Rotary brought Christmas to Children & Elderly People!
Rotaract Club Sofia International is proud to inform you about the successful completion of the major initiative in favor of children and elderly people who live in social services homes on the territory of Sofia city!
The Rotaract Club Sofia International proposed 2 months ago an initiative for all 9 Sofia Rotaract clubs which consisted of providing Christmas trees with decoration and also some goods and food to more than 20 homes for orphans and elderly people. The donation primarly was supposed to be a joint initiative of all Sofia clubs but in the end Rotaract Club Sofia International, Rotaract Club Sofia Balkan, Interact Club Sofia International at Meridian 22, Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha and Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha-Izgrev with also the help of Rotary Club Sofia International managed to spare some time and provided 18 Christmas trees with decoration, goods and food for the “Donation of Christmas spirit” initiative.
In the 10 days (December 13-23) the 4 Rotaract Clubs together with Rotary Club Sofia International and with support from Interact Club Sofia International visited 18 homes on the territory of Sofia city in order to bring the spirit of Christmas for the people who live in these homes.
Number of visited homes by clubs:
- Rotaract Club Sofia International: 7
- Rotaract Club Sofia Balkan: 5
- Interact Club Sofia International at Meridian 22: 3
- Rotary Club Sofia International: 2
- Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha together with Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha Izgrev: 1
Names of visited homes by clubs:
- Rotaract Club Sofia International: 7
1. – Orphanage ST.SOFIA
2. – Orphanage PROF.ASEN ZLATAROV
3. – Orphanage ST.PARASKEVA
4. – Orphanage PETKO R.SLAVEJKOV
5. – Orphanage VJARA, NADEZHDA I LJUBOV
6. – Home for elderly people with mental problems in Sofia city
7. – Home for elderly people ROZA
- Rotaract Club Sofia Balkan: 5
1. – Orphanage for non-permanent stay St. Sofia
2. – Home for elderly people DARVENITZA
3. – Home for elderly people with mental problems KNIAZ BORIS
4. – Home for elderly people for non-permanent stay ST. DIMITER
5. – ?
- Interact Club Sofia International at Meridian 22: 3
1. – Orphanage DRAGALEVTZI
2. – Orphanage ST. IVAN RILSKI MIRACLEMAKER
3. – Social professional-educational centre for orphans KNIAZ BORIS I
- Rotary Club Sofia International: 2
1. – Orphanage HRISTO BOTEV
2. – Home for elderly people GORNA BANIA
- Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha together with Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha Izgrev: 1
1. – Home for elderly people ZONA B-5
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all members of the big international family of Rotary who helped for the completion of this initiative and also to the following people:
- Mr. Georgios Intziadis – for the donation of the 20 Christmas trees, decorations and lamps.
- Mr. Cyril Cressy – for the donation of 20 kgs. of the candies Jeff de Bruges.
- Ms. Raia Popova – the behind scene work for the fundraising of the needed items for the donations
- Mr. Dimiter Mandradjiev – overall coordination with the clubs and the other people involved in the project
- Ms. Helin Zahabi – coordination on behalf of Rotaract Club Sofia International and for the provision of a storage facility for the keeping of the goods until their delvivery.
- Ms. Slavena Slavkova – coordination on behalf of Rotaract Club Sofia Balkan.
- Mrs. Sarah Skaggs-Dimitrova – coordination on behalf of the Rotary Club Sofia International.
- Ms. Evelina Sandalova – coordination on behalf of Interact Club Sofia International.
- Mr. Daniel Zahariev – coordination on behalf of Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha-Izgrev.
- Ms. Boiana Bankova – coordination on behalf of Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha.
- Mr. Geno Andreev – the support for the project on behalf of the District as the DRR 2009/2010
Rotaract Sofia International on December 20th 2009:
