SEASON 2013-14
ISSUE 11
ROTARACTION CYPRUS ROTARACT NEWSLETTER
District 2452 Armenia|Bahrain|Cyprus|Georgia|Jordan|Lebanon|Palestine|Sudan|United Arab Emirates
SEASON 2013-14
ISSUE 11
Dearest Rotaract friends
ROTARACTION CYPRUS ROTARACT NEWSLETTER
The Team
I welcome you to the 6th issue of Rotaraction for this Rotaract year and 11th issue overall.
DRR: Vincent Fayad
drr2452@gmail.com
I have the privilege to design the Cyprus Rotaract Newsletter for the last 6 months, and with the priceless help of PR Director and dear friend Hannah Mortaga, we managed to continue the tradition that so ingeniously initiated by my amazing fellows & friends Charis Michael & Antigoni Karakouli 2 years ago.
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
I have being working as a Graphic Designer for the last 4 year in Orthodoxou Group of Companies, located in Larnaca, and had the opportunity to work in various industries including Travel, Aviation, Employment, Insurance and more as the Group’s sole in-house designer. Besides my daily job I do some freelance projects and also assisting in the family business enhancing my PR & sales skills at my father’s Atelier. Before entering Rotaract, I tried to create my own community by co-founding a Graphic Design group and later by co-creating a Positive Thinking group. I always had the desire to create my own community but found that I was lacking in leadership and decision making skills. Therefore, I decided one day to look for an already established community that practiced personal and professional development and before I knew it I was a member of the Larnaca-Kition Rotaract Club!
Cyprus PR team is proud to present the issue of February. In this issue, meet the man behind the design of newsletter, Mishel Fayad. Let me take this opportu-
It has been a year since my pinning and I have to say the most busy and exciting year yet. It’s not only the contribution and the new skills learned, but also all the people I have met and still many to meet, and the opportunity for so many initiatives, not to mention the international network of friends you immediately gain and can call upon when visiting (almost) any country worldwide.
nity to thank him for surviving with me these couple of months. Also, read about the upcoming District 2451 Conference in Egypt, the Cyprus RYLA, have a look at the past events of each clubs and more. Enjoy reading! | ROTARACTION | ISSUE 11 | 2
It is within my new year’s plan to visit all the clubs of Cyprus and meet the true spirit of Rotaract and Rotaractors across the Island. Therefore I hope and trust we will meet soon. Kindest Regards Mishel Fayad Cyprus Creative Advisor 2013-14
is here!
Together we have the power to transform the communities we live in. We can create a future we are proud of. If you are between the ages of 17 and 30 RYLA invites you to join us, and be part of a team that will work together and present a final concept to solve one of today’s social problems, such as unemployment or hunger within our own societies. You will be inspired by our keynote speakers, and activity leaders . A team of experienced mentors will assist you with the preparation of your team’s concept and final presentation.
Programm Details 9:00 - 9:05 Welcome 9:05 - 9:40 Creativity Michalis Papadopoulos Innovation and Development Manager CYTA 9:40 - 10:05 “Differentiate by doing and innovating in times of entrepreneurial bubbles” Michalis Tyrimos Chief Operating Officer of Exelia Technologies and co-founder of the Cypriot Enterprise Link and Alexandros Vassiliou Managing Partner, Occhio Group Ltd.
11:20- 11:35 “Social Entrepreneurship”George Isaias Executive Director of the SYNTHESIS Center for Research and Education Ltd 11:35 – 12:00 “Raising Funds” Demetris Hadjisofocli, CEO Helix Incubator 12:00 - 13:40 workshop in teams on building a social startup. This session will be assisted by the support of mentors (Each team will make 3-5 mins to pitch of their idea) 13:40 – 14:40 Lunch
10:05 - 11:05 “Cross-Lingual Dances” Christos Polymenakos Performance Writer Researcher, Teacher, Performer, Artistic Director of odDRay Inc “CrossLingual Dances
14:40 - 15:10 Conclusions and collective decisions of the next steps To register please email aleen@peopleachieve.com
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You
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~ The 1st Rotaract District Conference 2451 ~ You are invited by the Rotaractors of District 2451 to have a life time experience, enjoying two of Egypt’s most Exotic cities in the 1st Rotaract District Conference 2451. You have the chance now to explore the under waters of one of the best beaches in Hurghada and experience the History among t h e
Temples of the Great Egyptian Pharos in Luxor. In Hurghada, you’ll get the chance to have the perfect tan in the warm sun and swim among the most awesome colorful fish and under water creatures that blows your mind away. Then get in touch with the history in Luxor where you’ll witness the rise of evolution among the lands of the Pharos who left a legacy for the world to follow. Book your calendars from June the 19th to the 23rd 5 days 4 nights on all inclusive basis in 5 * hotels. On behalf of my fellow Rotaractors of District 2451 “For years we’ve been together a one big family under the same District 2450 embracing us
with our different cultures and backgrounds. With Egypt becoming a District on its own, it’s only a bigger opportunity for you to discover and experience the Egyptian culture. We can’t wait to welcome you in our country Egypt, and we promise you with more surprises to come just the moment you step into Egypt.”
Looking forward to seeing you all, Akram Zaalouk District 2451 DRR 2014-2015
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Rotaract Clubs of Nicosia
Nicosia Joint Project: Karaoke Night A joint karaoke night was organized by the three RAC in Nicosia: RAC Nicosia Aspelia, RAC Nicosia and RAC Nicosia Ledra.
The karaoke night took place in Brickyard, which offered us a discounted entrance of 10 euro with unlimited drinks. Raffle tickets of €5 were sold in advance and on the night and all the funds raised will be used
in combination with the funds raised during the Christmas bazaars to buy two pieces of equipment for the pedo-oncology department in Makarios hospital. We are very thankful for our sponsors, who have provided prizes for the raffle and helped us raised a very important amount of funds. A percentage of the income from food orders also contributed to the funds raised. The amount of 1300 euro was raised during the Karaoke night. During the event, members and friends of Rotaract and Rotary, together with Brickyard’s customers sang, danced and had
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fun. Demetra won the first prize, which is one free accommodation for two in a Double Room with breakfast at Cavo Maris hotel. The second prize, two vouchers for one body massage and one facial spa by Dessange Paris was given to Inga. Finally, Adonis and Margarita, after performing an excellent duet, won the third prize, which was one free month membership at Nicosia’s Fitness Project.
Rotaract Club Nicosia Aspelia
Ambassador of Romania Visit The Rotaract Nicosia Aspelia general meeting, held on the 11th of February 2014, was devoted to celebrate Romania as part of the Mega-Twinning project which our club is involved to. As a result, we were honoured to host the ambassador of Romania in the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Ion Pascu. The ambassador gave a great speech with regards to the historic bonds between Cyprus and Romania, but also
explained the current good relationship and collaboration between the two countries. During the PowerPoint presentation of the ambassador, we had the opportunity to get to know Romania as a tourist destination.
Finally, a live Skype conference was held between the Nicosia Aspelia club and Rotaract club of Bucharest which helped to build an even more energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere during the meeting.
In addition, Aspelians organised a Romanian wine tasting accompanied by traditional Romanian food products in order to experience in-depth the Romanian culture.
Rotary Peace Fellow Presentation On the 25th of February 2014, Rotaract Club Nicosia Aspelia had the pleasure to invite Mr Ioannis Marios Sarikas, a Rotary Peace Fellow, to speak about his experience and opportunities on Rotary Peace Fellowship programmes. Mr Sarikas is currently studying MA in International Studies, Peace and Conflict Resolution at the University of Queensland. He previously worked on the topics of insurgency and conflict resolution in Iraq and Afghanistan. His particular interest in the region of Middle East led him to travel and work in Jordan and Lebanon, doing fieldwork on refugee camps and research on suicide missions.
About Rotary Peace Fellowship: Each year, Rotary funds some of the world’s most dedicated and brightest professionals to study at the Rotary Peace Centres in order to promote peace globally, and often serve as leaders in various NGOs and organizations such as the United Nations and World Bank. For more information please visit www.rotary.org/en/ peace-fellowships 7 | ISSUE 11 | ROTARACTION |
Rotaract Club Larnaca Kition
The Kitions turn 3!!... The Kitions are growing strong! On the 22nd of February, members of Rotaract Larnaca Kition celebrated their 3 year old birth-
day. The Kitions have proved that they are growing stronger by year. In order to celebrate our birthday, we organized a rich dinner at Lush, Makenzi. Members of Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Larnaca Kition enjoyed the great food and the company. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who honored us with their pres-
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ence. We are thrilled for getting older and promise to continue growing strong.
Rotaract Club Larnaca Kition
Pinning of our 3 new members Susaj and Maria Argyridou. We would like to welcome the three highly skilled members to the Kitions family and we look forward to work with them.
On the 6th of February, Rotaract Larnaca Kition met for its official biweekly meeting. Highlight of the meeting was to officially welcome three new members, Deary Alade, Besa
PanCyprian Welfare Support
On the 8th of February, members of Larnaca Kition, met at Alphamega, to collect foods to support Larnaca Welfare. Members were present at the hypermarkets all morning, giving our leaflets to info people what the Larnaca Welfare Markets is in
need and informing them about the needs of Larnaca. The collection was a success and the Municipality of Larnaca thanked the club on their official website.
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Rotaract Club of Nicosia
Act for Culture, Act for Rotaract
Rotaract Club Nicosia took part at the ‘Act for Culture, Act for Rotaract’, an international project of Bostanli Rotaract Club, continuing the cooperation between the two clubs, which started 3 years ago. Culture is transmitted through families, language, communities within generations and from one generation to the next. Art and culture contribute to strengthening cultural values, preserving heritage and history, building community and network, enhancing cultural connections among countries. As club we decided to send information for this e-bulletin about Lefkaritika, perhaps the best known Cypriot traditional embroidery. The text sent included how lefkaritika are made and their history in Cyprus.
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A final note Wow, we are half way through the Rotaract Year already!!! Looking back at the previous editions, we would like to take this opportunity and congratulate each and every club for their ongoing hard work. You may not realize it but, you have done an excellent job to the community and yet you are continuing
strongly. We would like you to take a moment and remember what you have achieved in the past couple of months and give your selves a round of applause. Thank you for being the change that our community needs and we are proud to have you all the leaders of tomorrow.
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ROTARACTION CYPRUS ROTARACT NEWSLETTER
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