102-year-old school’s first big gathering

By Elan Perumal, THE STAR ( http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2007/12/28/central/19848494&sec=central )

MORE than 700 former students of the Nibong Tebal Methodist School in Penang are expected to attend the 102-year-old school’s first alumni dinner.

The dinner, to be held at Holiday Villa Subang tomorrow (Dec 29), will also mark the formation of the school’s old boys and girls association.

Organising committee spokesman Abdul Halim Ismail said this was the first ever large- scale gathering being held for the former students since they had a get-together dinner about 10 years ago.

He said the dinner would provide the former students with a great opportunity to meet their classmates and schoolmates.

He said the organising committee had even arranged transportation for the former students who were from Nibong Tebal.

“We are also inviting former teachers of the school to come for the dinner as we plan to pay our tribute to them by not charging them for the dinner,” he said.

Once the association was registered, Halim said, funds would be raised in aid of the school through charity programmes.

On the gala dinner, Halim said, an exciting programme had been organised with a live performance by the Three Degrees, the famous all-black female American group.

“The response towards the dinner has been overwhelming and we are expecting more than 700 former students to come,” he said.

For details, call Halim at 012-372 3260, secretary K. Chandra Kumari at 012-399 8700 or assistant secretary Lim Boon Liong at 016-444 9299.