A Special Christmas Greetings Card

the link International December 1997Mme Susanne Kaloudis and MrSébastien Kantaros were recentlyappointed as the official representativesof Les Roches in Greece andCyprus. They give presentations andseminars for the School throughoutthe length and breadth of Greece andits Islands.Several successful Alumni meetingshave been organised in the areas theyvisit regularly - notably in Iraklion,Rhodes and Cyprus. Sébastien, anAlumnus himself, reports that theresponse has been excellent.The Alumni have given a bighelping hand, for example, by theirpresence at the Cyprus Fair earlierthis year. Through their participationat the presentations, they give a firsthandaccount of life in Les Rochesand can answer all the questions putto them by the attending public.In Nicosia, Cyprus Mme Marie-Christine Clivaz joined Mme Kaloudisand Mr Kantaros to give a seminaron the School. A highlight of thisinformative evening was the distinguishedpresence of Mr WalterBopp, Chargé d’Affaires at theEmbassy of Switzerland, in Nicosia.Alumni Greece on the move!Another well-attended meeting washeld in Athens late November. Thearrangements for a Grand NationalMeeting in 1998 of all the Alumnifrom this part of the world are nowunder discussion.(left to right)Mme Marie-Christine Clivaz,Konstantinos Dendrinos (Sum ’88) CorfuPalace Asst. Manager, Mme SuzanneKaloudis and Sébastien Kantaros.(left to right) in Cyprus: DimitraDemetriou, Julia Phedonos Vadet,Jeanette and Anislakis Efstathiou,Aris Aristoteles, Mme Kaloudis justbehind Alice Solomonidou, SébastienKantaros, Mme Marie-ChristineClivaz, Mr. Walter Bopp, JiannakisPapageorgiou and Petros MavrosGreece - Cyprus“Everything lookedfine and good -just like yesterdayand I felt that I wasback home. I wasJui Chia-Yi Philip so happy to see myteachers, my oldfriends and the new young peoplewho have taken our place in School.A good Cultural Night was the highlightof my visit. It is also one of thebetter things we do in School becauseit helps us to learn more about ourneighbours.TaiwanWe should learn more and moreabout different cultures. It enables usto be a little more than just competentprofessionals in the internationalhotel industry. We also have to behuman beings who understand andrespect each other.Coming here made me feel how greatit is to be part of Les Roches. I’ll beback again when I can.”Last Les Roches Alumni party held on 1st October ’97 at the Exchange ClubKualaLumpurMr Lavarini, CheamChean Yhen, Lim MayEn, Mrs Helen Lim,Mrs Palmer, ThienShirley and Saira KimSoon HyongSchool representatives Mme Arlette Palmer and Mr Emilio Lavariniwere delighted to attend a recent Alumni Get-together, organised by SairaKim Soon Hyong with the able assistance of Shirley Thien, to develop theAlumni in Malaysia.Singapore RoundupAll’s well with the Singapore Alumni who continue to meet regularly everyfirst Tuesday of the month at The Provignage. 30 Robertson Quay,No 01-12/13 Riverside View (Tel 834 1490).Recent news is that Kit Lim has had a baby girl. Congratulations.Russell Tan has gone back to Taiwan to take up a new challenge there.Russell was a driving force in the launching of the Alumni here. Devoted andever enthusiastic, he was a real ambassador for us. ( Thanks Russell for theexcellent job you did. Mr Sherry.)Newcomers who are going to do their bit for the Alumni in Singaporeinclude Ms Giorgia Marchetti, Ms Shan Kanagasingham, Ms Nandeeta Rai,Ms Suantini Harsono, Mr Shean Yoke Chai Sean, Mr William Jacques,Ms Shannon Lee and Roger Kao (see article on Hong Kong page).10