by Mike | Mar 19, 2013 | CADS Blog, Greetings from the Chair
Chairman’s Corner March 2013 Friends, Amsterdammers, fellow CADS…. After last month’s witty and motivational speech from Dr Willem about the new Scheepsvaartmuseum (do go and see it, it’s great!), we have a change of pace and subject this month. Don’t forget that we...
by Mike | Mar 19, 2013 | Greetings from the Chair
Chairman’s Corner February 2013 Hello sailors! This month we have a nautical theme. Dr Willem Bijleveld, who some may remember as a fellow member, is coming to talk to us. Formerly responsible for the Madame Tussaud’s museum, he is now algemeen directeur of the...
by Mike | Feb 19, 2013 | Greetings from the Chair
Chairman’s Corner January 2013 The December lunch Jokathon was as funny as ever. Louise Hunter, John Donnelly and Judith Hope were all extremely funny, but in the end John Richardson’s elephant and mouse joke – timed to perfection – just gave him the edge. He was...
by Mike | Jan 1, 2013 | CADS Blog, Greetings from the Chair, Dutch News, UK news
Dear fellow CADS, I hope that you all enjoyed your New Year’s Eve celebrations, and wish you a healthy, happy and successful New Year. For CADS, 2013 holds out a lot of promise, with our lunch meetings currently in planning, a British Festival proposed for June...
by Mike | Nov 21, 2012 | Greetings from the Chair
At the October lunch we had a riveting and shocking address by Mark Cook, founder of the charity Hope and Homes for Children, who showed a short film about the treatment of war children in orphanages in Central Europe. There was nary a dry eye in the house by the end,...
by Mike | Nov 21, 2012 | Greetings from the Chair
This month we have a few new members, and one or two potential members attending the lunch for inspection. We also want to discuss the subject of charitable giving, and ask your feedback on charities you consider as potential recipients of funds from CADS. We may also...
