{"id":5671,"date":"2015-01-28T14:34:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T14:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alps.asmlt.com\/?page_id=5671"},"modified":"2015-01-28T15:17:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T15:17:23","slug":"july-2005","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alpsmalta.com\/?page_id=5671","title":{"rendered":"JULY 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"

A.L.P.S. HAS OWN OFFICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Association of Lyceum Past Students has its own \u201chome\u201d
\n at last. As announced a few issues back, it is the former
\n legal office of our late Founder-President Dr Guido Saliba,
\n situated at 115 St Joseph Street, Piet\u00e0 (opposite Piet\u00e0
\n Hotspurs FC). Dar Guido Saliba, as it has been named, was
\n declared officially open on 16th June by his widow Mrs Irene
\n Saliba, who first broached the idea to her husband when he
\n was still alive, and blessed by Spiritual Director Fr William
\n Bartolo OFM Conv. in the presence of the whole Council of
\n Administration.<\/p>\n

To mark the occasion, ALPS President George Stagno Navarra
\n remarked how proud Dr Saliba would have been to see his wish
\n of a home for ALPS come true. He praised the continued support
\n for ALPS from Mrs Saliba and her son Pierguido and daughter
\n Yelenia, in spite of their bereavement. He added that Dar
\n Guido Saliba would henceforth be the site of meetings of the
\n Council, committees and sub-committees, the launching pad
\n for a new membership drive as well as a centre for possible
\n meetings with analogous associations.<\/p>\n

Mrs Saliba graciously joined the Council members for drinks
\n to celebrate the opening, following which the Council held
\n its first meeting at Dar Guido Saliba. For ease of operation,
\n at least until further notice, the Association\u2019s registered
\n office will continue to be \u201cAlson\u201d, Naxxar Road,
\n San Gwann.<\/p>\n

LOTS OF SMILES FOR A SMILE-LESS CHILD<\/strong><\/p>\n

The classical concert and barbeque held at the Coastline
\n Hotel on 24th June, with the express purpose to Help Amanda
\n Smile, was an unqualified success in attendance, entertainment
\n and, most important of all, fund-raising. The sole aim of
\n the event was to help towards the total collection of Lm40,000
\n for an operation in Canada on seven-year-old Amanda Attard,
\n whose facial muscle paralysis makes it difficult to eat, swallow
\n and talk and impossible to smile.<\/p>\n

The weeks of joint efforts of the Association of Lyceum Past
\n Students and the Friends of the Manoel Theatre, as well as
\n the generous support of several individual and corporate sponsors,
\n paid off admirably. A publicity blitz on all local media brought
\n attendance to just over 200, at Lm10 a head. The very enjoyable
\n concert of well over an hour was organised by baritone Joe
\n Fenech (who as a member of both ALPS and the FMT was the fulcrum
\n of the whole event), with the wholehearted participation of
\n Amanda\u2019s mother, soprano Karen Camilleri. Sopranos Claire
\n Caruana and Louiselle Pace Gouder, mezzosoprano Connie Frances
\n Zerafa, tenor Andrew Sapiano and baritone Kevin Caruana generously
\n gave their best without any remuneration, accompanied by pianist
\n Cynthia Genovese. But the best surprise of all came at the
\n very end, when comp\u00e8re Brigadier Claude Gaffiero announced
\n that to thank her benefactors Amanda was going to sing accompanied
\n by her mother Karen. There were lots of smiles besides the
\n applause – as well as several shining eyes.<\/p>\n

Thanking everyone for their help, Karen and her husband
\n Anthony Attard announced that in the weeks leading up to the
\n event the publicity had brought forth donations to the tune
\n of Lm800, Lm500 of which came from a single couple. The several
\n valuable prizes given by sponsors for the after-dinner raffle
\n raised appreciably more money, and an appeal launched by the
\n editorship of Il-Gens Illum <\/em>on the next day is bringing
\n in yet more funds, so it is still too early to say how much
\n funds the ALPS\/FMT campaign raised. <\/p>\n

Well-wishers who could not be present at the Coastline can
\n still help by sending donations to Il-Gens Illum<\/em>
\n or ALPS Secretary-General Alex Borg (see masthead for details),
\n or by depositing them in HSBC account number 0750 3956 0050.<\/p>\n

FEAST OF ST ANNE AT PWALES CHAPEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

As already announced in the June edition of ALPS News, the
\n annual feast at the St Anne Chapel in Pwales Valley will be
\n held on 9th July 2005<\/strong>. Because of climatic
\n conditions the event has been retimed, so participants are
\n requested to gather at 6.30 p.m.<\/strong> at the foot
\n of the passage leading to the chapel, then proceed in procession
\n behind a banner of St Anne to the chapel for Mass to start
\n at 7 p.m.<\/strong> Procession and Mass will be animated
\n by the Choir of the University of the Third Age, conducted
\n by Mro Joe Fenech.<\/p>\n

After Mass the choir will provide some entertainment with
\n a number of songs, including \u201cThe Holy City\u201d (semi-religious),
\n \u201cSilenzio Cantatore\u201d (Neapolitan) and \u201cO
\n Cin-ci-l\u00e0\u201d (operetta), with the participation
\n of Claire Caruana and Kevin Caruana. Accompaniment on the
\n piano will be in the able hands of Yolanda Micallef. As usual,
\n the event will be wound up with light refreshments for all.<\/p>\n

HERE\u2019S TO A GREAT REUNION \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is gratifying to record that there has been quite a good
\n response to the appeal for names of students who first entered
\n The Lyceum in October 1955, so that a grand reunion can be
\n held on 1st October 2005<\/strong> to mark the 50th
\n anniversary of the inauguration of the present school building.
\n But there must be many, many more who can still come forward
\n to help, both by participating themselves and by putting us
\n in touch with old fellow schoolmates. <\/p>\n

Do please help by phoning or writing to ALPS Secretary-General
\n Alex Borg.<\/p>\n

SOME BENEFITS OF BEING A.L.P.S. MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The printed edition of ALPS News<\/em> encloses a flyer
\n encouraging readers to take part in the Grand Puccini Tour
\n being organised by Bon Voyage with Joe Fenech as tour leader.
\n Details can be obtained from Joe Fenech on telephones 21 410632
\n or 21 634034. Any ALPS member booking the tour directly with
\n Joe will be given a 3% ALPS discount on the basic package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those who
\n have not yet paid their ALPS membership for 2005, the
\n address of our new Treasurer David Abela is “Juniper”,
\n Triq Ganni Grima, Tal-Qattus, Birkirkara BKR 13. Do please
\n reach for those chequebooks . <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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