ROTARACT NEWS SPRING 2016
what‘s going on in the World of Rotaract
A NEW YEAR IN ROTARACT
Dear Rotaractors! Dear Friends! A lot of clubs also sent us great inputs to their latest social projects. Have a look at their reports and the Spring is a very busy season in Rotaract. The board pictures! and the organizers from Rotaract Club Tuzla’99 are We also got a new so called „district project“ named working very hard to make the upcoming MDPC (Multi „Intarconnect“. The initiators are very busy to present it District Presidential Conference) the best ever. So if to clubs all over Austria or abroad and will present it for you did not book your ticket yet, you should do so asap the first time at the MDPC to our bosnian Rotaractors. at www.mdpc2016.com. But not only the MDPC is In addition to Intarconnect we will have on the 29th keeping us up all night. Next week will be the Rotaract of May the 6th (!!!) „Ich Helfe Laufend“ Charity Run Pets/Sets (President & Secretary Elect Training in Vienna. The coproduction of several viennese Seminar) in Seggau/Stmk for all austrian Rotaracters, Rotaractors from different clubs will be even better, right after Tuzla a lot of us are coming together at bigger, more culinary than before. the Rotaract European Convention in Milan and also And do you know already the concept of the Rotaract clubs in the districts KidsCamp? To be honest…it was not us who invented have major news the idea of this great project…it were our german to tell. Therefore colleagues. But thanks to an ambitious Rotaractor of you can read in this our multi district who brought the idea to us, we will newsletter about the have the 3rd Rotaract KidsCamp the upcoming August Charter of the new in Austria with a new organizing team from Styria. Rotaract Club Bihac So make sure you have enough time to read all about in January, the Charter of the new Rotaract Club whats old and whats new in our multi district. Brcko in March and we will have a third Charter this We are very much looking forward to seeing you at the year of the new Rotaract Club Weinviertel on the 23rd one or another event! of June. So we will have 3 new clubs chartered within And do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have 6 months!!! any further questions.
Besides new clubs we celebrated charters of „old“ Yours rotaractly, Judith clubs like RAC Wien-Oper, RAC Wien-Graben and on MDRR 1910/1920 the 4th of June RAC Salzburg will follow. [email protected]
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MDPC TUZLA 2016
RAC TUZLA ‘99 After the summer break Rotaract club Tuzla ’99 started with new projects and activities. As you already know MDPC Conference 2016. is taking place in our town and that we are the hosts. Facing a huge task Rotaract club Tuzla ’99 with many planned project, aims and activities gave most attention and time to the organization of MDPC Conference.Glad as we are that after 3 scientific, cultural, educational, health and tourist years MDPC conference will be held in Bosnia and centre of northeast Bosnia.[ After Sarajevo and Herzegovina.We work hard to make your arrival Banja Luka, Tuzla is the third largest city in Bosnia and your visit as convenient and enjoyable. Our and Herzegovina. Preliminary results from the desire is to have a good time with you, to present 2013 Census indicate that the municipality has a tu you our city, our culture and way of life. population of 120,441. MDPC Conference 2016 will be held in Tuzla on Tuzla is an educational center and is home to two 15-17 April 2016. universities. It is also the main industrial machine and one of the leading economic strongholds of TUZLA Bosnia with a wide and varied industrial sector Tuzla is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is including an expanding service sector thanks to the seat of the Tuzla Canton and is the economic, its salt lake tourism. The city of Tuzla is home to Europe’s only salt lake as part of its central park and has more than 100,000 people visiting its shores every year. The history of the city goes back to the 9th century; modern Tuzla dates back to 1510 when it became an important garrison town in the Ottoman Empire. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuzla is also regarded as one of the most multicultural cities in the country and has managed to keep the pluralist character of the city throughout the Bosnian War and after, with Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats and a small minority of Bosnian Jews residing in Tuzla.
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WE WANT YOU!!
NEW BOARD MEMBERS WANTED! Here are the candidats for the next MD-Board:
MDRR: Multi District Rotaract Representive RER: Rotaract Europe Representative: B&H Bernhard Pribyl Vojislav Gligic
MDICO: Multi District Information & ADRR AUSTRIA WEST: Assistant District Coordination Officer Rotaract Representative Johannes Steininger Simon Georg Schrüfer
ADRR AUSTRIA SOUTH EAST: Assistant RER: Rotaract Europe Representative: Austria District Rotaract Representative Claudia Fallmann Markus Brunner
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ADRR AUSTRIA NORTH EAST: Assistant ADRR B&H: Assistant District Rotaract District Rotaract Representative Representative #1 Elisabeth Krassnigg Davor Pavlic
ADRR B&H: Assistant District Rotaract Representative: #2 Tijana Bjeljac
PLEASE VOTE
NEWS FROM THE CLUBS
RAC Wien Oper Rotaract Vienna Opera is a Vienna-based club with currently 52 members. Most of its members are studying in Vienna, however there are also several young professionals participating. The member’s professions cover many different fields including pharmacy, business and engineering. Therefore, the discussions during Tuesday eve- ning meetings in Hotel Regina are usually very
[email protected] page 4 rotaract.at ROTARACT MULTI DISTRICT NEWSLETTER SPRING 2016 interesting. in need could profit from our project. We want to An important part of the club is the social com- thank the CARITAS a lot for their support, be- mitment of its members. Rotaract Vienna Op- cause it would have been too much for one Rot- era aims to support children with special needs. aract Club. Also we want to say thank you to our Therefore, the walk-in clinic of St. Anna Chil- Rotary Club Partner (Rotary Club Wien-Nordost) dren’s hospital and MOKI Vienna, a mobile chil- which supported our Project with a very gener- dren’s nurse service, are among the social proj- ous donation. ects. However, there are also regular “outdoor meet- RAC Wien Belvedere ings” such as field trips or skiing weekends in Louise-Bus other regions of Austria. Guests are always wel- Due to the fact that our Club celebrates soon its come to attend a meeting. The meetings and 35th-years anniversary, we proudly announce their topics are usually announced on facebook that we support on a weekly basis the so called or on our webpage. „Louise Bus“ since 20 years. This bus contains medical care for homeless people in front of the RAC Wien Seccession Viennese „Gruft“ in co-operation with doctors and Our Winter-Social-Project this year was dedicat- Caritas. Because of our long term involvement ed to homeless people in Vienna. with this project we therefore donated money for We collected donations and money and orga- a new „Louise“-model. nized giftbags that were distributed to home- less people all over Vienna through the CARI- Christmas-hut TAS. We started our project in the beginning of Our „Adventstand“-„Christmas-hut“ - takes place December and collected donations for about a every year from last weekend in November till month – we did not only collect scarfs, hats and New Years Eve (daily from 11am – 9pm) and is sanitary products like tooth brushes and tooth based on selling delicious hot wine, snacks and paste, but also money, with which we bought a Rotarian goodies like cups next to the famous lot of items fort hem. We promoted our project in Albertina Building. person but also via social media. Therefore we Concerning current world affairs, our Partner Ro- could reach far more people and a lot of people tary Club „Wien-West“ an we donated this year
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the whole money which we raised for education Charter ceremony RAC Brcko of refugees. 1 TURNOUT OF GUESTS So this project helps to improve the connection Rotaract club of Brcko B&H belongs to Rotary between the Rotaract and Rotary Club because district 1910 eastern Austria with Bosnia and of the mixed teams serving in shifts. Herzegovina. Brcko is located at the northeast part of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the coast of Hospice-trip to Schloss Mühlbach Sava river. This summer a trip with patients from the „Hos- Charter ceremony took place in Hotel “Evropa” pice Rennweg“ in a wheelchair bus to the pittor- which is 2-3 km away from the cities center. esque Schloss Mühlbach will take place for the Guests are invited from all Rotary clubs in Bos- fourth time in a row. We `re going to stroll around nia along with guests from Croatia, Serbia, the landscape with the elderly people, having Montenegro, Slovenia as well as district Gover- a good day and going to make them laugh in nor Gerhard Hellmann and secretary Dijana a beautiful surrounding. This Social Event was Bajrovic. founded as an co-operation project between our Charter ceremony of Rotaract club Brcko visited RAC Club and our Partner Rotary Club „Wien- more than one hundred guests and Rotary West“. friends.
RAC Bijeljina 2 ELECTED BOARD OF ROTARACT CLUB Members of the Rotary Club and Rotaract Club BRCKO Bijeljina have attended on the “Rotary’s sau- Rotaract club Brcko has 14 members who have sage-making” on 19th February 2016,in Srems- chosen: President, Vice-President, Secertary, ka Mitrovica. treasurer and other members of board of direc- On that occasion, we have signed a charter on tors along with committees. fraternization of our Club with the Rotaract Club Main roles are: Sremska Mitrovica. The governor of the District President of RAC Brcko: Vanja Solaja 2483 Dejan Cikara, Tijana Pantelic DRR RAC of Vice-President: Vladimir Varcakovic the District of Serbia and Alen Ibralic ADRR RAC Secretary: Nikola Todorovic BiH were attendend at the celebration. Treasurer: Senka Meric This is a second twinning this year between 3 SPONSORING ROTARY CLUB Rotarctors from Serbia and rotaractors from Sponsoring RC of Rotaract Brcko is Rotary club Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Brcko – Alpe Adria. Which initiated and became a part of international Rotary commu- supported the formation of this youth club. Mem- nity. The ceremony was also attended by Anel bers who mentored Rotaract club Brcko and Ibralić, ADRR, and friends from Rotary Club members who are responsible for good orga- Banja Luka Gloria, and Rotaract Clubs Bijeljina, nization and functioning of Rotaract club Brcko Brčko, Banja Luka, Tuzla and Tuzla 99. are: During the ceremony, members of RAC Bihac, Osman Osmanovic, Velimir Beres, Zeljko Lozic, RC Bihac and guests were greeted by the Pres- Enver Abadzic, Predrag Solaja. ident of RC Bihac, Mrs. Ljjiljana Mehic and Gov- 4 SPECIAL THANKS ernor Mr. Hellmann. Mr. Hellmann congratulated Special thanks for organizing this Rotaract club the newly chartered Rotaract Club Bihac on pre- goes to: district Governor Gerhard Hellmann and vious successful activities, and awarded them secretary Dijana Bajrovic, along with ADRR Bos- with suitable donation as an incentive for their nia and Herzegovina Anela Ibralic and help future activities. Members and guests were also from other friends who gave their support for or- greeted by Adi Salihagic, newly-elected presi- ganizing this club for example is fraternal Rotary dent of RAC Bihac, who presented activities of club of RC Brcko – alpe adria, Rotary club Zag- the Club, and thanked the District and Rotary orje KUM. Club Bihac for their support.
Charter ceremony RAC Bihac RAC Wien Graben On Saturday, January 16th 2016, a charter cere- Rotaract Club Wien-Graben celebrated its third mony of Rotaract Club Bihac was held in Bihac, anniversary on Saturday March 12th. The club Bosnia and Herzegovina. Forming of Rotaract organized a party tramway through the center Club Bihac was supported by Rotary Club Bihac, of Vienna and Rotaractors from all over Austria and at the moment RAC Bihac has 12 young joined. Partying in the tramway to the beats of members from the world of economy, law, busi- music was a great way of combining fun with ness, medicine and science. charity, and Rotaractors from outside of Vienna The charter ceremony was attended by the Gov- ernor of Rotary District 1910, Mr. Gerhard Hell- experienced the beauty of the city at night. mann. Charter was sponsored by Rotary Club Bihac. With this ceremony Rotaract Club Bihac The drinks and snacks had been acquired
[email protected] page 7 rotaract.at ROTARACT MULTI DISTRICT NEWSLETTER SPRING 2016 through sponsorships – therefore, all donations RAC Wien -Stadtpark went directly to the Ronald McDonald House Vi- Thanks to numerous guests and friends visiting enna, which RAC Wien-Graben has been sup- our Charity-Punsch in December, we could do- nate € 1.000 to the Mother-Child-Home Imman- porting since its establishment in 2013. uel, represented by Caritas executive director After the tramway party RAC Wien-Graben and Klaus Schwertner. Additionally, we were cele- many of its guests went to Lutz Club and contin- brating 1.000 fans at the club Facebook page as ued the celebration there. one of the most prominent RAC on social media RAC Wien-Graben is already looking forward to in the German speaking region. the next 3 years serving the Rotary community! We continue to branch out to all RAC and IAC clubs in the Viennese region. With joint meetings with RACs Wien, Wien-Belvedere, Wien-Hof- RAC Salzkammergut burg, Wien-Graben and Wien-Secession, IACs Since its reactivation one year ago, the Rota- Wien-Eins and Vienna-City and RC Klosterneu- ract Club Salzkammergut has gained not only in burg, we try to actively connect to create more synergies. experience in both organising the club activities Alongside participation in the Rotary Day Hunga- and working for society but has also gained in ry in Budapest, RYLA in Golling, PETS/SETS in members: As of now, 23 young and motivated Seggauberg, MDPC in Tuzla, District conference people are registered with the Club, many of in Bruck/Mur and EUCO in Milano, members of Wien-Stadtpark visited numerous club charters whom were present at the visit of RECOM, a and other clubs in 2015/2016. regionally leading enterprise specialised in elec- Our social activities continue once a month by tronics, on March 22. The Club was very glad to spending time with the children of the aforemen- have friends from the Rotaract Club Salzburg, tioned Mother-Child-Home and we would like to cordially invite interested volunteers for the the Rotaract Club Linz, and the Interact Club SOS-Children Villages Vienna Family Festival at Gmunden joining them on this occasion. the 10/11.06. this summer.
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RAC Sarajevo wearing male clothes and mustaches, ofcourse In the end of 2015 Rotaract Club Belgrade Ču- male members also had to grow mustaches and karica and Rotaract Club Sarajevo decided to having pitures taken. All the members replaced become twin clubs. Members of these two clubs their profile pictures with the one professionally wanted to bring the twinning process on much taken, having hashtag Movemberact on the pic- higher level by implementing one project togeth- ture. This was the first phase. er on two locations - Belgrade and Sarajevo. Second phase was the theatre performance We wanted twining process to reflect closeness done by the script and directed by Emilija and friendship built by members of two clubs, Ivančajić, student of fifth year of medical faculty and so we started planning one big project. As and member of Rotaract Club Belgrade Čukari- the decision to become twin clubs was made in ca. The show in an interesting, entertaining and November, the project we started masterminding humorous way points to the neglect of health, was the project about was Movember in Rotaract particulary male health. All the actors in the play way. Firstly name of the project was derivative of were members of two Rotaract clubs. Movember and Rotaract - Movemberact. Premiere of the show took place in Belgrade in Campaign was designed to have two main November 2015, and then again in Sarajevo in phases: social networks and live theatre perfor- February 2016. The show was sold out, and ac- mance. tors got great applause. As the Movember is about raising awareness of The official part of the twinning process was done prostate cancer and other male diseases and is in Belgrade, in November 2015, where Rotaract generally about men, first activity of the project Club Sarajevo was special guest on charter cel- was to do a photoshooting of girls of both clubs ebration of Rotary Club Belgrade Čukarica.
INFORMATION
Ich Helfe Laufend - Charity Run Rotaract KidsCamp Austria – holiday from Get ready for this years big charity running event everyday life for socially disadvantaged chil- “Ich Helfe Laufend” on May 29th! More than dren 1.000 people will gather in the Viennese “Augar- In 2008 the german Rotary District 1830 orga- ten” funding the kids hospice “Momo” with every nized its first Rotaract KidsCamp for 53 children. single kilometre! Be there and have fun running Three years ago the Rotaract Club Linz brought and helping - get your ticket here https://www. the Rotaract KidsCamp to Austria and therefore eventbrite.de/e/6-ich-helfe-laufend-spenden- we will have our third Rotaract KidsCamp in St. lauf-2016-tickets-16927032209 Georgen/Attergau in Austria this year. This charity running event is a mutual initiative In the meanwhile Rotaract Club Graz is the main of the Viennese Rotaract Clubs and is supported organizer for the tent camp for about 50 children by all Clubs of the district. between 8 and 14 years who come from social- ly disadvantaged families, some of them never been on holidays before. Besides having fun and experiencing bonfires, night walks and a paper chase, they learn how to interact with others.
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June 23 at 19:00 in Wolkersdorf, Lower Austria. Rotaract KidsCamp 2016 will be from 25 to 28 For more info check: https://www.rotary.at/ver- August 2016 in St. Georgen/Attergau, Upper anstaltungen/1160_charterfeier_des_rac_wein- Austria. viertel How can you support our project? As a Rotarian you can sponsor the holiday of a kid and/or take part in our Rotarian Night on Sat- urday, August 27. As a Rotaractor or Interactor (over 18) you can help us at the camp in St. Georgen taking care of the kids, play with them, helping out in the kitch- en or just assist the team. Whether you want to have close contact to the kids or not, we will find the right task for you ☺ For more info go to https://www.face- book.com/KidsCamp-%C3%96sterre- Rotaract Club Innsbruck 2015/2016 ich-1769695789921722/?fref=ts or get in touch In the current club year 2015/2016 social en- with [email protected] gagement and further education are in the center of attention of the Rotaract Club Innsbruck. Our club is offering our members and guests a var- ied lecture program which orientates oneself to- wards current political world events (lecture from the coordinator of voluntary work and integration from the “Innsbrucker Soziale Dienste”,…). On Rotaract Club Weinviertel (to be founded on the other hand, we had presentations from vari- June 23) Rotaract Multi-District 1910/1920 is getting ist ous occupational groups, such as the leading se- 33rd Rotaract Club, which will be the 5th Rotaract nior public prosecutor from Innsbruck. Moreover, Club in the region Lower Austria. The name will we are offering our members the opportunity to be Rotaract Club Weinviertel and will have three talk about their work experience (e.g. Mag. Julia sponsoring Rotary Clubs (RC Weinviertel-March- Fuith, B.A., LL.M. – Traineeship European Com- feld, RC Korneuburg, RC Hollabrunn-Weinland). mission). About 25 young founding members will meet ev- The main focus lies once again on creative ac- ery second thursday at Hotel Klaus in Wolkers- tivities and is carried out with the “Innsbrucker dorf. They already had some discussion about Soziale Dienste” in form of a hands-on-activity in future social project and came to the conclusion that they mainly want to support local project and the home for senior citizens Hötting in which we institutions. For the beginning they will support are going to brighten up the old people’s home. the Rotary Club Weinviertel-Marchfeld at their In addition to that the Rotaract Club Innsbruck is golf tournament in June and will for sure have a offering a varied environment of social network- christmas hut to serve punch in winter. ing which will be completed with jointly theatre You are all invited to thei charter ceremony on visits and ski days.
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Intarconnect
Mentoring and Generation Projects current leadership and professional challenges. For the first time, the newly founded Rotary youth Generation projects such as meetings through- project Intarconnect brings together Rotaract and out the Rotarian Youth and joint social projects of Interact with mentoring programs, workshops, Rotary, Rotaract, Interact and ROTEX like build- as well as social and generation projects. The ing a house in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April project stands on two pillars: on the one hand, 2016 enable the exchange between the different a mentoring program and on the other hand, in- clubs and strengthen the community and its ser- tergenerational community projects. Modelled vice to society. after Rotary, the Mentoring provides versatile In the upcoming Rotarian year, Intarconnect will development opportunities to the Rotaracters expand to include all welcoming clubs in Austria as mentors and Interactors as mentees: Interac- and beyond, including Rotary Clubs in the future. tors benefit from the experience and knowledge The resulting cohesion in the district is support- of Rotaractors, receive support and perspectives ed by Governor Gerhard Hellmann. Intarconnect in academic and professional life and get a is a Rotary NPO project, registered association first impression of Rotaract. Rotaractors afford and member of the board of the Multiple Districts active service to the youth and young talent 1910 & 1920 for Austria and Bosnia and Herze- of Rotary and the future society. They keep in govina. touch with the next generation and maintain Visit the official start of the program at: https:// on the cutting edge. In addition, workshops www.youtube.com/watch?v=41s5wPkQng0 and training for the mentoring participants Intarconnect on Facebook: offer the opportunity to develop their skills for https://www.facebook.com/intarconnect/
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UPCOMING EVENTS
8.+9. April 2016 4.+5. June 2016 Rotaract Pets/Sets in Seggauberg 40th Charter of Rotarac Club Salzburg in Salzburg https://www.facebook.com/events/196716830700677/ 15.-17. April 2016 10.+11. June 2016 MDPC in Tuzla, BiH District Conference 1910 in Bruck/Mur, www.mdpc2016.com Styria https://www.rotary.at/veranstaltungen/963_ distriktkonferenz_d1910 13. May 2016 17.+18. June 2016 Charter Interact Srebrenica District Conference 1920 in Kitzbühel, https://www.rotary.at/veranstaltungen/1154_charter_iac_ https://www.rotary.at/veranstaltungen/918_ srebrenica Tyrol distriktskonferenz_1920? 26. May 2016 23. June 2016 RYLA Seminar in Innsbruck Charter of Rotaract Club Weinviertel in Wolkersdorf, Lower Austria MD EVENTS https://www.rotary.at/veranstaltungen/1160_charterfeier_des_ rac_weinviertel 28. May 2016 25.-28. August 2016 Gala Bal of Rotaract Club Sarajevo Rotaract KidsCamp in St. Georgen/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1567623113548159/ Attergau, Upper Austria https://www.facebook. com/KidsCamp-%C3%96sterreich-1769695789921722/ 29. May 2016 Ich Helfe Laufend – Charity Run in Vienna https://www.facebook.com/events/854035538048565/
20.-24. April 2016 Infos to Rotaract Trips: EUCO Milano www.euco2016.it http://rotaracteurope.eu/get- involved/rotaract-trips/
6.-9. October 2016 Infos for Austrians to international Autumn REM, Athens https://www. Rotary Camps: https://www.rotary.at/5_dienste/jugenddienst_1/ facebook.com/rem2016athens/?fref=ts austauschprogramme/camps_lager_croisieren_ handicamps/camps_im_ausland January 2017 Winter REM, Bratislava More Infos at: https://www.facebook.com/REM2017Winter/?fref=ts
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS INTERNATIONAL rotaracteurope.eu
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THE ACTING MD-BOARD
Multi District Rotaract Representative (MDRR) D1910&1920 Judith Wimmer [email protected]
Multi District Information & Coordination Officer (MDICO) Paul Pfoser [email protected]
Assistant Dist. Rotaract Representative (ADRR) Bosnia-Herzegovina Anel Ibralic [email protected]
Assistant Dist. Rotaract Representative (ADRR) Austria North East Bernhard Neufingerl [email protected]
Assistant District Rotaract Representative (ADRR) Austria South East Johannes Steininger [email protected]
Assistant District Rotaract Representative (ADRR) Austria West Claudia Fallmann [email protected]
Rotaract Europe Representative (RER) Bosnia and Herzegovina Fedja Oručević [email protected]
Rotaract Europe Representative (RER) Austria Bernhard Pribyl [email protected]
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