pieces of art was opened on the 2nd of November in the presence of many representatives from the public institutions and authorities in our town as well as many artists and citizens of Gevgelija. This event was also supported from Apollonia Foundation.
Zoran Arsovski’s exhibition in Gevgelija On the 19th of November in the exhibitory parlor of Apollonia Hotel was opened an exhibition of young academic artist from Kumanovo - Zoran Arsovski. After the exhibitions in Kumanovo and Ohrid this was his first presentation in front of the Gevgelian public. The braveness of the author his actual work to present in few totalities which are not connected among them can be understood like a wish for more detailed presentation but also as esthetic provocation which should inspire argument. That particular interaction on the relation artist -art-public is the basic idea of Zoran Arsovski, the starting point in his work Zoran Arsovski was born 1980 in and the final destination in his realizaKumanovo. He graduated on the tion. Nacional art academy in Sofija in 2005. Took a master degree in 2007 from the same academy in the class of prof. Bozidar Bojadziev and prof. Stanisla Pamukciev. Took part in few international art exhibitions and art communes in our country and abroad.
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FUTURE EVENTS: 12.12.2009 , Culture center in Gevgelija “Carskiot pash ” - theater show
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9.12.2009, 12:00 Police Station in Gevgelija Reception on the occasion of Prevention Day 20.12.2009, Apollonia Hotel Concert of classical music from the class of Simon Trpcevski
Apollonia Foundation in the field of environment has been active not just with the Nature Day but also with participating in every environmental project organized by the Government like Tree Day. On the 13th of November we participated in this noble activity with more than 40 children from Nature Day and employees in Apollonia Group.
ECO CALENDAR