Larnaca Kition

History of the Club

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THE OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
ROTARY CLUB OF LARNACA – KITION

The Rotary Club of Larnaca-Kition was established in the summer of 1991 and it officially became member of Rotary International on November 14 of the same year. The Emblem of the Club is the Cyclopean Walls of ancient Kitium, which are considered to be one of the most important archaeological sites in Cyprus.

The Rotary Club of Larnaca – Kition since its establishment has a course very rich in activities which on the one hand comprise a historical consignment and on the other hand a guarantee to better tomorrow for the Rotary. The podium of the Club has been honored by distinguished speakers, Rotarians or not, with speeches of scientific, professional, social, historical and national content.

The Club has given special emphasis in the encouragement and strengthening of Service as the basis of every profession by awarding prizes to Professionals, Business men and the Working people who have distinguished themselves through dedication in their profession.

In the sector of education the Club has donated books to the Public Library of Larnaca, to the Community Library of Livadhia and also books, book shelves and computers to the front line village of Troulli. The Club has also established the annual awarding of prizes to students of the Lyceum schools of Larnaca, including the American Academy, who have excelled academically.

It has also granted a number of scholarships of £1 .000 each to needy college or university students from the city or district of Larnaca.

In the sector of health it organizes every year blood donation for the needs of the blood bank of the Larnaca General Hospital, as well as the donation of medical and other equipment such as camp beds used by the mothers who need to spend the night next to their aching child. In addition, the Club undertook the medical expenses of an eye surgeon to go to Sudan to operate on needy patients so they can regain their vision.

In the sector of environment the Club has so far carried out a number of tree plantings in places designated by the Forestry Department and has created, in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Larnaca, the Rotary Forest of Peace and Friendship at Rizoelia area. Also, many times, it has organized clean up campaigns at which members and friends of the Club cleaned up the Larnaca shore as well as the Pattichion Park.

The Club makes every effort to be an aid-giver to the suffering and it should be stressed that this is not done only at Christmas and Easter. Every year it offers meals and financial aid to different old peoples homes in Larnaca and children with special needs.

During the crisis in Lebanon the Club sent with a U.N. ship aid, which included medicine, child food and pampers, blankets and clothing, which were distributed by Lebanese friend Rotarians and at the same time supported the effort of the Doctors of the World to Lebanon with financial aid.

Board of Directors

President 2015-2016

Andrie Charalambous Ashdjian

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Our Mission

Our mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

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Bulletins

International Day of Forests: 25/3/2021

Rotary Club of Kyrenia Cosmopolitan Reforestation Project | CyprusScene.com

Fellowship Dinner at Merit Royal: 16/12/2020

Las Hermanas Music & Dance Night: 11/12/2020

Christmas and New Year Celebration at Merit Premium: 28/11/2020

World Polio Day Activity at Shayna Beach: 24/10/2020

Our members join Lions event:
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/3297878546948460

Our news related with Halloween: 31/10/2020
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/3297569136979401
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Our polio event news: 24/10/2020
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/3258461310890184

Our barbecue event news:
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/3222536734482642

As club, we visited Meritta Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center: 5/9/2020
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/3117454418324208

PP Gultac visited Vakıf Food Bank last week and donated them a few things that they needed. If you want to donate, please let us know:
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/3009915172411467

Fellowship dinner of our Club held on 29th July, 2020. It was a delightful evening with Rotary friends and club members, where we raised funds and enjoyed each other’s company.
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Rt. Figen delivered blue bottle tops which is one of our ongoing projects to the Orthopaedic Association on 23th of June 2020.
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Our lovely handover ceremony that we organised last year.
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As RC Kyrenia Cosmopolitan, we planted 800 trees to Tepebasi. Tree planting is the one of our clubs ongoing projects.
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/2885000831569569

We have 3 new members. They took their pins from DDG George Psimolofides and our Club President Behiye Muftuzade.
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/2630983726971282

Photos from 18+Special Needs School Christmas Party at Karakum.
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/2508691189200537

Rotary International 115th anniversary celebration:
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/2630953930307595

Lovely pictures from 8th February 2020 board and club meetings. As club, we would like to thank Rt Anja and Rt Munevver for all their efforts to give seminar to our board members about communication.
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Photos from our DG Shawkad Tadros and AG Vural Vural visits and dinner after the meeting on 14th September 2019.
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Our DG Shawkad Tadros and AG Vural Vural came and visit us on 14th September 2019. They went to Lefke Yesilyurt Special Needs Home and saw our 2017-2018 year main projects.
https://www.facebook.com/RCKyreniaCosmopolitan/posts/2303759873027004

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