Charity on the cards for Skal.Byline: Rasha Al Qahtani CHARITY greeting cards See e-card. have been launched ahead of the festive fes·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a feast or festival. 2. Merry; joyous: a festive party. seasons of Eid Al Adha and Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6). to help raise funds for the needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. in Bahrain. Skal International Bahrain has been spearheading the annual campaign for the past 16 years. All the cards have been designed by local British artists A partial list of artists active in Britain, arranged chronologically (but alphabetically within any year). Born before 1700
gill, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. Goode and printed in Bahrain. The cards are created in two styles, they include traditional Arab themes for Eid Al Adha to be marked on November 27 and Christmas next month. The traditional Arabic designs are painted in watercolours, while the festive cards are done using bright-pigmented ink and airbrushing. The watercolour watercolour Painting made with a pigment ground in gum, usually gum arabic, and applied with brush and water to a surface, usually paper. The pigment is ordinarily transparent but can be made opaque by mixing with a whiting to produce gouache. scenes feature dhows passing by the Bahrain Financial Harbour, while another shows a traditional Bahraini house. The brightly coloured illustrated cards include the adventures of Santa and his reindeers in Bahrain. They are found on the beach at night, flying over Bahrain's skyline and driving Formula 1 cars in the desert. Ms Goode said that she was involved in making the cards 16 years ago when she heard about the hospitality group Skal and its goal to raise money for local charities. Every year Ms Goode creates eight new designs. She begins with an idea, takes photographs to inspire her and then paints her design. "I always kept it going because I benefit from it and I always have people asking me what the latest designs are," said Ms Goode, who is married to Bapco systems analyst Jeff and has two sons - Jamie, 22, and Howie, 19. She has been drawing and painting since she was at school and worked in several local magazines. "I have always been interested in art and studied at Maidstone Art College in Kent," she said. "I get my ideas from something I see, or sometimes from a conversation, or seeing something in the GDN GDN Garden (postal suffix) GDN Gdansk, Poland - Rebiechowo (Airport Code) GDN Global Data Network GDN Goods Dispatch Note GDN Global Disaster Network (Yahoo group) . "All cards show Bahrain and most of the proceeds go back into Bahrain." Cards are sold with envelopes in packs of eight, priced at BD2.500 per pack and 500 fils go to local charity. In the past, Skal has used the money to help local needy families during Ramadan. For companies or individuals with large orders an overprinting service is offered, which includes delivery. If one of the designs is preferred it can be printed as a special order but must be a minimum of 200 cards. Prints of the watercolour paintings are also available as well as Bahrain-themed wrapping paper Noun 1. wrapping paper - a tough paper used for wrapping kraft, kraft paper - strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution butcher paper - a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids . Cards can be obtained from Ms Goode on 39886656. They will go on sale at various craft fairs including the Awali Craft Fair at Bapco Club, Awali, on Saturday from 12.30pm to 5pm and the American Women's Association's Annual Fall Craft Fair at the Bapco Club on December 5. They will also be available at a mini craft fair at Piece of Cake, off Budaiya Highway, from 9.30am to 2.30pm. Another opportunity is at an open house sale in Awali on November 19 from 2.30pm to 6.30pm and December 20 from 10am to 2.30pm. The Skal Club was created in Paris in 1932 to encourage travel and friendship between countries. Its members are people associated with the travel and tourism industry. Skal International Bahrain was formed in 1972 to promote the country as a tourist destination A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". and support local charities. rasha@gdn.com.bh Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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