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SHAPE Community Life 15 May 2015
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Letter
SCL EDITOR’S LETTER
Dear SHAPIANS,
Have you noticed the Fest Tent is up in the shopping area? A big thank you
to all of you who contributed to its construction. The Fest Tent heralds the
coming of summer and, with it, many important and fun filled events.
The commencement of annual summer events has traditionally been the
Make-a-Wish 24 hour Fun Run. This year, the event will kick off at the track
with a grand start at 1600 on 22 May, and run for 24 hours through the 23rd.
You can expect food, music, entertainment, and family fun, as well as witness teamwork, camaraderie, and the generosity of the SHAPE Community.
The Sports & Fitness Section have organized this remarkable event every
year since 2003, and since then more than 4000 people from the SHAPE
community have participated. Teams, nations, groups and individuals all
work together to raise funds which are then donated to the “Make A Wish”
International Charity Foundation, a charity that grants wishes to critically
and terminally ill children. I really hope that you are already registered for
the event.
In early June you can expect a number of international fêtes to take place
in Fest Tent. This year, the Belgian NMR presents the “Taste of Belgium
Event - TOBE” on 5 June; the Greek NMR invites you to “Greek Summer
Night” on 11 June; and the British NMR celebrates all that is British with
the “Brit Fête” on 13 June. All of these events promise flavorful, music
filled, and cultural experiences according to their traditions and in their
own unique ways.
Keep an eye out for additional events coming to the Fest Tent as summer
progresses by checking in with our SHAPE2Day website link listed below.
What else can you expect this summer?
An exciting cultural event will be held on Sunday, 7 June at 1900 hrs, at
the Alliance Auditorium (cinema). “The SHAPE SUMMER CONCERT,” a
classical music program, will be conducted by the Bruocsella Symphony Orchestra, with guests from the SHAPE Band. This will be a wonderful evening
of music, poetry and readings which will add joy to your life and feed your
soul with world-class, unforgettable classical music. Tickets are available at
MW Ops, (Building 207, Room 117) for 3€, and includes one free beverage.
In other exciting community news, the SHAPE Players Performing Arts
Center outdid itself at the annual US Army Europe Topper Awards Ceremony which was held on Saturday, April 25, in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Mr. Dan Lamorte and his SHAPE Players brought back home seven IMCOM
Europe Topper Awards making Topper history! Read all the exciting details
in this edition.
Don’t forget our SHAPE2DAY Website: http://www.shape2day.com/mw.aspx
And please like our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/SHAPEMoraleandWelfare
Major Theodosios Makris (GRC-A)
Chief of MW Operations Support
[email protected]
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2015 NMR Echelon Birthday Party
By DNMR DNK, LtCol Morten Sparrested
On Thursday 29 January 2015, the SHAPE National Military
Representatives’ (NMR) Echelon celebrated its 64th birthday by
hosting a party for all the staff of the 28 NMR offices including
spouses, totaling close to 400 people. To recognise the strength
and importance of the relationship between SHAPE and the NMR
echelon, SHAPE COS General Freers was also invited to the party.
The number ‘64’ clearly indicates the NMR Echelon is a rather
mature institution and from the very start of SHAPE, which was
established 2nd April 1951 at a 67 acre site at Marly-le-Roi (near
Rocquencourt), about 10 kilometres west of Paris, the NMRs have
been an integral part of the headquarters. The name “National
Military Representatives” was specifically chosen to emphasize
the military rather than diplomatic character of the offices and
to avoid confusion.
The 2015 party began at noon when NMR offices started preparing
their national stands for the evening. Each NMR is allocated a
stand position from which he and his team can present the best
in food and drinks from his country, a principle similar to that used
not have tried before. At this point it may be
worth mentioning that even tastings of shark,
whale and reindeer could be found on the table!
After three hours of celebrating, socializing
and tasting different foods and drinks, the party
concluded in good order. Due to the mammoth
efforts provided by the nations and the SHAPE
Club staff, all planned, arranged and orchestrated by the Deputy NMR Association, yet another
NMR Echelon Birthday Party was successfully delivered and enjoyed. All are looking very
much forward to the 65th anniversary.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Stefan Hass
for SHAPE Fest, but smaller and indoors!
The party itself began at 1630 hrs when the
national stands opened for the serving of
drinks. At 1700 hrs SHAPE COS General
Freers arrived at the party and was met by
the Dean of the NMR Echelon - Commodore
Frank Sijtsma (NLD-N). After a short opening
speech from the Dean, and a short reply from
General Freers, the traditional cake-cutting
ceremony was done by the two gentlemen
in a combined effort, again as a symbol of
the close relationship and vital co-operation
between SHAPE and the NMR Echelon.
After the cake-cutting ceremony the national stands opened to
serve their national dishes. The variety of delicious foods and
drinks was impressive and very tempting. One of the best things
about this event, but also one of the most dangerous factors, is
that everything is free, so there is really no excuse for not trying
as much as possible; especially the food and drinks you may
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SHAPE Arts and Crafts 8th annual Patchwork Exhibition By Romana Reimannová (CZE - Civ)
The Arts & Crafts Centre held its
8th annual Patchwork Exhibition on
26-27 March 2015. It was an opportunity for students and guests to
show the results of their work. Many
different projects were on display. It
is difficult to predict how successful
the Exhibition will be, but every year
we are surprised how many people
are interested in handcraft. A lot of
creativity, imagination and patience
go into making a quilt and the results
were stunning. For the pictures from
exhibition you can look at:
From left to right: 2nd place: Mrs.Heli Vehvilainen (FIN), 3th place: Mrs.Lisa Lindsey(USA), instructor: Mrs Romana Reimannová (CZ), 4th place: Mrs. Marianne Manning(USA), 1st place: Mrs. Erika Tamas Péterné(HUN).
learning, inspiration and relaxation.
If you are afraid about the English, you really don’t be, as if you
really would like to learn more about sewing, the language is
just secondary thing.
Romana Reimannová (CZE)
patchwork instructor
WWW: romipatch.com
e-mail: romana.reimannova@
seznam.cz
mob: 493 594 308
http://romir.rajce.idnes.cz/8th_Patchwork_Exhibition_2015/#
More than 70 visitors chose the best three projects, which
were awarded a prize (provided by A&C Ceramic section,
made by Magdalena Mroczek (POL).
The Arts & Crafts Centre as well as me are proud to
announce the winners:
1st place: Mrs. Erika Tamas Péterné (HUN) project: Orange broken tiles quilt
2nd place: Mrs. Heli Vehvilainen (FIN) project: Sampler quilt
3th place: Mrs. Lisa Lindsey (USA) project: Batics Stars quilt
4th place: Mrs. Marianne Manning (USA) project: Baby quilt
It is easy to be exited for this beautiful, warm and colorful hobby.
If you have passion and patience … teacher is here for you. If you
are interested and need more info, just come to the Patchwork
Studio in Arts & Crafts to find a nice, friendly atmosphere for
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Spanish Feria
Saturday, the 25th of April - SHAPIANS enjoyed a fun filled day at the Spanish Feria
Courtesy of Spanish NMR
Last Saturday, 25 April, the Spanish community celebrated the
Spanish Feria in the Events Centre on SHAPE. As in previous
years, the “Feria 2015” attracted a huge crowd of Shapians and
their families.
Photos courtesy Spanish NMR
Celebrations started on the evening of Friday 24th with the traditional “Alumbrado” which in simple terms is the switching on
of the lights (normally around 25 000 light bulbs). On Saturday
25th the Feria was open from 1100 to 2000 hrs and during the
whole day music, tapas, paella and sangria flowed in a festive
atmosphere that included several flamenco shows offered by
flamenco groups, as well as by the Spanish kids and women.
Traditional “Paella” was cooked in the outer area and was well
appreciated by all the visitors. Tapas, sangria and rebujito were
also available and gave the opportunity to taste some of the
national gastronomic specialities of Spain here in SHAPE.
The event gave the Spanish community the ability to showcase
Spanish culture, as well as reinforce bonds of friendship among
the international community here at SHAPE. The day was a huge
success and the Spanish Community look forward to meeting
you for the Feria 2016.
Farewell to Roger Cassez By CPO2 David Coderre, RCN / Food & Beverage – Section Chief
On Thursday April 30th, the SHAPE Club bid a fond farewell to
its longest serving employee, Mr. Roger Cassez, who provided
40 years of loyal and exemplary services at SHAPE. He started
off at the Officers’ Club, now commonly known as the SHAPE
Club, in December of 1975 as a waiter.
His quiet and shy demeanor were often overshadowed by his jolly
laugh and his great sense of humor. In his 40 years at SHAPE
he has lived through the countless changes in management
and staff, yet he remained respectful, dependable and a strong
member of the Food & Beverage Section until his last shift at
the SHAPE Club.
It is with sadness that his friends, peers and superiors say au
revoir to him but with happiness that a respectful career will be
rewarded by a well-deserved retirement.
On behalf of all the staff at the SHAPE Food & Beverage Section,
we wish Roger and Joan, his wife, health and happiness in their
new adventures.
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SIS Students Played “Famis Ludi” And Won An Award
By Anaïs Bailly (BEL - Civ) and Muriel Canivez (BEL - Civ)
Photos by Fagniart V (civ) and Bouttique Q (civ)
On Friday, 13th March 2015, 4th graders of the Latin section of
SIS, International section, won the prize Scriptores of the Artes
Festival in Huy. The festival is a competition between several
schools emphasizing the talents of the students on the theme
of the concrete survival of classic Antiquity in their everyday life.
After choosing a theme, each school has to write a work, create
a promotional object, and an audio-visual show pointing to the
links between Antiquity and the present.
Artes award, rewarding the development of talents; the PUBlius
award, rewarding the promotional object; and the Scriptores
award rewarding a quality written work. The fourth award, the
Vox Populi, was voted on by the public to one of the show. We
saw our efforts rewarded because the jury awarded us the prize
Scriptores! So we all left other participants with a smile on our
face and armloads of presents.”
The theme chosen by the students was: “Famis Ludi”, that is
“Hunger Games”. Using the stories from the books, students
conceived a file in which they made numerous references to
Antiquity. Then, using Latin texts, they developed several big
themes common to Antiquity and to this trilogy as the revolt,
“panem and circenses.” They also created a promotional object,
a badge representing a phoenix; and a show mixing theatre and
videos, both intended to be presented to the other schools and
to the jury. During this show, the public was in Hell and attended
the television program “Famis Ludi”. Five mortal candidates were
placed by Hades in an arena and were killing each other until
only one was left as the winner.
BRONCHART Albéric, CASSATELLA Giulia, DEGAUQUIER
Charlène, FIORE Francesca, LIEGEOIS Justine, PIGEON Ilona,
VAN ECCKHOUDT Aliénor, VASTOLA Claudia and WINDEN Nikki.
Congratulations to the students and to their Latin teachers Mrs
BAILLY and Mr FAGNIART!
“On Friday, we prepared the room where our presentation was
going to take place and after the last rehearsal and some adjustments, we went to see the first two shows. Then, it was our turn
and all went really well! After a light lunch to recover from all the
emotions, there were two shows presented by other schools and
then it was time for all of us to do our part again! Even during the
deliberation of the jury, we had no rest out because we played
the game Hold On To Your Seats! We ended this very special
day with the “so expected” awards ceremony! Four prizes were
voted upon by a jury and presented during this ceremony: the
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SHAPE Alumnus
By Ann Marie van der Heyden (Membre du CAES)
On March 11th, 2015, the SHAPE Alumni Organization, the
Belgian Primary and Secondary Sections as well as the
Italian Section presented to Colonel Flemming, the SHAPE
Base Support Group Commander and Major Leahy, Chief,
MWR and member of the SHAPE Make-A-Wish Committee,
a check of € 3280.79. Once again, the SHAPE International
School has exceeded its expectations, increasing 2014
donations by 15%.
Peter Pluim, President of CAES (a SIS Alumni association)
expresses his sincere gratitude to the key participants of the
SHAPE Make a Wish event, Belgian section principal, Mr. Bouttique, Belgian Primary Section Director Mrs Lardinois and Italian
Section Mrs. Coppola as well as their staff for their outstanding
support.
This year’s Make-a-Wish event will take place on May 22nd and
23rd and we encourage all students, parents and friends to come
out and participate in this great SHAPE event to help seriously
ill children see their dreams come true. See you on the track!!!
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Hints and Tips
This section is a place for Shapians to share their experiences. If you have any
hints or tips to share with the community, please send to [email protected].
Belgium: I’m Stationed Where??
Take it Local - A Challenge to you!
One of the hardest adjustments for most to make when arriving in a
foreign country where they do not speak the local language is how to
find what they need on the local economy: entertainment, groceries,
clothing, automobile service, home items, toys, etc… Yes, there is good
ol’ Ikea, Carrefour, and for US personnel there is the Commissary and
PX at Chievres. What about those who want to have the full Belgian
experience and lack the language skills to easily navigate their new
surroundings?
quite a surprise when I did this one day. The elderly gentleman spoke
broken English, and I had poor French - but after about 30 minutes I
learned his family had lived in the village for over 90 years, had operated
the local butcher shop for about 70 of those years, and that he had the
most vast collection of postcards, photos, and news clippings regarding
the village and surrounding area. He was also a HUGE fan of the US
military newspaper “Stars and Stripes.” It brought him fond memories
of his time serving in the Belgian army in Korea.
All I can suggest is to DIVE IN!! Don’t worry about making a mistake.
In the end, you will love the experiences you create.
Afraid to jump in to the local community right away? Start small. Take
advantage of the great programs that SHAPE MWR makes available.
Many of these events possess a unique international flair, but they will
give you the opportunity to talk to folks who have experienced Belgium.
You can ask questions, and learn about other’s experiences. Slowly
branch out to local events that are well advertised with sign boards along
the roads surrounding SHAPE. June will bring many local school and
village festivals, and summer brings MANY local events including beer
festivals, wine and cheese events, music in the parks, tractor pulls, and
so much more. You don’t have to be Belgian to attend and have fun.
A good starting point is to visit some of the Expat websites such as:
http://www.expatica.com/be
http://www.xpats.com
http://belgium.angloinfo.com
http://cheeseweb.eu
http://www.brusselslife.be/en
These sites will contain way more information than most will need for
a 3 year tour here, but they are in English, and they can help get you
general information including maps, news, public holidays, tourism,
health system, and events.
The next step you can take is to let go of the familiar. What do I mean?
Many people feel a strong pull to rely on internet shopping, or streaming
television shows & movies, and creating a comfortable bubble of familiarity. Challenge yourself to stop frequenting those places which make
it easy for you to get what you need or a looking to purchase. Let me
explain. I was intrigued when a new friend of mine made a social media
post and labeled it “Commissary Free February.” To my understanding,
as new arrivals to Belgium, they committed to shopping predominantly
at local stores for one month. I thought this was nothing short of BRILLIANT! A simple, yet effective way to fully immerse yourself in a true
international experience. Not only would you sample the local products/
foods, but you are forced to learn language along the way.
Next, make an effort to learn the language. You don’t
need to aim for fluency. You don’t even have to become
uber proficient. Simply learn some basic survival French.
It will undoubtedly ease your anxiety when it comes to
going out to local shops, and it will help you understand
the basics. One or two terms at the Language center on
SHAPE is usually a great start!
Want to push yourself a bit more? How about all those
quaint shops that are sprinkled within our communities?
Shops that look like they are in someone’s living room or
garage often yield wonderful treasures and surprises.
Local restaurants are also a great way to expand your
local experiences. If you are a foodie, and love to try
new cuisines, this region has no shortage of great places
to sample the local foods. Want a cultural experience?
Grab a copy of the 365.be magazine or visit the website
and pick a place to visit at random. Don’t think about it.
Just pick a place and go. We have rarely been disappointed
with our outings found in this catalogue.
Or what about your neighbors who appear to just be
hanging out on their front stoops watching the cars go
by? Have you ever waved, or stopped to say hello? I had
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By Heather Tuttle (USA –Civ)
Finally, get in touch with your local community. Visit your Maison
Communale and check out the advertisements for local events and
programs. Many communales offer low cost dance classes, film festivals,
music performances, art shows, and film festivals on a regular basis, as
well as fitness classes, art classes, and so much more! Recently I have
been seeing a lot of English activities in Mons:
http://cookwithdanielle.com/events/
http://www.meetup.com/Whats-happening-in-English-in-Mons-Belgium
While I have not personally experienced any events listed on these pages,
they are certainly worth investigating.
I challenge you to attend a local festival, talk to a neighbor, go to your
village’s Maison Communale, and visit a local shop this month. You
won’t regret it, I promise.
Community Activity
On y Va - Helsinki,
Finland: 6 days
5 nights in Helsinki
By Heather Tuttle (USA-Civ)
A
s we packed for a week in Helsinki, we knew to expect
chilly weather, a bit of rain, and a slight chance of
snow. The trade off was that we would miss one of
the nicest weeks of weather Belgium has seen since last fall.
Was it worth it? You bet!!
We arrived in Helsinki and I was greeting with the sounds
of chirping birds being piped in through the sound system in
the airport restroom. Surely this was a good sign of what the
week had in store for us!
We had booked reservations at a relatively new hotel called Hotel Nordic located near the waterfront on
the outskirts of town, but near ferry
transport and a 10 step walk to a tram
stop. This, we would experience, was
a perfect location. We arrived late
enough on the first day that once we
made our way to the hotel, checked in
and had dinner at a local pizza place.
We decided it would be best to start
our adventures fresh the next day.
First stop; the Ateneum Museum.
The Ateneum is an Art Museum located in the heart of Helsinki. We were lucky enough
to be able to view an exhibition
by the renowned Finnish photographer, Ismo Hölttö. Hölttö
documented the everyday Finn
in their own living environments during the 1960’s-70’s.
There is a unique honesty, insight, and beauty in his photos
which capture the social history of the Finnish culture
at the time. In addition to the Hölttö exhibition, the
Ateneum’s collection of works as part of the national
gallery is extensive, and impressive.
Following a quick visit to the gift shop and a cup of
coffee, we were off to
walk around the Esplanade in downtown. This
stretch of road and park
lined with a variety of
shops was a lovely way
to get a quick taste of
the many different shops
and restaurants Helsin10
ki would have to offer us during the
coming week. We walked through to
the waterfront at the northern end to
see the Presidential Palace of Helsinki. We rode on the Finnair Skywheel,
(think London eye, but on a smaller
scale), and viewed
the city from about
the skyline. The
views revealed the
Uspenski Cathedral
as well as the Helsinki Cathedral, as
well as the Fortress
of Suomenlinna; all
locations on our list
of places to see whilst
in Helsinki.
The Uspenski Cathedral was a short
walk from the Skywheel. Standing
atop a hill near the harbour, it is the
largest orthodox church in western
Europe. Made of red brick, and donning golden cupolas, it is
representative of the Russian influence on Finnish history.
It’s ornate interior is well worth the climb to see.
A nice walk took us to the Krigsmuseum, a military history museum that documents facts and
details about Finland’s military
history including wars, uniforms,
weapons, and a wide assortment
of uniforms and medals.
An early dinner at Hard Rock
Cafe Helsinki rounded out our day.
The next day, we embarked on
a tram ride from our hotel and
short walk brought us to the Helsinki Cathedral. A symbolic landmark of Finland, this UNESCO
World Heritage Site is a Finnish
Evangelical Lutheran cathedral,
and holds historical significance
for Finland. Built as a tribute
to the Grand Duke of Finland,
Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, it is
also known as St Nicholas’ Church. The
day we visited, the stark white exterior
was crisply surrounded by an azure blue
sky, and beaming sun shone upon the
area. The interior is representative of
the simplicity of the Lutheran church as
compared to the orthodox.
The next day we were off to Tallinn, Estonia by ferry. The tickets were extremely easy to book.
Getting to the ferry was super
easy, and the journey was a couple hours each way on a rather
comfortable ferry. We had grand
plans for our day in Tallinn, but
quickly realized we wouldn’t have
enough time to accomplish it all.
In hindsight, an overnight stay
there would have been a better plan. Nevertheless, we spent a
large part of our day at Lennusadam Seaplane Harbor, Lennu-
Community Activity
sadam is one of Europe’s premier
maritime museums contained
within an old Seaplane Hangar
that was built to become part of
Peter the Great’s naval fortress
over 100 years ago. The unique
interior, interactive displays, and
creative layout invite visitors to
envision themselves in the ocean
at the depths of the submarines,
boats and buoys, where you will
learn about everything from ice
yachting, to seaplanes, submarines, and the forces of water.
Following our visit to Lennusad-
am, we walked around the old city of Tallinn and enjoyed the
medieval architecture of the buildings, the cobbled roads,
checked out the souvenir shops, and visited the Alexander
Nevsky Cathedral. The orthodox cathedral is located in old
town Tallinn across from the parliament building. Ornately
decorated within and without, it is representative of the power and dominance of the Russian Empire during the time it
was built.
then visited the Arabia Museum. It was an enjoyable history
of ceramics in Finland. Probably the most interesting part of
this visit was seeing the design displays outside of the Fiskers
offices. We saw spoons hung from the ceiling, votives creating
a rainbow wall, scissors creating a chandelier, and a few other
unique creations.
Our last day in Helsinki would take
us on short a ferry ride from Helsinki to visit the Suomenlinna Fortress
20 minutes away. Suomenlina is a
UNESCO World Heritage site and
a truly unique monument of military architechture. It has served in
defense of Sweden, Russia
and Finland,
and most interestingly is still
inhabited by
local residents
to this day.
Highlights on
this leg included visiting the
fortress, finding the King’s Gate
and the scenery! In a word, it was
breathtaking!
Overall, Helsinki & Tallinn made for
a great week long holiday. Public
transport was remarkably easy to
navigate. There are enough attractions to pick and choose from that
a week is easily filled with a wide
variety of activities suitable for the entire family.
We continued our walk through Tallinn as we planned our return to the
ferry back to Helsinki. It was during
this walk we felt that an extra day
in Tallinn would have been a good
choice. We walked through the old
gates to the city wishing we could
have see so much more.In hindsight,
we would make this leg our journey
an overnight stop allowing for two full
days in Tallinn.
The next day, we embarked on a journey to Arabia! The Arabianranta is a
residential part of Helsinki where you
can find several shopping outlets of
shops known for their works reflective
of Finnish design history, culture and
traditions; including Arabia Ceramics, Iittala, Fiskars, and Hackman
products. The district is also home
to many design students, the Museum of Technology, the Power Station
Museum, and the Arabia Museum.
We shopped a bit at the Iittala outlet,
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Community Activity
Greek Summer
Night 2015
Courtesy Greek Summer Night Committee
S
HAPIANS and Friends! Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the joyful night the
Greek Community organizes every year, the
famous “Greek Summer Night”. This exciting event
will be held on 11 June 2015, starting at 1700hrs,
in the SHAPE Fest Tent. It will be a great opportunity to sample and enjoy Greek culture, food
and dance, before the schools closure and some of
our colleagues depart for their new assignments.
During this event we would like to share with you
the light hearted, happy atmosphere and all the
senses that summer evokes. We are really happy
to invite the entire SHAPE community and their
families to taste Greek “souvlaki” as well as other traditional
delicacies, Greek wines, beers and of course “ouzo” while a live
band will bring all of us to a great “kefi” and call for dancing.
In addition and as part of the Greek culture, folklore exhibitions by “Lykeio Ellinidon” and our Ladies dance team will
contribute to the ethereal summer senses,
encouraging all participants to join them
dancing the “syrtaki” and various kinds
of dances. At the same time, children will
be able to enjoy dancing with their schoolmates or playing outside of the tent in a
specific playing area.
The entrance will be free for everyone!
To simplify and facilitate the entrance
though, we encourage you to prudently
purchase your food/drink tickets in advance so as to avoid waiting in the tickets
queue at that day.
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JOIN US and feel the unique Greek Summer Night
atmosphere along with your families.
DON’T MISS IT!!!
Community Activity
Experiencing the Magic of Harry
Potter in London with SHAPE
Trips and Tours, 15 April 2015
By Virginie ZEO (FRA - Civ)
O
ur trip took place on April 15th
2015 during the Easter break.
When I got the idea of organizing this tour. I never thought it would
have any interest for me. The targeted
customers were serious Harry Potter fans
and, of course, children. I’m one of the
few people on the planet who hasn’t read
the books yet. I have seen some movies,
though, and so from that aspect the tour
was very interesting. Sincerely, I had a
good time with my husband and our 2
children. Seeing the joy in their eyes,
watching them take it all in together,
and having the opportunity to capture
those special moments, it was magic! The
Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour is
undoubtedly a special place for any Harry Potter fans, but is also an incredible
experience for the casual fan of the film
series who would like to learn more about
how movies are made. In fact, time at the
Studio where all eight of the Harry Potter
movies were made gives you an amazing
and unique opportunity to not only walk
where the actors walked, but to see the
movie sets first hand. Beyond that, you
are treated to an astounding collection
of film props, costumes, artifacts, art and
graphics, as well as intimate looks at
special and creature effects.
is also a lot to see. You also might have
a refreshment in the Studio Café or Starbucks. Next time we will plan on spending about 4 to 5 hours, especially since
this March, with a 20,000ft² expansion,
the original Hogwarts Express steam
engine and a recreation of Platform 9 ¾
is included. In fact, the new, permanent
section offers a glimpse into how some of
the films’ most iconic scenes were created
as well as giving you the chance to climb
aboard the train’s carriage and to pose
with a luggage trolley as it disappears
through the platform wall.
For those who want to continue the adventure, HARRY POTTER – THE EXHIBITION – is taking place in PARIS at
LA CITE DU CINEMA, until September,
6th 2015.
OUR NEXT TRIP TO THE HARRY POTTER STUDIOS WILL BE IN NOVEMBER
DURING THE SCHOOL BREAK.
Like the movies and most certainly the
books, the studio tour is done to perfection. You begin the tour by watching a short movie about the making of
the films. Once that is done, the movie
screen disappears and you find yourself
walking into the Great Hall. You get a
short speech here, and then you are set
free to explore the rest of the Studio at
your leisure. There is so much to see and
do, with lots of interactive stations to
keep younger fans happy. My only regret, shared by the whole group, is that
the recommended 3 hours of visit was
not enough. We would have appreciated
having at least one more hour to spend
some more time in the shop because there
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Community Activity
All-Europe Honor’s
Music Festival
By Vicki Jo Townsend (USA - Civ)
A
mazing young talent is evidenced repeatedly at SHAPE
American High School. One of the most recent activities
where young music students excelled was the All-Europe Honor Band and Choir performance held in Wiesbaden,
Germany. Four students participated in a week-long program
culminating in a marvelous performance in the Kurzhal in the
town center of Wiesbaden. The concert featured the Honor
Band and Honor Choir with students from all the DoDEA
schools in Europe and university conductors from the United
rFreddy Townsend, center, performed in the All-Europe Honor Band on clarinet all four years of
his high school career.
march to Rossini and Gabriel Musella. The choir was directed by Mark Babcock, associate professor of music at Central
college in Iowa, while the band conductor was Dr. Mary K.
Schneider, director of bands at Eastern Michigan University.
Students were able to gain valuable rehearsal and performance
skills after a week of instruction from the college professors.
The concert culminated in both the choir and the band performing a magnificent and moving tribute to the members of
the armed forces. They were given a heart-felt standing ovation
for the wonderful program they performed.
Of the experience, Freddy Townsend, a four-year attendee
exclaimed, “This has been four years of marvelous experiences.
I can’t believe it’s over.”
rErin Reich, Brigitte Blanchard, Fred Townsend, Charlotte Kennington and Rebecca Dosch,
instructor, pose in the magnifical Kurshal in Wiesbaden, Germany.
States.
Brigitte Blanchard, Erin Reich, Charlotte Kennington, and
Freddy Townsend are all members of the American High School
music program led by teacher Cary Sand. They have been
participating in the music classes at the high school and the
local music academies for many years. The auditions were
strenuous and stressful, but the opportunity to participate in
the honors groups was well worth all the hard work that was
required to be accepted. Brigitte, Erin and Charlotte all sang
in the honor choir and Freddy played clarinet in the band.
The students performed a wide variety of musical styles. The
choir sang pieces ranging from W. A. Mozart to a zany piece
called “Animal Crackers,” with poetry interspersed by Eric
Whitacre. The band played music from a John Philip Sousa
rBrigitte Blanchard and Charlotte Kennington(center) rehearse before the Thursday night concert
honor’s music festival.
Brigitte Blanchard said, “Honors Music Festival was a great
opportunity to meet many talented students from schools all
over Europe. I really enjoyed working with the guest conductors
and staff and performing the closing concert in the beautiful
Kurhaus.”
Erin Reich stated, “Honors Chorus is a great way to meet
students that have the same interests as you from all over
Europe. I loved it!”
The students will take with them many wonderful memories
of their musical experiences and enjoy many years of new
ones to come.
rErin Reich, second from left, sings soprano in the 2015 honor choir.
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Community Activity
Institute Sacré Coeur
expanding the love for
the Ancient Greek
Language
By Cpt CHORTARIDI Maria/GRC NMR
T
his year between 9th and 14th of March in our hostess
town, Mons, we welcomed the 27th “Semaine Grecque”
(Greek Week), as well as the popular Annual Ancient
Greek Competition entitled “Les Rencontres Grecs” (Greek
Meetings), both organized by the Catholic Institute Sacré Coeur
(Sacred Heart) of Mons. Created in 1989, the “Greek Week”
and the “Greek Meetings” aim at the diffusion of the culture
and values bequeathed to us by the Ancient Greek Civilization.
rStudents of the Institute dancing “Syrtaki”
Headed by Director Prof Renier, the Institute regularly invests
in humanitarian cultural projects and in innovative programs
motivating for the students. It participates in the European
project “Comenius” consisting of a cultural and scientific exchange between various European Institutions. Furthermore,
its European dimension is highlighted by its membership of the
linguistic program ELVIS (EURO LINK virtual international
school), merging new technologies to the traditional approaches
of education.
Moving in this direction, the Professor of Ancient Greek Language of the Sacré Coeur Institute, Mr. Yves Dupuich, in coordination with his colleagues from a school of Larissa (Greece),
situated at the foot of the Olympus Mountain, conceived the
idea to dramatize and film the Homeric masterpiece “Odyssey”.
To this end, they invited other schools from many countries to
r“Odyssey” performed by students of the “Sacré Coeur” Institute.
attend the European program e-Twinning by composing Homer’s play in several parts, each one in a different language,
supported by English subtitles. Thus, the Homeric masterpiece
gave the opportunity to numerous students
from 20 schools of many European countries
to make their acquaintance with the ancient
Greek drama.
In this context, the well-known “Sacré Coeur”
institute, taking advantage of the fact that
Mons is the Cultural Capital of Europe for
2015, decided to host a great fest dedicated to
the European spirit of Greek civilization. This
decision was based on the premise that the love
and respect for the Ancient Greek language
knows no boundaries.
rStudents from Greece on the stage of Sacré Coeur
In the framework of the “Greek week” 1000 Belgian “Ancient
Greek learner” students along with Greeks student-visitors
from the school of Larissa, participated in the three cultural
competitions: “the version”, “kalo taxidi” and the “pedestrial
rally”. Those activities gave them the opportunity to compete
in the field of best knowledge of the ancient Greek
language. They worked
together in several parts
of the competition, met
new friends and had the
chance to wander around
the cultural capital of Europe, seeking signs of the
ancient Greek civilization.
On the first day of the festivities, visitors had the
pleasure of enjoying on the school stage the vibrant sounds of
Mezzo Soprano Nikol Konstante who performed a variety of
Greek songs.
This year’s fest also celebrated the Hellenic roots of theater by
performing Homer’s Odyssey in French. The whole project was
undertaken by students of the institute who performed the play
for two consecutive days with passion, offering
the audience remarkable scenes from the ancient past. On the first day of the performance
the Greek student-visitors also had the chance
to participate. At the end of the play, all kids
performed the Zorba the Greek dance “Syrtaki”
while parents and guests enjoyed Mikis Theodorakis’ music.
rMr Dupuich announcing the winners of the
Ancient Greek competition.
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At the end of the “les Rencontres Grecs” competition, GRC NMR was invited to offer the
first prize to the winners. Furthermore, several
other prizes were offered to the institute by
numerous sponsors showing respect for the
Community Activity
event.
The GRC National Military Representative
to SHAPE Rear Admiral Spyridon Konidaris
would like to express
once again a very special thank to Prof. Yves
Dupuich, Mrs Renier and
all the participants, for
making the competition
a huge success and helping to spread the ancient
Greek language.
rGRC NMR Rear Admiral Konidaris Spyridon pays a visit to the Sacré Coeur Institute offering presents and prizes
for the winners of the Ancient Greek Competitions.
We are also grateful to
our community members stepping up to support this event.
Félicitations Sacré Coeur!
“Perform on Stage, Live?
You’ve got to be Joking!”
By Sqn Ldr Ian Heath (GBR - RAF)
S
omehow going to the dentist is one of life’s more daunting
prospects (well, it is if you’ve eaten as many sweets and
chocolates as I have over the years). You know when
you go for treatment, you’re generally calmed by a local anaesthetic and the soothing tones of the dentist? Well, imagine the
excruciating pain without analgesia when the drill hits a raw
nerve, you hit the ceiling,
and you might have an idea
of how I’m feeling right now
as I contemplate performing
in Little Shop of Horrors (14
– 24 May at the Performing
Arts Centre).
I’d thought about treading
the boards for ages but never
quite plucked up the courage despite cajoling from
Dan Lamorte (MW Theatre
Director) and my daughter’s
piano teacher, Michelle Howarth (Michelle is Musical
Director for the show). Call
it self-preservation or sympathy for the audience’s ear
drums (we all sound great
singing in the bathroom don’t
we, maybe some think themselves the next SHAPE ‘X-Factor,’
but doing it live, in front of people is an altogether different
proposition). The desire to perform had lain dormant until
Michelle delicately asked me to auditions one evening (she
actually left me little choice, asking me after my daughter’s
piano lesson when we were trying to encourage her to play in
front of the school; how could Dad say no and lose face). So with
nothing better to do (the mighty Gooners weren’t playing that
night), I went along to the theatre and after a rendition of one
of the show’s songs and some reading of script, Dan announced
“well, you can play a mean,” to which I replied (as his Budget
Chief), “I thought you already knew that”.
So, here I am cast as Orin Scrivello, a sadistic dentist and having
to sing, abuse the leading lady and man and somehow imitate
a cross between Elvis Presley and Steve Martin, no pressure (!)
rMembers of the Greek Community of SHAPE surrounding MEZZO SOPRANO Nikol Konstante
I say to myself as I frantically try to organise TDY somewhere,
anywhere, just get me out of here, as 14 May approaches fast,
real fast, Usain Bolt fast.
But you know, I don’t need to worry or panic for several reasons.
First, I know SHAPIANS are very forgiving and so won’t tease
me too much. More seriously, the production team and cast
are just great. Dan is a brilliant Director, so much attention
to detail and constantly coaching us all on various nuances of
performance, and Michelle is a wonderful pianist and vocal
coach, constantly enthusiastic and dedicated to the cause. While
they might not have quite turned a sow’s ear in to a silk purse,
and whilst I may not get an Olivier Award this time around,
their support and advice has given me enough confidence to
get up on stage (though my ‘Southren Amercan’
accent still needs some work) and at least the
audience shouldn’t be watching a version of
coco the clown whilst stuffing cotton wool in
their ears. Another reason for feeling calmer
is my fellow cast members, who really do have
genuine talent:
Seymour - Romaine Martin (FRA-N)
Audrey - Heather Ainsworth (USA-Civ)
Ronette - Alice Pells (USA-Civ)
Chiffon - Amy Snider (USA-Civ)
Ronette - Rhonda Lawson (USA-A)
Bernstein, Snip, Luce - Josh Wheelis (USA- Civ)
Mushnik - Art Ross (USA-Civ)
Plant (Voice) - Tracey Gittins (USA-Civ)
Plant (Operator) - Thomas Reich (USA-Civ)
And not forgetting:
Our choreographer and recent convert to Belgian beer, Brett Harwood, and volunteers from
SHAPE Players who have been building the set, sewing costumes together, creating props and without whom the show
simply wouldn’t happen.
What a great team, always encouraging and singing loudly
enough to drown out my voice!
So as the first night approaches, I can truthfully say this has
been one of the best, most satisfying, confidence building and
enjoyable experiences I’ve ever been involved with. Thank you
to SHAPE Players for helping to fulfill a long held ambition and
PLEASE, come along and enjoy a great performance of Little
Shop of Horrors. And you never know, next time you go to the
dentist and the drill starts up, you might just be able to have
a chuckle to yourself as you recall Orin’s antics which is better
than any giggle gas to help you relax.
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Morale & Welfare Branch
SHAPE Performing Arts Centre’s SHREK Jr.
Defies Gravity!
Provided by SHAPE Players and Stars and Stripe’s “US Army in Europe recognizes best in theater at ‘Toppers’”
Vogelweh’s Armstrong’s Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany was
the scene of the annual Topper Awards’ show and ceremony, the
Army in Europe’s version of Broadway’s glitzy Tony Awards.
The event highlights the vibrant theater communities active at
military bases throughout Europe, recognizing the dedicated
group of mostly volunteer
troops, civilians and
family members who
devote long hours to
their craft.
Director of a Musical for Mr. Dan LaMorte, Best Supporting Actor for Mr. Zach Simmons, Best Choreography for Ms. Heather Ainsworth
and Mr. Dan LaMorte, Best Costume
Design for Mr. Dan LaMorte and Best
Make Up Design for Charlotte Geehreng and Carol Parcell. (A full list of
SHAPE Awards and Nominations is
included at the end of this article.)
Professional adjudicators critiqued
15 entries over six weeks, traveling
to bases in Italy, Belgium and Germany to watch three family shows,
six plays and six musicals. The annual Tournament event was created
to be a tool to educate and support
The 200 nominees were revealed only moments before
each award presentation, with names often drawing
gasps of excitement. Loud applause erupted when the
winner was announced, at times drowning out the
presenter. To the delight and surprise of the audience,
guest announcers included the likes of Daniel Radcliffe,
William Shatner, Chris Pine, Kristin Chenoweth and
Jake Gyllenhaal and other big-name stars who read
winners names and shared a few words via a recorded
video message played on two large stage screens.
Photo by Ms. Marie Carey
The SHAPE Players production of SCENES FROM
AMERICAN LIFE received Best Set Design For Mr.
Dan LaMorte and 13 additional nominations, whereas
the Performing Arts School’s SHREK Jr. won 6 awards
and 15 nominations including Best Family Show, Best
Show organizers pulled
all the stops, bestowing actors, musicians,
makeup artists, costume designers, directors, choreographers,
writers, set builders,
and the like, with 54
“Toppers,” a golden
statuette hoisting a
star.
Photo by Ms. Shirley Houin
A
t an evening filled with ‘Stars’ and ‘Young Hopefuls’,
the SHAPE Performing Arts School’s production of
SHREK Jr. received 6 ‘Topper’ awards making ‘Topper’
history! The SHAPE Performing Arts School, the education
program of the SHAPE Players won BEST FAMILY SHOW
and 5 other awards for its delightful production. The SHAPE
School made history by being the first education program to
compete and win at the Installation Command Group Europe
Tournament of Plays Awards ceremony.
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The SHAPE Players’ production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, by Howard Ashman and Adam Menken, based on the
science fiction flick of the same name, will open on Thursday,
May 14th, for 8 performances. Tickets are now on sale. The
revival of DETACHMENTS, by Colleen Dodson, will perform
for three performances, Thursday, June 11th, Friday, June
12th and Saturday June 12th at 1930 before it tours to the
American Association of Community Theatres National Convention in Grand Rapid, Michigan. Tickets go on sale on
Tuesday, May 19th!
Provided by SHAPE Players and Stars and Stripe’s “US
Army in Europe recognizes best in theater at ‘Toppers’”
the family of volunteers who find recreation and welfare in
theatre programming on Europe Army bases. The visiting
adjudicators lavished great praise on both productions, which
was obvious by the many awards and nominations that, the
SHAPE community brought back to Belgium!
SHAPE Players and SHAPE Performing Arts School
Topper Nominations And Awards 2015
7 AWARDS
Best Director of a Musical
Dan LaMorte, ‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE
Players’ Performing Arts School
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Zach Simmons (Donkey), ‘Shrek
Jr.’, SHAPE Players’ Performing
Arts School
Best Choreography
Heather Ainsworth and Dan
LaMorte, ‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE
Performing Arts School
Best Costume Design for a Musical
Dan LaMorte, ‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE
Best Make-Up for a Musical
*Charlotte Geehreng, Carol
Parcell ‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE
Players’ Performing Arts School *
SGT Edward Martin, ‘Scenes From
American Life’, SHAPE Players
Phot by Mr. Martin Greeson
Best Family Show
‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE Players’
Performing Arts School
SRA Eli Rios, ‘Scenes From American
Life’, SHAPE Players
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
COL Stephen Cain, ‘Scenes From
Best Actor in a Play
Peter Hofmann, ‘Scenes From
Best Set Design for a Play
Dan LaMorte, ‘Scenes From
Best Actress in a Play
Meg Long, ‘Scenes From American
28 NOMINATIONS
Best Director of a Play
Dan LaMorte, ‘Scenes From American
13 for SCENES FROM
AMERICAN LIFE & 15 for
SHREK Jr.
Continued on page 20
Best Sound Design for a Play
Olivier Galloo, ‘Scenes From
Best Stage Properties & Dressing
for a Play
Emily Ushko and Heather Leiendecker,
‘Scenes From American Life’, SHAPE
Players
Best Debut Performance in a Play
Federica Cerullo, ‘Scenes From
American Life’, The SHAPE Players
Kristal Casarez, ‘Scenes From
Best Military Performance in a
Play
CW2 Rebecca McGarry, ‘Scenes From
Best Technical Director of a Play
Thomas Reich, ‘Scenes From
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Continued from page 19
Best Play
‘Scenes From American Life’, SHAPE
Players
Best Hair and Wig Design
Nicole Freiberger and Perlita
Simmons, ‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE
Best Scenic Artistry
Thomas Reich, ‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE
Best Running
Crew
‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE
Players’
Performing Arts
School
Best Lighting Design for a Musical
Dan LaMorte, ‘Shrek
Jr.’, SHAPE Players’ Performing Arts
School
Best Sound Design
for a Musical
Players’
Performing Arts
School
Best Set Design for
a Musical
Dan LaMorte, ‘Shrek
School
Best Stage Properties and
Dressing for a
Musical
Michelle Potkovic
and Josh Wheelis,
Players’ Perfroming
Arts School
Best Technical
Director for a Musical
Thomas Reich,
Players’ Performing
Arts School
Best Musical Director
Tracy Gittins, ‘Shrek
School
Best Ensemble
or Chorus for a
Musical
Players
Performing Arts
School
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Outstanding Male Youth in
Community Theatre
John Manning (Shrek), ‘Shrek Jr.’,
SHAPE Players’ Performing Arts
School
Best Actress in a Featured Role in
a Musical
Tori Geehreng (Pinocchio), ‘Shrek Jr.’,
Laura Schaefer (Gingy), ‘Shrek Jr.’,
School
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a
Musical
Josh Wheelis (Papa Ogre/Bishop),
‘Shrek Jr.’, SHAPE Players’
Performing Arts School Y
Best Actress in a Musical
Anna Yepez (Princess Fiona), ‘Shrek
School
Community Activity
More job opportunities predicted for 2015:
Do you know how to snag one?
By Maureen McCann (CAN – Civ)
Competing in today’s labour market requires more than a
résumé and cover letter. It involves in-depth research and
solid understanding of the company and the people who will
hire you.
“63% of recruiters will have higher hiring volumes in 2015.”
Linkedin’s 2015 Global Recruiting Trends Report
With more opportunities, there comes more competition. As
a job seeker, do you understand what hiring managers go
through to ensure they hire the right candidate? Let’s peek
behind the curtain and see what goes into hiring the right
person for the job.
Their shoes.
Unless you have done some hiring in your career, it’s not
easy to put yourself in the shoes of a Human Resources (HR)
professional. If someone from HR invites you to an interview
they are taking a huge gamble on you being the person you say
you are. They base their decision on the needs of the company
and they compare these needs to 1) what you claimed in your
resumé, and 2) what they found out about you online. They
also rely on their instincts to weed out candidates (a skill they
have honed throughout their career).
HR professionals are not in the business of wasting time on
candidates who aren’t serious contenders for their vacancies
or where the candidate has spent little to no time addressing
how they meet the minimum requirements. Their job is to get
the best possible candidate for the company; not to find out
how you may grow into the position. As a job seeker it is your
job to make their work easier.
Up your game.
You are busy in your day-to-day work life doing great work,
concentrating on what needs to get done and how to get it
done efficiently. This makes you a super employee, but not
necessarily a good candidate.
Take the time and make the investment in getting your career portfolio in shape, before you need it. The five-year old
résumé that landed you your current position is no guarantee
of securing a new gig.
When you send your application to HR remember they see
applications from people who have invested countless hours
researching and writing their résumés and cover letters. You’re
competing with job seekers who not only have their documents
professionally crafted, but those who are being professionally
coached on how to conduct an effective job search, interview
techniques, and how to leverage social media. Today, you have
to do more than ever before to convince a hiring manager
you’re a worthy candidate.
Think like a Hiring Manager.
When it comes time to talk about your accomplishments, you
get stuck. That’s perfectly normal. You don’t regularly sit down
and ask yourself what makes you a great hire. Since you are
the only person who will have to answer, “Why should we hire
you?” start developing your answers. Take a few moments to
ask yourself these questions:
1. What contributions will you make to the company’s bottom-line?
2. An employer will offer a compensation package; what do
you offer in return?
3. How will you make the company better, stronger, more
efficient?
4. Why should a company hire you instead of all the other
qualified candidates?
5. What can/will you do for the organization in the first six
months on the job? Nine? Twelve?
What do they want from you?
Fortune Magazine recently spoke to the hiring managers of
the “100 Best Companies to Work For” and shared this advice
to applicants:
“Assume there are many qualified candidates for the position so
help the recruiter and hiring team know you, how you align to
[the company’s] culture and mission, and what differentiators
you will bring to the team….”
– Val Davenport, Director Talent Programs, USAA
“The best candidates today “build a bridge” from their backgrounds to the specific job they seek. They align the big questions
of the position (the desired outcomes, the key competencies and
the key skills) to what they have done in the past.”
– Andrew Majoch, Director, U.S. Commercial Staffing,
Genentech
“Give examples of how you have handled complex problems
and situations.”
– Elaine Poucher, Recruiting Director, Protiviti
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Community Activity
“Tailor your story to prove your value and let me know who
you are as a person at the same time.”
to do great work, impress their customers, bring in revenue,
meet objectives, and deliver projects on time and on budget.
– Kevin Knapp, Recruiting and Talent Director, the
Container Store
Competing for a job is seldom a simple task. You need to know
how to grab and hold the hiring managers’ attention. It requires
an investment of time and energy to get your application noticed. Preparing yourself and your documents with the needs
of the hiring manager in mind will help you demonstrate you
have what they need.
Make it easy for everyone.
Make the hiring managers’ decision a simple one. Read, study,
and address all of the qualifications listed on the job advertisement. The job ad is literally advertising the key qualifications
required for the job applicant. Employers have taken the time
to tell you everything they need from an ideal candidate. Use
this information to tell them why and how you meet all their
requirements. Use specific examples from your career that
demonstrate and support each claim.
Employers want to know what you can do for them. They
want to feel confident in the knowledge they can trust you
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SHAPE International
Community Choir
By Vicki Jo Townsend (USA-Civ)
“
A lucky group of SHAPE International Community Choir
members were fortunate to spend a magnificent day at
NATO headquarters in Brussels recently. It was not the
more common trip to Brussels. This day was spent in the
company of two other choirs from NATO and the truly magical
director Geert Vromans. The participants met in the morning
and form a joint choir of over 30 members. During the day
the choirs studied three pieces of music: a section of a Bach
cantata, a hilarious English canon, and last but not least, the
James Bond theme.
r“Participants for Brussels and SHAPE Choirs enjoy a break from the “Singing from Scratch”
workshop sponsored by the NATO Choir.”
the SHAPE Club. All singers are welcome and there is no need
to be a trained singer or to read music. Come join in the fun! “
rVicki Jo Townsend, Wendi Child, Helen Jones, Alenka Zupanc, Michelle Mullen-Cragg,
Karen Soeding and Anja Drangsholt pose during a break in the NATO Choral Workshop at NATO
headquarter.”
The marvelous direction of Mr. Vromans ensured that the
choirs were taught using dance and song and he prepared
them to perform the three new songs by 1700 on the same
day! After a delicious buffet lunch at NATO headquarters,
the choir enjoyed the afternoon polishing their music and then
gave a short concert to family and friends. The SHAPE choir
members who attended all enthusiastically look forward to
next year’s “Singing from Scratch”, as it is called.
Anyone wishing to sing with a very diverse, international choir
is welcome to join the SHAPE International Community Choir.
Rehearsals are from 1900 to 2030 every Wednesday evening in
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Community Activity
Celebrating all forms of
literacy at the Canadian
Section
Written by Heather Mace, Canadian Section principal, Emilie Breton, librarian, and Melanie Tremblay, office administrator
L
iteracy Month at the Canadian Section took shape
through a theme called “Branch out with Books”; the
month promoted the importance of literacy, in all its
forms in the lives of children and adults.
A visual display called the Tree of Books kicked off the month
where students added “book leaves” writing favourite book
titles on each. A Growing Story with a sentence starter “A
mysterious tree grew…” traveled to each classroom for its next
paragraph. It grew into a 10-page story filled with student
creativity and ideas!
Mathematical literacy took its place through Day of Pi where
students worked together to figure out the circumference of pies
baked by our grade 3-4
class, after reading a
special story called
“Sir Cumference and
the First Round Table.”
What do cartoons
have to do with literacy? The use of comics
in the classroom has
grown over the last
decade. Writing comics creates an avenue
for students to develop important skills
in reading, writing,
spelling, and vocabulary building. Comics pair words and
pictures to engage
readers in literacy in
a way that they don’t
with traditional books.
Often reluctant readers benefit a great deal
from learning through
comics; readers better
comprehend and remember what they read when they have
not only words but also accompanying graphics to help them
make sense of a written text.
Our office administrator, Madame Melanie, also a
graphic designer, took time away from the office to
work with students. She offered a series of comic
workshops and a comic club for students to add to
their literacy toolbox. Through graphic images, she
worked with students on harder-to-teach concepts
such as point of view, engaging plots and writing
better dialogue for their characters.
Every year, Literacy Month is a new adventure;
who knows what next year will bring at the Canadian Section.
Teachers share strategies to use when
reading with your child:
• Point to each word on the page as you read.
• Read the title and ask your child to make a prediction.
• Take “picture walks” (look at and describe pictures before you read)
Photos by Heather Mace
• Model your own energy and excitement for reading to
your child.
• Ask your child questions after reading every book.
• Connect reading and writing (have your child draw a
picture about the story or dictate a letter to a character).
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Community Activity
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SHAPE Language Centre: Summer Programme
By Geneviève JOJCZYK
Administrative Coordinator
SHAPE Language Centre
The SHAPE Language Centre will be offering intensive summer courses in:
For further information, contact the SHAPE Language Centre,
Bldg 211 - Ext. 4971
FRENCH and ENGLISH
OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SHAPE COMMUNITY
(Minimum Age : 16).
(3½ hours per day - 0900 - 1230 hrs - Monday thru
Thursday).
When: 29 June - 16 July 15
NO REFUNDS OR TRANSFERS CAN BE GIVEN ONCE
THE SESSION HAS STARTED.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Registration: 22 - 26 June 15
Placement Tests:
23 June 15
If you are not a complete
beginner, we advise you
to take a placement test
(call 4971 for an appointment before 23 June).
Especially if you are
a newcomer, this is a
unique opportunity to
get a head start in one
of the two NATO languages and to make new
friends. Moreover, as a
newly arrived DEPENDENT, you are entitled
to a 50% DISCOUNT
ON YOUR FIRST BEGINNER COURSE. This
offer is only valid for the
first six months following
the initial date of arrival
in SHAPE.
Please note that Summer
Courses are an additional service and not a continuation of the regular
programme. Therefore
we cannot guarantee
that a class can be run
nor can we determine the
level in advance. It will
depend on the number
and the knowledge of
the candidates who apply. Like for the regular
programme, a minimum
of 7 students at the same
level is required to run
a class.
Enrollments will be taken from 0900 to 1200
hrs and from 1300 to
1530 hrs (Monday thru
Thursday) - from 0900 to
1200 hrs and from 1300
to 1400 hrs (Friday).
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Dates For Your Diaries
SHAPE International
Library Art Gallery
May / Rita Callebaut and her
daughter Mara Vereycken
She studied at the
academy of arts
in Halle and has
been working with
ceramics for over
30 years.
In 2013 she found
a new challenge
and studied painting with her daughter MARA VEREYCKEN.
Rita and Mara
have the pleasure
to expose some of
their first paintings.
SHAPE International Library Art Gallery
June / Alphonse Deglas
Mr. Alphonse Deglas, who is from the town
of Enghein, picked up his paint brush more
than 35 years ago and the only time he puts
it down is when he picks up his guitar or
plays with his cats.
The Belgian artist will exhibit his work here
on SHAPE during the month of June after
exhibiting at several venues such as Paris,
Honfleur and Lyon in France, where his work
is very popular.
Mr. Deglas uses a few different styles of
painting including fantasy, but his preference is symbolism.
“As you can see
(from the paintings),
I like to incorporate
unusual characters,
mostly animals, but
I really cannot explain why. I have
a lot of fun incorporating all these
characters into my
paintings.
The fantasy allows
me to let my imagination run wild,
while symbolism, which for me is more important, is a way to transmit messages.”
This guitar strumming, cat loving artist has
also won several awards including the Gold Vermeil from the Academy of International Contemporary Art.
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If you are 18 years old or more and you are
looking for a student job on weekends, on
evenings or during school holidays, you are
invited to contact SCSF Personnel Office by
sending your CV to
[email protected] . SMDs are not
concerned by this announcement
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Stonehenge with Salisbury &
Oxford
Saturday to Sunday, 13-14 June
SHAPE Community Activity Centre, Building 307 (Library)
Phone: 32 (0) 65 44 3884
Fax: 32 (0) 65 84 5154
Website: www.shape2day.com/shapetripsandtours.aspx
Office hours:
Monday - Thursday 0900-1700 hrs
Fridays 0900 - 1530 hrs
Closed Saturday, Sunday, and SHAPE Holidays
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Amsterdam
Saturday, 23 May
Come along with us for a day in Amsterdam.… Visit the
Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, sip coffee at the
worlds best cafes or enjoy a day of leisure in this beautiful
city. Amsterdam is famed for its beautiful canals and outrageous cafes.
Whether you’re an art lover, music lover or culture lover–
Amsterdam has something just for you! Price: €56, Depart
SHAPE: 0630 hrs, Depart Brussels: 0730 hrs, Arrive Brussels: 2300 hrs, Arrive SHAPE: 0000 hrs.
London
Day 1: We will begin our trip with a visit to Salisbury and its
Cathedral, which is a must! It is arguably the finest example
of the early English Gothic style of architecture in Britain.
One of the four original Magna Cartas is housed at the Cathedral. Spend the rest of your time shopping or pub hopping.
Then, head for the mysterious rocks of Stonehenge to marvel
at this UNESCO World Heritage site.
You will have plenty of free time to explore.
Day 2: Discover Oxford, one of the most famous university
cities in the world. A great little jewel of architecture and
culture. Last day to register: 30 April 2015
Prices: 263 € / pp in a Single Room; 210 € / pp in a Double/
Twin/Triple Room
200 € / child (5-11 yrs) in same room as 2 full paying guests
135 € / child (0-4 yrs) in same room as 2 full paying guests
Depart Brussels: 0600 hrs Depart SHAPE: 0700 hrs Arrive
SHAPE: 2300 hrs Arrive Brussels: 0000 hrs
Saturday, 6 June
If you have any interest in museums, galleries, shows,
pubs and parks, you will love it! The British Museum,
Shakespeare’s Globe Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Tower of London, West
End Theatre are all high places to see at least once in your
life! Furthermore London is a pleasant shopping expedition, from luxury shops such as Harrods, quirky retail
outlets like Dover Street Market to gourmet food at the
capital’s markets. Convinced? Then let’s go for a day free
time in London! Price: €95, Depart Brussels: 0600, Depart
SHAPE: 0700hrs, Arrive SHAPE:0100 hrs, Arrive Brussels: 0200 hrs.
Phantasia Land, Brühl
Germany
Saturday, 27 June
GREAT FAMILY DAY TRIP, THRILLING RIDES AND
SHOWSPhantasia Land is a big amusement park in Bruehl near Cologne, GERMANY. A perfect combination of entertainment and enjoyment all year round for all ages!!!
Prices: 102 € ADULTS (12 and up), 80 € CHILDREN (411yrs), €56 (CHILDREN (0-3 yrs), Depart Brussels: 0600
hrs, Depart SHAPE: 0700 hrs, Return SHAPE: 2200 hrs,
Return Brussels: 2300 hrs.
More destinations to come in the very near future…
*These trips are subject to change. Please call our office for
more information and pricing. Most trips have Deadlines
or Sell Out Quickly, So Don’t Delay in Signing Up! If you
would like to make a reservation, please give us a call or
stop by our office. SHAPE Trips and Tours Escorts are Not
professional tour guides. Thanks for traveling with us!!
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SHAPE Trips and Tours:
Plopsaland in the Panne
On Monday 04 May we had the chance to visit PLOPSALAND
in the Panne on the Belgium coast and we were quite impressed. PLOPSALAND is the home of MAYA THE
BEE, WICKY THE VIKING and HEIDI. This
is the best park for younger children. It is
extremely safe and even has an indoor
area which is great in case of rain. As
of this year a new swimming pool has
been opened, complete with toboggans
for the most courageous and a baby pool
for the youngest. Of course, the magical waves are
also available.
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The inside of the pool is like “WINTER WONDERLAND”..
The park has attractions for all ages and the most fun was
the “ANUBIS”. This was THE best rollercoaster ever. Fast,
upside down, turning and with a speed of 90 km/hr. You
need a strong stomach.
Visiting Plopsaland will be a great day for everyone,
the youngest under us will have a blast and the not so
younger ones will also have a blast. Fun for all ages.
DISCOUNTED TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT TRIPS
AND TOURS OFFICE, BUILDING 307, FOR THE
PARK AND THE COMBI TICKET FOR THE PARK
AND THE WINTER WONDERLAND SWIMMING
POOL.
Children under 85 cm are fee, also for the swimming pool.
SHAPE Trips and Tours:
Play Golf In The Back Yard
SHAPE Trips And Tours 2015 Rates
Dear Fellow Golfers.
Into 2015 we celebrate our 25th anniversary.
Together with Mons 2015, we will be also the
European Capital of GOLF!!!
SHAPE Trips and Tours has started a new partnership with
the Mont Garni Golf Club. We have an exciting offer for Membership and Green Fees.
After visiting the golf course and seeing the lovely Club House,
I was greatly impressed. The golf course is in the beautiful
area of Baudour (approx. 20 km from SHAPE). With blooming
magnolia trees, flowers and lots of greenery (obviously), it
is simply lovely. The clubhouse is charming, and very warm
and welcoming. The golf course has a restaurant, with huge
windows and a great view of the course.
For this exceptional year, we plan a very active program, with prestigious events such as
the Belgian leg of the Alps Tour (European
Touring Pros Challenge) and the Belgian leg
of the European Longest Drive (from 29.06.15
to 04.07.15).
For 2015, as club membership you will have
some facilities:
Federal bicolor card 2015
Free use of practice range
Full access at 18 holes championship course
Membership 2015 per person:
Shape Trips and Tours Discounted cotisation
Subscription fee 150 € + access fee on the course 110 € /monthly
Welcome gift: a 18 holes green fee for a friend
Green fee 2015 per person:
Shape Trips and Tours Discounted voucher
Week: 40 €/18 holes or 22 €/9 holes
Friday: 45 €/18 holes or 28 €/9 holes
Week-end: 55 €/18 holes or 32 €/9 holes
Remark: the access on the course is limited to golfers with a golf
handicap less than 36,0.
To all of you we wish you a very nice golfing year at Mont Garni
Golf Club.
Subscription Membership 2015 per person:
Shape Trips and Tours Discounted cotisation
All in all, gorgeous.
First & last name : ………………………………..................................
Attached is the form for the Membership fee and the Green
Fee prices.
Handicap : …………….......................................................................
Birthdate : …………/…………/………………..
As you can see, you have different options. You can choose any
month of the year to golf, or just a weekend or even only a day.
Sexe : O Male
These prices are valid until 01 November. After that day, all
will be half price. (except membership fee)
Address :…………………………………………………………………..
Please be aware that access to the golf course is limited to
golfers with a handicap less than 36,0.
Tickets and membership registration are available at the
SHAPE Trips and Tours office. Building 307. (Library building).
MONT GARNI is looking forward to welcoming you.
O Female
Nationality : …………………………………….....................................
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Zip Code : ………………………..........................................................
City : ……………………………………................................................
Telephone : .……/………………………………...................................
Mobile :…/………………………….………….......................................
Email :…………….……………..…@…………………………….………
Month : May – June – July – August – September – October –
November – December
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For Commercial Advertising in
SHAPE Community Life Magazine
or
www.shape2day.com!
Contact our Event Planner: María
José Tezanos
Tel: 065/44.4265
Email: maria.tezanos@shape.
nato.int
For an article or a SHAPE Event in
www.shape2day.com
SHAPE Trips and Tours has another
new proposal
Enjoy an evening of classical music in the Chateau of Chimay.
The Chateau is offering these three concerts in the beautiful
theatre of the Chateau. See pictures. Trips and Tours has
reduced prices for the concert tickets.
Please come by our office in
building 307 and we will give
you a receipt. With this receipt
you can go on the day of the
concert to the Chateau, show
them the receipt and you will
pay the reduced price.
Of course, you can reserve all
two concerts with one receipt
already.
Bonne soirée au Château.
Henriette De Lair
Trips and Tours Director
Saturday, 30 May at 1930
hrs
The theater of the Château de Chimay will
provide the framework for a piano recital
given by Eliane Reyes. As an early pianist,
her professional life took her from the Royal
Conservatory of Brussels to the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and from the Mozarteum
in Salzburg to the Conservatoire nationale
supérieur de Paris. Universally acclaimed for
her performances, Eliane Reyes has played
as a soloist or in recital on the greatest stages
of the world. With a predilection for French
music and the German romantics, she will
perform during that evening Chopin, Debussy
and Ravel works. Defending contemporary
authors also remains close to her heart. In
addition to her many concert activities, she
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works as a pianist teacher at the Royal Conservatory of
Brussels.
Saturday, 27 June at 1930 hrs
An extraordinary concert by ‘La Cheville Affolée’ will be performed on the stage of the Château de Chimay. Not less
than eight cellos will make the audience vibrate through the
warmth and the scale of their sonority. All members of this
special company are teachers
at the Royal Conservatory of
Brussels. An extremely varied
program made of transcriptions
of great sensitivity will make you
rediscover Vivaldi, Beethoven,
Wagner and Strauss works. The
members of ‘La Cheville Affolée’
will be accompanied by the soprano singer Laure Delcampe
who will bring more emotion to
this concert of high-quality.
Arts & Crafts Centre
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NEW
Movies are subject to change
Please have a look to
www.shape2day.com/cinema.aspx
for updates
To avoid any delays, please be
early.
Showings start on time
Show Times
on
Wednesdays
Check www.shape2day.com/cinema.aspx for schedule
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi . (PG 13 - 141 min)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo.
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to stop the
villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Genre: Action, Comedy. (PG - 94 min)
Cast: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Eduardo Verástegui.
After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has
earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his
teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety
never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers.
The Age of Adaline
Genre: Drama, Romance. (PG 13 - 112 min)
Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford .
A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is
rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years,
she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has
settled into.
The Longest Ride
Genre: Drama, Romance. (PG 13 - 139 min)
Cast: Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Alan Alda.
After an automobile crash, the lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a
past love.
Furious 7
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller. (PG13 - 137 min)
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson.
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and
his family for his comatose brother.
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The Woman in Gold
Genre: Drama. (PG 13 - 109 min)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl.
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the
Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
For Commercial Advertising in
SHAPE Community Life Magazine or
www.shape2day.com!
Contact our Event Planner: María José Tezanos
Tel: 065/44.4265
For an article or a SHAPE Event in
SHAPE Community Life or www.shape2day.com
Sports, Health and Fitness
Make a Wish
24 Hour Fun Run
The Make-a-Wish 24 Hour Fun Run will take place this year on 22 May starting
at 1600 and running for 24 hrs until 1600 on 23 May. The event is open to the
SHAPE Community. For further details, contact the Sports and Fitness Section.
SACEUR Biathlon
Results
Photos by Helmut Schneider (DEU - Civ)
Photo by Mario Janssen (DEU - AF)
By Cpl Laura Jones (GBR)
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was to become a team of the past on the first of April. Yes, the
team did go broke but the players and coaching staff decided
to finish the regular season without being paid. They played
through the month of April and almost made it into the play-offs,
which would have been quite ironic especially if they gained
promotion to the top division. But they fell short and ended
the season and their history in 7th place.
W
ith May comes the end of pretty much every football
league in Europe… well, with the exceptions of some of the Scandinavian leagues.
This summer is also a non-football summer with
the World Cup having been contested last year in
Brazil and the European Championship not taking
place until next summer in France. So for football
fanatics such as myself, it could perhaps be a quiet
summer.
For fans of proper hockey however, the
IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
2015 will be underway for the first half of
the month. This year the Czech Republic will be hosting the event with games
taking place in both Prague and Ostrava. The tournament’s first game was
scheduled for May 1st and pitted Canada
against Latvia. I was down in Madrid on
the day and there was no television set
in a Spanish bar showing ice hockey, so
I missed the first week of games.
The tournament’s last games will be on
May 17th with first the bronze medal game, followed by the
clash for the gold medal and bragging rights in the hockey world.
There is a very good representation of NATO countries with
Canada, Latvia, Germany, France and the hosts in Group A (as
well as Sweden, Switzerland and Austria). Group B consists
of USA, Slovakia, Norway, Slovenia and Denmark (as well as
Finland, Russia and Belarus).
Of course I’ll be looking for the USA to win it but the defending
champions, the Russians, will be hard to be at for anybody.
Last year Russia defeated the Finns in the final by a score of
5-2. I’m not feeling very optimistic about our chances however;
the USA has only won it twice and the most recent one was
before most of us arrived on the planet. I do have a soft spot
for Slovakia too. Regardless, it should be a very interesting
tournament. You can find more info at www.iihf.com.
But back to football…
In the last column I wrote what could be classified as an obituary for RAEC Mons, our local team that went bankrupt and
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As a big fan of this team that has meant a lot to me over the past
couple of decades, I was not going to miss their very last game
of, well, forever. On April 25th the team was hosted by Royal
Antwerp FC, another team that is in a bit of financial trouble.
The game kicked off at 8 o’clock but I arrived a
couple hours earlier, just to find a place to park
and also to enjoy the atmosphere. A protest march
was also scheduled by the Antwerp fans, who have
not been very impressed with the management of
their club over the past years. The fans met at a
pub and with flags and flares in hand, marched to
the stadium singing and chanting, and I was swept
along with the crowd.
As we made it to the stadium, the gates were opened
and the majority of the crowd entered without tickets. The stand where I sat (rather stood; nobody sat in that
section) was full of noise and lit up with even more flares for
the duration of the game. The Antwerp fans equate their team
to an English team, or at least celebrate football the way the
English do (minus the banned in England flares, of course).
Most of the songs were sung in English with a lot of gusto and,
I later discovered, there is no Royal Antwerp Ultras group, like
all of the other teams in Belgium have.
The stadium, as well as the team, was also
a very old one. Royal Antwerp has the matricule #1, so it is the oldest team in Belgium.
They were founded back in 1880, 30 years
before #44, RAEC Mons. The Bosuil Stadium
opened back in 1923 and is one of those old
classic stadiums with the wooden benches
and old football feel about it. The main stand
reminded me of Craven Cottage, the home
of Fulham FC in London.
To be honest, the game wasn’t a great one.
Mons had a player sent off early in the first
half so 11 against 10 forces one of the teams to mainly defend
their goal. Antwerp did breach the Montois defence just before
the half time whistle and the game ended with the 1-0 score line.
The evening was all about the atmosphere. The chants were
constant and mostly in English. The red flares lit up the stands
for most of the game. There was also a bit of crowd trouble.
Well, the Antwerp and Mons fans were fine; it was because
of the fact that security was lacking and a
lot of undesirables waltzed into the stadium
without tickets. These “gentlemen” dressed
in black and some wearing black bandanas
to cover their faces only had one thing on
their collective mind – violence. Fortunately
the Belgian police handled the situation very
professionally and sorted these guys out.
It was certainly an experience to remember,
both enjoyable yet sad. To push the sadness to one side however, I’m off to Madrid where I plan to catch a couple of La Liga
games which I will, of course let you know about next time. So
until then, enjoy whatever it is you get up to.
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SHAPE International Cycle Club:
So What Exactly makes a Flandrien?
By Rob Van Byk
I do believe that I am turning into a Flandrien! I have a T-shirt
which says so - therefore it must be true.
So what exactly makes a Flandrien? Is it the place of birth?
Is it the penchant for Frites and any one of the multitude of
beers with a strength that would cause it to be classed as wine
elsewhere in the world? Or perhaps it is a language which defies
most peoples’ ability to discern more than a single word of any
one sentence? For me, a Flandrien is a cyclist - it is not just
a lifestyle choice - cycling is part of a true Flandrien’s DNA;
but by cycling, I don’t just mean a quick trip to the shops on
a nice day to get a loaf of bread. Oh no! A true Flandrien
will look out of his or her window in the morning, see that it
is grey/windy/raining/snowing/icy/foggy, set their face with
a determined smile, make sure that their chain is correctly
lubricated and proceed to ride not just in-spite of the weather
- but because of it. A true Flandrien relishes this discomfort just think of all those cobbled roads (Pavés)! Why do you think
that they choose to ride on these horrific surfaces - indeed, go
out of their way to ride the routes? It is because it is tough - it
builds the character, toughens the muscles (and softer parts
of the body) and hardens the mind - it marks them out as a
breed apart amongst amateur cyclists.
Now I do not pretend that my newly discovered status makes me a cycling demigod; I
am at the beginning of this journey. I first
had an inkling of my change to becoming a
Flandrien during those dark, gloomy winter
days when all I could think of was cycling.
Remember the snowfall in December? A minor inconvenience which limited my ride to
90km and a thawing coffee stop that day!
Or the persistently cold and icy mornings
during January - pah! lower the tyre pressures, watch out for partially melted puddles
and make sure that corners are approached
at the correct speed - never brake during the
bend - and off we go; great practice for bike
handling skills. However, I know that I am
not yet a true Flandrien because during those
dark winter days, when I would return from
a ride and take 45 minutes in the shower to
thaw out, I did find myself longing for the
days when I could ride without the numerous
layers of thermal gear; when I could once
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more expose my skin to the (relative Belgian) warmth offered
by the Sun.
It was with these thoughts in mind, that the traditional pre-season training camp to Majorca kept me enthused during the
cold months. Of course, as every self-respecting cyclist knows,
you have to train to be fit ahead of a training camp - and so
as our departure date in early March drew ever-closer, we
saw more and more SICC members joining our merry band of
hardy cyclists for weekend rides. Trevor Blagg (AKA Trev’s
Tours) had organised the deal of the century - such value that
it was probably more expensive to stay home than go and live
in a hotel on a warm sunny island for a week. And so it was,
that 45 of us departed at some ridiculously early hour on 7th
of March, to land in the sunny weather and feel warmth - a
sensation that, without hugging a radiator, had been missing
from our lives for the preceding 6 months.
For those unfamiliar with Majorca, or who only know it because
of its reputation as a summer holiday destination for drunken
British youths, you have missed a
treat. The island is rapidly becoming one of the must-visit destinations for cyclists and triathletes in
particular. Team Sky, Lotto Belisol
and a host of other pro teams run
their own winter training camps
on the island and it rivals Tenerife and Lanzarote as a brilliant cycling destination; good roads, scenic
climbs, friendly people and excellent food. Our own training camp,
rather more modest in comparison
to the pro teams, but sufficiently ambitious for us, saw average
distances for the week at around
800KM - with one or two hardcore
riders exceeding 900KM. For me,
there was plenty of fast flat road
that allowed high average speeds
and offered the opportunity to develop the group’s skills of riding at
a 40KM/H pace just 5 centimetres
from the real wheel of the person in
front. We survived without crashes
- but blood pressures were occasion-
ally raised as a competitive red mist sometimes descended on
our peloton! For those who actually enjoy the sight of an uphill
stretch ( rather than my own look of concern every time I see a
gradient above 6%), the climbs came
close to rivalling the Alps - a small
group achieved 3000M ascent in a
single ride, whilst the mere mortal
riders amongst us had to be content with a more modest 2000M;
I personally chose to perfect my
heavy-breathing/slow speed mountain ascent technique followed by
an adrenaline-filled descent during
which I took pleasure in overtaking
all those that had passed me on the
way up. All-in-all, the views, variety
of routes and social opportunities
made this an essential event; my
request for leave next year is already in the diary (6-12 Mar 2016).
I even came back with tan lines on
my legs and arms - although these
were quickly hidden beneath my
winter uniform on return to the cold
of Belgium.
So here I sit, back in Mons; but I am far from down-hearted.
The sportive season has started - DVV and Proximus (www.
sport.be/cyclingtour/2015/fr and www.proximuscyclingchallenge.be ) are both running their own excellent series of amateur “sportive” events in destinations around our adopted
country. On other weekends, many of the local clubs organise
their own Events that are then opened to all-comers. It is
also the time of the “Spring Classics”. For those unfamiliar,
the Classics are the pro-races of legend. In cycling circles,
they enjoy almost as high profile as the Grand Tours (Tour
de France, Giro d’Italia, Vuelta Espana); just about all the
notable pros have competed in these races in past years. For
us amateurs, there is often the opportunity to pedal in the
pros’ tracks during specially organised amateur “sportive”
events. The Club has ridden the Gent-Wevelgem (4000 riders), Tour of Flanders (16000 riders) and Paris-Roubaix (4500
riders) in recent weeks - and then took great joy in watching
the pros suffer similarly (albeit at higher speed) during their
subsequent race on the same courses. The Liege-BastogneLiege beckons at the end of April to complete the trio known
as “The Monuments”. Despite the differing characteristics of
each event, the one thing that links all is the weather - which
is “Flandrien” in its nature: Mud, rain and wind. Maybe it’s
the Belgian beer which keeps me coming back - surely the
recovery drink of champions.
For those tempted to join our group
of slightly mad cyclists, then the ideal opportunity to start is to join us
on one of our Tuesday group rides.
These rides are specifically designed
with the newcomer or slightly
less-experienced rider in-mind 60km at a very steady average speed
of around 25-27km - we promise to
look after you - we’ll even stop and
help if you get a puncture. The rides
depart every Tuesday evening at
1800 from the SHAPE Gymnasium
and you can ride a couple of times
with us before deciding whether to
become a Club member.
Finally, to mark my elevation to the
status of Flandrien, I have now changed my name - no longer
will I respond to my Pen Name of “Bob the Bike”; from now
on, I shall be known as Rob van Byk (to my Flemish speaking
friends, yes I know that the Flemish for “bike” is “fiets” - but
it doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, and, anyway, I’ve not
yet graduated to full Flandrien status!)
Tot de volgende keer
Rob van Byk
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Obesity in Children
Compiled by Mark Friberg, MD
The information in this article was taken directly from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics
C
hildhood obesity is on the rise in the United States.
Obesity is usually defined as more than 20 percent
above ideal weight for a particular height and age.
While the risk of obesity is multifactorial, a sedentary lifestyle and excessive caloric intake are strongly associated with
obesity and are among the factors which can be controlled.
Many children less than 5 years of age fail to meet the physical activity CDC guideline of at least 60 minutes of moderate
to vigorous activity per day. Some research indicates that
2 to 5 year olds should engage in 2 or more hours per day
of physical activity. Young children are not automatically
active. Studies show that 3 to 5 year old children spend over
30% of their time awake in sedentary activities. Sedentary
activity for young children has been shown to range from
32.8 to 56.3 minutes per hour. Play spent outdoors in this
age group seems to yield more active play than when play
occurs indoors.
One of the first ways teenagers assert their independence
is by making their own eating choices. So, it may not come
as a surprise that good eating habits are often a problem for
teenagers. One way to make sure your teen is consuming
a nourishing diet is to have family meals together. This
allows parents to control both the quality and quantity of
their children’s dietary intake. Overweight and obesity are
the result of “caloric imbalance”—too few calories expended
for the amount of calories consumed—and are affected by
various genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors.
In 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents
were overweight or obese. Childhood obesity has more than
doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the
past 30 years. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years
in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in
1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly, the percentage of
adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased
from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period.
Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects
on health and well-being.
Immediate health effects:
• Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood
pressure. In a population-based sample of 5 to 17-yearolds, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for
cardiovascular disease.
• Obese adolescents are more likely to have pre-diabetes,
a condition in which blood glucose levels indicate a high
risk for development of diabetes.
• Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater
risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social
and psychological problems such as stigmatization and
poor self-esteem.
Long-term health effects:
• Children and adolescents who are obese are likely to be
obese as adults and are therefore more at risk for adult
health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes,
stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. One
study showed that children who became obese as early as
age 2 were more likely to be obese as adults.
• Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk
for many types of cancer, including cancer of the breast,
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colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, gall
bladder, thyroid, ovary, cervix, and prostate, as well as
multiple myeloma and Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Nutrition:
Our diets are made up from 3 sources; protein, carbohydrates
and fats. Protein and Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per
gram where fats are much higher in calories at 9 calories
per gram. Most nutritionists recommend that complex carbohydrates make up 50 to 60 percent of a teenager’s caloric
intake. Complex carbohydrates are better than simple sugars.
Examples of complex carbohydrates are vegetables and whole
grains. Of the three nutrients, we’re least concerned about
protein. Not because it isn’t important—50 percent of our
body weight is made up of protein—but because adolescents
in the United States get twice as much protein as they need.
The densest sources of protein include teenage favorites such
Performance Triad Tip of the Week:
April 27, 2015
We are getting more days of sun than rain…yay! That
means you should be able to get out and enjoy this wonderful weather and take your activity outdoors. Belgium has areas where you can take full advantage of
the great outdoors.
• Go Canoeing or Kayaking! You can go to these locations:
o Outrhe River (www.durbuyadventure.be)
o Lesse River (www.lessekayaks.be)
o River Semois (www.recrealle.be)
•F
or the more daring adventurist, take it underground! Belgium has a landscape where you can go
Caving.
•O
r perhaps you don’t like Caves…then take a climb!
Although Belgium is not at the top of the list for rock
climbing, there are areas in the south.
•M
aybe you want to take it to the sky… try Sky Diving. Whether you are a first time or a seasoned jumper, www.skydivecenterspa.be is the place for you.
•W
ant a place that has it all? Visit an adventure park
such as in Durbuy and Les Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure:
ohttp://www.durbuyadventure.be/en/
ohttp://www.lacsdeleaudheure.be/
• I f you would rather stay close to home base then do
these activities:
o Go outside and play games in the yard or at
the park
o Take walks after dinner
o Go for a bike ride
There are plenty of outdoor activities that Belgium has
to offer.
It is nice out, get out there, explore, and just move!!!
as beef, chicken, turkey, pork, fish, eggs and cheese.
Nutrition experts recommend that fat make up no more
than 30 percent of the diet. Some fats are necessary to
obtain the fat soluble vitamins.
Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and
physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese
and developing related diseases. The dietary and physical activity behaviors of children and adolescents are
influenced by many sectors of society, including families,
communities, schools, child care settings, medical care
providers, faith-based institutions, government agencies, the media, and the food and beverage industries
and entertainment industries. Schools play a particularly critical role by establishing a safe and supportive
environment with policies and practices that support
healthy behaviors. Schools also provide opportunities
for students to learn about and practice healthy eating
and physical activity behaviors.
General recommendations are to avoid snacking while
watching TV. Maintain less than 2 hours of sedentary
time per day (TV, video games and computer). Teens
should get at least one hour of good physical activity
per day.
Mark Friberg, MD
The information in this article was taken directly from
the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics
SACEUR Dodgeball
Results
By Cpl Laura Jones (GBR)
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Community Activity
head home in time for supper after a glorious day!
TRAVEL GROUP members are available every
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY from 1100 – 1300 hrs
in the Rendez-Vous.
Upcoming Trips: 2015
Amiens & Les Hortillonages (Floating Gardens)
Price: €35
Tuesday, June 2nd
Come with us to the city that has one of France’s
most awe-inspiring Gothic cathedrals (listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage site in 1981.) Amiens is
also the city where Jules Verne (Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty
Days) spent the last two decades of his life. We will
arrive in the mostly pedestrianized city centre in the
morning and you can choose to visit the Cathedral
or Jules Verne’s house or the Picardy Museum or to
shop in the city centre, whichever you prefer. Plan to
have your lunch at one of the many eateries around
town. After lunch the bus will take us to visit Les
Hortillonages or Floating Gardens not far from the
city centre. Here we will have a guided tour in small
12 person boats, of the 300 hectares of small island
gardens criss-crossed by 65 kms. of canals. These
flat-bottomed boats have raised prows, which make
them look a little like a gondola. We will be able to
see the market produce and other plants that grown
in this unique community garden. After our 50 minute
tour we will have time to grab a quick coffee and then
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Provins Medieval Festival
Saturday, June 13
€95 (adult),
€70 (5-12 yrs), €50 (2-5yrs)
Travel to the heart of one of the world’s greatest
medieval festivals: Le Médiévales de Provins. The
theme for 2015 is “Childhood and Games in the
Middle Ages.” Celebrate Provins’ medieval past, at
the time of the famous Champagne Fairs. Historical
re-enactments and camps with more than 120 craftsmen; musicians, jesters, and acrobats; workshops,
demonstrations, and fire shows; games for all ages.
Price includes lunch at the Banquet of Troubadours,
in a 12th century vaulted cellar. Between each dish
will be “entremets” – the best troubadours of the
county will fill you with wonder of a lively show including a medieval storyteller, jugglers, acrobats,
diabolists, burlesque scenes and fire-eaters.
Paris
Thursday, June 18
Price: €35
Spring is a wonderful season to explore Paris! Without the summer crowds, Paris exudes a special
atmosphere of elegance, freshness and joie de vivre.
Starting at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, you will have
all day to get to know this great city. Strolling the
wide boulevards, wandering along picturesque side
streets or squares, you can take in the rich culture
and history of France’s capital at your own pace. You
can take your pick of Paris’ great variety of museums,
like Le Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, as millions of
tourists do each year. Enjoy the sidewalk cafes,
with their laid-back feel and sophisticated decor or
have a plat du jour in one of the many bistros off the
beaten track. Mingle with the artists at Montmartre or
visit one of the charming markets offering everything
from food and drinks to books and antiques in a great
variety. Not a dull moment in sight!
Hampton Court Palace and Gardens
Tuesday June 30
Price: €95 (adults),
€85 (under 16), €70 (under 5)
If you were a follower of the acclaimed TV series
‘The Tudors’ and want to delve deeper into the culture of that particular historical era, then a visit to
Hampton Court Palace in the south of England is a
must! Hampton Court, situated in the picturesque
county of Surrey was built in 1286. Its most famous
owner was the magnificent Tudor King, Henry VIII.
It was one of the many homes owned by Henry VIII
and none were more important to him, nor more
sumptuously decorated by him, than this spectacular
palace. Within the palace visitors can discover the
magnificence of this former royal residence, which
includes the lavish apartments of Henry and his six
wives. Other attractions include the Tudor Kitchens,
the new Chocolate Kitchens and the many art and
furnishings which adorn the palace. Your ticket includes access to the palace, maze and gardens,
plus a multi-language audio guide, costumed guided
tours, children’s activity trails, entry to a living Tudor
world, the Young Henry VIII exhibition and much
more. Hampton court boasts an array of restaurants
and tea rooms and also provides picnic areas in
the palace grounds. We will be spending a full day
at Hampton Court Palace and this day is not to be
missed.
The SHAPE TRAVEL GROUP is a NON-PROFIT activity run entirely by international VOLUNTEERS for
SHAPE and NATO ID cardholders and their guests.
Contact: Kristi 0486/56.53.71 Shape Travel Group
http://www.facebook.com/pages/161916153886915
www.SHAPE2DAY.COM Morale & Welfare – Travel
Group
Community Activity
Ongoing SHAPE Activities
Every Tuesday and Thursday (1 April to end of September)
SHAPE International Cycling Club
1800 departing from the Main Gym. 50K road bike rides.
Tuesday rides are aimed at novices and newcomers and
the group is led by a Road Captain who will ensure no one is
left behind. You should have a reasonable level of fitness to
complete these rides.
Thursday rides are faster and hillier for those looking to improve those fitness.
For more information email [email protected] or Ext
5763.
Every Monday
Boy Scout Troop #325
Come to a meeting and check us out! We meet every Monday from
1830-2000 in the Green Gym (second floor) on SHAPE. Contact us at:
[email protected]
Every Monday
Ladies Golf (SGA)
All SGA ladies with a golf handicap are welcome... 1000 hrs
Continues through winter subject to weather and course
availability at Royal Golf Club du Hainaut, Erbisoeul. If you
cannot be there to play, just join us for our noon-chat at 1200
hrs in the club.
Contact: Suzanne Keates 0476 914215 or suz_keates@
yahoo.co.uk
Every Thursday
Top Graders’ Wives Club
SHAPE community women, open to all ranks and nationalities,
meet together to explore all the delights of Belgium.
Contact: Tanja 065/731580 or Linda 065/874375
Every Monday and Tuesday
Protestant Women of the Chapel (PWOC)
Meets every Monday, 1830-2000 no childcare
Meets every Tuesday, 0930-1200, free childcare is provided
contact: President, Jennifer Beckett [email protected]
Every Tuesday
SHAPE Bridge Club
Informal and duplicate bridge sessions in the SHAPE Club.
Contact: Attila Balla 0476.53.71.01
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Ladies Badminton
All standards and nationalities welcome...
0915-1045 hrs
Main Gymnasium. Contact: Rocio Rubio, email:
[email protected]
Every Tuesday and Thursday
Aquagym
1500-1600 hrs - Swimming pool, FREE!
Contact: Christine 065/73.12.49
Every Tuesday and Thursday
Kardio Kickboxing
1730 -1830 hrs - Main Gym. High energy martial arts movements: punch, kick & shuffle your way to fitness excellence.
All levels of fitness welcome. Contact Paula through Main
Gym ext 5325.
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday
Toastmasters Club
Develop your communication and leadership skills.
1830-2030 hrs - SHAPE Club, Pathfinder Room.
email: [email protected] or visit http://sites.google.
com/site/shapetoastmasters
Alcoholics Anonymous
“If you drink thats your business, but if you want to stop maybe we can help.” SHAPE Group of Alcoholics Anonymous
(English Speaking Meeting).
“The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking.” Tuesday
evenings from 1900-2000 hours. We meet at the International Baptist Church, Chemin Du Prince, 284; 7050 Jurbise
Local 0470-470-790 or AA Bruxelles 0032 (0) 487/35.45.72.
Wednesdays, twice monthly
Scottish Dancing
International group, no previous dance experience necessary. 1930 hrs - SHAPE
Chapel Centre. Contact: Mirjam Morrison
065/73.19.44 or Greg Pedlow 065/44.47.49
Every Wednesday morning
SHAPE Tennis Club (Ladies only)
Ladies tennis, all skills level welcome.
Green Gym, Courts A and B. 0930 - 1200
hrs.
Contact: Olga Chroni: [email protected]
SHAPE Tennis Association (STA)
Are you interested in playing tennis or
learning to play tennis? The STA is going
to be up and running again in the New
Year. Making the most of the 2 indoor
and 4 outdoor courts, we will be offering
club nights (Men’s, Ladies’ and Mixed)
and coaching. Membership is open to the
entire SHAPE community, both serving and
dependants and for all levels from beginner
to advanced.
To register your interest or for further information please email
[email protected]
Every Wednesday
Infant Massage Class
For infants (birth to approx 1 year) and
their parents.
1100-1200 hrs - SHAPE Healthcare Facility, 1st floor,
social-work conference room.
Contact: Fiona Webster 065/44.33.21
Every Friday
SHAPE Ladies Bowling League
Practice for all levels and skills. 1300 hrs
at the Pizza Bowl. Bowling shoes can be
rented at the Pizza Bowl for n1. Contact:
Vandela Hesse 065/73.08.26
Every Wednesday
SHAPE Community Choir
From 1900 to 2100 in the SHAPE Club. All
singers 14 – adult are welcome to come
sing.
Email: [email protected] for information or just come to a rehearsal.
Every 2nd Friday
Pregnancy and Infant Loss: Information
and Support Group
Come to an environment where you will
be able to express your grief and share
your story with others in similar situations.
Contact: Fiona Webster 065/44.33.21 or
Sharon McCurdy 065/44.42.74
Wednesdays, bi-weekly at 1900 hrs
Hash House Harriers
A non-competitive social runnning/ walking
club open for everyone.
For run details contact: Christine Handal,
Tel: Mobile 0471 961156
http://shape-monsh3.com (chrisnehme@
hotmail.com).
Every Sunday
International Group of Motorcycle Riders
Riders meet Sundays mornings at 1000
hrs to start group rides in the local area. All
types of motorcycles are welcome. Contact: [email protected]@gmail.
com or FB: SHAPE HDC
Monthly
SHAPE International Women’s Club
(SIWC)
All women of the SHAPE community are
invited to attend.
Contact: [email protected]
Every Monday
Catholic Women of the Chapel (CWOC)
Ladies meet for fellowship and bible at
SHAPE Chapel at 1000 hrs, Bldg. 353
at 1800 hrs. Childcare is provided in the
morning. All books are prrovided. Contact
our Parish Coordinator: 065/44.60.19
Every Friday
Rosary Warriors
Meet at 0915 hrs in the SHAPE Blessed
Sacrament Chapel
Daily Mass & Sunday Mass
Mary Queen of Peace English Speaking
Catholic Parish
Mass Schedule at SHAPE International
Chapel
Daily Mass: Wed at 1215 hrs Blesses Sacrament Chapel
Thursday’s Mass is ‘Teen Mass and Meal
at 1325 hrs in the Blessed Sacrament
Chapel. The new time reflects the high
school lunch time. All high school students
are welcome. The ladies of Mary Queen of
Peace provide a homemade lunch every
week for the students attending Mass
Sunday Mass: 0900 hrs East Chapel
YOGA Classes
YOGA classes for all-levels at the
SHAPE gym (in the aerobics suite).
For more info: Visit SHAPE YOGA on
Facebook or contact Maria Sophia at
[email protected]
Dog’s Paradise Inn
LUXURIOUS BOARDING for Dogs
G Open all year
Valerie Sauveur
G Air conditioning
28 rue des Panottes
G Veterinary control
7830 Thoricourt
G Vaccination required
067/45.88.96
G Own pet’s menu
www.dogsparadiseinn.be
G Video control
G English spoken
SPECIAL 10% REDUCTION FOR SHAPIANS
upon presentation of SHAPE ID
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Community Activity
FORUM
MISCELLANOUS
Gardener services, cut your grass with my lawn
mower, trim hedges, spray gravel. Before you move
I can collect what you don’t need with my trash container. 0497/76.27.53
Paid
Ad 2504
Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglican Services every Sunday at 1015 hrs in the SHAPE Chapel, Bldg 601. All are welcome. For more information
call 065/44.56.93.
The International Jewish Center offers a weekly
educational program in English for children from
10:00am - 12:30pm. This is a great opportunity to
meet and befriend other international Jewish children and families. We introduce students to Hebrew,
prayer, religious traditions, and the modern Jewish
experience. We begin with a Tots class for children
from 3 years, and we provide Jewish education
through Bar/Bat Mitzvah with an emphasis on creative expression. The school is led by our Israeli
Head Teacher and our American Rabbi and staffed
by dedicated and experienced teachers. Please
contact [email protected] or www.ijc.be for more
information.
Attachment Parenting/Green Families Group
Are you a nature loving and/or attachment parenting
family? Or trying to be? To meet like-minded people
please contact us for more info: rainyplay@gmail.
com or 0489/27.41.85)
For an article or a
SHAPE Events in
www.shape2day.com
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SERVICES
PCB AUTOMOBILES
065/64.49.00
[email protected]
New and Used Tax-Free Cars.
Dealer for UK Spec RHD
Toyota, Lexus, Chrysler, Mazda,
Ford Renault, Fiat, Alfa
Other Makes and US Specs on Request
Car Rental
Paid Ad 2292
Garage Rene De Doncker
Body repair, mechanical works, painting, etc.
Purchases, Sales and Repairs on all models!
(Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc.)
I will take you car through technical control
( C.T.)
Rue de Brocqueroy 26
7061 Casteau
GSM: 0475/738 662
Tel: 065/72 42 70
English (Tim): 065/72.30.35
Paid Ad 2440
GARAGE & CARROSSERIE BRAN
Close to S.H.A.P.E (approx 500m) in the direction
of Soignies,
Mechanical Work, painting, body repair, ...
Repair on all makes and models - Specialized in
Chrysler/Dodge.
We also offer towing services and prepare and pass
your vehicle trough
the Belgian Annual Technical Inspection.
English Spoken
Hours: 8.00AM - 6.00PM Monday through Friday
Chaussée de Bruxelles, 27
7061 CASTEAU
Tel: 065/72.32.33
E-mail: [email protected]
Paid Ad 2467
Emergency
Telephone
Numbers
Emergency number for Shapians
065/44.3333
POOL AUTOS
Car Rentals from
€26 per day inclusive
and €475 per month inclusive.
Contact Pool Autos
On Tel. 065/72.38.17
(Opposite SHAPE Flags)
Paid Ad 2295
For any emergency throughout
Europe
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