AMERICAN AND CZECH ROTARIANS HELPING THOSE IN NEED

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AMERICAN AND CZECH ROTARIANS
HELPING THOSE IN NEED
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A good example of
international cooperation
Rotary Club of Birmingham,
Alabama, USA
Rotary Club of
Pilsen, Czech Rep.
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Mutual cooperation has been inspired in May,
2005, by William
Cabaniss, the US Ambassador to Prague
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Pilsen Rotarians met the first Rotary delegation
from Birmingham, AL, USA, in May, 2005
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US Ambassador W. Cabaniss assisted also at the
second visit of our friends from Birmingham in
October, 2005
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Miroslav Kalous, then Lord Mayor of
Pilsen, welcoming the friends from Birmingham in
the historical Town Hall
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At this opportunity James Hughey, RC Birmingham
Pres., handed over to Miroslav Pech, RC Pilsen
President, a check for US
10.000
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A new Project supported by a TRF-Matching Grant
has been conceived for the
benefit of the following four
Social Care Institutes for Handicapped Children
in Pilsen
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Kindergarten for
hearing impaired children in
Pilsen
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Childrens Home at Trnová, Pilsen region
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YOU AND ME Social Care Institute in Pilsen
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NOVÁCEK Social Care Institute
for mentally disabled children in Pilsen
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In April 2006, the Pilsen City official
delegation
visited reciprocally Birmingham, AL, USA
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During this visit, the MG-Project was definitely
signed
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Thanks to the kind support by THE
ROTARY FOUNDATION, the total value of this
MG-Project 59421 achieved US 25.250
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DECEMBER 13, 2006
After several months of negotiations and hard
work of all those involved,
the day of a Friendly Ceremony
in Pilsen approached to hand over Rotary
gifts to the four
Social Care Institutes
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Special guests coming to historical premises
of the Pilsen renaissance Town Hall
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Richard Graber, the new US
Ambassador to Prague,
has been welcome by Pavel Rödl, the
new Lord Mayor of Pilsen
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A picture for souvenir (from the right) Ms.
Sarah Peck,Amb. Political Assistant,Mr. Pavel
Rödl,Pilsen Lord Mayor,Mr. Richard W.
Graber,US Ambassador,Mr. Oldrich Krejbich,RC
Pilsen President,Mr. Dobroslav Zeman,Past
Governor D.2240
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Special welcome by the acting
District 2240 Governor Roman Gronský
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Also Peter Pajas, DG Elect, took part in this
event
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Oldrich Krejbich, RC Pilsen President,
opened the Friendly Ceremony
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David Fuchs cared for first-class translation
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Folk music contributed to a cultural atmosphere
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Excellent young musicians from the MLADINKA Folk
Song Dance Ensemble presented traditional
West-Bohemian folklore
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Participants in the Ceremonial Hall
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V.I.P. attentive spectators
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Those responsible for the ceremonial program Jan
Vanecek and Dobra Zeman
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Auditorium
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Pavel Rödl, Lord Mayor of Pilsen, appreciated
highly humanitarian activities of Rotarians
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Among the speakers was also Filip
Mrkvicka on behalf of the ROTARACT
Plzen, cooperating in this project
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Those giving . . . .
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. . . and those receiving
188.823 Kc
147.615 Kc
96.275 Kc
148.038 Kc
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A set of computers for Hearing Impaired Children
The most precious items
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or new comfortable wooden beds
for abandoned children at Trnová
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Involvement of media representatives
during the Ceremony was highly appreciated
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Press interview with the VIPs
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Regional Press cuttings on Rotary achievements
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VIPs signatures in the Chronicle
will remember permanently their participation
in this event
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Friendly discussion of US Ambassador with the
project supervisor Jan Vanecek, RC Pilsen
Secretary
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Those planning closer coopertion in the future
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Richard W. Graber,
the new US Ambassador to
Prague, declared
officially the brand newYOUNG AMBASSADORS
PROJECT to be accomplished during
2007 in
close cooperation
with the Rotary District 2240
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Those responsible Richard W. Graber, US Amb.,
and Petr Pajas, D. 2240 Governor for 2007/08
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International cooperation
is one of the four Rotary service avenues
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SERVICE ABOVE SELF Dignitatis memores ad
optima intenti
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This program has been conceived byDobroslav
Zeman, PDG,Founding President of the RC Pilsen,
MG-Project Coordinator