W H AT ’ S ONWEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015

The Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) success-fully held its 4th annual “Moto Bazaar”, a two-day event organized by the college’s Student

Activities & Recreational Center. Sponsored by Gulf Bank and Kuwait Mobil, the

bazaar displayed hundreds of classic cars, sports cars,motorcycles, trucks and SUVs, while playing host toan extensive number of small and medium business-es exhibiting their products and services.

This year, “Moto Bazaar 4”witnessedthe participa-

tion of some of Kuwait’s most famous car clubs suchas the “Corvette Club”, the “Z Club”,”Club Honda”, “HotRod” and many more. In addition,there was abikeshow and parade organized and executed by bikegroups such as the “Tigtagi Bike Club”, “Phoenix”,

“Kuwait Riders” and “Pirate Mafia”. Participant clubs were also awarded later in a spe-

cial ceremony for their significant contribution to theCollege’s 4th installation of the popular “MotoBazaar”.

The Australian College of Kuwait concludes ‘Moto Bazaar 4’

Bassem Al Hajj is no stranger to Movenpick Hotels &Resorts, having held many positions within thecompany, including Director of Sales & Marketing

for Movenpick Hotel & Resort Yanbu in Saudi Arabia andDirector of Sales & Marketing for Movenpick Hotels &Resorts’ International Sales Office in charge of theNorthern Gulf countries.

In his new role, Bassem will be responsible for the exe-cution of all of the hotel’s sales and marketing strategiesand activities, including events and conferences.

A Lebanese national, Bassem brings with him over 12years of sales experience from across the luxury hospitali-

ty industry in the Middle East. Such extensive experienceenables him to develop passion for excellence, great lead-ership skills and ability to form high-performing teamsthat deliver outstanding business results.

Commenting on Bassem’s appointment, GeneralManager Maged Gubr said, “On behalf of the managementand staff of Movenpick Hotel & Resort Al Bida’a Kuwait, Iwould like to welcome Bassem to our commercial team.Having him on board, I am confident that our well estab-lished hotel will bring new heights to guest satisfactionand market positioning. He can expect full cooperationand support, especially from the Sales & Marketing team.”

Bassem Al Hajj

New Director of Sales & Marketing

at Movenpick Hotel & Resort

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On the occasion of Kuwait National and Liberation day, KuwaitAutomotive Imports Co WLL (Al Shaya & Al Sagar), a leadingautomotive and auto products distributor of brands such as

Mazda, Peugeot, Geely, Royal Enfield, Eicher, BAW, Michelin, BFGoodrich, Mobil, held an Open day for its employees recently at AlSahel Sports Club, Fahaheel.

The celebration kicked off with a short welcome speech given byMr Ashish Tandon, General Manager of Al Shaya & Al Sagar, in whichhe thanked all the employees for their best efforts and dedication toKAICO business in 2014. He elaborated on the growth plans of thecompany and announced the business theme for 2015. He empha-sized on the key values of the company: one team - one voice, positiveword-of-mouth about KAICO outstanding products, services and peo-ple, effective communication and team work.

KAICO Open Day continued with sports activities like cricket andfootball, fun games and spot prizes. Children were entertained withgames, face painting, colouring competition, clown with balloons, car-toon characters, inflatable slides, popcorn and cotton candy stations.Musiq Beats, a local band, enchanted the crowd with their beautifulperformance of Hindi songs throughout the day. The talent show,showcasing the hidden talents of KAICO employees, boosted themood of the audience and made them tap their feet to the beat of thesongs. The event concluded with distribution of awards for long-serv-ing employees, raffle draw and a sumptuous buffet lunch.

KAICO (Al Shaya & Al Sagar) holds Open Day for employees

Centrepoint - the region’s largest family fashion retailer recently cele-brated the significant sacrifices, effort and dedication of mothersthrough a competition which was held at Centrepoint - The Avenues.

Children aged 8 -12 years were invited to participate in a card markingcompetition where they drew or painted their messages for their mothers.

The three selected winners of the competition are Eyad Mustafa Yahya,Ahmed Ali Zuferi, and Mohammed. They were thrilled on winning the com-petition and winning special gift hampers for their mothers fromCentrepoint.

Parallel to the competition Centrepoint also led a campaign through

social media #IPledgetoMom. Customers were encouraged to take thepledge and share this pledge towards the special women in their livesacross social media and stood the chance to win Centrepoint gift vouchers.Take the pledge and share it with #IPledgetoMom this March for all thewomen that have impacted your life and continue to do so every day.

Centrepoint announces winners of Mother’s Day Card Drawing Competition

By Faten Omar

Under the patronage and presence of SabeekaSaad Al-Jasser, Chairperson of KuwaitDisabled Child Support Foundation, and Al-

Kharafi Activity Kids Center, the third Ideal MotherAward ceremony for mothers of mentally chal-lenged children was held on Monday at Issa Al-Yousifi hall in Bneid Al-Gar. The ceremony saw theparticipation of other Gulf states for the first time.The event was attended by ambassadors from Gulfstates and Sheikha Sheikha Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.

During her opening speech, Aisha Salem,Secretary General of the Ideal Mother Award, saidthat Al-Kharafi Activity Kids Center is the first centerof its kind in the Gulf region and the Middle East. It

gives disabled children the opportunity to learnthrough play and fun within a safe and enjoyableenvironment. “Al-Kharafi Center highlights the roleof ideal mothers that care about their mentally dis-abled kids, bear psychological stress and social andsometimes economic pressures in order to create agood condition for their children to alleviate theirsuffering, open up their lonely world and makethem merge with our world according to their abili-ties, energies and desires,” she said. Salem addedthat the Ideal Mother Award has been expanded tohonor mothers from various Gulf countries.

Fawaz Khaled Al-Qaban, Chairman of theOrganizing Committee of the Ideal Mother Award,pointed out that “youths, volunteers and parentsmay disagree about everything, but the only thing

that we all agree on is that the mother of a disabledchild faces difficulties to raise her son or daughter.At the first it may be difficult in accepting the dis-ability or educational or medical difficulties.Nevertheless, she still loves him or her”. Qabanhoped that The Ideal Mother Award widens to apan-Arab level soon.

Dari Al-Balihis was the master of the ceremony.Many disabled children participated in the event byreciting the Holy Quran and singing songs. Theevent included a poetic show with poet IqbalBulimia, and Waleed Al-Qallaf. A documentary filmtitled “The Way to our World” talked about the moth-er of an autistic child called Mishari and how sheprepared him to be an almost normal person withgreat skills to be a “future pilot and artist”, as he said.

At the end of the ceremony, the winning moth-ers were honored as ideal mothers. The winners ARECynthia Kurdish from Saudi Arabia, Raia Al-Mahrazifrom United Arab Emirates, Fatima Hassan fromQatar, Iman Al-Nasser from Bahrain and Faiza Al-Rabea from Oman. The winners from Kuwait areHessa Al-Melifi , Abeer Ajeel, Manal Sahar, NasimaAhmed, Mariam Al-Moamen, Najat Riahi, Fatima Al-Edwani, Huda Al-Khalidi and Afaf Al-Ali.

The Ideal Mother Award is an annual awardoffered by Al-Kharafi Activity Kids Center for dis-abled children. The award was established on Jan 1,2013 and launched on March 19, 2013, to coincidewith Mother’s Day, where the center honors themothers with children in various centers that spe-cialize in people with disabilities.

Al-Kharafi Activity Kids Center holds Ideal Mother Award ceremony for mothers