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BANE RANDJELOVIC Governor 2017 -18

Newsletter No 10 – 26. 5. 2018.

Photo of the month: During the last 2 months, our District 2483 got 60 new Paul Harris Fellow

recognitions due to contributions to the Rotary Foundation. Congratulations to all!

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 10

From the Editor

We are nearing the end of the Rotary year. This is a good opportunity to look back, but it’s too early to sum up the results. Now is the moment to see which goals we had set for ourselves at the beginning of the year, and whether we can achieve or exceed them. It is necessary to make an effort and in the finishing phase to do our best and make sure that the results are excellent. By analyzing this year, we can help plan the next year in an even better, more realistic, more content, more inspiring way. The end of each year should be used to make the next year even better. It is the legacy we give to those who come. Rotary is recognizable by its rotating functionaries and limited duration of mandates, as well as the fact that the previous experiences are used for the future. That’s why our organization is becoming better every year. Summing up the results is often viewed as an opportunity to show off with all that has been achieved, but it is actually an incentive to new functionaries who come with new energy and enthusiasm. In fact, 360 days is a long period in which a lot can be done. Still, one should not forget that 30 days is a twelfth part of that period, and that there is time to correct everything that needs to be corrected, and to carry out something not yet achieved. Let’s all use this month in front of us, so that at the end of this year we will be proud of what has been done, but even prouder of ourselves and our team.

ADG Nikola Božić, urednik

A word from the Governor

CUTTING IT FINE! My dears, we are cutting it fine, so to speak. We cut it fine but we do significant things! We have managed to carry out a number of projects during the past month, to help many schools and health institutions. So, another very successful month is behind us. In addition to the successful and swift work of the clubs, which, of course, I am happy about, I am also very content with the excellent atmosphere, the good will, enthusiasm and optimism. We are all very positive, we don’t look back at the past, and we look into the future. And we make a difference!!! The team which led the District and managed the clubs this year really made a difference. MAKING A DIFFERENCE! In regards to last years, this year we did the following: • increased the membership, • enlarged the number of clubs, • increased the number of realized projects, • bumped up the value of realized projects, • increased the number of volunteer hours, • boosted the number of clubs with Rotary Citations, • increased the number of global grants, • enlarged the donations into the Annual Fund Rotary foundation, • marked up the donations into the POLIO fund, • increased the total donations into the Rotary Foundation, • significantly increased the number of PHFs in the District. Is that enough? :) And finally, the best of all - just the last month and a half we paid more than $20,000 into the Foundation and moved toward the goal of making a record donation into the annual fund this year, a record payment per capita, and a record deposit in the total Foundation donations. So, as I said, we are cutting it fine, but we are moving things SIGNIFICANTLY! We will celebrate this all together during our Zlatibor weekend at our District Conference and District Assembly. Yours in Rotary,

DG Bane Ranđelović


Governors Visits to Clubs

RC Požarevac Viminacijum

RC Loznica

RC Bgd - Metropolitan

RC Niš – Konstantin Veliki

Grčka

RC Bijelo Polje

RC Bgd - Sava

Kipar

Turska

RC Užice

RC Kikinda


Governor Bane Randjelović took participated in the work of District Conference 2420 (Turkey). On this occasion, he talked about the need to strengthen cooperation between our districts and on mutual cooperation in the framework of global grants. His host was Governor D2420 Mustafa Kaan Kobakoglu.

District: International activities

We participated in the work of the District Conference 2484 (Northern Greece). The photo shows Governor Chris Tseleti, PRID Savak Alpaj and DG 2420 Mustafa Kaan Kobakoglu.

Governor Bane Randjelović participated at the Conference of District 2452, which is more than 84 years old. It is formed by multi countries, has multi cultures and use multi languages. It is present on 3 CONTINENTS and 9 COUNTRIES: Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Sudan, Bahrain, UAE, Georgia, Armenia and Palestine. In 1929, the East Mediterranean Provisional District (District 2452 today) was formed by RC Cairo (11-03-1929), RC Alexandria and RC of Beirut (02-02-1932).


The third annual coordination meeting of clubs from Montenegro, with Governor Bane Randjelović present, was held on May 19, 2018 in Bijelo Polje. Talks were held about the forming of a federation of clubs from this country in order to facilitate the administration and functioning of the District, as well as the realized activities in this year and plans for the next period. The governor used this wonderful opportunity to present three badges to the new members of RC Bijelo Polje, and to hold a drive for donating books to the library of the gymnasium in this city. Over 1300 books were collected on that occasion.

District: Meeting of clubs from Montenegro

Activity coordination

The final meeting of the District Team and ADG in this Rotary Year was held on May 26 in Niš regarding club activities, contribution to the Foundation and District awards.

District: The ADG meeting

Results analysis


The Rotary E-Club organized a specialist meeting dubbed “Crypto Society in the Service of Local Communities Development” in Belgrade on the potential of using cryptocurrency for the development of society, local communities and humanitarian work. An introductory lecture titled “Society Without Cash” was held by H.E. Mr. Jan Lundin, Swedish Ambassador to Serbia. He talked about how Sweden is slowly becoming a cash-free state with all payments carried out via bank cards or online applications. “The transition of cash into a virtual space is possible when citizens gain trust in the state and the system. The non-cash payment method leads to greater transparency, which, with the trust that information on cash flows will not be abused, leads to a safer society. In such a society, it is difficult to finance criminal activities, and the scope of criminal activity that can cause harm to citizens or shop and bank employees is also reduced,” Ambassador Lundin said in his introductory address. A panel discussion on the potentials of cryptocurrencies for social development and humanitarian work followed. The panel was attended by Arvin Kamberi (Diplo Foundation, Bitcoin Association), Slobodan Milovanović (PhD candidate at the University of Uppsala, Sweden), Ivan Bjelajac (CEO MVP Workshop), Slobodan Marković (Technical Advisor, UNDP) and Nikola Božić (program director of the Research Station Petnica). Moderators of the discussion were journalists Tamara Vučenović and Vladimir Radunović from the Diplo Foundation. “Frequently, cryptocurrency is said to either be a hoax or easy money and rarely a realistic potential for the development of society and the local community, including humanitarian work. The intention of this panel and meeting is to connect the technological and development community and to constructively discuss the potentials and challenges of cryptocurrency for social development, primarily through concrete examples in the world and the most important factors,” said Vladimir Radunović, event organizer and president of the Rotary E-Club. The rally was jointly organized by the Rotary E-Club and a technical community gathered around the Dash cryptocurrency, which gives the topic a broad scope. Detailed conclusions from the panel can be found on the following link: http://www.rotaryeclubd2483.org/kriptodrustvo/

RC E-club: A panel about cryptocurrencies

http://www.rotaryeclubd2483.org/kriptodrustvo/










The Rotary Club Niš-Constantine the Great, for the 11th time in a row, organized the New Niš Elite 2018 drive on Many 26. The drive provided awards of one-time scholarships for the best Niš high school pupils who have achieved outstanding district competition results in various fields (mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, computing). During the week preceding this action, a series of activities in the local community promoted the drive and the awarded laureates. All the activities ended with a ceremony during which prize grants were awarded. Celebrations always take place in the presence of Rotarians, Rotaracts, parents, school directors, public figures from the local community, friends of Rotary and the local media. This year, the main ceremony at which scholarships were awarded was a charity concert. The concert was performed by pianist Vedrana Stojić, a Rotary from RC Glorija Banja Luka, and her guest was flutist Anđela Bratić, a former Rotaract member. The funds collected entered the prize fund intended for scholarships to laureates.

RC Niš – Constantine the Great

The new Niš elite 2018


Activities in 2017/18: 1. NEW DANCE FORUM - Financing the production of a monograph dedicated to the work and success of the New Dance Forum on the national and international theatrical scene of the Association of Ballet Artists of Vojvodina on the occasion of the anniversary of the existence and work of the Association. 2. DANUBE DIALOGUES 2017 - For the fifth time in a row, we offered support to the exhibition at the Festival of Contemporary Art, Danube Dialogues - the Intensity of Aesthetics, with the Bel Art Gallery and Vesna Latinović organizing one of the exhibitions. The project is regional and refers to the Danube macro region, with the aim to instruct young people about the edifying role of art and to develop a center of cooperation and exchange in Novi Sad. 3. ROTARY SEEDLINGS FOR GREENER SCHOOLS - Tree planting at the Sonja Marinković elementary school in Novi Sad - 24 trees. 4. Rotary talent night – ROBOTICS NIGHT - Financing the purchase of the necessary equipment for robot design to be presented at the European EUROBOT competition in France, 2018 by students of M41+, Mechatronics and Robotics of the Faculty of Technical Sciences from Novi Sad. 5. Training instructors to develop video games - Participation in the RC Belgrade Metropolitan project, training volunteering lecturers under the supervision of RC Belgrade Metropolitan and KPMG from Belgrade (the leader in video game development) to work with children. The volunteers continued their free training in our small IT Academy in Novi Sad. Apart from our club member, a RACT Novi Sad member also took part. 6. Support for pianist Ivana Damjanov – Taking part in the RC Novi Sad Petrovaradin Fruška Gora drive, aid for pianist Ivana Damjanov, a student at the Music Academy from Novi Sad (who played Bach and Franz Liszt at our RTN) for her participation in an international competition. 7. Donation of children’s clothes - Collecting and donating clothes to the Home for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities in Veternik. 8. Sweets for Christmas parcels for children – Selling sweets for socially vulnerable, disabled and children without parental care from Bratstvo School in Bečej, organized by RACT Novi Sad. 9. Purchasing school equipment – Procuring school supplies for the Home for Children and Youth in Novi Sad. The aim is to prevent the negative consequences that children suffer because of negative life styles. Our wish was to help them by purchasing school supplies. 10. Ladies and Gentlemen – welcome to the 1920s. - We gave support to the humanitarian drive organized by the 3rd year students of hotel management at the PMF, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management. All funds are going to the humanitarian fund for treating children suffering from cerebral palsy. 11. “Serbia – the Middle Ages” - I’ll be back! – We also supported another drive by the hotel management students, organized as part of the Animation and Logistics in Tourism program. The funds were presented to the citizens’ association Life from Novi Sad, which helps children fight against rare diseases. (http://www.zivotorg.org). 12. “Whiteboard School Project” - We co-financed the Rotaract Club Novi Sad project for the purchase of whiteboards for the Jovan Popović elementary school from Susek. 13. Construction of an open classroom (project underway) - Construction of an open classroom in the Sonja Marinković elementary school in Novi Sad. An open classroom not only helps children with learning mathematics in an agreeable environment, but it can also motivate them to study and learn more. 14. THE HERBARIUM OF VOLNI (project underway) – Assistance in the conservation and digitization of the largest botanical treasure chartered to the scientific community for 100 years. 15. LIGHT UP THE ROTARY – Drive at the Bel Art Gallery presenting the Rotary and our club to the local community.

District: Clubs rated highly

RC Novi Sad - Dunav

http://www.zivotorg.org/








Activities in 2017/18: -September 2017. Equipping the speech therapy office of the Podgorica Resource Center (around Eur 2,000). -October 2017. Purchasing of a 2D printer for the Vasa Pavić Music School in Podgorica (Eur 600). -November 2017. Charity dinner dubbed “Give me a chance to get an education” for mobile Braille readers for children with visual impairment in the process of inclusion in regular schools (three Braille readers and two service packages – total worth around Eur 5,500). -December 2017. Distribution of 1,600 parcels in cooperation with Red Cross Podgorica and 280 parcels in cooperation with Red Cross Cetinje. -March 2018. Traditional celebrating of International Rotary Day. A humanitarian concert of KIC POP HORA was held this time in front of an audience of 550 Rotarians, friends and guests at the Cultural Information Center Budo Tomović with the aim of equipping a room for early intervention in the Resource Center Podgorica for children and parents who come for treatment from other places in Montenegro. Works on the reconstruction of the derelict space and repair work are ongoing and the value is about Eur 4,000. Thank-you notes were sent to the friends of drives: EPCG, Mediterranean University, MAMA International, Arhimed, photographer Sava Prelević, and the Copy Center. -May 2018. The Friends of the Rotary of Montenegro will be informed tonight, and it is likely that a press conference will be held for the public regarding 3 major drives by RC Podgorica: 1. Architectural project of the clinic for neurology of the KBC extension (value about Eur 7,500), architectural bureau of our member Lidija Radulovic Cvjetinović APM, for which KBC CG received a donation for Eur 550,000 from their Chinese partner CBC and about Eur 600,000 from the budget for implementing the project. 2. Via RC PG, the Mediterranean University donated to the Educational Institution Resource Center Podgorica a combined machine for children with special needs worth Eur 24,500 and to the Gymnasium Slobodan Skerović complete equipment for an amphitheater (furniture, televisions, smartboards) worth about Eur 20,000. The total monetary value of these three drives over Eur 50,000. RC PG’s drives were reported on by all representatives of the printed and electronic media, for which there is documentation. In this period, RC PG acquired 4 new members and 1 membership candidate. There was exceptional cooperation with young people, members of our RTC club, who are free to attend all the meetings when we have guest lecturers, a total of 11 in this Rotary year to date. The institution for children with special needs, Resource Center Podgorica, is the only institution of this type in Montenegro. Since its establishment in 1998, RC Podgorica has monitored the work of the Resource Center and, as far as possible, helped with their work.


RC Podgorica


RC Belgrade Sava continued its tradition this Rotary year of serving the community with giving aid to persons with disabilities. We all contributed to the Youth Philharmonic Borislav Pašćan for the summer international camp 2017, and in 2018, thanks to the District, we contributed further to encourage young artists to continue their education. We also supported the project “100 for 100” of RC Belgrade Čukarica, which was raised to the district level. In accordance with the wonderful idea of Rotary International President Ian H.S. Riseley, we planted 20 ash tree seedlings along the Sava Walkway in Belgrade and we hope that we will see some progress soon. It is without doubt that the joint group of our Distinguished Governor Bane Randjelović, Rotaract Club Belgrade Sava, Danilo Ljevnaić DG 2020/2021 and Nikola Božić ADG and the Club members themselves will contribute to the trees growth. We also decided to reinforce our company so we accepted 3 new members and we are working on an additional expansion of the membership. In order to meet with successful people in their surroundings, 9 lectures were held, and 3 have been announced. We are glad that we were also the initiators of Belgrade Rotary Club joint meetings, and we were the hosts on two occasions although we also socialized with friends from RC Belgrade Center, RC E-Club, RC Belgrade Novi Beograd, RC Belgrade Čukarica, RC Belgrade, RC Belgrade Metropolitan, RC Belgrade Skadarlija, etc. We celebrated the 11th anniversary of receiving our charter, and we put a lot of effort to attend all the club and district seminar events. Thus, there were six of us from the club at PETS-2017 and 5 at PETS 2018. The club president, Daliborka Bradić, was our representative at the Kluz Institute which brought together Rotary leaders from Europe, Asia and Africa (zones 19 and 20B), and President Ian H.S. Riseley also attended the event.


RC Beograd - Sava



RC Beograd - Skadarlija

The largest club projects in 2017/18 were the following: 1. Summer and winter holidays for a total of 40 children and 10 monitors from 8 institutions in the Hotel Philoxenia in Pefkohori and Satellite on Zlatibor - total value Eur 15,000 RC. Belgrade Skadarlija has organized this drive for the past 5 years whereupon persons and children with special needs or without parental care can enjoy themselves and briefly forget about their problems. The smiles we see on their faces give us the strength and motivation to continue with this drive in the coming years. 2.”YOU TOO ARE SANTA CLAUS” – a traditional 4-year drive in which 650 parcels for children without parental care are provided. An appropriate presentation in DKC was organized - the total value of the drive is Eur 13,000. A gift from Santa Claus is something that every child deserves and the club will endeavor to pass out parcels for everybody every single year. 3. In the “100 for 100” campaign, 19 computers were donated to the Sveti Sava from Umka school for children with special needs – about Eur 4,000. Within the same campaign, Eur 500 was donated for the purchase of new computers (disbursed by RC Beograd Čukarica). 4. Training of teachers from 3 Obrenovac-based schools in Petnica – Eur 11,000. This training rounded up GG, whereupon 55 computers were donated, as well as 20 laptops, 20 interactive boards and 1 3D printer. 5. Jahorina – A Rotary socializing event with 230 guests, 14 RC clubs from 8 countries – funds gathered for GG for the PKB School. 6. To date, our club has planted and donated some 550 pine and fir seedlings to other clubs. Planting another 2,500 seedlings is under way.


CLUB ACTIVITIES: Monthly lectures from various areas: • NOVEMBER 40 – The Evolution of Human Sexuality, Robert Kormanjoš, lecturer. • DECEMBER 14 – Pig slaughtering from the perspective of a veterinarian, Dr. Bela Vašaš, lecturer. • JANUAR 25 – The beginning of the Reformation, Tibor Pataki, lecturer. • FEBRUAR 22 - Rotary and new technologies, lecturer Nikola Božić. Guests from 10 Rotary clubs attended. • MARCH 15 – A lecture about rakija, Dr. Peter Roža, lecturer. • MAY 11 – Old postage stamps from Senta, Jovan Vulović, lecturer. The traditional drives were organized and carried out by members of our Rotary Club: • On JULY 8, GrillFest on the Tisa coast, with 116 persons present, representatives from as many as 11 Rotary Clubs, collecting 159,000 dinars. Also attending were guests from Hungarian District 1911. • On SEPTEMBER 24, the 11th Charter celebration of RC Senta was held. On that occasion, several events were included in the festival which lasted from noon until the gala dinner. A Student Parliament meeting was held in the City Hall. The Mayor received a Rotary delegation headed by two Governors. The goal of the visit was to strengthen cooperation between the municipal administration and Rotary. The dialogue of the governors was aimed at building stronger cooperation between Districts 1911 and 2483. A formal donation of ambulance cars to the Seneca City Hospital was the campaign of three districts - 1800 RC Halberstadt, 1911 RC Solnok, 2483 RC Senta. In the end, tree-planting in the National Garden with guests in the evening, ending with a gala dinner closed the celebration. A donation to help the victims of the Mexico earthquake was collected at the gala dinner - $180 was collected, which was later rounded up to $300 and sent to Mexico. • On OCTOBER 12, a joint meeting with RC Stari Bečej and RC Sombor was held in Stari Bečej. • OCTOBER 13-14, the Smiling Apple drive was held for the third time. Thanks to the Rotary wives, a donation of 130,000 dinars was collected. • November 20, Rotary Club Senta organized the drive “Planting trees in the National Garden” whereupon 21 seedlings were planted. We hope we have given an exemplary example how to beautify our environment. • February 2, joint meeting with RC Solnok (HU). • February 3, Charity ball RC Senta. • February 17-23, RC Senta exhibition - “Rotary in Serbia from 1929 to 2017.” • March 8, a festive dinner on the occasion of March 8 with the wives of RC Senta members. • March 17, a pig slaughter was organized. Along with socializing, the aim was also to donate pork to Caritas in Senta. • May 12, “Rotary Wine Way of Vojvodina” with RC Solnok (HU). DONATIONS • NOVEMBER 6. Donations from the Smiling Apple drive given to the Snežana kindergarten, with a performance by the children in gratitude. • SEPTEMBER 22. Donations of an ambulance car to the Senta city hospital given to three districts: 1800 RC Halberstadt, 1911 RC Solnok, 2483 RC Senta. • SEPTEMBER 28. Aid to earthquake victims in Mexico worth $300. • NOVEMBER 12. Decision made about taking part in the 100 for 100 project to the value of $2,000. • March 17. Pork donated to Caritas. • March 24. An LCD TV 122cm and laptop “Hand in Hand” donated to the Society for assistance and protection of mentally and physically disabled persons. The funds were secured from the Masked Ball drive. SERVING YOUTH: Anita Hireš held a lecture about RYEP. As a RYEP program participant, in cooperation with two clubs and two districts with RC Solnok, she got the opportunity to go to Mexico for 11 months, with the gallant support and help from her family. RC gave a modest contribution. The first Brazilian pupil is coming to our District 2483 for 11 months via the RYEP program in August and the club host will be RC Senta.


RC Senta


The President Elect Training Seminar (PETS) for our Rotaract Clubs was held in Belgrade on May 13, 2018. At the same time, a seminar was held for the future Rotaract Club secretaries in District 2483. PETS/SETS is mandatory training for future Rotary Club leaders in order to become acquainted with all the relevant topics regarding Rotary.

Rotaract: President Elect Training Seminar

PETS / SETS

Our District was selected to host the major European Rotaract event in 2019 - the European Rotaract Convention (EUCO). EUCO is Europe’s largest Rotaract event during a Rotarian year and it gathers more than 500 guests from Europe and beyond. The convention lasts five days, it is held in the spring (April or May) and aims to gather Rotaractors to exchange ideas during organized meetings and workshops. The EUCO location is large cities and the host cities in the past years were Rome, Moscow, Warsaw, Istanbul, etc.

Rotaract: EUCO in Belgrade


District: New Club – RC Beograd Avala


Distrikt 2483

Newsletter No 10 26. maj 2018.

Editor-in-Chief:

ADG Nikola Božić

Managing Editor: DG Bane Ranđelović

Newsletter URL:

www.banedg2483.com

Sadržaj:

Foto meseca 1 Reč guvernera 2 Reč urednika 2 Posete guvernera 3 Distrikt: Međunarodne aktivnosti 4 Distrikt: Sastanak klubova iz Crne Gore 5 Distrikt: Sastanak ADG 5 RC E-klub: Panel o kriptovalutama 6 Nova niška elita 7 Klubovi za primer: RC Novi Sad - Dunav 8 Klubovi za primer: RC Podgorica 9 Klubovi za primer: RC Beograd - Sava 10 Klubovi za primer: RC Beograd - Skadarlija 11 Klubovi za primer: RC Senta 12 Rotarakt: PETS / SETS 13 EUCO konferencija u Beogradu 13 Novi klub – RC Beograd Avala 14 Najave: Konferencija i Skupština 14

The number of schools

included in the “100 for 100” project

75

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