Socializing: Pre-Christmas Reunion 2022

This December brought along a very heavy snow fall, preparing all of us for a truly white “Noel”, fact which compelled me to use again the technology by meeting on line (on Thursday, December 22, 2022) for our annual pre-Christmas reunion, which was also our last social gathering for the current year.

Talking with several friends who could join for a while filled my heart with joy, while I was able to express my most sincere gratitude to those who are still part of Alice & Friends Circle™, to those who understand the purpose of this project, to those who value the altruistic community contribution over the personal gain, to those who love and appreciate what we are doing here, and continue to be by my side in emphasizing the beauty and significance of arts and culture, while doing their outmost in this busy, consumerist social environment we all “swim” in.

Everybody knows that each year end is encouraging us to review our up to date achievements, to re-asses our goals, to strategize for the future as we continue this beautiful journey….and…so we did….and it was good. 

In closing, dear ones, I hope that the special spirit of this special season will stay with you throughout the year ahead!

Warm greetings to each of you for a very merry Christmas and a really happy New Year!

This event has been delivered in Romanian Language, featuring Romanian culture. 

● Previous events I organized on the same theme: Social Pre-CHRISTMAS Reunion 2021, 2020, 2019

● Some of my additional greetings about CHRISTMAS – 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

December 2022: “ALICE & Friends“ – winter charity

Dear friends, I’m glad to share with you that on the first day of a very cold winter (December 21, 2022) I was able to organize the annual charity of the Circle.

Given that nowadays the economy is somehow slowing down and the price of food is constantly increasing, this year we extended a helping hand to a Food Bank Agency from Vancouver (also helped by Fraser Health Authority), which is serving daily a hot lunch, snacks, fruits, tea or coffee to many vulnerable people (men, women & teenagers) living with mental illnesses, poverty or homelessness. In my opinion, they are doing a great humanitarian work!

With a handful of small donations offered by few enthusiasts of Alice & Friends Circle™ as well as my family contribution, this charitable gesture happened.

After I discussed with the manager in charge of community projects I understood their needs and I’ve purchased the type of food they would need to cook those hot meals for the needy people they are taking care of. Our gesture was very well received and sincerely appreciated!

Probably some of you may wonder why do I continue to share these gestures with you?! Well, the reason of this sharing is to continue to exemplify (to the point, from a community perspective) that if you really want to do good in this world it is possible without being super rich, but rather being willing to hear, to see, and to care!

Concluding, my most sincere appreciation to my loyal friends for their ongoing collaboration! Without any doubt, all these heart driven projects bring along a deeper understanding of humanity in general, words can’t properly describe.

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” (Winston Churchill)

● Previous philanthropies I organized for Alice & Friends Circle™ – 2021 | 2020 | 2019 (gesture 1 & gesture 2) | 2018

December 21, 2022: WINTER Solstice

WINTER Solstice…the first day of winter in our corner of the world….

Have a warm, safe and peaceful season, dear ones!

● Background info:
Winter solstice (also called the ‘hibernal solstice’), marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year for all the people who are living in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the definition of the seasons, the winter solstice also marks the beginning of winter season, which lasts until the vernal equinox (March 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, or September 22 or 23 in the Southern Hemisphere). After the shortest day of the year slowly turns toward a greater length, this will embrace again the return of sun and the coming of spring.

● My previous greetings on the same theme: WINTER solstice – 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018