I’m not sure what it is about the Maple Leaf Ball, but this year was my second one and I always feel so
patriotic afterwards that the urge to sing Oh Canada in the shower or consume a half dozen donuts in
one sitting seems perfectly normal. Perhaps it was the warm and friendly atmosphere at the Fairmont,
or the honour of walking the red carpet with hundreds of Canadians and friends, but I had a truly
wonderful night and I hope you did too. I would personally like to thank everyone who contributed to making the evening such a success. It was certainly a memorable event and the Ball Committee, chaired by the wonderful Franca Ciambella, has received many compliments over the past few days.
Having said that, not everything was perfect. The Committee did have to deal with some missing wine glasses from a gift
basket and a glitch in the sound system, so we can definitely handle your constructive comments. Please send us your
suggestions for how we can improve next year’s event, and if you have any ideas for a new theme you can send that in too.
As always, if you are interested in volunteering your time to help out CAS, please email us at: info@canadians.org.sg. We can always use some extra hands and smiles.
With summer fast approaching and your kids eagerly counting down the last weeks of school, our talented editors decided to focus on travel for this issue. We hope you enjoy the travel tidbits contributed by the “David’s” - His Excellency David Sevigny and our Co-Editor-in-Chief, David Griffith and the editorials on places around the world. You never know if your air miles will take you to a ‘green’ resort in Maldives or to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, so we recommend reading the MLT cover-to-cover to ensure that you are “covered”.
Finally, please save the date of June 3, 2010, 6:30pm. It is our Annual General Meeting and all CAS Executive Committee
positions are open for election. The nomination forms and proxy letters will be circulated shortly. We look forward to your support and attendance!
Cheers,
Janey Schueller, CAS President
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