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1st beneficent Choco-late auction in Mace-

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Novo Nordisk School 2

Donation to the Fire station

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Exhibition of DLUG 3

About us 4

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Zoran Arsovski’s exhi-bition in Gevgelija

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Macedonia, mon amour ” is the working title of a movie by the German director Ingo Lang-ner, which follows the very im-portant Christian live in Mace-donia from the days of Saint Paul, the Christian towns in the late antique period, the medie-val Ohrid theological school and monastic live to the first global holy – Mother Teresa. The film is also about the young Macedonian generation

discovering this Christian heritage. On the begging of November the movie team was in Gevgelija for 10 days, shooting on several loca-tions, among them Paljurci village, where Saint Paul stepped, rested, and prayed traveling throw Mace-donia. The also shoot scenes from the village Zrze, the excavation site around the monastery - the eremite caves and the cave churches, the 4th century martyr grave, the 5th century basilica and the monas-tery; Stobi, various locations in Skopje, and Macedonia’s site from above. During their stay in Gev-gelija, Apollonia Group was the host of the film team. We were vary happy that we participated in this project. The premiere of the film is scheduled for Mother Theresa's 100th birthday on 26th of August 2010 in Skopje.

Photos by Carolin Weinkopf, photographer in the film http://careaux.twoday.net/

Apollonia Foundation

07.12.2009 No. 19

Learning about the weather, the different seasons and changes in nature, was part of the education for the Nature day children this month. They also had an opportunity to take the leading role in the organization of the games, which was very fun and interesting experience for them, the other children, and we’ve all been surprised by the children's creativity. Children from Nature Day also had a art workshop on the theme New Year, the best drawings will be turned into New Years’ greeting cards, which you’ll all receive it on your e-mails.

Nature Day activities in November

Inside this issue:

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Novo Nordisk School Challenge Cup On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, Open Fun Foot-ball School and NOVO Nordisk organized in November one day fun activities and games for children in 10 different towns of Macedonia in the period from 13th till 18th of No-vember. Over 1000 children and 40 couches took part in this event where the main goal was to teach the children about the diabetes and that through sport this situation among the children can be reduced. Thanks to the wonder-ful weather that Saturday around 100 children from Gev-gelija had fun through the games of Bon-Bon cup, and in the end they also received diploma for participating in this event. Apollonia Foundation gave small contribution to this project by involving the children from the Foundation and helping with the organization.

1st beneficent Chocolate auction in Macedonia “Every misfortune in life happens for a good cause” - that is the thought that guided one women after 3 days spent as patient in the children's hospital Kozle in Skopje to make a charity event and help improve the conditions in

this hospital. Katerina Zlatanovska - Popova came up with the idea to organize for the first time in Skopje chocolate auction. On the event that was held on the 4th of December were sold 34 donated items and 300.000 denars were raised. The organ-izers of the event said that they’ll buy 2 medical devices that they need in the hospital with those money and they plus have received material donations. Apollonia Hotel and Casino partici-pated in this event with a very nice chocolate exponent which was sold for price three times bigger than the starting price. We also both chocolate statue for the decoration of our facilities in form of sailing boat - which was made of 10 kg Belgium choco-late and this particular item reached the highest price on the auction.

More info on www.slatkaaukcija.w.mk

www.novonordisk.com/schoolchallenge.

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Donation to the Fire station

Zoran Arsovski’s exhibition in Gevgelija

On the 19th of November in the exhibitory parlor of Apollonia Hotel was opened an exhibition of young academic artist from Ku-manovo - Zoran Arsovski. After the exhibitions in Kumanovo and Ohrid this was his first presentation in front of the Gevgelian public. The braveness of the author his actual work to present in few totali-ties which are not connected among them can be understood

like a wish for more detailed presentation but also as esthetic provocation which should inspire argument. That particular interaction on the relation artist-art-public is the basic idea of Zoran Arsovski, the starting point in his work and the final destination in his realiza-tion.

Zoran Arsovski was born 1980 in Kumanovo. He graduated on the Nacional art academy in Sofija in 2005. Took a master degree in 2007 from the same academy in the class of prof. Bozidar Bojadziev and prof. Stanisla Pamukciev. Took part in few international art exhibitions and art communes in our country and abroad.

In terms of helping the local commu-nity, Apollonia Foundation has al-ways been supportive because of the belief that it’s part of our respon-sibilities as citizens to invest in the place where we live and where our children will grow up. In November we made a donation to the Fire sta-tion in Gevgelija for contractive and decorating repairs with final goal improving the conditions of that building. Only in the first 4 months this year the team of the Fire Station

in Gevgelija, which works on the area of Gevgelija, Dojran and Bogdanci, made an intervention 36 times in fire extinguishing actions.

Exhibition of DLUG

On the occasion of the celebration of our towns holiday “7th of November - the liberation day of Gev-gelija”, the Association of artist from Gevgelija, made annual exhibition in Hotel Apollonia. The exhi-bition with thirty two pieces of art was opened on the 2nd of November in the presence of many represen-tatives from the public institutions and authorities in our town as well as many artists and citizens of Gev-gelija.

This event was also supported from Apollonia Foundation.

Аdress: Gevgeliski Partizanski Odred 1 1480 Gevgelija R. Macedonia

Тelephone: 034/ 213-222 Fax: 034/213-223 E-mail: snezana.dimitrova@apollonia.com.mk fondacija@apollonia.com.mk

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ECO CALENDAR

FUTURE EVENTS:

12.12.2009 , Culture center in Gevgelija

“Carskiot pash ” - theater show

9.12.2009, 12:00 Police Station in Gevgelija

Reception on the occasion of Prevention Day

20.12.2009, Apollonia Hotel

Concert of classical music from the class of Simon Trpcevski

Tree Day

Apollonia Foundation in the field of environment has been active not just with the Nature Day but also with participating in every environmental project organized by the Government like Tree Day. On the 13th of November we participated in this noble activity with more than 40 children from Nature Day and employees in Apollonia Group.