Laureattes of SLAVYANODEYATEL 2010 announced

Mr. Nikolay Tekeliev - laureatte of SLAVYANODEYATEL 2010
The Rotaract Club Sofia International is glad to announce that it has reached a decision upon the first laureattes of the prestige honorary award SLAVYANODEYATEL (English language translation – Slavic maker). The award and the honorary mention are for work and support for the enrichment and development of the Slavic culture and traditions. The awards are given on an annual basis for 1 non-Rotary member and 1 Rotaract member. The initiative is proposed and founded by the 1st president of the Rotaract Club Sofia International – Mr. Dimiter Mandradjiev.
The laureattes of SLAVYANODEYATEL 2010 are Mr. Nikolay Tekeliev and Ms. Paola Ivanova.
Mr. Nikolay Tekeliev (non-Rotary member)
Mr. Nikolay Tekeliev is Manager of the National Press Club of the National News Agency (Bulgarian Telegraph Agency) and besides his professional duties, for more than 30 years he is actively involved in the popularizaiton of Slavic festivals and children and young performers. He is a high honored member of FIDOF (Federation Internationale des Organisations de Festivals – International Federation of Festival Organizations) and besides being a member of various juries, he is also involved in representing different foreign dance and music festivals in Bulgaria.
One of the main activities which provoked the Rotaract Club Sofia International to give the 1st honorary mention and award to Mr. Nikolay Tekeliev is that he works for raising funds and sometimes sponsors from his name children and youth performers in order they to be prepared and take part in festivals and contests around the globe. Motivated by the idea to help children and youth formations and performers he establishes one of the first NGO-s in Bulgaria for organizing, preparation and sending of talanted and gifted Bulgarian children to take part in prestige international festivals. The name of the NGO is Association SPEKTAR.
Ms. Paola Ivanova (Rotaract member)
Ms. Paola Ivanova is the current Secretary of the Rotaract Club Sofia International and elected to be Vice-President of the same club for the next Rotarian year. She is a former member of Rotaract Club Sofia Vitosha and a founding member of the Rotaract Club Sofia International. Besides her Rotarian activities she is the President of the SOFIMUN International Foundation and General-Secretary of the National Union “Treasure the Bulgarian Heritage”. She has a MA in Slavic studies from the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and is currently exloring the Social Media sphere as a PhD researcher at the Faculty for Journalism and Mass Communication. She is one of the most awarded students in the history of the Faculty for Slavic Studies at the Sofia University.
The Rotaract Club Sofia International is highly honored to have as a member one of the youngest professional translators in Bulgaria from Serb-Croatian languages. One of the main achievements is the completion of the translation of the book “Izvjestaj iz tamnog vilaeta” of Dzevad Karahasan. This is the first book of this author ever translated in Bulgarian language and with this activity Ms. Paola Ivanova has opened the door for the cultural enrichment of the Bulgarian society with the world of Dzevad Karahasan.
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The Rotaract Club Sofia International is going to officially give the awards to Mr. Nikolay Tekeliev and Ms. Paola Ivanova at its regular meeting on Jun 7th 2010.