ROTARY CLUB VELENJE
Club number: RI-Clubnr.: 68834
District: 1910
Address: Vila Herberstein, Kopališka 1, SI-3320 Velenje, Slovenia
Meetings: Mondays at 20.15, Vila Herberstein in Velenje
E-mail: info@rotaryklubvelenje.si
Rotary Slovenia: www.rotaryslovenija.org
Rotary International: www.rotary.org

News and events
06.07.2009 | Rotary Camp 2009 | Link to Photogallery.

29.06.2009 | We visited 100th Annual Convention of Rotary International | The convention took place in Birmingham, UK, between Jun 21 and 24. Our president prepared a presentation about the event.

22.06.2009 | Joint meeting of four Rotary clubs | Together with RC Ljubljana Grad, RC Ljubljana Tivoli and RC Slovenj Gradec we visited first Gorenje, then an art exhibition in Arsin gallery, where we took part in auction for a charity fund, and end the meeting with a dinner in Villa Herberstein.

18.05.2009 | Boris Štih lecture | Mr. Boris Štih, principal of Velenje music school Fran Korun Koželjski, will give a talk titled Activities in Velenje music school.

11.05.2009 | Helping Enis Musić | Our guest was Mr. Enis Musić, a member of Slovenian national team for basketball on wheelchairs, who introduced himself together with his need for a new wheelchair. We decided that we will help him get it.

06.04.2009 | Jože Ograjenšek lecture | Our guest was Mr. Jože Ograjenšek, president of the ski jumps and nordic combination assembly at Ski Association of Slovenia.

23.02.2009 | Zdenko Hriberšek lecture | Our guest at the weekly meeting will be Mr. Zdenko Hriberšek, a director of Gorenje d.d. - Security, who will present his unit.

09.02.2009 | Marjan Klepec lecture | Our guest will be Mr. Marjan Klepec, the director of the sport institute Rdeča dvorana, who will present the institute.

26.01.2009 | Bojan Pogorevc lecture | Our guest at the meeting was Mr. Bojan Pogorevc, project director at the Slovenian forest-wood technological platform, who gave us a talk titled: Forest and wood, an opportunity for Slovenia.

15.12.2008 | Sebastjan Bernjak lecture | We hosted Mr. Sebastjan Bernjak from Velenje Municipality, who gave us a talk about: Associations from the Municipality point of view.

08.12.2008 | Darko Menih lecture | Today's meeting location is Kavarna Šoštanj, where a member of parliament and a mayor of Šoštanj, Mr. Darko Menih, has presented us the development of Šoštanj Municipality.

10.11.2008 | Domen Novak lecture | This Monday we hosted Mr. Domen Novak, who shared us his own experience: How can a man come from the bottom of addiction to successful entrepreneur?

06.10.2008 | Alenka Žnidaršič Kranjc lecture | Dr. Alenka Žnidaršič Kranjc, president of the management board Prva Group , will give a talk titled Optimal saving and insurance scheme selection for one's old age.... More...

08.09.2008 | Peter Vrčkovnik lecture | Our guest at the meeting was Mr. Peter Vrčkovnik, a director of the Adventure Race Slovenia , who made an interesting presentation about the race.... More...

20.06.2008 | Orthopaedic push-chair accessories for Lili | Similarly as last year Rotary Club Velenje decided to help Lili also this year. We covered half of the cost for orthopaedic push-chair accessories, which are needed for normal stay in school and protection agains the weather features.... More...

26.05.2008 | Matej Lahovnik lecture | Our guest at this meeting will be dr. Matej Lahovnik, a member of Parliament of Republic of Slovenia, who will address us with the talk titled Possibilities for opening of political space in Slovenia.

31.03.2008 | Biserka Hrnčič lecture | Mrs. Biserka Hrnčič from the primary school Gustav Šilih in Velenje will introduce a project called Charity concert: This world is for the children (for acquisition of elevator for infirm people).

10.03.2008 | Sandi Uranc lecture | Mr. Sandi Uranc, the director of marketing in Gorenje, will address us with the talk Innovations in marketing.

28.01.2008 | Stanko Krenker lecture | Our guest was Mr. Stanko Krenker, financial consultant, who talked about Why include gold and silver in optimization and construction of personal means?

10.12.2007 | Srečko Meh lecture | On this occasion our guest was the mayor of Velenje, Mr. Srečko Meh, who will talk about future projects in Velenje Municipallity.

01.10.2007 | Viktor Žakelj and Jure Piano lecture | Next year is the 500. anniversary of Primož Trubar birth. He was a Protestant and is the author of the first Slovenian book. In the light of the anniversary Mr. Viktor Žakelj and Mr. Jure Piano will give a talk on October 1 2007 titled: Primož Trubar and the Protestantism.

11.06.2007 | Peter Hudournik lecture | Mr. Peter Hudournik from HTZ Velenje, I.P., d.o.o., where he is a project manager in the area of development, gave us a talk about AQUAVALLIS drinking water filters.

28.05.2007 | Borut Meh lecture | On May 28 2007 our guest was Mr. Borut Meh, CEO of Mura and president of Association of Employers of Slovenia.

28.05.2007 | Presentation of a book THE FIRST ROTARY CLUB IN SLOVENIA by Božidar Hribernik | Our friend, sponsor and honorary member of our club Božidar Hribernik has presented his book titled THE FIRST ROTARY CLUB IN SLOVENIA on May 28 2006 in Kulturnica, Velenje.

09.05.2007 | Janez Rihter lecture | On May 14 2007 the lecturer at our meeting will be Mr. Janez Rihter, the CEO and owner of Rihter Ltd.: Timber-frame houses Rihter.

16.04.2007 | Tomaž Oštir lecture | Mr. Oštir took us to Cambodia on April 23rd 2007.

09.04.2007 | Electrical bed insertion for Lili Osredkar | Lili is a six years old girl suffering for cerebral paralyze and partial deafness. Rotary club Velenje reached a decission to help her by donating an electrical bed insertion for home nursing.... More...

20.03.2007 | Sonja Jamnikar lecture | Mrs. Sonja Jamnikar from local Chamber of Craft will be our guest on April 2nd 2007 and will talk about present activities in the chamber.

12.03.2007 | Miro Požun lecture | On March 12 2007 Mr. Miro Požun, former coach of handball club Pivovarna Laško with which he also won the Champions league, will give a talk titled Sport and economy.... More...

23.01.2007 | Franc Sever lecture | On January 29th 2007 Mr. Franc Sever, the president of political party SDS in Velenje, will give a talk titled Political situation in Velenje.

06.01.2007 | Rajko Pintar lecture | On Januray 15 2007 the pricipal of primary school in Ljubno ob Savinji, Mr. Rajko Pintar, will give a talk titled: Possible ways of helping socially or differently handicapped children.
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23.12.2006 | Sana Claus visiting Rotary Club Velenje | Santa Claus has visited Rotary Club Velenje in December, children were hardly waiting him since his visit has become traditional.... More...

30.11.2006 | Lecture by mufti Nedžad Grabus and hodža Nijaz Salkić | The lecture given on December 18 2006 will be titled: Introduction to Islamic community, mosque, community in Velenje.

25.10.2006 | Ivan Atelšek lecture | On November 6 2006 Mr. Ivan Atelšek, the member of the supervisory committee of Gorenje, will give a lecture titled Historical overview of development of Velenje and Šalek valley and its perspective in the future.... More...

13.10.2006 | Darko Sukič lecture | On October 23th 2006 the host of our meeting will be the owner of hotel Natura in Lačja vas, Mr. Darko Sukič, who will give a lecture titled Tourist potential in region Zgornja Savinjska.

29.09.2006 | Dr. Draško Veselinovič lecture | On November 11th 2006 our guest will be Dr. Draško Veselinovič, the administration board president of Deželna banka Slovenije (www.dbs.si/en ), who will give a lecture titled Introduction of Euro in Slovenia.... More...

09.05.2005 | The president of Rotary klub Velenje Mr. Matej Jenko: Introduction | In the third or fourth try, the city Velenje, the fifth biggest city in Slovenia, has gained its own Rotary club. And with this the region SaŠa gained an honourable club. This region includes the Šalek Valley, one of the most important, economical regions of Slovenia, Zgornja Savinjska Valley and Logarska Valley, known as the pearl on the sunny side of the Alps.... More...

09.05.2005 | Special Representative for Rotary klub Velenje Mr. Bozidar Hribernik: Rotary International club Velenje to be on the well way | The world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, USA, was founded in the year 1905. It was formed in the times of “wild” capitalism, in maybe the “wildest” town in the world.... More...

05.05.2005 | Mr.Srečko Meh-The Mayor of Municipality Velenje: The introduction to the Rotary Club Velenje leaflet | Our city is most definitely the city in which we try to achieve an equal development in all areas - economical, social, educational, cultural and sports area. We can accomplish this, only if we work together, hand in hand.... More...