Rotary Club Sopot International, Annual Ball a Big Success!
As every year for the past fifteen years the club has sponsored a Gala Ball. This year’s event featured notable guests such as RI Director-Elect Piotr Wygnanczuk; past District Governor Barbara Pawlisz; Assisting Governor Zbigniew Borkowski; President-elect Elena Leotjeva of RC Kalingrad; President-elect Per Englund or RC Stockholm Vastra; and other representative Rotarians from RC Hannover Ballhof, RC Kaliningrad, RC Midland UK, RC Krakow, RC Gdansk Centrum, RC Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia, and RC Stockholm Vastra.
More than 37 sponsors at four levels contributed to our charity projects through the Ball, all of whom are listed on our website. Special mention to Platinum Level sponsors Base Group and Sofitel Grand Hotel. Organizations benefitting from this charity include both adult and children’s hospices; a hospital rehab center; a retirement home for the elderly; a summer English camp program for children from various foster homes and children’s centers in the Three Cities area; and charity projects across borders in cooperation with our partner clubs and the Rotary Foundation. We very much appreciate the support and continue to provide the opportunity to donate to highly rated, fully transparent and vetted charities.
A delicious meal was prepared by the Sofitel kitchen, and dancing to excellent musical accompaniment was enjoyed by all. More fun (and charity support) was provided by a lottery with 400 tickets sold by our Rotaract supporters, and a short art auction.
As in past years our partners in the Ball project, the MFK International Forum for Women provided prizes and organization for the lottery as well as ticket sales and general cooperation. It has been a very successful partnership of great value to both clubs.
A whiskey tasting, and coffee tasting were provided by Eliksir and Pello Coffee, respectively. The events were coordinated and moved along by expert master of ceremonies Malwina Sojecka. A wonderful time was had by all!
Bendt Haverberg
President
Rotary Club Sopot International seventeenth annual Charity Ball
will be held the 26. January 2019, Sofitel Grand Sopot, please reserve the evening
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Rotary Ball 2018, Presentation