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WHATʼS ON IN KUWAIT
Announcements FEBRUARY 19 Indian Lawyers Forum: Indian Lawyers forum, (ILF) the Association of Indian Lawyers & Law Graduates in Kuwait planning to conduct its annual programme & get together on 19-022010 Friday evening 6 pm at Hidine Restaurant Auditorium (Tel: 24312505) at Abassiya. Professional presentation, orchestra & variety entertainments arranged. All Indian lawyers & Law graduates with their families are cordially invited to attend the functions. For more information please contact. 97203939, 97260159 email: advpanicker@gmail.com FEBRUARY 26 IOC fest ’09 winners: Indian Overseas Congress, Kuwait is conducting its 16th Annual day celebrations on Friday, 26th February 2010 at Indian Central School Auditorium, Abbassiya. Various Senior Congress leaders from Kerala including K.C Joseph MLA, E.M Augasthy Ex. MLA, V.D Satheeshan MLA will be attending the function. IOC as an organisation of equally minded people from India, have been anchored with a vision of imparting the spirit of economically prosperous, socialy just, politically united and culturally Harmonious India to the expatriate Indian Community. The uncomparable public speeches of V.D Satheeshan, E.M. Augusthy and KC Joseph will be memorable talks to the Congressmen in Kuwait. Since few years LOC is conducting Arts festival for all the Indians in Kuwait. More than one thousand participants from all States of India are participating in various competitions organised. every year. The winners of IOC Fest ‘09 will be awarded with prizes and certificates at the function. Various committees under the leadership of M.A Hilal, Somu Mathew Geevarghese Abraham, Raju Zakarias, K.J. John, John Abraham, Tony Mathew, Adv. John Thomas, C. Ramachandran, Thajudeen, Alex Bino Joseph, Varghese Mamparampan, Shaji Kavalam, are actively working to make this a memorable event among the Indians in Kuwait. IOC requests all the IOC Fest ‘09 winners to contact Tony Mathew (66853100) or Raju Zakarias (99234968). MARCH 26 CRYcket 2010: The 13th annual crycket tournament is scheduled to be held on Friday, 26th March 2010 at the KOC Hockey Grounds, Ahmadi. This tournament is organized by FOCC (Friends of Cry Club). Friends of CRY Club (FOCC) is associated with CRY (Child Rights and You), India and its main objectives are to create awareness of the underprivileged Indian children, help restore their basic rights, strive to provide support in personal development of the Indian children in Kuwait and bring out the qualities of social commitment in them. FOCC has been organizing CRY awareness programmes for children through its two annual events CRYcket (Cricket match for children below 14 years organized annually since 1997) and CRY chess tournament (for children of all ages organized annually since 2005) - and ‘Brain Bang’ programme which is an ongoing bi-weekly Accelerated Learning activity. CRYcket will be played by 24 teams of children and about 500 spectators are expected for this special one-day event. The deadline to receive the registration forms is 18th March 2010, however registration may be close earlier if the available slots of 12 teams in each category are filled. A colourful souvenir will be released to mark the 13th year of FOCC’s activities in Kuwait. For details how to become a sponsor and/or to advertise in the Souvenir or to volunteer as a FOCC member, pls visit www.focckwt.org or email focckwt@yahoo.com April 16 Friends of Kannur holds drama competition: Friends of Kannur Expatriates Association (FOKE) is arranging a drama competition for their forthcoming fifth anniversary celebration. Competition will be held on April 16th at Daiya Auditorium. Applications are invited from all art lovers in Kuwait to participate in this drama competition. Drama should be in Malayalam language and should be less than 40 minutes duration. All those who wish to participate in this competition are requested to submit their application along with a copy of their script before February 15th 2010. For further details you may contact 65071434, 99860832.
The ICSK junior branch holds prize day ceremony he Indian Community School Kuwait Junior Branch, is always in the limelight for various activities and programs conducted on different occasions. On Monday, 8th February, 2010, the ICSK held a colorful prize distribution ceremony in its open-air auditorium, to award prizes to the winners of co-curricular activities, club activities and the winning class of the cleanliness month. Kumar Wadhawan, President of the Indian Business Council was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The other guests who graced this occasion were Ashok Kalra, Chairman Board of Trustees, ICSK, Veena Wadhawan, Francis Machado, Joint Secretary of the BOT, Board Members, Parent representative in the board Sherin Thomas Mani, Parent Council Members, All branch Principals, Vice Principals, Teachers , Parents and students. Co-curricular activities play a vital role in the all round development of the children. It is very essential that the children are well equipped to keep pace with the changing world.
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So the ICSK Junior branch had organized various clubs such as reading, art & craft, music, theatre and public speaking, quiz, science, math, chess, computer clubs etc. Competitions were held and the winners were awarded trophies. Prizes were also awarded for the winners of the co-curricular activities held during the academic year. The chief guest S Kumar Wadhawan was very impressed with the program and congratulated the prize winners and the teachers for their best efforts. The Hon. Chairman Ashok Kalra in his speech appreciated the parents’ participations in the school activities. The winners of the Cleanliness Month were also awarded a trophy so as to develop the habits of keeping their classrooms neat and clean and also their personal hygiene. To everybody’s amazement the tiny - tots of KGA, emerged as the winner. The staff members with perfect attendance were also awarded. For consistently putting in
AWS are happy to announce their first event of 2010 will be the 5th Annual Paws for the Cause Dog Show in the beautiful British Embassy Gardens on 5th March 2010. Registration is now open for entry into the Dog Show. The gate will open at 11am and the show will close at 4pm. This year will be bigger and better than ever with 9 categories in all including the new category best Rescue dog. Whether your dog is the most obedient, can do the best trick or just simply looks adorable or is getting on a bit then there will be a category for you. There is even the most mysterious heritage category for those with a questionable pedigree! It’s a lot of fun and very light-hearted so why not see if
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hard-work in academic activities Balamani, Math teacher, was given a special recognition. The highlight of the program was the Power-point presentation presented during the Welcome address by the Principal Madam Fathima M. The topic was ‘Know your child’. It was a learning experience for all the parents who were present on the occasion Principal Fathima stressed that these kinds of competition should be conducted to identify the latent talents and help them unfold and fine-tune their own special gifts. Sherin Thomas Mani, the parent representative to the board, in his felicitation address congratulated all the prize winners and mentioned that these kids would be stars and super stars of tomorrow and bring laurels to their almamatar. The Vice principal Sherly Dennis proposed the vote of thanks. Thus the Prize Day ceremony at the ICSK-Junior branch was yet another successful event conducted which has left sweet memories of the day for all the winners and everyone who attended the program.
PAWS 2010 dogs show your Mutt has a little bit of star quality. Alternatively you may just want to come and show off your pampered pooch and watch the show. The choice is yours. As well as the Dog Competitions there will be a Military Dog Display and stalls offering refreshments including a BBQ and tea and cakes so you can enjoy a tasty lunch in the gardens. Other stalls include pet products, a bookstall, Bric a Brac, bouncy castle, face painting and many
more. Dog Classes are already filling so hurry and get your application in. And remember You do not need a dog to come along and enjoy a fun-filled family day. This promises to be a great day out for the whole family so if you wish to attend then visit our website at www.paws-kuwait.org to download the application form Completed registration forms can then be left at The Cutting Edge Salon, Salmiya 25718001 or Soho
Salon Fintas, 23902077. Please ensure your form, with correct admission fee, is placed in a sealed envelope at either salon. Registration closes March 2nd. There will unfortunately be no admittance to you or your pets to the British Embassy on the day without pre-registration. No ‘walk-ins’ by un-registered guests can be permitted. PAWS-Protecting Animal Welfare Society, Kuwait is affiliated to KEPS, Kuwait Environmental Protection Society, WSPA, World Society for the Protection of Animals, The RSPCA International and MENAW, Middle East Network for Animal Welfare E-mail at pawsq8@yahoo.com, Tel: 99440089
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atchon is a very alert white persian cat! His eyes are wide - watching everything going on around him. Batchon would do best in a home with children over 8.
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hoto is a 10 month-old male mix breed. Shoto is an active dog with a very loving temperament. Shoto gets along well with other dogs and needs room to run. He will do best in a villa with a garden and with children over 12.
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llie is a male persian mix. He is sweet, psychic, and knows when you need a cat in your lap. He is friendly with other cats and is about two years old.