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NEW BOARDS, NEW STRUCTURES:
VIC, VILNEWS AND
BŪKIME KARTU
Dear VilNews readers,
As many of you know, I've been both chairman and president of Vilnius International Club since the club was started nine years ago. I have also been the executive responsible for our annual charity event for orphanage children, BUKIME KARTU, and I have been, and still am the editor of VilNews.
Understandably, this work has taken much of my time, and although I have very much appreciated the many good experiences and new acquaintance I have got through all this, I have concluded that it now is time to distribute these tasks among several of the many who have been active supporters over the years.
I invited on this background to a meeting, and on the 16th of September we were about 40 people who met in restaurant Sue's Indian Raja here in Vilnius in order to decide on further structuring of operations and new activities for the club, the help programme, and the e-magazine.
It became a wonderfully warm and positive meeting, with the same good old atmosphere and ambience that has always characterized VIC, and I was very pleased seeing that all my suggestions for new boards, board chairmen, members, and executive managers were adopted by the enthusiastic audience!
The names of those who kindly agreed to assume the positions are given below. I wish them all good luck, and I am convinced that 16 September 2010 will always be remembered as a big step forward in our work for international Lithuania. Let me also remind you all about the VIC's mission statement, which we have based our work on since the club was founded in 2001:
***************************** VIC Mission Statement ****************************
The Vilnius International Club (VIC) supports and encourages the
cultural, historic, and economic vitality of Vilnius as a capital city.
Men and women from the expatriate and Lithuanian communities,
working in diplomatic, business, and cultural spheres, fulfil VIC’s
mission through fellowship, monthly meetings, and occasional
charitable programmes.
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My warmest regards to you all !
Yours truly,
Aage Myhre
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VIC
VILNIUS INTERNATIONAL CLUB
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BŪKIME
KARTU
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VilNews
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Chairmen
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ROBERT JENNINGS (Ireland)
Consultant, EU Advisor
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TORBEN PEDERSEN (Denmark)
Fmr. Senior Partner, DELOITTE
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AAGE MYHRE (Norway)
VilNews Editor
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Deputy Chairmen
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RAJ CHAUDHARY (India)
Restaurant owner, Honorary Consul of India to Lithuania
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STEVEN STAHAROS (USA)
Export Manager, Rokiskio Suris
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VIRGINIJUS KUNDROTAS (Lithuania)
Dean Adizes Graduate School
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Executive Directors
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ZILVINAS BELIAUSKAS (Lithuania)
Psychologist
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CARLOS BREBBIA (Argentina)
Coach/Lecturer at TTVAM
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VIN KARNILA (US-LT)
VilNews Associate Editor
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Members
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JOEP WIJNANDS (Holland)
Ambassador of the Netherlands
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ANGELE CEPENAITE (Lith.)
President, LT Committee of ICSW
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NATHAN GREENHALG (USA)
News Editor
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LYRA JAKULEVICIENE (Lithuania)
Head of Office, UNDP Lithuania
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IRMA RAMASKAITE (Lithuania)
Business developer, UAB Medisana
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VLADAS LASAS (Lithuania)
Gen. Dir., UPS
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ULF HALLAN (Norway)
President, European Leadership Inst.
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ARTHUR SIMONSEN (Norway)
Property Developer
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LORETA HORNALL (LT-US)
Artist
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DAVID TELKY (United Kingdom)
Man. Dir., Pentland Scotland/Baltic
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ANDRIUS KONCIUS (Lithuania)
Gen. Dir., COWI LITHUANIA
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REGINA RUDYTE (Lithuania)
Professor, Vilnius University
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PETRAS AUSTREVICIUS (Lithuania)
Member of Parliament
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VILIJA TURIENE (Lithuania)
Director, Invia Travel Agency
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SAULIUS RACEVICIUS (Lithuania)
Gen. Dir., ICS
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AUDRIUS SAKALAUSKAS (Lithuania)
Advisor to the Mayor of Vilnius
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STEPHEN E. TIMMONS (USA)
Bilateral Affairs Officer,
US Embassy
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LINA SAVRANSKYTE (Lithuania)
Journalist/Interior Designer
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Below some short information about the three legs of VIC, as well as pictures of the new three top leaders for our upcoming activities.
VIC
VILNIUS INTERNATIONAL CLUB
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A dynamic meeting point for local
people with international interests
and for expatriates from many
countries
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ROBERT JENNINGS (Ireland)
Consultant,
EU Advisor
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RAJ CHAUDHARY (India)
Restaurant owner, Honorary Consul of India to Lithuania
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ZILVINAS BELIAUSKAS (Lithuania)
Psychologist
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Vilnius International Club (VIC) has sine 2001 been a leading club and a dynamic meeting point for local people with international interests and for expatriates from more than 50 countries. The club’s mission is to support and encourage the cultural, historic, and economic vitality of Vilnius as a capital city and of Lithuania as an outstanding historic and contemporary scene for interaction and constructive activities between fine people from many countries. Men and women from the expatriate and Lithuanian communities, working in diplomatic, business, and cultural spheres, fulfil VIC’s mission through fellowship, monthly meetings, and occasional charitable programmes. More than 1.000 persons are today registered at the VIC e-mailing list.
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BŪKIME KARTU
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Do unto others…
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TORBEN PEDERSEN (Denmark)
Fmr. Senior Partner, DELOITTE
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STEVEN STAHAROS (USA)
Export Manager, Rokiskio Suris
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CARLOS BREBBIA (Argentina)
Coach/Lecturer at TTVAM
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The concept of ‘BŪKIME KARTU’ is that disadvantaged children from various Lithuanian orphanages are invited to spend a full day in the countryside, enjoying various activities sponsored by a number of international companies, institutions and embassies. Joy and happiness are the hallmarks of the day!
“This event is not just about helping the orphanages.
The idea is to give a more important thing to the children – personal attention and care.”
Ambassador of Great Britain to Lithuania, Mr. Simon Butt
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VilNews
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Connecting Lithuania- related people around the globe, giving them a say
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AAGE MYHRE (Norway)
VilNews Editor
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VIRGINIJUS KUNDROTAS (Lithuania)
Dean Adizes Graduate School
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VIN KARNILA
(US-Lithuanian)
VilNews Associate Editor
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'Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,' said President Kennedy in his inaugural address in 1961. Such a speech should also President Grybauskaitė make, but first she should proclaim that Lithuania’s leaders will be the ones taking the first step; showing the good example, cleaning the ‘Lithuanian House’ and start demonstrating that they are ready to do their very best for Lithuanians around the globe.
Our contribution to renewed optimism, bridge building and constructive criticism of the negligent sins that still characterize this nation, is the publication you are now reading. Our goal is that VilNews shall be developed as a permanent web page with the aim of better linking Lithuanian groups in every corner of the globe to each other and their home country Lithuania.
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