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1 ROTARY CLUB OF NICOSIA ASPELIA District 2450 Club ROTARY YEAR Click to edit Master subtitle style

2 Contents I II III IV V Introduction by President Caterina Kalavas The Board of Directors Financial Report Aspelia Scholarship Fund Projects

3 The start of the Year Change over Ceremony Friday 25th of June 2010 PP Michalis Avraam and P Caterina Kalavas

4 Board of Directors and PDG T. Karakannas, DDG G. Televantides, AG Dincer Cagin

5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Immediate Past President President Elect Vice President Secretary Treasurer Membership Director Rotary Foundation Director Public Relations Director Club Administration Director Service Projects Director Sergeant at Arms Caterina Kalavas PP Michalis Avraam Katerina Nicolaidou PP Masis Der Parthogh Eleni Zapiti Carol Xenophontos PP Savvas Omorphos Friedrich Vogel Louisa Coudounaris Pia Ceder Amal El Khoury Patrick Elston

6 BUDGET Treasurer: Carol Xenophontos BUDGET INCOME Balance of CCRCC brought forward from Subscriptions (approximately) Interest Received - District reimbursement EXPENSES Website operation and maintenance Postages stamps and others Telephones Donations, Subscriptions and other Public Relations and Publicity (for Rotary 500 Club projects) Yearly book, reports & others (Binding in hard copy) Hospitality Rot. Officials and Speakers 800 Miscellaneous Payments to rotary international 1460 Payment to District Payment to Cyprus Rotary 155 Paul Harris Rotary foundation 3360 buying of banners 250 color printer 300 projector 300 Rotaractors and Interactors Balance carried forward 3853 All expenses will be paid against receipts.

7 Club Administration Committee Speakers

8 Rotary Club Nicosia Aspelia Speakers 2010/ July Speaker - Dr Manfred Lange "Aspelia environmental project" 16 July Speaker Jullien Deruffe, French Embassy - The financial crisis and the fate of Europe 3 September Speaker - Mr. Sakis Theodosiou - "Green Dot, recycling in Cyprus" 24 September Speaker Dr Areti Demosthenous - Turkey: Current social and political issues 8 October Speaker: Xenia Schneider, Sommelier: "Small wineries in Cyprus" + Wine tasting 15 October Speaker Dr Despo Pilides (Department of Antiquities Nicosia) - Excavations at St George Hill (former PA.SY.DY) in Nicosia 22 October Speaker Ambassador Johnny Young, USA - "The Catholic Church in the USA and migration" 29 October Members profile day Nitsa Kiliaris : Iridodiagnosis: Prevention and Therapy of Chronic Disease 5 November Speaker - DDG George Papaleontiou - "Rotary in Cyprus and the district" 12 November Speaker- PP Stavros Makris, Chair of (Cyprus) Rotary Foundation Committee 2010/11 - "Rotary Foundation" 26 November Speaker - Barry Kyriakou from People Achieve - "Engaging the passion"

9 14 January District Governor 21 January DGN Kevork Mahdessian - "Eradication of Polio" 4 February Marios Mavrides, Chair, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics. European University Cyprus Cyprus Economy 11 February Dr. Alexandros Antonaras, MCQI CQP, PMP, Director, Consultancy Unit, University of Nicosia: "Business ethics" 25 February Dr Theodoros Voukides, Plastic Surgeon - "News on plastic surgery, Women only?" 11 March Fantinos Hadjimitsis, Cyprus Trainer: "How to improve your Rotary meeting/membership 18 March Friedrich Vogel, "Impressions of Incredible India" 8 April Antonis Petrou, Marine biologists New Marine migrants from the red sea corals of Cyprus 15 April Walter Bopp "The Geneva issue" 6 May Professor Gościwit Malinowski, President of the Faculty for Classical, Hellenic Studies and Philosophy at the University of Wrocław in Poland - "Cyprus in Polish universities" 20 May Professor Nikolaos Chatziliades, professor of General Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ioannina University. "Metal Ions in Biological Systems-Bioinorganic Chemistry" 3 June Demosthenis Severis. "40 years of Rotary life"

10 Membership Director: PP Savvas Omorphos Members: PP Andreas Ladas, Alexandra Matsis Aim to Sustain Members Induction of 3 new members New Classifications

11 Club Administration Committee Fellowship Events

12 Club Administration Committee Fellowship Events

13 Rotary Foundation Director: Friedrich Vogel Members:Nazo Davidian (Vice chair), PP Andreas Ladas, Anita Papakyriakou Goran Svensson The club is 100% sustaining member of the RF Contributing 100 USD/member since more than 5 years The club secured one District Simplified Grant for the Dyslexia project Exceptional representation at the 2 nd Cyprus Rotary Conference, October 2010, 1 st club in Cyprus with the best Attendance This year we are giving 5 PHF. We got 3 of them on Rotary Foundation date with double recognition points thus saving the club $1500.

14 Service Projects Mega project Community Environmental Project "Clean Cyprus" Let s make Cyprus a Cleaner, Greener Place Chair: Manfred Lange Launch of the Project. Gala Dinner at Presidential Palace, under the auspices of the 1 st Lady of Cyprus and in the presence of the DG

Presidential Palace, DG Assem Abdel Razek, P DG Doros Ieropoulos and Egyptian

15 Community Environmental Project "Clean Cyprus" Let s make Cyprus a Cleaner, Greener Place Chair: Manfred Lange Excellent Media coverage Gala Dinner at Presidential Palace, DG Assem Abdel Razek, P DG Doros Ieropoulos and Egyptian Ambassador with his wife Gala Dinner at Presidential Palace Rotarians, their families and guests

16 Community Environmental Project "Clean Cyprus" Let s make Cyprus a Cleaner, Greener Place

The second environmental project was the tree planting

17 Community Environmental Project Reforestation In collaboration with the Forestry Department of Cyprus The second environmental project was the tree planting in the wider Nicosia area, Athalassa Forest, near the buffer zone.

18 Service Projects Community Project Drive to the Left Chair: PP Sotos Demetriou Drive Left is a road safety project initiated by Rotary Club of Nicosia-Aspelia in collaboration with the Traffic Dept of the Cyprus Police. Launch of the Project Press Conference Larnaca International Airport 4 September 2010

Service Projects Community Project Drive to the Left Thousands of PVC Plastic Stickers with suction cups, have been printed and distributed for application to the car dashboard thus reminding

19 Service Projects Community Project Drive to the Left Thousands of PVC Plastic Stickers with suction cups, have been printed and distributed for application to the car dashboard thus reminding drivers of this rule. Excellent Media coverage 3 TV station ユ s main news and press coverage Distribution of adhesive notices by Rotarians and Rotaractors Larnaca International Airport 4 September 2010

20 Service Projects Vocational Projects Chair: Loucas Vryonides DYSLEXIA BI-COMMUNAL PROJECT Launch of the Project Press Conference 4 September 2010

21 Vocational Projects DYSLEXIA BI-COMMUNAL PROJECT Dyslexia awareness booklet for Cyprus 1. Cyprus Dyslexia Association wrote the booklet 2. Rotary Club of Nicosia Aspelia, coordinated the project, translated the booklet into Turkish and printed 2000 copies in Greek 3. The Turkish Cypriot Dyslexia Association (KKDD) worked on the Turkish version and organised the distribution of the booklet 4. The Rotary club of Nicosia Sarayionou embraced the project and printed and distributed the Turkish translation 5. Fund raising by the Rotary clubs 6. Excellent media coverage in TV news 2 TV Live Programs 1 Radio Program and press coverage

Vocational Projects DYSLEXIA PROJECT TRAIN THE TRAINER 2010 Club Trainer: PP Marianna Trokoudes Training workshops for parents and teachers who handle or encounter Dyslexic children, October-November

22 Vocational Projects DYSLEXIA PROJECT TRAIN THE TRAINER 2010 Club Trainer: PP Marianna Trokoudes Training workshops for parents and teachers who handle or encounter Dyslexic children, October-November Initiative taken by Nicosia-Aspelia and Nicosia Sarayonu, representing all the 19 Rotary Clubs in Cyprus. Aiming to assist the Dyslexia Associations of the two communities. External funding from the Small Grant Programme of the Engage project executed by the NGO Support Centre and the Management Centre and sponsored by the UNDP-ACT. Active participation of Dyslexia Associations of the two communities. Follow up by small bi-communal informal meetings of both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot parents and teachers.

23 Service Projects COMMUNITY YOUTH PROJECTS Chair: Rena Papaioannou PEDIKI STEGI FOSTER HOME Painting RC Nicosia Aspelia & Rotaractor club Nicosia Aspelia in collaboration with Dulux 20 November 2010

24 Service Projects COMMUNITY YOUTH PROJECTS Chair: Rena Papaioannou SECRET SANTA During Christmas time members proceed with donations in order to purchase gifts for needy children according to their wishes This year gifts were offered to: Pediki Stegi - Children s foster home Boys Hostel in Aglantzia, Boys Hostel in Latsia, Girls Hostel in Engomi.

Service Projects International Projects Chair: PP Sotos Demetriou International Emergency fund - ongoing project Shelter Boxes Shelter Box is a global Rotary Club project which relies entirely on

25 Service Projects International Projects Chair: PP Sotos Demetriou International Emergency fund - ongoing project Shelter Boxes Shelter Box is a global Rotary Club project which relies entirely on public donations, and responds instantly to disasters all around the world, we feel a responsibility to contribute in it. Aspelia is now buying 2 shelter Boxes Disaster Relief Task Force - Terrorist attack in Alexandria Egypt Immediate response to the above by sending $500 to help heal and rebuild. Fund raising: Donations by 2 companies. Hope for Gaza Children To offer support to the needy children in Gaza Strip especially for those suffering from chronic diseases or who are orphans. Sponsorship through the Children s Relief Foundation (CRF) Aspelia is organising Fund raising

26 Chair: Stefan Peter Chartering by our DG on 15 September 2010 Gala Dinner Presidential Palace

Involvement in the Aspelia Environmental Project in Collaboration with Green Dot The school was one of the 2 schools

28 INTERACT CLUB We had the Chartering of our 1 st Interact club at the American International School in Cyprus ( AISC) on A 3 members subcommittee undertook the training and the Rotary awareness. Involvement in the Aspelia Environmental Project in Collaboration with Green Dot The school was one of the 2 schools that received 40 Recycling bins for paper/carton and PMD worth 1984 Euros and a composting donated by Blars Business links and representation services Mr Loizos Afxentiou

30 PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE Director: Louisa Coudounaris The current PR Director, in pursuing her duties of the office, aims at the following: The overall promotion of Rotary Image and Rotary principles The promotion of the Club so as to reflect a positive image leading to: 1. Enhanced respect for Rotary/Club within the community 1. Enhanced recruitment of quality new Members

31 PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE Director: Louisa Coudounaris Media coverage to December 2010 TV Main News, Radio and life TV Programs - Internet - Satellite Drive to the Left project A Road safety project Environment Gala Dinner and about the project Dyslexia bi communal project awareness booklet Dyslexia Train the Trainer project Other coverage: 1. Alzheimer s project 2. Painting at Pediki Stegi 3. Ambassador Young s presentation at Lunch Meeting 4. Eating Disorders Center candidate future project

32 Drive Left Campaign Press Conference at Larnaka airport Ant1 T.V. Channel Main Evening News 4/9/2010

33 Drive Left Campaign Press Conference at Larnaka airport Sigma T.V. Channel Main Evening News 4/9/2010

34 Dyslexia Awareness Campaign Rik1 T.V. Channel Morning Program /10/2010

35 Dyslexia Campaign Rik2 T.V. Channel BIZ EMEIS Bi-Communal Program 22/10/1010 P. Caterina Kalavas RC Aspelia, PP Dervis Baha RC Sarayonu, Stefanos Dimitriou Cyprus Dyslexia Association & Tulin Aker Turkish Cypriot Dyslexia Association

36 We thank you for your attention and we wish all the best to the new Aspelia Board President Caterina Kalavas and the Board of Directors

CLUB BULLETIN No. 39 Wednesday June 19, 2013

CLUB BULLETIN No. 39 Wednesday June 19, 2013 ΡΟΤΑΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑΣ ΑΣΠΕΛΙΑ District 2450 Club 31029 P.O. Box 16240, CY 2087, Acropolis, Cyprus http://www.rotary-cyprus.org/nic-aspelia/ Rotary Club Nicosia-Aspelia Scholarship Fund Registered