Welcome to Paphos Aphrodite Rotary Club

The Paphos-Aphrodite Rotary Club has an International Membership and our meetings are conducted in English.

Paphos, the capital of Cyprus in ancient times with many World Heritage sites has also like Cyprus the cleanest beaches in the Mediterranean.

Being a great tourist resort we are used to welcoming guests from all over Europe and beyond.

Rotary International Zone 21 Institute

2022 Zone 21 Rotary Institute will take place in Limassol from 7 to 13 November.

http://www.limassolinstitute2022.org

The purpose of a Rotary International Institutes are to :

* Inform accurately current and past Rotary International (RI) officers about the

policies and programs of RI , including those of its Foundation .

* Promote support for these policies and program while also soliciting suggestions

for imporvements and innovations . Inform the RI Board of successful program

developments at the Zone level which the RI Board may want to consider for

further development .

* Inspire , Motivate and inform Governors about leadership .

* Provide a forum for learning , discussion and inspiration , which will engineer

fellowship and a team spirit among the participants .

* Governor Elect Training Seminar (GETS) is mandatory for all incoming Governors.

* Governor Elect Spouses Seminar is for all spouses of incoming Governors

Annual Charity Concert in Tala

We think everyone who attended our Charity Concert had a great time.

Thanks to some superb music from Ronn van Etten, New Rules Duo and Marios Danos and the Dizzy Bees.

The Friend's Hospice and the Margarita Liasidou Foundation will benefit from the funds raised. Thanks must also go to our generous sponsors for their support.

Hope to see you all next year!

Thanks for your support :-)

Visitors from Bonn - Germany

Last night at our meeting we welcomed Rtn. Timo Trog and his wife from Germany. His club's banner was presented to President Juergen

Happy New Rotary Year 2022 2023

Change over fellowship

Congratulations to our new and old president Juergen Krekeler who will serve the club with his team for another year. We therefore had only a nice fellowship and not a big handover event. Great evening and a big thanks to the team at the Acropolis Tavern.

Honey & Beekeeping Festival of Odou

On Sunday, 26th June 2022, during the 4th Honey & Beekeeping Festival of Odou, the Official Opening of the "Bee Life" "Μέλισσα Ζωή" Queen Bee Artificial Insemination Center and Honey Quality Control Laboratory took place. DDG Peter Ashdjian gave an opening speech giving insight on the conception of the idea one year ago by Cyprus Rotary Clubs and the Bank of Cyprus. He noted the valuable contribution that the Center will bring in cooperation with government and local Officials and thanked all parties for their help to make the "Bee Life" Center a reality, with special mentions for Ora's Community Leader, Mr. Menelaos Philippou, the president of Troodos Network, the president of the Cyprus Beekeepers Association Παγκύπριος Σύνδεσμος Μελισσοκόμων - Κέντρο Μελισσοκομίας Κύπρου and all Rotarians involved.

The Center is a collaboration of the Rotary clubs of Cyprus with the Bank of Cyprus that will offer a new dynamic in bee reproduction, restoration of the lost bee hives, protection of the native Cypriot bee and improvement in the quality of Cypriot honey.

Charity Concert 30th July 2022 at 7 pm

We are back in the TALA Amphitheatre with:

- NEW RULES DUO
- MARIOS DANOS
- RONN VAN ETTEN

in support of:

- Margarita Liasidou Foundation
- Friends Hospice Paphos

Ticket only EURO 15 per Person

You can buy the ticket online:

https://dailydealscy.com/event/rotary22/

25th Anniversary Party

We enjoyed our 25th anniversary party at the Anemi Hotel on the roof top bar. Thanks to all our guests, members, sponsors and supporters who joined us to celebrate.

April Fellowship

Great fellowship at Vardas Beach Bar with members and friends.

25th Anniversary Party

Come and join us as we celebrate our Club's 25th Anniversary!

25th anniversary Charter day

Today, 25 years ago …. Thanks to all our members, supporters, friends and sponsors.

The stigma of mental health issues

At our last meeting, some of our members and guests found our speaker's topic very interesting and thought provoking. Thank you to Derek Holt who spoke to us about the stigma of mental health issues and lack of support and understanding in our society, also the struggle to get apporopriate treatment. There were many questions raised afterwards, and Derek was warmly thanked by President Juergen.

March 2022 Fellowship

Our members and visitors enjoyed a meze and fellowship evening in Emba Village. President Juergen welcomed our visitors and exchanged banners with our special guest DDG Hassan Airais from RC of Dubai.

Applications for Rotary’s Peace Fellowship are now open!

Applications for Rotary’s Peace Fellowship are now open! Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully-funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers.

Learn more and share this opportunity for the 2023-24 academic year with peace and development leaders in your community. https://on.rotary.org/3ARHP6U

Tree planting in Letymbou

Last Sunday we planted more than 200 trees in the beautiful village of Letymbou. Thanks to all the volunteers for their attendance and made this happen, Paphos Aphrodite Rotary for the donation of the trees and the Community of Letymbou and 100,000 trees for Paphos, for the co-organization. It was good fund and the weather was perfect.