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Bloemfontein News
by Marlene Abell
On the 25th March, 2011 we held our AGM. Pictures above:
1. Chairman Mettry Hamaty and Treasurer Vic Chemaly.
2. Some of our oldies – Romeo Aboud, Bert Sorour, Mike Debbo, Johnny Abraham & Emile Debbo.
3. Des Cahi and Joe Chemaly
4. Keith Sorour and Damian Aboud
We h a v e , a t p r e s e n t , 9 7 L e b a n e s e f a m i l i e s ( t h a t w e k n o w o f ) r e s i d i n g i n B l o e m f o n t e i n .
Unfortunately, not all of them attend our functions, in spite of them receiving our invitations.
O u r o l d e s t t w o m e m b e r s a r e A l i c e Fr a n c e s ( 9 8 ) a n d A l f A b r a h a m ( 9 7 ) .
A f e w d e a t h s – C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r No u h a d H e r b e r t ( n e é H a m a t y ) i n A p r i l , w h o i s s o r e l y m i s s e d b y
us all. Al Debbo in July, 2011. Also family members elsewhere.
Romeo Aboud turns 80, and Dave Oracki’s father, in Australia, turns 90 – both in September, 2011.
Anthony and Clarice Chemaly are enjoying several months holiday in Daroun. Their daughter
Tracey, who spent a year in Lebanon, is once again back in Bloemfontein and intends returning to
live and work in Cape Town.
O n S u n d a y, 1 7 t h Ju l y, 2 0 1 1 w e h a d a g e t - t o g e t h e r b r a a i w h e r e , a s u s u a l , t h e l a d i e s o n t h e c o m m i t t e e
c a t e r e d . A l t o g e t h e r, 7 7 p e o p l e , o l d a n d y o u n g , a t t e n d e d a n d a g o o d t i m e w a s h a d b y a l l . Ev e r y o n e
m a d e s u r e t o o b t a i n s o m e r a f f l e t i c k e t s a s t h e r e w e r e s e v e n b e a u t i f u l p r i z e s t o b e w o n . A s i s a l w a y s
the case, the sun was already setting, but some people were still socialising around the fires.