Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
LCI Board
Kenza SBIHI MOROCCO LCI PRESIDENT 2018/2019
Alexandra BENETT GB & I LCI VICE-PRESIDENT 2018/2019
Southern European Region
Despina KOSTI CYPRUS NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Keren BADANI ISRAEL NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Rachel SELA ISRAEL IPP PRESIDENT
Giulia ADAMOLI ITALY NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Barbara MATTEUCCI ITALY NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Marija PAVLOVIC ITALY NATIONAL TREASURER
Martina SANTORO ITALY NATIONAL WEBLADY
Boutaina AZMI MOROCCO NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Hanane SALAH MOROCCO CHAIRPERSON LC RABAT 3
Lamia SBAI MOROCCO PAST REGIONAL CHAIRPERSON
Pascaline CERRI FRANCE NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Erika PREL FRANCE NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Emmanuelle LECUYER FRANCE PAST-PRESIDENT (IPP)
Nordic Region
Annki CEDERVALL DENMARK MEMBER
Karin OLÉN SWEDEN MEMBER
African Region
Tangent and Agora
Paula FARNFIELD GB & I TANGENT INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Isabelle SEGUINOT FRANCE AGORA INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Christiane FIUMANA FRANCE AGORA NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Koketso MOKGATLHANE BOTSWANA MEMBER
Eliane RAZAFINDRAKOTO MADAGASCAR NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
First Name Surname Country Post / Circle
Mathilde APPLAINCOURT FRANCE LC68 Saint Quentin
Anita BECQUART FRANCE Mac LC52 Versailles
Lidwine BOURREAU FRANCE PRESIDENT LC73 Thouars
Maud BRAUD FRANCE LC73 Thouars
Natacha BREHERET FRANCE VICE PRESIDENT LC85 La Roche-s/Yon
Alexandra BRIZZI-MAYER FRANCE VICE PRESIDENT LC58 Périgueux
Christie CAPLIER FRANCE LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Stéphanie CARRIÉ FRANCE Mac LC31 Bergerac
Karin CARTON FRANCE Vice President Vierzon – to be chartered
Céline CHOUCHANA FRANCE LC42 Avignon
Clémence COLLAT FRANCE Web Lady LC73 Thouars
Patricia COTTEN GRAGNIC FRANCE Mac LC64 Lorient
Claire DELMAIRE FRANCE Mac LC56 Lyon
Sonia DÉSINDES FRANCE LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Aurélie DORCIMON FRANCE PRESIDENT LC55 Marseille
Martine FÉRARD FRANCE Mac LC45 Nantes
Charlotte FERRATGE FRANCE Past President LC85 La Roche-sur-Yon
Annie FESSART FRANCE Contact Lady LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Mylene GENCEY FRANCE PRESIDENT LC45 Nantes Littoral
Anna GOBIN FRANCE LC73 Thouars
Leslie GUILBAULT FRANCE Web Lady LC73 Thouars
Adélaïde GUILLOU FRANCE LC73 Thouars
Sylvie HENNART FRANCE PRESIDENT LC31 Bergerac
Marie JOFFRE FRANCE LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Nathalie LACROIX FRANCE Treasurer LC73 Thouars
Elodie LAFOND FRANCE LC31 Bergerac
Pascale LAGRANDEUR FRANCE IPP LC45 Nantes Littoral
Céline LANDREAU FRANCE LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Delphine LANGE FRANCE PRESIDENT LC79 Alençon
Charlotte LEVY FRANCE Treasurer LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Mélanie MAINTROT FRANCE Contact Lady LC73 Thouars
Alexandrine PHILIPPAT FRANCE Treasurer LC12 Libourne St Emilion
Alice RAIMBAULT FRANCE VICE PRESIDENT LC73 Thouars
Delphine RAZAT FRANCE PRESIDENT LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Julie RONGÈRE FRANCE Web Lady LC16 Angers
Celine SIMON FRANCE VICE PRESIDENT LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Julie SIMONNEAU FRANCE Contact Lady LC45 Nantes
Christine STROH FRANCE Contact Lady LC46 Strasbourg
Pascaline TESSON FRANCE impétrante
Aurélie TUIL FRANCE PRESIDENT REGION 1 LCF
Audrey VASNIER FRANCE VICE PRESIDENT LC79 Alençon
Anouck VOISIN FRANCE Secretary LC45 Nantes Littoral
Alexandrine VRIGNAUD FRANCE Secretary LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Delphine WAYE FRANCE LC80 Vaux-sur-Mer
Cindy ZUNINO FRANCE Secretary LC79 Alençon
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
2019 Mid-Term Meeting Southern European Region
Westotel, Le Pouliguen, France 25-26 January 2019
1. Welcome and Opening of the meeting Opening speech by Pascaline CERRI, LC France President 2018-2019 (see p.12 for the speech in English version) a bilingual speech by Pascaline and Lauranne with a warm welcome from the assembly
Welcome speech from Kenza Sbihi, President of the Ladies’ Circle International (see p.13)
A few words by our special guests:
Paula Farnfield, President of Tangent International
Isabelle Séguinot, IPP Agora International
Christiane Fiumana, National President Agora (see p.14 for her speech in English version)
2. Lighting the Candle of Friendship by Boutaina Azmi, LC Morocco President 2018-2019
3. Reading of Aims and Objectives of LCI by Emmanuelle Lecuyer, LC France Past-President 2018-2019 (audience standing)
4. Adoption of the Agenda Corum reached. Morocco as a proposer France as a seconder 10 votes: no abstention, no against. 5. Introduction of Delegates and Observers and 6. Introduction of the Member Countries. a few words (in one sentence) on “Why are you so proud to be a Lady?” Main interventions: Kenza Sbihi was proud of the opportunity to discover the multiple shadows and traditions. Italy (Martina Santoro): we are all different, but we share the shame value. Morocco (Boutaina Azmi): delighted to be together. Cyprus (Despina Kosti): you meet a lot of friends. Israel (Rachel Sela): we can bring life. Madagascar (Eliane Razafindrakoto): happy to be here. Botswana (Koketso Mokgatlhane): happy to be here, thanks to the organisers. Denmark (Annki Cedervall): because now I have extended my family. Sweden (Karin Olen): happy to be here and meet new friends.
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
appointment of the minute takers
Minute takers and translators: Sophie BOULET-LEMOINE and Lauranne GENCEY, from the hosting circle observers: Erika PREL, LC France Vice-President 2018-2019 Anna GOBIN, LC73 Thouars, FRANCE Southern European Region: Cyprus, Israel, Italy, Morocco, France Nordic Region: Denmark, Sweden Middle European Region: England African Region: Botswana, Madagascar
7. Approval of the Minutes of the Mid-Term Meetings 2018
MTM Nordic and Middle European Region – Luxembourg – 27 January 2018
MTM African & Southern European Region Gaborone Botswana – 02 February 2018 (available in extra booklet – on demand)
France as a proposer
Cyprus as a seconder
approbation : 10 votes, no abstention, no against
8. Presidential Half Year Report show of the slide in music (a six-month trip)
Words from Kenza about the work with the team and special remarks and recommendations:
- new rules
- a new website: you need to go on the website and register yourself
- you can ask for travel fund
- big projects and big dreams: a change of structure to be LCI Circlers’ world
talked about the website “Circlers.world”
Marieke is waiting for our vision to go further.
9. Regional Chairperson (+ see p.11 for the scenario of the votes) Explanation by Alexandra Benett. voted to think of another structure explanation of the aims and objectives: our mission is that everything must fit in the aims and objectives. The aim is to extend the impact of our region, to extend friendship and support each other.
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
LCI is trying to connect with us: modern technology is doing a lot (+ reading of the slides)
the nominee : new rules will be adopted in Amsterdam key thing: we are starting so the ladies appointed will work in close relationship with Alexandra to make it work. question: should we have a budget? A regional chairperson needs to be the MTM chairperson and attend the AGM. All these points are not in rules yet, but back to Rotterdam, the international board will ask permission to vote to implement this (deadline June 2020). The International Contact Meeting will be the first meeting to make the region. Kenza presents the applicants for this post in the other regions. She said to ask Marieke information about the regional chairperson: 1st: you have to belong to the national board. 2nd: you need to have attended at least one MTM. 3rd: you need to have attended at least one AGM. kenza calls for a candidate. Martina stands up to introduce herself. She is Italy National Weblady. She said it was a challenge for her to give her contribution, that it was part of her dream: a good relationship between countries is important: together, it is easier, to get stronger, to get richer (to raise funds) - together for a better life. Voting procedure Anna Gobin collected the votes and proceeded into a counting. Approval with 10 votes for Martina Santoro
10. Circler.World a presentation created by the Circler.World project team
Kenza:
“it is the future. LC will be connected.
just need to pay a migration fees.
Admission free because of the anniversary – need to contact Marieke.
11. Items for discussion from the Member Countries
LC Belgium : Rules for the LCI Travel fund read aloud by Lauranne (see page 10 for details)
• 10.4: Choice of candidates: LCI councillors are not eligible for grants
“I agree on this rule when it comes to LCI AGM and MTM, but not on the ‘all other events’ category.
Not every councillor gets reimbursed by their country when it comes to visiting an AGM, anniversary
or charter of another LC country. If you are a councillor, it is an ideal moment to travel and meet co-
presidents / VP’s or IPP’s or to support a new country in LCI and that should be encouraged.
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Second point of discussion: a number club exchange has nothing to do with
your position as a councillor because you are traveling as a lady of your own
circle visiting your number club abroad. The national board does not give you a reimbursement for
this trip.”
Councillors and delegates were invited to give their point on the rules for the LCI Travel fund.
But no one felt the need to comment on it, none of the delegates and councillors, no one in the
audience. (This item had been translated and inserted in the booklet for the non-speaking
attendants.)
12. LCI International Service Project 2017-2019: Happy Hearts video of presentation ambassador: Koketso MOKGATLHANE, LC Botswana, was invited to come for a surprise: a suitcase full of toys from Mathilde Applaincourt from LC68 St Quentin. photo shooting
Alexandra’s intervention on the “Buy a brick” campaign fundraiser
donation by paper or credit card: 3 € / brick
new link on Facebook – invited to share it with the Quatalagor
Suggestion from Annki Cedervall (Denmark): to share the link with everybody, not only with the
Quatalagor.
ladies looked really interested and ask for precised information on how to give a donation
Julie Rongère (Weblady, LC16 Angers, France) asked if there were a new site on Facebook.
13. LCI International Service Project 2019-2021
Nominations :
Project “Crimson” by LC India
Project “Project Dignity” by LC South Africa
(applications available in extra booklet – on demand)
Launch of Charity Gala Ball 2019-2020 14. LCI Conferences
The Netherlands 29 August – 1 September 2019
Finland 27 – 30 August 2020
Morocco – no date yet 2021
a lot of enthusiasm from the audience – standing-ovation
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Intervention from Kenza, Alexandra and Boutaina to invite people to register
and go numerous.
Alexandra read a speech from the Finnish president.
15. MTM 2020
Austria – 24-26 January 2020
Iceland – No date yet
a quick speech by Alex
16. Items for discussion from the LCI Board (see page 11 of the booklet for details) First three points explained by Alexandra with a recall on aims and objectives when dealing with item
3 on legal structure (slide as visuals) – Alexandra insisted again on the need of volunteers.
Last three points explained by Kenza – Kenza mainly insisted on item 6 LCI Branding and on the need
to use the LCI logo with the country logo, because we are losing our impact because of the
multiplication of logos. Then a summary of the first ideas.
A call for volunteers to work on the LCI Branding.
Slide as visuals.
Delegates and participants were split at random* into 6 workshops set all around the room, with a turnover after 15 min. Each participant is invited to deal with 2 items of discussion. Delegates or participants who have prepared themselves to deal with the 6 items of discussion are free to move from one workshop to another. * a sticker with two numbers from 1 to 6 was given to each participant at the registration desk when
entering the meeting room
1) ISP 2019-2021 (workshop lead by Emmanuelle Guérineau, LC78 Pornichet, France)
How can we help the ISP hosting country with e.g. promotion and getting better reliance from the countries?
suggestions:
– include a presentation of the ISP in the agenda of the meetings, in every national and local board –
information in newsletters and Whatsapp groups
- dedicate a member to take and give regular information, a kind of “ISP Lady”
- provide a translation so that all the countries and members can be really involved
2) Digitalization of the AGM (workshop lead by Geneviève Nadeau, LC78 Pornichet, France)
How can we save money, planet resources and time at our AGM, such as not printing the directory, digital voting?
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
All the different points exposed by Alex were agreed: most participants of this
workshop agreed on an electronic vote. It would be faster and easier, and more faithful.
It would also be a more eco-friendly process.
3) Legal structure (workshop lead by Emmanuelle Lecuyer, IPP LC France)
How can we take LCI to the next level; by protecting our resources and Circlers. What process do we need?
a) We fully support the project of the legal structure.
b) importance to find volunteers, or we would need to ask the service of another organisation.
If we can’t find the expertise in our organisation, maybe we should consider the option of paying for
an international expertise. SO how can we finance?
First target: to decide which country the set up should be in.
Second target: to decide if a non-profitable organisation would be efficient and interesting to
the members and to the Board(example of proposition: to expand the trust on LCI – but negative
point: more administration and less flexibility)
Third target: to stay close to the aims and objectives
4) Growth best practices (workshop lead by Chloé Givelet, LC78 Pornichet, France)
Every country, region and Circle wants to grow, discuss what can be done or has been done to grow
First of all, to grow and expand, we need to spread our aims and goals.
To the question “why do the Ladies’ Circle have to grow up?”:
Friendship, to be helpful and sharing, and through actions.
the best to promote the LC is by word of mouth, newspapers, radios, other medias, social networks
Impediments to a growth: the membership fees and the money spent when attending national and
international meetings (especially for young members)
5) Onboarding (lead by Flore Gaudard, LC78 Pornichet, France)
How is your country welcoming new Circlers? When you become a Circler, how do you know about the national Board or LCI? Please bring your physical examples (flyers etc.) to show to the rest of the countries.
Most of the participants became ladies and entered the Quatalagor via the Round Table.
Two different visions: local/national and international.
Suggestion: a booklet of presentation of the Quatalagor and of the whole network
6) LCI Branding (lead by Agnès Ravier, LC78 Pornichet, France)
They all agreed on the LCI Board’s points. They just fear the cost this project will trigger (cost for each
country to “update” their logos on all communication devices and especially on official necklaces and
badges).
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Suggestions:
- We may need communication representatives to check the respect of the
insertion of the logo.
- think of one supplier for international shop or e-shop
- start by selling goods with the LCI logo at AGMs and MTMs (pre-event sales)
- branding helps knowing LCI all over the world
- ask for volunteers from LCs worldwide to help launch the project
17. Upcoming Charters Explanation by Kenza about the lack of date for Cameroon (side by side). Alex will do her best to help these new circlers to be chartered.
Kenza added that Rotterdam is located in the heart of Europe. So easy to reach!
60th Anniversary: an occasion to celebrate friendship and service. “It will be a crazy time!”
18. Any Other Business - a special thought for Helen from Cyprus who passed away a few months ago. She will have a special
day in March.
- the history book of the Ladies’ Circle : all ladies are asked to share something about the history of
the Ladies’circle of their country, their traditions such as wearing a hat at national and international
meetings and conferences.
Other special guests to give a speech:
-Julien Perret, National President of the Round Table France, who mainly talked about new charters
in the Round table and the national association / charity “les lames de joie”
- François Motillon, National President of 41 Club France
with Michel Bourguet, National IRO 41 Club France
loved sharing great moments with us and are always amazed by our meetings
AGM in Rheims 14-16 of june 2019
19. Closure of the Mid-Term Meeting Special guests: Paula FARNFIELD, England, President of Tangent International Isabelle SEGUINOT, France, Past President of Agora International Christiane FIUMANA, France, National President of Agora France Julien PERRET, National President of the Round Table France François MOTILLON, France, National President of 41 Club France Michel BOURGUET, France, National IRO 41 Club France
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Scenario for the vote of the Regional chairperson
by Kenza Sbihi, LCI President
Nominees for the positions of Regional chairperson were approved at the BM2 in November to come forward to the Mid time Meeting today. These ladies are Ellen Madau from LC Germany for the middle europeen Region,Lina Nosevic from LC Lithuania for the Northern Region, Namrata Shenoy from LC India for the APAC Region and Sharon Telebwe from LC Zambia for the African Reegion. Their biographical details are in your MTM booklets and have been sent by email.
However we didn’t receive any nominations for the role of Regional chairperson for the Southern and the Middle European Region by the extended deadline.
The guidelines for this were sent to all councilors by email .A candidate for this position must Nominees for the post of Regional Chairperson should have at least 1 years’ experience in an elected post of a National Board and have attended at least 1 LCI AGM and 1 MTM prior to applying for post. This should be confirmed by the National President from the country which the applicant applied. She shall be no more than 44 years of age during the period she is a regional representative. If anyone else would like to Get Involved then please make yourselves known to one of our mic and I will then ask you to state your name and circle……. We need to confirm with the representative of YOUR National Board, the approval of your application.
Thank you Martina Santoro for standing. Please come forward to address the floor.
Congratulations on standing Ladies.
Voting delegates - in your envelopes, you will find voting slips, which are headed for the Regional chairperson. The votes will be collected in after the nominee have addressed the meeting,
As the roles are not contested there will be no unknown question. The vote will take place Scrutineers can you recover the slips votes and check them… We will announce our future Regional Chairperson before the break
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Dear Ladies from all over the world,
On behalf of all the ladies of France it is a pleasure and an honour to welcome you in
our home country.
We will try to ensure that during this weekend, you feel at home as we feel at home
wherever we are welcomed during our travels within the Ladies'Circle International.
To reach this target, we can count on the Ladies'Circle 78 Pornichet whose
involvement from the start I can guarantee. I take as proof all the exchanges I had
with this team and I wanted to congratulate you here: "Congratulations to all the
team". And motivation was needed to organize such an event, it had been years
since France had not received an international Ladies'Circle event. How lucky I am
that it happens during my year!
The MTM is a wonderful event that brings together all the Ladies from the different
member countries of our region (Cyprus, Morocco, Tunisia, Israel, Portugal, Spain,
Italy and France) during a kind of mid AGM.
A warm thank to Kenza and Alex for honouring us with their presence. They are
women who are fully involved beyond the frontiers of their country to drive the
Ladies'Circle International forward and beyond their dreams.
This event is for me a great example of my motto "Act together, proud to be ladies":
We act all together despite our differences to promote the beautiful values of the
Ladies'Circle "Friendship and Service", values that we are proud to share all together
beyond our borders.
I would also like to thank the delegation of the French Quatalagor, our french “4-
Clubs-1-Vision” members, here today for us: Isabelle Seguinot – Immediate Past
President of Agora Club International, Christiane Fiumana - National President of
Agora Club France, Julien Perret - National President of Round Table France and
François Motillon - National President of 41 Club France.
Sorry that my English does not allow me to participate in our
exchanges as I would like to: I am more familiar with Latin languages.
I wish you all a great meeting!
Pascaline CERRI, President LC France 2018-2019
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Kenza Sbihi’s opening speech
How good I'm feeling myself today, celebrating our half year meeting, in my godmother country and
surrounded by my sisters and friends who belong to my region.
Ten years ago, I attended my first MTM in Malta, the following year I was in Paris and then I couldn't
miss any one!!!
Mid Term Meetings give us an opportunity to meet in smaller groups providing us a platform to
create stronger relationships sharing ours achievement, discussing topics and ideas that initiate our
incoming dreams; discovering the new ISP’s, preparing the incoming LCI and celebrating our
friendship with love and inspiration.
Thank you Sophie to welcome us!!!
Thank you ladies from Pornichet and all The French Ladies …
Pascaline you can be Proud of you and proud of your ladies…
Let’s start working and be proud to be a lady
Enjoy your MTM ladies!!!!
Kenza Sbihi
LCI President 2018-2019
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Dear Ladies,
Dear members of the Quatalagor, It is a great pleasure to meet you in this beautiful city of the Pays de la Loire Region and to attend your MTM. I know that we share the same values, help people, spread love and warmth around us, and share a friendship spirit. Our AGORA France has 600 members so far, we have 4 clubs in creation and 3 clubs to be chartered this year 2019. The AGORA France is moving forward in the spirit of our motto "give tolerance" We owe this success partly to you Ladies who want then to join us. And as you always say: "When I grow up, I'll be AGORA" On behalf of the National AGORA Board I wish you a nice MTM. I embrace you all. With all my friendship. CHRISTIANE Fiumana
06 64 24 52 98
Présidente Nationale 2018-2019
Club AGORA France
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
Opening speech of the Gala dinner
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, dear ladies, and dear members of the Quatalagor. Thank you very much for being with us tonight. I am really happy and overwhelmed by emotions tonight, for several reasons. The first is to gather in the same evening so many representatives of the Quatalagor: - KENZA Sbihi, President of Ladies' Circle International - Christiane Fiumana, President of Agora France - Pascaline Cerri, President of Ladies' Circle France - François Motillon, President of Club 41 France And Julien Perret, President of the Round Table France. It is quite rare to have an event that gathers all the presidents of the Quatalagor and even an international president! We are very proud ... thank you for your presence. The second reason for being so delighted is to have shared once again a great moment of friendship and service with the ladies of my club... you are all wonderful ladies ... always ready for anything ... and overcoming all challenges! You are an exceptional team ... and I wanted to thank you all for your investment and commitment. I love you, girls! This deep commitment has allowed us to concretize this MTM that we all wanted to organize 2 years ago... friendship, mutual help, competence sharing and solidarity… Solidarity… the essence for a lifelong Ladies’ Circle. On this last point, I would ask Koketso Mokgatihane, the ambassador of the association Happy Hearts, to come and join me. Ladies and gentlemen, please a warm welcome to Koketso Mokgatihane. Koketso, your engagement for Happy Hearts, the association you support, has been tremendous! And thanks to all of you here tonight and all the people present throughout this weekend, I would like to give you a check of 2,000 euros as our donation for Happy Hearts. This amount represents the gross profits of this special weekend. This Mid-term Meeting has been a true fulfilment and success. It is the proof of a lifelong friendship and service. Old ties are strengthened and new ties are born. We are proud to make this happen. Proud to be a part of this adventure. Proud to be International! Proud to be Ladies! Sophie Letourneux, President of the LC78 Pornichet, France (hosting circle)
Ladies’ Circle International
Friendship & Service
DREAM – ACHIEVE – INSPIRE | 2018 - 2019
President
Kenza Sbihi – LC Morocco
Vice President
Alexandra Bennett – LC GB & I
Immediate Past President
Anne Ahlefelt – LC Finland
Treasurer
Prachi Agarwal – LC India
Secretary
Marieke van Gent – LC The Netherlands
Web lady
Criss Lengyel – LC Romania
A few words from Minute takers, translators and meeting organizers,
« This morning has been very fruitful and intense, as always when it comes to gathering and sharing among the Ladies’ Circles. On behalf of the entire hosting circle and in our own names, it is with great pleasure that we have welcome you to the MTM France. We are very thankful for the trust that you have places in our organisation. Thank you very much to the Ladies’ Circle France, to Ladies from all over the world for their attendance and to our special guests for their presence. Thank you very much to the LCI Board for their support and understanding, and for the massive work they have done to make it happen. We wish you had an unforgettable stay in France.”
Sophie Boulet-Lemoine, LC78 Pornichet, France Lauranne Gencey, LC78 Pornichet, France