BANE RANDJELOVIC Governor 2017 -18

Newsletter No 3 – 16. 09. 2017.

Photo of the month: Computer equipment being delivered to schools in Ćuprija as part of the “100 for 100” project. From the Governor From the Editor

Dear all, we have started to gather steam. So The chronology of an organization and many good events, so many useful actions - now movement is a very serious activity. In I’m sure that our Rotary clubs are on the right particular, it becomes even more track and that they are making a difference every demanding when the movement itself is single day. made up of a multitude of individual I am very pleased to mention some projects and organizations that carry out independent drives which have been implemented. For but also unified activities, and the example, the locals of who helped send movement as a whole has its own projects. children to camp in Slovenia, then, the more than In that case, the chroniclers must be on successful Rotary Summer Party 2017 by RC alert so that they don’t miss out on Budva, with the income going toward children anything. with special needs, the support of the No important activity it to be overlooked, paratroopers, the support of -Sava to the due to the necessity of providing beautiful concert of the Youth Symphony information about current events at a given Orchestra in , award-giving to students in Ulcinj, printers for schools in , a lunch that time, and even more importantly, due to all Belgrade-Skadarlija organized for children without those generations that will be learning parental care, and books for the Home for Visually about this organization or movement only Impaired Children in Kotor. Personally, one of my from our chronicles and documents. favorite activities is the founding Assembly of the We are happy that our Rotary movement is new Interact Club Belgrade Čukarica. made up of a large number of clubs, each Also tirelessly working were the Rotarians from with a lot of activities and projects, many of (a hospital donation), RTC and RC which are shared. In order to preserve all (school equipment), RC Belgrade- important information about us as Metropolitan and RC Belgrade-Skadarlija Rotarians from today’s age, we must be (humanitarian bowling tournament), RC Stara aware that after a successful drive we have Pazova (replacement of the woodwork in schools to make every effort to keep all the others and removal of wild landfills), RC Niš (awarding a informed about this, including the editorial magnetic board to the village school), and RC board of our Newsletter. Belgrade (humanitarian tournament in basketball). It is important that the presidents and the As a DG, I have managed to visit 21 clubs until secretaries also keep this in mind, as well now. During these visits, I tend to remind you of as those who are running the projects, but this year’s goals, of making arrangements what we also all Rotarians. Our project or drive ends will be doing and when. During the next period, only when there is a report in the club expect me to come knocking on your Rotary door archives, and all the other clubs and the before long. As for the clubs I have already visited, general public are informed. Our they can expect that I will soon be asking them responsibility as Rotarians is to encourage what they have accomplished from the plan. others by our actions to recognize and

solve problems, which is best accomplished by presenting our achievements.

Yours in Rotary,

DG Bane Ranđelović ADG Nikola Božić, editor

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 Governors visits to the Clubs Sombor, Palić, Veliko Gradište, Požarevac, Beograd, , Ćuprija, Niš, Prokuplje, Budva, Kotor, Bar, Ulcinj

RC Veliko Gradište RC Sombor RC Palić RC NS Alma Mons

RC PO Viminacijum RC BG Skadarlija

RC Bgd Sava RC Ćuprija - Morava

RC Niš RC Bgd Kalemegdan

RC Prokuplje

RC Bar RC Kotor

RC Budva RC Ulcinj

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 RC Budva: For children with special needs Rotary Summer Party

About 140 Rotarians and their friends from 25 clubs admired the sunset and the first evening hours on the island of St. Nicholas (or Školj, using Budva vernacular) in Budva, at the 7th annual Great Rotary Summer Party.

Tradition is enduring. There were guests from different places: from Montenegro, , Hungary, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Russia and Cyprus. Particular mention should be made of the presence of DG Bane Ranđelović, the Ambassador of Montenegro in Serbia, His Excellency Branislav Mićunović and the Ambassador of Montenegro in Germany, HE Ranko Vujačić, who have become traditional guests.

THE HEART GREW BIG – with the successful drive by the Rotarians, their friends and companies from Budva and Montenegro, who collected over 5,000 Euros for children with special needs from Budva.

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 RC Zrenjanin: Supporting talent Summer Camp Mojca in Slovenia

This year, like the last five years, RC Zrenjanin together with friendly Rotary clubs from Zagorje ob Savi (Slovenia) and Brčko (B-H), successfully implemented the campaign called “Summer Camp Mojca” from July 8-15. Camp accommodation, transport and pocket money was provided for three pupils of the final year of Zrenjanin primary schools, winners of a municipal competition and/or prominent individuals. The Summer Camp organized by the Mojca Association from Novo Mesto (Slovenia), was held in Dolenjske Toplice, where more than 2,000 young people from Slovenia and Europe are welcomed each year and where children have the opportunity to work on various intensive projects in areas important for their development. During their stay in the Camp, the use of mobile phones was banned and replicating modern social life was discouraged. RC Zrenjanin ranked this drive highly precisely because it focused on gifted and hard- working children, giving them the opportunity to expand their outlook, make new acquaintances, as well as acquire knowledge of a way of life that regrettably has not yet arrived in our midst. Topics in Camp Mojca • Spending free time in a better way; • Developing and promoting creativity; • Developing awareness and educating young people to keep in touch with nature and a healthy and athletic way of life; • Social and humanitarian programs for helping children, adolescents and parents, and others. RtC Kragujevac: Let’s Build for Children Support for an elementary school

Keeping to the plan that each year a school yard or sports ground of an elementary school from the Kragujevac area will be fixed up, the Let’s Build for Children project was launched. During the weekend of Sept 1-3, some 500,000 Euros were collected at an auction of the sports jerseys of famous Serbian athletes (Djoković, Teodosić, Kostić, etc.) and the October Remembrance Race. These funds will be used to fix up the playground in the elementary school Svetozar Marković in Kragujevac, including a fence as well as football goals and other sports equipment.

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 RC Smederevo: Supporting paraplegics National championship in para archery

On Saturday, September 9, a state competition in para archery was held in Smederevo under the auspices of RC Smederevo. The contest was attended by competitors from all over Serbia (, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Smederevo, etc.). The qualifications for international competitions were also held at the same competition. RC Smederevo acquired the entire sports equipment for the competitors - bows, arrows, protective nets, targets, as well as covering all the other costs of the event.

RC Leskovac: Supporting a maternity ward Donation to Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics On September 8, RC Leskovac carried out a drive for the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Leskovac hospital.

Medical compresses (40 pcs) and cotton caps for infants (50 pcs) were donated.

On this occasion, the needs that are to be met via future following projects were defined.

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 RC Beograd - Čukarica: A New Interact Club

The founding assembly of Interact Club Belgrade Čukarica was held On August 30, 2017, in Gallery 73 on Banovo Brdo. The assembly was attended by DG Branislav Ranđelović, DGE Vladimir Matić, ADG Nikola Božić, ADG Čeda Petrinjac and representatives of Rotary Clubs Belgrade Kalemegdan, Belgrade, Belgrade Dedinje, E-Club, Pančevo and Rotaract Club Belgrade Čukarica. On behalf of the host and founder, the participants were addressed by DGE Vladimir Matić, charter president of the Rotary Club Belgrade Čukarica, Snežana Lekan, club president and Marko Ćuković, president of Rotaract Club Belgrade Čukarica. During the work of the assembly, Strahinja Radovanović and Sara Nenadović, the initiators of the Interact Club, acquainted the attendees with basic information about the Rotary movement, especially the role and activities of the Interact Club. After the introductory presentation, all the Interact Club members were presented. The Assembly ended with a unanimous adoption of the Statute and the Interact rules, and with the appointment of 5 Steering Committee members.

Members of the new club’s StC

• President: Strahinja Radovanović • Vice-president: Sara Nenadović • Secretary: Teodora Novković • Treasurer: Aleksandar Ostojić • StC member: Una Radović

The Fellowship Committee

The first Saturday in September kicked off this year’s Préférence League of our District with a tournament in Kruševac. This is just one of the activities of the Fellowship Committee. Rotarians who enjoy the card game of préférence are definitely the best organized group in our District, which has been organizing this league for years, whereupon each tournament has a humanitarian aspect. We are expecting the tournament agenda for this year, and the finals will be held in the village of Pretrešnja, in the organization of RC Prokuplje in the first half of June 2018, as in all the previous years. This is at the same time an open invitation to form another fellowship in our District. All that is needed are around 10 Rotarians with a common interest (tennis, cycling, sailing, philately, football, science, etc.).

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 The MultiClub WorkShop in London

The traditional MultiClub WorkShop was held in London, organized by our friend Leonardo De Angelis, who has already helped us with several Global Grants which our clubs realized with Italian clubs in previous years. This year, our candidates presenting their ideas in London were RC Belgrade Skadarlija (a grant for building greenhouses and raising the entrepreneurial capacities of the pupils of the secondary agricultural PKB school) and RC Belgrade- Čukarica (a grant for equipping schools with computer rooms and developing teachers’ digital competences). Our projects were presented by Goran Pribić and Vlada Matić.

Regular media conferences

Our District is introducing a novelty, regular press conferences. Once in two months, or more often if necessary, the governor and the district team will present projects helping the community and other activities to the media. In this way, we want to achieve greater public support for Rotary projects carried out. The first such conference was held on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the PARK Hotel in Belgrade.

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 Let’s Spin the Wheel: Presenting a project Procuring 4D Ultrasound Machines for Pančevo Hospital

RC Pančevo and RC Pančevo-Mihajlo Pupin are jointly carrying out the To Be Born Healthy drive for the procuring of 4D ultrasound machines for the Maternity Ward at the Pančevo General Hospital. It is necessary to procure 4D ultrasound machines in order to improve the work of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and boost the department’s expert level, and thus at the same time that of the Hospital, as well as improve the health care of Pančevo citizens. This device provides superb diagnostics and thanks to high- resolution three-dimensional images, it gives a much clearer picture of the baby’s development in the womb as well as an in-depth view of the fetal external and internal anatomy and possible anomalies. This machine enables doctors as well as parents to observe baby movements, as well as see the tiniest details of the baby’s body. Such a device is essential for the early non- invasive detection of many deformities, primarily of the baby’s heart and other organs during pregnancy. A 4D ultrasound machine costs 33,000 Euros, and the goal is to provide these funds through the Global Grant. So far, many clubs from our district have supported the drive, as did RC Barbara Celjska from Slovenia and RC Caransebes from Romania. This global grant will be supported by our district fund as well as the fund of the D-7500 District from the USA. The plan is to take action at the end of October. The first meeting of the ADG team

On Saturday, September 9, a meeting of assistant club governors was held in Smederevo. During the meeting, information was provided about membership status, the activities carried out during the summer, the planned club projects in this Rotary year and the dynamics of the governor’s visit to clubs. The meeting was chaired by CADG Saša Andrijašević.

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 RC Beograd - Sava: Youth support Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Camp The Borislav Pašćan Young Philharmonic Orchestra is the only youth institution of its kind in the Balkans that has been working continuously since 1978. Its main task is to enable secondary music school students to become acquainted with the calling of a professional orchestra musician through the work of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. Over 600 former members play today within professional orchestras in Serbia, Europe and around the world. A music camp in which these young people hang out together, learn and prepare for the new season was organized from August 21-27 in Golubac. The guests at the camp were the Nevrida folk project from Belarus. Concerts were organized every night in the city, and a gala concert was held on August 26, 2017 in the Golubac Castle fortress. With the help of friends of RC Belgrade - Sava company Trizma, EnelPS, Emarket1ng.net and Sionet, support was provided for the realization of the camp, and these young people obtained further education and the chance to develop into excellent artists.

Our Rotary leaders Nadica Pešić, Past president RC 2014/15. Nadica Pešić, member of RC Vranje since 2009, Club President in 2014/15, Club Treasurer for 5 mandates and ADG during this Rotary year. Her business beginnings are related to publishing and marketing at the PROSVETA publishing house in Belgrade, and since 2000, she has been involved in private business – the Nana bistro & cafe and the Nana florist in Vranje. A great Rotary promoter in her local community but especially on social networks, she is an active participant in all Rotarian events in our District as well as in neighboring countries. She has participated in the Rotary Institute and Rotary Conventions, as well as being an activist in humanitarian drives in her community.

Kosta Ranđelović, District Interact Representative 2017/18. Born in Niš, where he is attending secondary music school, and intends to play music his entire life. He plays several instruments, as well as being a frontman and singer of the The Irish Clovers from Niš. He is the former President of the Interact Club Niš - Konstanin Veliki. In 2017/18, he is to be District Interact Representative.

District 2483 ::: DG Bane Ranđelović ::: Editor: Nikola Božić, ADG ::: 2017/18 ::: Newsletter No 3 The Governor is taking us to Cluj and Toronto

The largest Rotary Meeting in Europe (Institute Zones 19 and 20B, which will in the future be one zone, number 21) this year will be held during the first weekend in November (Nov. 3-5, 2017) in Cluj (Romania). Every Rotarian needs to attend this kind of meeting at least once in their lifetimes. So, let it be this one in Cluj! More about this on the website of our district, on the link http://www.banedg2483.com/poziv-za-odlazak-na-institut-zona-19-i-20b/

The last weekend in this Rotary Year (June 24-27, 2018) in Toronto, Canada, is to witness the largest gathering of the Rotarians in the world in the Rotary Year of 2018 - the Rotary Convention. This is an incredible experience and an opportunity to become acquainted with the global Rotary. More about this on the site of District on the link http://www.banedg2483.com/ri-convention-2018-toronto-poziv-guvernera/

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Foto meseca 1 Newsletter No 3 16. septembar 2017. Reč guvernera 2 Reč urednika 2 Editro-in-Chief: Posete guvernera 3 ADG Nikola Božić

Rotary Summer Party 4 Odgovorni urednik: Letnji kamp Mojce u Sloveniji 5 DG Bane Ranđelović Podrška osnovnoj školi 5 Newsletter URL: Podrška parašlegičarima 6 www.banedg2483.com Podrška porodilištu 6 Novi interact klub 7 Komitet za druženje 7 Broj škola Multiclub workshop 8 pokrivenih projektom Redovne konferencije za medije 8 „100 za 100“ Predstavljamo projekat 9 Prvi sastanak tima ADG 9 Podrška mladima 10 Naši Rotari lideri 10 15 Institut i konvencija 11

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