The Community Center Brings Together Two Towns

Thanks to the members of folklore ensemble “Slav Boikin” from community center “St.st. Cyril and Methodius”, in Sremska Mitrovitsa, Republic of Serbia during August a new brotherhood of two towns was initiated. Rakovski and Panchevo, Republic of Serbia signed a preliminary agreement for partnership in the presence of the ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Serbia Mr. Giorgi Dimitrov, cultural attaché Mr. Ivailo Kirov, the Mayor of the town of Panchevo Mr. Sergian Mikovich and Stoyo Fitnev, a representative from the town of Rakovski. These public figures along with all the other guests squeezed into the village of Ivanovo for the holiday St. Vendelin, celebrated locally on October 20th, and the Day of Community Leaders, celebrated by the Bulgarians on November 1st. These two dates were the occasion for the dancers from folklore ensemble “Slav Boikin”, who had invitations to bring a program to the village of Ivanovo. Apart from the extended hour and a half performance, community center members gave books in Bulgarian language for cultural education of society in the village of Ivanovo and Belo Blato. Donors of the literature in Bulgarian language for the two cultural educations of society are Publishing House “Hermes”, “Zombori” Press, Community Library “Ivan Vasov”, the Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv, and Community Center “St.st. Cyril and Methodius”. Memories of the trip, performance, conference, and new acquaintances of the dancers from CC “St.st. Cyril and Methodius” owe probably the most thanks to the assistance of Mr. Frantz Kokov – Mayor of the Town of Rakovski, and the generous support of Vecelin Doshkov, manager of “Hebros Bus” OOD.