Joint online meeting with the Rotary Club of Beirut Cedars. Guest speaker Michelle Mouracade talked about Social Enterprise and how Rotary can benefit from the services of Alfanar. The topic of sustainability in project was highlighted especially that all Rotary global grants should be sustainable to be eligible for approval.
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RCBC's last fellowship event for the Rotary year started with a visit to the Evangelical Academy in Aabey were funrniture and IT equipment will be installed once the GEAT GG funds are received. During the visit P Adib and PP George were interviewed by TV reporters. This was followed by a visit to the Kanaan Palace owned by RC Beirut Center President Effat Kanaan Abou Assly.
The Rotary Club of Beirut Cosmopolitan, BCRAC and ICBC joined hands to distribute around 100 food boxes to the needy in Beirut and Tripoli.
The Program Committee represented by Chair Farida Najjar and Rtn Karen Saab have organized a nice outing to the MACAM museum in Alita. Members and friends were greeted by Cezar Nammour and his spouse Gaby Shaub who offered a tour of the museum followed by a workshop and nice outdoor lunch.
RCBC new members Rotarians Nasr el Baba, Rony Eid, Mohamad Harakeh, in addition to Rtn Colin Gibson presented their classification and professional backgrounds. In addition Michel Frem RCBC candidate for a Rotary Scholarship talked about his ambition to pursue a Masters degree in water and sanitation in the Netherlands. The members and attendees were impressed by the high level of professionalism of the speakers and their academic and professional background.
Joint meeting between the Rotary Club of Beirut Cosmopolitan, RC Tripoli Cosmopolis and RC Tyre Europa. Guest Speaker Dr. Dany Obeid talked about beekeeping in Lebanon.
RCBC members, families and friends have visited the Latourba winery in Saghbine - Bekaa. During the event Christine Chehwane informed the Rotarians how the Latourba wine is produced using traditional techniques. After that a wine tasting session was held, followed by a nice barbecue lunch and a visit to the farm and an ancient Roman sight.
The Rotary Club of Beirut Cosmopolitan has distributed 70 boxes of PPE to the Hopital du Sacre Coeur . This is part of a Disaster Response Grant initiated by District 2452 to fight COVID19. The hospital is currently receiving and treating COVID19 Patients.
RCBC conducted an online meeting with RC Bietigheim-Vaihingen to discuss the projects that both Lebanese and German Rotary Clubs are conducting in the communities. The Clubs also discussed their joint project Schneller School global grant that is in the final stages of preparation.
A fully equipped ambulance was handed over to the Lebanese Red Cross represented by Mrs. Rosy Boulos. The Handover event took place at the workshop of BISCO SARL that took charge of the conversion works. The ambulance was financed via a Global Grant initiated by the Rotary Club of Beirut Cosmopolitan and the Rotary Club of Elche Illice, with the contribution of the Rotary Clubs of LA Cedars, Neede, Picton, Elche-Illice, Lebanon (USA), Beirut-Cedars, Beyrouth, Districts 2452, 6560, 2203 and the Rotary Foundation.
Joint online meeting with the Rotary Club of Beirut Cadmos. Guest speaker Mrs. Karen Boustany is an award winning Media Personality, owner and GM of Eyestrategy Business Communication SARL, Co-Founder of LALS and CEO of the Luxury Network Lebanon.
Global Grant to provide a ZEUS MS39 Machine for the AUBMC Ophtalmology Department. The International main Club partner is RC South Bunbury.
During the session, the members were updated on 11 projects that are being conducted by the club. In addition to a discussion on the other Club matters and activities.
Joint meeting with the Rotary Club de Beyrouth. The guest speaker was Peter Kyle Rotary International Director and Dean of the Rotary Representative Network.
Joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Sahel Metn. Our guest speaker Mr. Bassel Assah is an expert in Information Security and Business Security. He covered the Pre Covid19 security risks, the trend after COVID19 (remote work, Zoom , Webex meetings), phishing and spear phishing and the market best practices. The presentation was followed by a session of Q&A.
Joint online meeting with RC Kesrouan. The topic was presented by guest speaker Mr. Constantin Salameh. 55 Rotarians and guests have attended the presentation including our DG Shawkat Tadros.
Joint meeting with RC Sahel el Metn. The session was given by Dr. Pierre Bou Khalil Head of Pulmonary Critical Care at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. The session was attended by 71 participants from all over the district including our DG Shawkat Tadros, PDGs and Incoming DG.
Guest Speaker Ziad Sankari presented Cardio Diagnostics innovative technology covering 30 days heart monitoring. In addition Ziad is working on a study related to fighting COVID19.
Marc Torbey Helou - RCBC Honorary member- discussed with RCBC members how Offre Joie is serving the community to fight the high poverty levels in Lebanon via the distribution of Food Boxes. RCBC presented to Marc the latest projects in the pipeline and assessed how OffreJoie and RCBC can join hands to fight poverty and COVID19 implications.
LaTouba founders and owners Christine and Elias Chehwan presented to RCBC members and guests the exquisite Lebanese wine LaTourba and its positive impact on the Saghbine community. The session also included interventions from Greek Winemaker Sofoklis Peutropolous and Cypriot Winemaker Rotarian Marcos Zambartas owner of the Zambartas Wine. The Chehwan also presented the challenges and opportunities the wine industry sector faces in Lebanon. 
Classification talk by RCBC Rotarian Haytham Kurdi on the benefits of property management and the intervention of PMG Holding to fight COVID19. 
RC Beirut Cosmopolitan distributed a stock of Personal Protection Equipment to the Dar el Rahma Elderly Hospital- Ain Saade. The stock mainly included, medical gloves and surgical masks. The hospital's stock of PPE was depleted and the patients and medical team were highly exposed to the COVID19. 
Both Lebanese and Italian Communities are currently badly hit from the COVID19 pandemic. During the meeting both twin clubs shared the initiatives taken to fight against COVID19 such as service projects (supply of medical equipment, distribution of food boxes...). During the meeting members from both Clubs agreed that a joint action should be undertaken to assist each other in fighting this pandemic. The online meeting was also attended by many members from other Rotary Clubs.
On March 23rd, our Club has received from Rotary International the official certificate of organization of the Interact Club of Beirut Cosmopolitan club ID 221331.
The Certificate of Organization was signed by Rotary International President Marc Maloney and RCBC President Adib Mounla. The ICBC membership cards were also prepared for all ICBC founding members
The Certificate of Organization was signed by Rotary International President Marc Maloney and RCBC President Adib Mounla. The ICBC membership cards were also prepared for all ICBC founding members
Despite the COVID19 pandemic, RCBC operations were still ongoing. On March 24th, our Club had its first Online Meeting with RCBC founder PP Riad Saade. The online session was attended by 31 participants including Rotarians from other Rotary Clubs. The subject of PP Saade was "Diagnosis of the Lebanese Agriculture in light of the latest Financial and Corona Double Crisis"