D-2483 DG's Newsletter June 2017

DG Velibor ZOLAK GOVERNOR'S NEWSLETTER No. 12 – June 2017 Budva, 23 -25 June 2017 DISTRICT BEACH CONFERENCE ENDS A Unique Conference! A conference of District 2483 Montenegro and Serbia was held, as planned, between 23 and 25 June 2017. Sixty-two clubs (electors and proxies), 96 participants from six different countries (Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Israel and India), 86 participants with voting rights and 63 electoral votes from 62 clubs had registered for the conference. The voting was not attended by 3 electors (RC Pančevo, Pljevlja and Smederevo). The PROGRAMME of the Conference was carried out at four different venues: on the terrace of the hotel “Mogren” (informal part of the programme – celebration of the 15th anniversary of RC Budva), on the island of Sveti Nikola, on the beach of the hotel “Splendid”, and at the Wellness&Spa Centre of the hotel “Splendid”. Conference was attended by the representative of the President of Rotary International Dr Ashok Gupta. 

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Report on two main criteria for the success of a District MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PAYMENTS TO THE FOUNDATION! Facts: Rotary year 2016/17 is a turning point for District 2483 Page4

Decision of the District Conference Page5 GOVERNOR FOR 2019/20 ELECTED Ljiljana Lainović elected as a Governor 2019-20 Ljiljana Lainović (Zumbulović), a Chartered President of the Rotaract Club Novi Sad (1996) and Chartered President of the Rotary Club Novi Sad Dunav (2005) has been elected as a Governor of District 2483 for 2019-20 on the second day of the Conference. Ljiljana, who is a physicist, is an owner and director of the companies involved in distribution of medical equipment, MIT Novi Sad. She speaks English and German. She is a mother of a sixteen year old girl, who is a golf champion of Serbia and excellent student of the secondary computer school. She has initiated and participated in many projects and actions in the local community: procurement of a complete printing press and wrist watches for the association of the blind and visually impaired of Vojvodina, procurement of a delivery vehicle for the Red Cross of Vojvodina, procurement of the air conditioning units for delivery wards, procurement of the equipment for children’s hospitals, replacement of the stage at the Novi Sad Theatre, etc. She took part in the Rotary conventions in 2017 and 2012. Ljiljana Lainović is a bearer of the Paul Harris Fellow recognition.  Decision of the District Conference ELECTION FOR 2020/21 BY THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE The Committee is comprised of the last 5 good standing governors At the proposal of DG Velibor Zolak, the District Conference has decided that a Governor of District 2483 for 2020/21 would be elected by the Nomination Committee, while the Nomination Committee would be established on the basis of the principle of the last 5 good standing governors. Bearing in mind that one of the past governors in the last five years does not meet the requirements for a good standing governor (DPG Nikola Obradović has not submitted a financial report for adoption), the District Conference has adopted the following composition of the Nomination Committee for 2017/18: 1. IPDG Velibor Zolak 2. PDG Dejan Čikara 3. PDG Vigor Majić 4. PDG Velimir Stefanović 5. PDG Vesna Baltezarević. 

District Awards BEOGRAD METROPOLITAN - LEADING CLUB At the District Conference, awards and recognitions were presented to the individuals, actions and clubs in the following categories: I Clubs 1. The Leading Club – the greatest contribution to Rotary - RC Beograd Metropolitan 2. The club with the largest membership development - RC Ruma and RC Beograd Stari Grad 3. The greatest contribution to the Foundation - RC Beograd Metropolitan 4. The most innovative club - RC Beograd Metropolitan II Projects/Actions 1. The action with the greatest PR effects – Marathon for Guinness, RC Kragujevac 2. The action with the greatest financial effects - GG Reconstruction of Schools in Obrenovac, RC Beograd Skadarlija 3. The most creative action - #Code Robotić, a joint action of the Rotary clubs of Niš III Individuals 1. The Service above Self Award – most intensive and comprehensive engagement - Olivera Lola Stanić and Nikola Mitić IV Special recognitions 1. Nenad Saković for revitalization of the oldest club in District 2483 - Rotary club Beograd 2. RC Budva for the best public image 3. RC Beograd Skadarlija for team spirit Page6

ROTARACT Projects/Actions 1. The action with the greatest PR effects – Humanitarian concert \"To Receive is Human, to Give is Divine\" - RAC Niš 2. The action with the greatest financial effects – Auction of Jerseys - RAC Kragujevac 3. The most creative action - \"Dress a Drawing\" - RAC Niš Konstantin Veliki  Page7

Guests of the District Conference Pres Rep PDG ASHOK, PRID PEIPER, GOVERNORS OF CROATIA AND SLOVENIA, India, Israel, Croatia, Slovenia Apart from the representative of the President of Rotary International, PDG Dr Ashok Gupta, the District Conference in Budva was attended by PRID Gideon Peiper (RID 2012-2014), DG of Croatia Goran Račić and DG of Slovenia and Macedonia Jože Zadravec. The Conference was also attended by PDG Ajay Kala of India. Page8

New Clubs Page9 RC KOTOR AND RC BEOGRAD KRALJ PETAR I 64 clubs in District 2483 The Rotary Club Kotor was admitted as a member of the Rotary International on 2 June 2017. The Chartered President of the Club is Svetlana Radulović, a member of RC Budva, while the former member of RC Budva, Aleksandra Saška Ivanović is a Secretary. The President Elect of RC Kotor is Mileva Pejaković- Vujoševć, a museum employee. The Rotary Club Beograd Kralj Petar I was admitted on 6 June 2017. The Chartered President of the Club is Petar Pavasović, an electronics engineer, while the entrepreneur Snežana Stojanović is a Secretary. Dear Governor Zolak, Congratulations! The Rotary Club of Kotor, Montenegro was admitted to membership in RI on 2 June 2017. The charter certificate for the new club will be sent to you for signature, in the meantime, you may find an electronic copy attached to this e-mail, as well as a copy of the President’s congratulatory letter. We recommend you present the charter to the club during their charter ceremony. We thank you sincerely for your efforts in helping to expand Rotary membership and wish you and your team all the best and continued success. Yours sincerely, Susanne Foerster and Rosangela Merlino Susanne Foerster Coordinator English Team | Club and District Support Tel: +41 (0)44 387 7132 [email protected] rotary.org 

A visit of RI President to District 2483 IAN AND JULIET RISELEY IN SERBIA The RI President Ian H.S. Riseley and his wife Juliet will visit our District between 4 and 7 July 2017. During the visit, several social and other appropriate Rotarian events will be organized in Subotica, Belgrade, Niš and Petnica. Unfortunately, the RI President will not visit Montenegro. We would like to see as many Rotarians as possible at these social events. Programme of the visit 4 July 2017, 10:00 - Subotica/Palić 4 July 2017, 19:30 - Beograd 5 July 2017, 19:00 - Niš 6 July 2017, 12:00 - Petnica I hope and believe that the President of Rotary International will see Montenegro and Serbia, and their Rotarians, in the best light. We have something to show now, and that is not only the natural beauties and cultural and historical monuments. As of this Rotary year, we can take pride in the membership growth and the largest contribution to the Rotary Foundation in the history of District 2483.  RI Director Dr Corneliu Dinca THE FASTEST RECOGNITION Page10

New duties - IPDG Velibor Zolak ARRFC FROM 1 JULY 2017 Completely personally \"We can, if we want\" is the slogan I started my term as a District Governor with. I have given my best, and the results followed. We have stopped a membership loss trend (we had been losing between 50 and 70 members every year), and we paid to the Foundation more than in the previous two years combined. We had an excellent presentation at the Zone Institute in Thessaloniki, where we attracted the greatest attention; we carried out a two-month District action; we have introduced a National Rotary Day in Serbia in a new and modern way; we organized the largest Rotary event in the history of District 2483 and observed the 100th anniversary of TRF with a great celebration at Hyatt Regency, which has significantly contributed to the improvement of our public image; we organized exhibitions of the Rotary and finished the year with a Rotary Conference to remember – the District Beach Conference at 4 venues over three days! In the meantime, our clubs had carried out many small and large actions and served their community. As of 1 July 2017, I will become a proud PDG, and also take over the duty of ARRFC – Assistant Regional Rotary Foundations Coordinator for Zone 20B to Yesim Yoney. The training for this post is already scheduled for 17 and 18 July 2017 in Thessaloniki, I have already received the manuals and, as always, am ready to learn and face new challenges! I would like to thank the District leadership for their help, because I would not have been able to do anything alone. One man does not make an orchestra. I would like to thank everybody who supported me. I have made a really impressive number of friends in Serbia, from Leskovac to Subotica. My deepest gratitude goes to everybody who opposed me – they are the ones who were giving me the greatest strength! Yours, Rtn. Velibor Zolak   Page11