`FEAST OF FLOWERS` –FOR CLEANER HOME TOWN

23.04.2009.

Within the programme of international – neighborhood cooperation, two municipalities that recently have signed Twinning Agreement: Palilula Municipality - Serbia and Svoge Municipality – Bulgaria, together celebrated `Earth Planet Day`. These two municipalities organized the event with the pupils from `Kralj Petar Prvi` and `Sv. Ivan Rilski` schools. In Iskrec, the most settled part of Svoge, `Feast of Flowers` was organized by the pupils and teachers from `Sv Ivan Rilski` school. The activities started with coming of Serbia delegation (Palilula Municipality) and then the floral exhibition was shortly afterwards opened. This exhibition was arranged and organized by the pupils of elementary school age 7-15 including the exhibition waste and natural material with presentation of herbarium made of spring flowers and exhibition board with the theme: `Bring spring happiness to a friend`. The feast also included `Pets` parade`, as well as drawing on pavement with the theme `For cleaned town`.

Milena Pantova, head master of `Sv. Ivan Rilski` school, greeted all feast participants and sent special warm welcome to dear guests from Serbia. `In this way, emphasized Mrs Pantova, we will make our cooperation only stronger in the spheres of education and culture, we will exchange experiences and contribute to better understanding`.

In the hall of `Sv. Ivan Rilski` school which is also a historical monument of national importance, the presentation called `The most beautiful parts of our home town` was held. Dusica Manojlovic, the head - master assistant of `Kralj Petar I` school, expressed her great satisfaction with this event and thanked the organizers and colleagues on this remarkable reception.

The representatives of `EKOpolis net` and regional coordinators of world ecologic campaign `Clean up the World` informed the participants and organizers of this ecologic event that `Sv. Ivan Rilski` school and Svoge Municipality, as well as Palilula Municipality and Nis, won the prize for the significant contribution in realization of the objectives of CUW campaign, regional cooperation and education for sustainable development.

The participants of `For cleaner home town` manifestation and the guests from Palilula also visited Svoge. Boban Mikic, municipal councilor, while talking and estimating this event, emphasized that `this was the true implementation of successfully realized programme of Bulgaria-Serbia `raising the level of information between the border regions`, financed by European Agency for Reconstruction, within CARDS programme, as well as the realization of determined objectives of international cooperation, defined by Strategic analyses – Strategic plan of development  of Palilula in the next period`.