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  • 19 dec 2010

    The Traditional Christmas Lunch

     

    During the beautiful Christmas period, full of LOVE and GENEROSITY, it is more than ever the time to brighten the families' holidays and draw a big SMILE on their faces...

     

    Like every year since its creation in 2002, BASSMA organized its Traditional Christmas Lunch for families in need to share Christmas JOY on a day that will remain engraved in the guests' hearts for a long, long period of time...

     

     

     

    BASSMA's traditional Christmas lunch took place on Sunday the 19th of December in Badaro.
    BASSMA gathered 200 people around a delicious Christmas meal in an atmosphere full of joy and happiness. Smiles that had been erased for a long time by life's misery appeared again on the sad faces as those people were singing, dancing, cheering and laughing all together.

     

     

    This event is unique in term of emotions and giving......

     

    At the end of the ceremony, gifts were distributed to all the attendees. And this time, thanks to BASSMA's new program: the Gift Matching Program or "Make a Christmas Wish come true!": family members saw their wishes become a reality: they received the gifts they had always dreamed of...

     

     

    We owe the success of this lunch to all who contributed to the event:- All the people who participated charitably in the Gift Matching Program for their generosity- Hotel Kadri who offered the whole catering for 200 people for BASSMA's annual Christmas Lunch!- Socrates Catering who participated also in the catering- CHORALINO for the wonderful Christmas songs they shared with us, and the amazing ambiance they created- Nestlé Pure Life for offering the water- Nazareth school students for their support in the event... And especially BASSMA's Volunteers for their presence and continuous dedication!

     

    - Here below is the list of the gifts that have been distributed this year, during BASSMA's Christmas lunch:

     

     

    Electric household machines

    - 8 Gas stoves

    - 3 Televisions

    - 2 Washing machines

    - 2 Fridges

    - 1 Magimix

    - 1 Heater

     

     

    Electronic Games and Items

    - 2 Nintendos

    - 2 Game boys. - 2 Play Stations (PS1 and PS2).

    - 2 Digital cameras.

    - 1 IPOD

     

     

    Toys

    - 47 Remote control cars, airplanes and helicopters.

    - 35 Educational games.

    - 31 Dolls (including their beds, kitchen sets and houses),

    - 11 Football balls.

    - 5 Puzzle boxes,

    - 5 Bikes

    - 5 Guitars

    - 4 Pearls boxes.

    - 3 Painting and drawings games.

    - 2 Basketballs sets.

    - 1 Train,

    - 1 Skateboard

     

     

    House fixtures

    - 3 Bed sets and covers.

    - 3 Carpets.

    - 2 Sets of 3 cookwares each.

    - 1 Bed mattresses.

    - 1 Towels and sheets sets.

    - 1 Closet

     

     

    Babies' needs

    - 8 Milk Cans.

    - 8 Diapers unit

     

     

    Clothes

    - 15 Women tops and blazers.

    - 15 Women pants and skirts. - 10 Shirts, T-shirts, pullovers, overalls and sport wears.

    - 8 Jeans pants (for boys and girls).

    - 6 Ties.

    - 4 Men tops and blazers.

    - 4 Men pants.

    - 2 Jackets.

    - 1 Pajama

     

     

    Shoes

    - 23 Pairs of shoes (Ballerinas, boots and sneakers).

    - 3 Timberlands

     

    Accessories, Watches and others

    - 11 Watches for children.

    - 8 Fashion jewelry Sets (necklaces, earrings and bracelets).

    - 2 Sunglasses.

    - 2 Watches for adults.

    - 1 Nina Ricci Perfume.

    - 1 Scouts Set knifes

     

     

    Materials for students

    - 6 Used computers.

    - 6 Cultural and Educational Books.

    - 2 Graphic design materials.

    - 1 Electricity tools box

     

     

    Cash Donations

    - $250 one-month rent.

    - $250 one-month rent.

    - $200 one-month rent.

    - $200 one-month rent.

    - $200 medical needs

    - $118 one-month rent

     

    In all, 315 gifts were offered to needy people this Christmastime!

     

    Merry Christmas to all!!!


     

     

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