1. Solidarity dinner for Italian earthquake victims

2. Sunday January 8th, 2017, at the Pavillon Joséphine
European parliament
Council of Europe
European Court of Human Rights
Pavillon Joséphine

3. Pavillon Joséphine
Strasbourg Municipality offered rental fees to Rotary Club Strasbourg for this event

4. 160 guests attended the dinner

5. Monsignor Paolo Rudelli, Osservatore permanente della Santa Sede presso il Consiglio d’Europa
Ambasciatore Marco Marsilli rappresentante permanente d'Italia presso il Consiglio d'Europa
François Schmutz President, Rotary Club Strasbourg

6. M. Alain Fontanel, premier adjoint au Maire de la Ville de Strasbourg
M. François Bouteloup, District Governor representative
Mrs Giusi Pajardi, Head of the Secretariat - Partial Agreement at Council of Europe Development Bank

7. Past-president Gianni Cian and Alfred Koering giving
information about Amatrice region, its cultural influence, and the devastating earthquake that occured in August 2016

8. Soprano singer Francesca Sorteni and musician Zoe Schade at the accordion for famous italian opera hymns

9. Befana Antoinette selling raffle tickets
Winners receive excellent italian wines given by generous donators (including Fabiola )

10. • Apéritif : spritz
• Antipasti : sous forme de petites brochettes à déguster pendant l'apéritif
• Primo piatto : mille-feuille de scampi/courgettes au pesto
• Secondo piatto : suprème de pintade aux champignons, truffes et purée de navet
• Dessert : panacotta à l'orange ....
• Café ou thé
An excellent Italian dinner prepared at a reduced price by the team of the restaurant Villa Casella

11. The President is happy : this event was a full success.
=> Rotary Club Strasbourg will be able donate 7500 € to Rotary Club Novara, for the victims of the earthquake in Amatrice

12. Many thanks to our team pilots for this event :
Antoinette, Artistic Director
Gianni, Managing Director