San Marino. The celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Rotary Club concluded
“The celebrations for the 60th birthday of the Rotary Club of San Marino, born on March 18, 1960, ended on Monday.”
In a press release, the Rotary Club explains that it was a “memorable day – postponed due to the Covid 19 pandemic – which opened with the Audience granted by the Exc. Captains Regent, in the presence of the highest officials. Rotarians: the Governor of the Rotary District 2072, Stefano Spagna Musso, the Past-Governor, Italo Giorgio Minguzzi, the President of the Rotary Club of San Marino Massimo Rastelli, the President of the Rotary Club of Rome Alfonso Barbato.
On the occasion, the Secretary of State for Culture Andrea Belluzzi highlighted the history and value of the Rotarian presence in the Republic, the meaning of “serving” and the concrete results in many service projects, in the area and around the world. A special thanks was expressed for the reconstruction of the Treasury of the Goths, commissioned by Rotary and carried out by the goldsmith “archaeologist” Marco Casagrande, hosted in these days in the San Marino pavilion at the Dubai Expo.
The Heads of State, SE Francesco Mussoni and SE Giacomo Simoncini underlined how “the presence of Rotary has always represented a precious contribution to civil and cultural growth, promoting that ideal of serving above all personal interest, that sense of responsibility towards others and that incessant commitment to give the best of themselves, to place their skills and intelligence at the service of others, who represent the most precious resources for every community. “
In the late afternoon the celebrations continued at the Titano Theater, where the history of the Rotary Club San Marino was retraced, while in the evening the Gala dinner at the Kursaal, in which the Service Clubs operating in the Republic took part, closed the celebrations.
The 60th anniversary will also be witnessed thanks to an exclusive celebratory bottle, produced in 150 numbered, bearing the logo created by the artist Leonardo Blanco, bottle for sale whose proceeds will be in collaboration with the Pediatrics of the State Hospital for the support of new parents through specialist advice to help them grow their children. (Some numbered copies are still available and can be purchased at La Fratta Restaurant, ascent to Rocca 14 Cell. 3357330490).
“This goal of the Rotary Club of San Marino – declared the President Massimo Rastelli represents an opportunity to launch forward, a development and example for the new generations, to intercept the needs of a territory and at the same time project ourselves outside the to know our project and our millenary history outside our borders “.
Welcomed with satisfaction by the Secretary of State Andrea Belluzzi, the project announces the establishment, in this Rotary year, of the Interact Club San Marino, always with the aim of “serving above all personal interest” and “serving to change lives “.
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