The document summarizes AmCham's annual Holiday Christmas party. Around 250 guests attended the event at the Panama Marriott Hotel on December 9th. AmCham President Thomas Kenna welcomed guests and thanked them for a good year. Fundación Ópera Panamá performed classical and Christmas music. AmCham held its traditional raffle with prizes donated by American Airlines and Canon Panamá. Guests enjoyed dancing to the music of Orchestra Café. The document also lists bilingual candidates available for employment who have completed US work-study programs.

1. AMCHAM NEWS
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DECEMBER 17, 2009
Annual Holiday Christmas Party
Each year AmCham or-
ganizes a Holiday Dinner
buffet for all its mem-
bers.
This year the event took
place at the Panama
Marriott Hotel on the
ninth of December.
Around 250 guests at-
tended and enjoyed the
party. Thomas Kenna,
President of AmCham
(2009) and of the Pa-
nama Canal Railway,
welcomed everyone and
thanked them for a good
year in AmCham. He was Photo: Thomas Kenna, Carlota de Kenna, Paola de Miralles,
followed by Donald Elder, José Gabriel Miralles, Marcelo Gorrini and Sandra de Gorrini.
Panama Project Manager
Left Photo: Thomas Kenna, AmCham President 2009, in the for Caterpillar Inc. and
welcoming speech.
Right Photo: Irene Sylya, Fundación Opera Panama. AmCham incoming presi-
dent for 2010.
Fundación Ópera Panamá
bought four singers, in-
cluding the Foundation’s
General Director Irena
Sylya, who delighted the
audience with classical
and contemporary
Christmas music.
AmCham also has the
tradition of hosting a
raffle during the festivi-
ties, and this year was
Left photo: Gloriana Carboni, Elsa de Sucre and David Hunt.
Right photo: Alejandro Felix de Souza, Patricia Andrade and no exception. American
David Hunt. Airlines donated a ticket
Photo: AmCham Members enjoyed a wonderful dinner at the
to the US and Canon Panama Marriott Hotel.
Panamá provided a digi-
tal camera and a printer,
won by Alejandro Félix
de Souza of Cervecería
Nacional, Ramses An-
guizola (an individual
member) and Gloriana
Carboni of AIESEC, re-
spectively.
The guests enjoyed the
music of Orchestra Café
throughout the evening,
but especially after din-
ner when the dance floor
filled up.
Photo: The guests danced to the rhythms of the Orchestra
Photo: The Orchestra Café.
Billingual Employee Candidates: HUMOR TIME
AmCham member Mi can d ida tes h av e amcham@panamcham. What is a stable? I thought for a mo-
Oportunidad is a s u c c e s s f u l l y com. Every Christmas ment how to ex-
subcontractor for a completed their USA All of the candidates
morning, when my plain it to him in
U . S . S t a t e work-study programs are looking for
permanent, full-time kids were little, I terms he could un-
D e p a r t m e n t - and have returned to
daytime positions. read them the na- derstand, then told
approved cultural Panama. They are
program that sends bilingual and Those currently tivity story out of him, "It's some-
young Panamanians available for taking university the big family bible. thing like your sis-
to the US for up to interviews at no cost courses in Panama When my son was ter's room, but
two years to work t o A m C h a m City are in evening old enough to talk, without a stereo."
and study while living members. Their programs that will he asked me what
with an American résumés are not affect a day job. a stable was.
family. The following available at
Stefany Miguelena: B.S. in Industrial Engineering Administration from
Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua. Please make checks out to
Rafaela Sánchez Mendieta: B.A. in Journalism, University of Panama. “American Chamber of Commerce.”
Ana Luzcando: B.A. in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Panama.
Nitzia Pena: B.A. in Tourism Administration, University of Panama.
Most banks, includ- “AmCham,” or
ing ours, are now “AmCham Pa-
Grethel Matute Sánchez: Sixth quarter in Hotel and Tourism
rejecting acronyms nama.”
Administration, Universidad Interamericana.
on checks. Conse- Please let you ac-
Selibeth Domínguez Ramírez: Third year of Accounting at Universidad
quently, they are co unting off ice
de Panamá and first quarter of Tourism Administration at Universidad
del Istmo.
not accepting make checks out
checks made out to to:
Yahila Cárdenas Rodriguez: B.S. in Law and Political Science,
Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua.
“PANAMCHAM,”
Sunny Cerceño Beitia: B.A. in Business Administration(Banking and “American Chamber of Commerce.”
Finance) from the Universidad de Panama.
Phone: 301-3881 Fax: 301-3882
amcham@panamcham.com www.panamcham.com
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