Our tournament was quite a small-scale, but all 5 participants enjoyed tennis, Rotary friendship and a very nice weather in Finnish summer evening. The midnight sun bathed us with warmth and light. Most important was we could help Rotary’s fight against Polio.

We try to do large tournament next summer!

I encourage all “tennis rotaries” organize tour-naments and help Rotary to do better World.

Best Regards to all friends in ITFR

Esa Muuruvirta

Finland CTD — Rotary Club of Pietari Brahe

Dear ITFR fellows,

this year the ITFR World Championship will be held at Pugnochiuso Re-sort in the heart of the Gargano’s National Park. A piece of paradise with breath-taking scenery,

surrounded by untouched nature and with exclusive services, where you live a unique experience characterized by na-ture, well being, day and night entertain-ment and traditional Mediterranean cui-sine. A resort which combines elegance and exclusivity with the simplicity of its natural surroundings

Gargano is a destination not to be missed, as suggested this year the pres-tigious New York Times by placing

among the 31 best places in the world to visit in 2010 and the only place in Italy.

I want to thank Marco Marinaro ITFR Chairman for his confidence giving me the task of Tournament Director of 2010 ITFR WTC. I will try to match the previ-ous editions, even if it is really difficult, considering their perfect organization. Thanks from now to the Organizing Committee that is giving me a very important help and thanks to all Rotari-ans friends that are helping me directly or indirectly to the success of the 6th ITFR World Championship.

We have arranged an intensive pro-gram for a holiday dedicated to the international Rotary family about friendship and solidarity. We hope to meet many friends in the field from around the world. Together in the ten-nis court to defeat polio!

Giancarlo Ciuffreda

6th ITFR WTC Director

6th ITFR WTC Director’s message

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Edited by Valentina Dell’Acqua

Saturday, July 31 2010 Newsletter no. 34

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1st Midnight Sun Tennis Tournament / Finnish Open Championship in Raahe, Finland

5th GOVERNOR’S CUP by R.C. Galatina-Maglie-Terre D’Otranto, district 2120, Italy

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The 5th GOVERNOR’S CUP, organ-ized by R.C. Galatina-Maglie-Terre D’Otranto, was carried out From April 29 to May 2, at the Tennis Club of Galatina, near Lecce, Italy.

The organizing committee chaired by 'Assistant Governor Giuseppe Garrisi and technical manager Engi-neer Giovanni Stasi held next sport-ing event, a series of side events to facilitate understanding, friendship and harmony among all participants.

The matches were held on five clay courts of the Tennis Club Galatina.

Winner of the Men's Singles group A (good players) was Giuseppe Dell'Anna Misurale R.C. Lecce Sud District 2120, which passed in the final Giovanni Licignano R.C. Lecce District 2120, won the tournament last year.

Men's Singles Winner Group B (amateur players) is Giancarlo Bertacchini R.C. Riva del Garda Dis-trict 2060, which passed in the final Vincenzo Arsieni R.C. Lecce District 2120.

The men's doubles was won by the pair Licignano- Arsieni R.C. Lecce District 2120 that has passed in the final pair Ditonno-Spagnuolo R.C. Bari District 2120.

The Group B men's doubles was won by the pair Bertacchini- Chiarito R.C. Riva del Garda District 2060 and R.C. Salerno District 2100 against the cou-ple Onorato-Peschiulli R.C. Nardo District 2120.

The mixed doubles was won by the pair Bertacchini-Mauro on the pair De Pascalis-De Riccardis from the R . C . G a l a t i n a - M a g l i e - T e r r e D’Otranto.

The award ceremony took place dur-

ing a convivial evening, which was held at the “Agriturismo Appidè”, in Corigliano at the presence of Gover-nor Romano Vicario, Past Governor Tommaso Berardi, Chairwoman of the National Council of Inner Wheel Giulia Rampino, President of Inner Wheel Lucia Lecce leave, the Presi-dents of all the Rotary Clubs of Salento.

Guests of the evening the Captain of the Port of Gallipoli scattola Gio-vanni, Colonel Commandant of Filippi vehicle maintenance depart-ment of 161 Squadron of Galatina, the Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Court of Lecce Doctor Maria Cristina Rizzo, judges Doctor Buccarella and Doctor Invitto, the Mayor of Galatina Giancarlo Coluccia, the friend, presi-dent of the R.C. Foggia District 2120 Giancarlo Ciuffrida, winner of the Fellowship, absent through injury from the fields of play, but physically present to witness the profound friendship with our Club, the Fellow-ship has been able to create and strengthen over time.

After the welcome to the authorities the President of the Organizing Com-mittee Sponsors thanked friends, all members of the Club with their con-tributions have enabled the realiza-tion of the event: Doctor. Antonio De Matteis for “Dolly Pelletterie” (Leather), Doctor Franco De Ric-cardis for “workshops and foundries De Riccardis”, Ing Alberto De Pas-calis for Astra Engineering, Doctor. Giorgio Marrocco for Super Mac.

During his speech, the President of th e Or gan i zi n g Co mm i t tee , Giuseppe Garrisi said that the Fel-lowship, as well as unite Rotarians in friendship, understanding and ser-vice, are an effective way to improve the visibility of the club territory and make themselves more attractive clubs.

Doing good is not enough (there are international organizations that do better, "Red Cross, Caritas, Doctors without Borders), participate in trips, cultural events, no different from as-sociations of leisure, tourism or cul-ture.

The program of Rotary Fellowship brings together Rotarians who have

common interests in leisure activi-ties, professions and various issues o f h e a l t h a n d m e d i c i n e . Currently more than 90 Rotary Fel-lowship dedicated to the various fields of interest from golf to Yacht-ing for those recreational by HIV, eye care for those most voted to community service.

Rotary, must tend to do review in service to the city and territory, and Rotary Clubs, representing a means to that end.

The Fellowship in fact, should have like a goal a Rotary service, they have to invoke the interest of the par-ticipants on the major issues of inter-national significance such as the Ro-tary Polio Plus or character district as the project "Healthy water for Africa" or as the territorial project: "Rotary save the music's art" presented dur-ing the side events to the Fellowship and the restructuring of the sculp-tural group of the “Crucifixion of the Basilica of St. Catherine of Alexan-dria” in Galatina, said the sources described in the Calvary and histo-riographical as one of the few if not the only preserved intact among those in the far south of Italy.

Is attributed to Angelo from Pietrafitta, lay brother, sculptor, ac-tive in the second half of the seven-teenth century. This is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious works of the “Basilica Cateriniana”, chest of art that makes Galatina one of the most important cultural centers of our south.

Precisely in view of the historical and artistic value, the urgent restoration that requires, saw the contribution of the Rotary Club of Galatina-Maglie-Terre d’Otranto Friday, April 30th with the organization of a concert of Maestro Luigi Fracasso , to interior of the Basilica of St. Catherine, a three-year commitment.

The Rotary Club of Galatina-Maglie-Terre D’Otranto, wished awarded the Master Luigi Fracasso, pianist nation-ally recognized as one of the most representative musical talents of Salento, founder and artistic director of the concert series "Concerts in the Cloister (“Concerti del Chiostro”), the title of honorary member of the

Club, for his willingness and participation in the project: "Rotary save the art with the music."

During the evening the restorer Maria Prato, out-lined the initial stages of restoration, referring to a particular completely un-known, and the sculptural group in the presence of a hole that allows you to view the internal organs of the Crucifix, the hole which had become appar-ent only upon removal of the sculptural group from its natural location.

The President of the Orga-n i z i n g C o m m i t t e e Giuseppe Garrisi, wanted to give the President of R.C. Galatina-Maglie-Terre d'Otranto, the Paul Harris for his commitment to the territory.

The Governor Romano Vicario in his greeting recalled how the word Fellowhip means friend-ship, camaraderie, broth-erhood, society and is to indicate the Rotary Friendship does not in-volve a relationship "strong" on a personal level, but is characterized by that sense of belong-ing, of community of pur-pose, warmth of construc-tion that allows multiple people to work together on projects of "utility", so-called SERVICE.

The Rotary clubs can be a part of raising the profile of the service and sec-ondly, by their very na-ture of cross-clubs and districts, helping to ex-tend relationships, allow-ing exit from the closed and immobility that often characterizes the behav-ior of our Club.

Organising Committee and winners during the prize giving ceremony

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