Public Report in support of community projects in Constanta sustained by PACT through Community Fund Pontus Euxin In early June 2011, PACT launched Community Fund Pontus Euxin, totaling 32.600 RON, under its management. The Fund was established by selling tickets at the conference-event, held up by actor Dan Puric in Constanta, on November 20th 2010. The event was organized by a group of citizens in Constanta (constituted as an Initiative Group for Community Fund Pontus Euxin), with support from PACT Foundation, in order to attract funds to sustain local community projects. The main purpose of the fund is to stimulate initiative groups and NGOs in Constanta to develop projects that contribute to producing positive changes in different urban communities in the city of Constanta.

PACT Foundation held Wednesday, December 7th, from 19.30 at Café Godot Theatre, a medieval theme party, which is the second fundraising event from private sources for the Community Fund for action and transformation of villages in southern Romania. The total amount collected at this event, of 8754 lei, from selling tickets, "all pay" auction (everyone pays) for special objects donated and classic auction for works of art offered by artists, will be used to support projects initiated by groups of citizens in rural communities in southern Romania.

PACT Foundation is organizing a "Blazonry get together for people loving nobility" with medieval theme. This is the second fundraising event from private sources for the Community Fund for action and transformation of villages in southern Romania. By this Community Fund, PACT Foundation will give initiative groups in the south of the country grants for community projects and start-ups for income generating activities at local level, community business and enterprise initiatives with socio-cultural profile. Projects will be supported from the Community Fund in order to develop a community identity through creative means.

We can teach you how to make Community Foundation in your town and give you half of the necessary money to start. National program for Community Foundations offer 33,500 lei for creating community foundations in major cities in Romania. This amount can be won by communities that will prove that they want, but also are able to establish this type of foundation. Residents with initiative can benefit of this opportunity until 5 December 2011. In this case, they have to send to Association for Community Relations (ARC) a letter of intent showing that they wish to establish a foundation, that their community needed a community foundation, to identify important donors, and also the most consuming problems of the community.

PACT Foundation held Thursday, September 29th, from 19.30 at Clubul Taranului (in Muzeul Taranului Roman [Romanian Peasant Museum]) a cocktail reception in order to raise funds to support projects implementation of the initiative groups of villages in southern Romania. The event was attended by over 100 people: leaders of initiative groups formed with PACT support in the five rounds of community interventions, business representatives, partners and sponsors of PACT Foundation, founders, consultants, members of the Foundation Board, sponsors and partners in making the event, journalists, NGO friends and other guests eager to contribute to the development of rural communities in Romania.

On the occasion of Citizen Participation Week, At the European project "Future active citizens: volunteering as an exercise of democracy", PACT organized a meeting on Tuesday, September 20th , 2011, at 15:00, at the Mihai Viteazul National College in Bucharest, with approximately 100 young people from six high schools in Bucharest. The event brought together representatives from three organizations experienced working with volunteers partner in the project (Salvati Copiii, Fundatia Noi Orizonturi, Centrul National de Resurse pentru Voluntariat Bucuresti PROVOBIS), teachers and parents.

Friday, May 27th, 2011 PACT celebrated Neighbor’s Day in Bucharest with the organization friends. This year, PACT has been an official partner of the European Federation for Local Solidarity (http://www.european-neighbours-day.com/)  and marked the 11th anniversary of the event alongside millions of European citizens, being celebrated the first time in Paris 2000.

32600 RON available to support community projects in Constanta PACT launched Pontus Euxin Community Fund which it administers. The Fund was established by a conference-event in order to attract funds, hosted by actor Dan Puric at the initiative of a group of Constanta, with the support of PACT Foundation. Through this Fund, PACT wants to finance projects in various fields, projects proposed by NGOs and by initiative groups of Constanta, with a maximum amount of 6250 lei / project.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 18 o’clock sharp Societal will meet you with Ruxandra Sasu - CEO and Madalina Ene - Program Director at PACT Foundation. Within the debate we will discuss how to transform an undeveloped community, but with countless natural and cultural resources in a community that offers its citizens material wealth and social equity.  We seek to answer the following questions:   §  How do we define sustainable community development? §  What are the main problems that micro regions are facing in Romania such as Lovistei Country? §  How to assess the human resources, natural and cultural potential existing in one region? §  What sustainable community development techniques can have an impact in the community? §  How can we create synergies between authorities, NGOs, community and other stakeholders interested in region development?

Eight bighearted villagers of Aricestii Zeletin, Prahova County, decided to work together to capitalize one of the most important resources of their community: trees. They have established a task force based on volunteers who want to found a school to train a new generation of specialists in tree growing, an occupation almost forgotten in the last twenty years.

Throughout Europe was celebrating them. Him, because he is your neighbor and you for being his neighbor. Do not smile, Friday, May 27, is actually neighbor’s day and it’s a reason for celebration. Seriously, do you remember when it’s the last time you went to the park with your neighbors?   Bucharest's old music heard on streets in the good old days (“Trei parale” band). Traditional dance and popular songs performed by Ansamblul Romanasul from Palatul National al Copiilor, therapeutic dance troupe from Fundeni Social Home. Folk music played by Spiru Haret University Theatre students. Painting competition held between talented high school students at the School of Fine Arts "Nicolae Tonitza". And over all this, there are many stories. Many stories about simple but remarkable people, who had the power to change the community they live alongside with their neighbors.

Mrs Beatrice Pusculita, a housewife from Glina village, decided to no longer stay aside when it comes to her village. She, along with others locals, initiated an activity for the benefit of the entire community, to bring a change for the better for all community members. Armed with pencils and notebooks, they called from door to door, to find out the villagers’ opinion about the community problems. It came out that many of them are deeply affected by the effects of leaving garbage in inadequate places. The reasons for such behavior are various: from habit, lack of environment education and unawareness of health danger, to the inaccessibility to secondary roads for sanitation cars and absence of fines.

The Future Search Conference on Integrated Social Inclusion Services – 2020 Horizon took place in Sinaia, Hotel Sinaia, between 3 and 5 February 2011. The event reunited 48 participants, representing stakeholders all over the country who manifest a real interest in the improvement of the social services field in Romania.