Cyprus Rotaract Newsletter 06

SEASON 2013-14

ISSUE 06

ROTARACTION CYPRUS ROTARACT NEWSLETTER

District 2452 Armenia|Bahrain|Cyprus|Georgia|Jordan|Lebanon|Palestine|Sudan|United Arab Emirates

ROTARACTION CYPRUS ROTARACT NEWSLETTER

The Team

Welcome My fellows in service,

DRR: Vincent Fayad

drr2452@gmail.com

PDRR: Elena Aroti drrep2450@gmail.com

Cyprus VDRR: Kyriacos Christofides christofidisk@me.com

Cyprus PR Coordinator / Chief Editor: Hannah Mortaga hannahmortaga@gmail.com

Creative Advisor Mishel Fayad

contact@mishelfayad.com

Editorial Following the success of the past issues of ROTARACTION we are proud to present the first issue for the new Rotaract year, 2013-2014. In this issue, the Cyprus PR Team is proud to introduce the new personalized layout of the newsletter which we hope you will like. In this month’s issue we present the Rotaract District 2452 Team, we remember the September events of all Rotaract clubs; we meet Vincent Fayad (DRR District 2452 – 2013/2014) and more. | ROTARACTION | ISSUE 01 | 2

It has been almost four months now since the new Rotaract District 2452 has been launched, and that happened from a very special place and one of the most beautiful cities in our district, Limassol - Cyprus.

As amazing as their country, the Cypriots are showing great motivation this year through their extraordinary club, executing great projects which totally set a perfect example for the motto of this year: Leading to Serve.

Our united vision is paving the way for us to change lives and have a greater impact on the societies of our district, as a start, and the world in general, as a second step. United we can achieve the impossible; and this is evident from the projects that the district’s clubs are achieving. It is truly great to see everyone following the strategic plan that was shaped by every Rotaractor, in a way or another, at the beginning of this Rotarian year.

It is an honor to be part of such hardworking and supportive district and a great experience to be representing it. It brings me great joy seeing the positive energy that keeps on roaring everywhere among all the clubs.

Keep up the amazing work and keep on engaging yourselves to change lives to the better.

Yours in Rotaract,

Vincent Fayad DRR District 2452 2013-2014

District 2452 Armenia|Bahrain|Cyprus|Georgia|Jordan|Leba non | Palestine|Sudan|United Arab Emirates

Rotaract?

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30.

It is a service, leadership and community service organization which focuses on the development of young adults as leaders in their communities and workplaces. Moreover, Rotaractors take part in international service projects, in a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world.

Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they’re sponsored by a local Rotary club.

This makes them true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary. As one of Rotary’s most significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 8,400 clubs and more than 184,000 members in about 170 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

Cyprus has 10 active Rotaract clubs and belongs to District 2452 along with Armenia, Bahrain, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan and UAE.

Meet the Cyprus Rotaract Clubs Presidents

RAC Nicosia Aspelia Charis Michael charis.michael@gmail.com Rotaract Club

Nicosia Aspelia

RAC Larnaca Kition Andreas Matsangos amatsangos@gmail.com Rotaract Club

Larnaca Kition

RAC Nicosia Ledra Rovertos Hanadjias rovertos@yahoo.com Rotaract Club

Nicosia Ledra

RAC Kyrenia St. Hilarion

RAC Nicosia Niovi Georgiade niovigeo@yahoo.com

Nazif Burak Sezgin nbsezgin@me.com

RAC Limassol Amathusia

Eva Antoniou

evangelia.antoniou@yahoo.co.uk

RAC Nicosia Sarayonu Cilem Maniga

RAC Nicosia Lefkothea Margatia Kounnafi margaritakounnafi@googlemail.com

maniga_1@hotmail.com

Rotaract Club of Nicosia Sarayonu

RAC Limassol Berengaria Cosmopolitan

Zehra Akerman

zehra_akerman@yahoo.com

RAC Kyrenia Liman Vasviye Baltaci v.baltaci@gmail.com

Rotaract Club Limassol Amathusia

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Rotaract District Com

Immediate Past District Rotaract Representative

Elena Aroti 00357 99 581 890 drrep2450@gmail.com

Distr Rep Vincent

00971 drr245

D Rotaract R Emil

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District Treasurer

Information

Rotaract

Officer

Interact Relations Officer

Professional Development Director

District Secretary

Charbel Katra

Najah Elias

Joelle Sawalhi

Nadine Issa

Sahar El Choufi

00971 504 005 655 charbel.katra@gmail.com

00961 701 565 15 najah.elias@rotaractmetn.org

00961 701 227 23 joellesawalhi30@gmail.com

00961 364 9314 nadine.issa@rotaractmetn.org

00961 303 3840 schoufi@gmail.com

(VDRRs) Vice District Ro (per Co LEBANON Fouad El Haddad 00961 701 129 34 fouad.elhaddad@gmail.com

Magda Tanjar 00961 376 3375 magda.tanjar@gmail.com

Jean-Marc Adaimi 00962 702 231 22 adaimi.jeanmarc@gmail.com

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ARMENIA

BAHRAIN

Anna Barikyan

Sara Sedky

00374 915 806 82 anna_barikyan@yahoo.com

00973 398 938 38 sarah.sedky@gmail.com

JO Basem

00962 799 fanousbasem

mmittee 2013 - 2014

rict Rotaract presentative Bou Fayad

Incoming District Rotaract Representative Lana Shahin

1 562 742 052 52@gmail.com

00962 799 767 067 shahinlana@gmail.com

Debuty District Representative J. Moawad

Rotaract Image & Visibility Director

Alain Khoury

0961 310 7788

00961 346 1758 alain.khoury@rotaractmetn.org

wad@gmail.com

Service Director

Club Service Director

Midyear Conference Chairperson

Social Media Director

Stephany Sabella

Elie Mouawad

Salim Moawad

Anthony Mezher

Zayna Al Hamarneh

00961 763 332 03

00961 709 752 58 mouawade@gmail.com

00961 318 2804 salimjmoawad@gmail.com

00961 356 2715 anthonytmezher@gmail.com

00962 776 516 666 zhamarneh@modempr.com

International

Service Director

stephany.sabella@rotaractmetn.org

Community

Website, District Magazine & NewsLetter

Rita Maalouf

otaract Representatives ountry)

ORDAN Fanous

9 442 441 m@gmail.com

CYPRUS

00961 383 5164 maalouf.rita@hotmail.com

GEORGIA

U.A.E

Kyriakos Christofides

Gventsa Soselia

Vincent Bou Fayad

00357 99 209 935 christofidisk@me.com

00995 93 270 413 gvantsa91@yahoo.com

00971 562 742 052 drr2452@gmail.com

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Berengaria Cosmopolitan Rotaract Club of Limassol

Handover Ceremony of Berengaria Cosmopolitan Rotaract Club On 17th of September, Berengaria Cosmopolitan Rotaract Club of Limassol has organised the hand-over ceremony to say thank you to the past president, board members and members for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.

Also, the board members for the year (Sandra, Athos, Marleen, Vadim, Tamara, Louis) were introduced and pinned.

Two new members Tamara and Tatiana of the club were pinned.

New potential members (i.e. Santosh , who has travelled all the way from India to join our club) was also present in the night!

We hope to have another successful year with our existing and new members!

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Rotaract Club Nicosia – Ledra

Nicosia Dog Shelter On Saturday 14th September our Club went to the Nicosia Dog Shelter (NDS) as a first of series of visits to follow. Upon arrival we were given a tour around the shelter and through the individual old houses which have been modified to accommodate the dogs. The dogs

were allocated in these houses based on categories such as small size, hound, large size (e.g. Labrador, Husky).

Following the tour around the shelter’s premises we helped Ramona (NDS Supervisor) to register dogs. The procedure

to register an unregistered dog is to put a collar with a unique code around their neck, so as to have a full record of all the dogs.

After this we enjoyed spending some time meeting the dogs and playing with them.

The collaboration between RAC Nicosia – Ledra and NDS will be an ongoing project. We shall regularly visit the shelter to take the dogs for a walk and to help in bathing them as well as provide essentials such as food, old carpets and towels.

Finally we will be helping the NDS in organizing and administering any events they will host in the future.

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Rotaract Club of Nicosia

“Agkaliazo” Fundraising Event Rotaract Club of Nicosia has supported the fundraising event of Rotary Club of Nicosia on the 19th of September.

All the proceeds of the event were given to the organisation “

Agkaliazo’ which helps families who have limited food resources is of drastic importance.

The event was hosted at the house of our Rotary president Mr. Antonis Ashiotis, supported by 100 guests.

Rotaract Club of Nicosia has helped by handling the communication part, making the Facebook event page, as well as preparing food platters, taking photos and serving the drinks at the bar at the night of the event.

We are very proud to be part of this event, which had proceeds more than 1400euros.

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Rotaract Club Larnaca - Kition

Charity Car Wash Rotaract Larnaca Kition in cooperation with IN & OUT Car Wash, organized an all day charity Car Wash on Saturday, 7th of September. Homemade muffins, cakes and cookies were baked from the members and sold to those who waited for their car to be washed.

A total of 110 cars were washed that Saturday and 450 Euros was collected and given to St Lazarus Center for Special Needs People, a centre which provides its services to adults who suffer from mild, medium and intellectual disabilities.

The next morning, presidents of the club Andreas Matsangos and Cyprus VDRR as well as Larnaca Kition Past President Kyriakos Christofides, assisted the members of the centre in

purchasing goods that they needed.

This event was also a good chance to address potential members and created awareness. Members of the club were also giving out leaflets that described the purpose of our club and answered questions to those interested.

Cheese & Wine Night The Rotary Club of Larnaca and the Larnaca Multiple Sclerosis Association with the assistance of the Rotaract Larnaca Kition and Interact Club of Larnaca Kition, organized a charity Cheese and Wine event in the gardens of the Pierides Museum on Monday the 30th of September.

Municipality of Larnaca and we were honored by the presence of the minister Tasos Mitsopoulos.

One of the goals of Rotaract Larnaca Kition for this year is to

closely cooperate with its sponsoring Rotary club working together in this project was the first step. We hope that there will be more upcoming collaborations.

The event was a great success and raised â‚Ź4000 that will be used to support the Larnaca Multiple Sclerosis Associations programs for the patients like, physiotherapy, aromatherapy, home assistance and psychological assistance. The event was under the auspices of the 9 | ISSUE 06 | ROTARACTION |

Rotaract Club Larnaca - Kition

Larnaca European Mobility Week Every year, since 2002, Larnaca Municipality participates in the European Mobility Week, a week dedicated to sustainable mobility.

This year, Larnaca celebrated under the slogan “Clean Air,

Larnaca it’s your move”. Municipality of Larnaca and Europe Direct Information Centre in Larnaca organized a lot of events oriented to this goal.

The events during the week included closing roads in the urban shopping center, exhibitions, cycling, information feedback from the officers of the municipality, free morning bus rides, touring with alternative mobility, painting by children, walking tour in the cultural centre etc.

Rotaract Larnaca Kition was present at the event on Saturday 21st of September. Our club

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had its own booth where we were able to promote the club and create awareness of the purpose of our club.

A final note 36th Rotaract District Conference 2450 We were honoured to host this year’s District Conference, which took place in Limassol, and was in fact the last of District 2450 before it’s resolution to Districts 2451 and 2452.

We had an amazing time and shared great memories with all the countries of the District.

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