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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SEASON 2013-14
ISSUE 06
ROTARACTION CYPRUS ROTARACT NEWSLETTER
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Rotaract Club Limassol Amathusia
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