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Claude Haberer, Olga Martel and Susan Maceda
JSSP Hosts Tea Party
The Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines (JSSP) recently hosted a Tea Party at the residence of JSSP Chairman Letty Syquia to welcome its honorary members from the diplomatic corps and to introduce its officers, board members and the advisory board.
It was also an occasion to announce the forthcoming Dinner Dance Musicale scheduled for July 12 at the Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Manila for the benefit of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).
JSSP president Fortune Ledesma welcomed the guests and gave a brief history of the JSSP and its vision and mission enumerating the many beneficiaries of the society. As the support arm of CCP, it raises funds for its audience development, scholarship and Arts for the People programmes.
The JSSP Founding Chair is Kay Siazon. Officers are Letty Syquia (chair), Fortune Ledesma (president), Olga Severino Martel and Helmut Gaisberger (vice presidents), Agnes Huibonhoa (secretary) and Fanny Blanco (treasurer). Cristina Belton, Rod Cornejo, Chit Gohu, Mila How, Johnny Litton, Mike Varela, George Yang and Eddie Yap complete the board of directors. The advisory board is composed of Austrian Ambassador Herbert Jaeger, Imelda Cojuangco, Mely Hechanova, Sen. Jamby Madrigal, Susie Ortigas, Washington Sycip and Nedy Tantoco.
CCP President Nes Jardin thanked the society for its support of the CCP pet projects and acknowledged the invaluable assistance of the committee.
Ambassador Jaeger, dean of the Board of Advisers, was pleased with the good work of the society and assured the full support of the Austrian Embassy.
The afternoon’s program emceed by RJ Ledesma included a musical presentation of Filipino and Spanish songs sang by Ambassador Erendira Paz Campos of Mexico, Madame Afia Quashem, (wife of ambassador of Bangladesh), Madame Juliana Carolina Tandjung (wife of the ambassador of Indonesia), Madame Anila Khan (wife of the ambassador of Pakistan), Madame Sirima Senevirathna (wife of the ambassador of Sri Lanka) and Madame Daw Sanda (wife of the ambassador of Myanmar).
The presentation was followed by a solo performance by Madame Tandjung. Juan Cerda Benitez, administrative coordinator of the Mexican Embassy, also sang a Mexican song. Not to be outdone, businessman George Yang rendered operatic arias to the delight of all those present.
Mexican Amb. Erendira Paz Campos, Mme. Anila Khan, Mme. Afia Quashem, Mme. Sirima Senevirathna, Mme. Juliana Carolina Tandjung and Mme. Daw Sanda
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DHL, THE WORLD’S leading express and logistics company, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) recently announced a new multi-year partnership agreement where DHL will become the “Official Express and Logistics Provider of the NBA in Asia.” As part of the agreement, DHL will participate in NBA initiatives across various platforms and media outlets throughout the continent. DHL will launch the new partnership with a first-ever “NBA Finals Trophy Tour” in Asia in July.
DHL will also serve as partner of the NBA China Games 2007 featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic, and the Chinese Men’s National team in Shanghai and Macao from October 17-20. In addition, DHL will support the Basketball without Borders 2007 program, the NBA’s global basketball development and community outreach initiative, in Asia, which will be held in Shanghai in July.
Trophy Tour
This summer, DHL will bring the ultimate symbol of the NBA champions - the Larry O’Brien trophy - to Asia. The trophy, awarded annually to the team that wins the NBA Finals, was designed by Tiffany’s in 1977. From 1977 to 1984, the World Championship Trophy was then renamed the Larry O’Brien trophy in honor of the league’s third commissioner in 1984. NBA Legends will accompany the NBA Finals Trophy Tour in 2007 and 2008, bringing to life how they have gone ‘all the way’ to become NBA Champions.
“This partnership establishes our connection with basketball, one of the fastest growing and most watched sports within China. With multiple NBA events now being staged annually throughout Asia, it provides a great opportunity to showcase how DHL goes all the way with our expertise in providing total logistics solutions in a region of increasing commercial importance in DHL’s worldwide network,” said Dan McHugh, Senior Vice President of Commercial, DHL Express Asia-Pacific.
As an official partner of the NBA China Games - and serving as the official logistics partner of the NBA in Asia - DHL will deliver the original NBA floor and back boards, thus ensuring the games are played at its highest levels on authentic NBA flooring and equipment. The China Games 2007 will tip off on October 17 with a game between Cleveland and the Magic in Shanghai at the Qizhong Forest Sports City. The event will then head to Macao with two games at the new Venetian Arena. On October 18, the Magic play the Chinese Men’s National Team, and a rematch between the Magic and the Cavaliers will take place on 20 October.
“We’re thrilled with this partnership. DHL’s expertise and reliability in shipping and logistics will be a tremendous asset during the upcoming China Games and other grassroots NBA activities,” said Mark Fischer, Managing Director, NBA China. Basketball without Borders, a joint initiative by the NBA and FIBA, is a global basketball development and community outreach program that uses the sport of basketball to influence positive social change among future generations.
Since the inaugural camp in 2001, the program has featured more than 160 NBA players, coaches and team personnel from 30 different teams as camp coaches and mentors for more than 1,000 young athletes from 100 countries and territories. The 2007 edition of the program will feature first-time camps in São Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France, with a return to Shanghai, China and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Morgan Pressel Wins Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. Polo Ralph Lauren is pleased to announce that Morgan Pressel won the Kraft Nabisco Championship last April 1 in Rancho Mirage, CA. This makes Pressel the youngest player to win a major tournament on the LPGA Tour, at 18 years, 10 months and nine days old. The tournament was also Pressel’s first major win on the tour. Morgan Pressel has been with Ralph Lauren Golf since 2006. |
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