University of Maastricht, and others… truly changing the lives of those students. The Night at the Palace committee was lead by Andrea Koudelkova and Clive Watkins in the Advancement office, and included a group of great volunteers who put their hearts and souls into it: Patricia Betancourt, Marie Bossan, Birgitte Emborg, Joanne Kolowrat, Olga Skatkova, Yvonne Smith and Amy White. The committee would like to thank the many others who volunteered their time at or before the event: our smooth Jazzy saxophonist, Christy Wanamaker for playing beautifully while guests were entering the Palace; Joanne Demirel, for once again making the Blackjack table THE place to be; Maddie White and Aiden Bossan for selling Maserati tickets; Svata Soukup who helped immensely with the logistics of the evening; our florist Olga Polakova who gave her time to make and deliver our exquisite floral
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arrangements; and our two guards Boris and Milan who kept an eye over the auction items and carried them safely back and forth from the Palace (no small feat!). A special thank you goes to the Mandarin Oriental Spa team for providing relaxing foot massages, and Grzegorz Wydrzynski for saving our precious feet and shoes by driving everyone up and down to the palace. Last, but not least, thank you to everyone who came – while we’re quite sure that everyone had a good time, your presence itself is a strong indication of your support for the Scholarship Program. Fundraising is sometimes a new experience for our newcomers; however, it is only through the generosity of our families that ISP is able to offer such an outstanding education and experience. Thank you, Marie Bossan Chair of the Night at the Palace Committee