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Garden party by Friends of SOS.

Hostesses of the evening.
Misbah Idrees, Tehmina Munir, Mala Ahsan with Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh.

Another amazing evening awaited 'Friends of SOS', on 14th October. An Eid milan, garden party in magnificent lawns of Multan Garrison Mess. Grandiose historical building of MGM, superb ambiance, pleasant weather, complimented by colourful, formal Eid attires by the members. Which was the demand of the hostesses, Mala Ahsan, Tehmina Munir, Misbah Idrees and Munaza Malik. It indeed worked well to cherish the spirit of Eid.

The hostesses had also arranged different games, with lots of prizes to entertain their guests. Being an eid milan, there had to be a prize of best dressed lady. The hostesses extended their generosity to all those, who were present. Every guest was a winner and well deserved it, as everybody appeared at their best.

Mahnaz Fareed  addressed the audience and updated them about the recent achievements, regarding SOS village and Herman Gmeiner school. Also present at the occasion, were the girls SOS is so proud of.  One of them is Salma Aslam, who just returned from a three weeks course from "Vienna International Christian - Islamic Summer University - VICISU''.

Mahnaz explained that it is not just everyday living that SOS village provides these children but their future is also kept in mind. It is made sure that every child here, when grows up, becomes a useful, respectably earning, established and law abiding citizen of Pakistan.

Back to the party now. Though a healthy number of members attended the function, but as we all know, the count of members in this committee exceeds more than one hundred. Not many members confirmed, their availability. So, the hostesses went on to hold arrangements on much bigger scales. Which caused a lot of inconvenience for them. Here is a humble request to all 'friends of SOS', that they should always confirm their availability or unavailability before the party. Rather, more appropriate to say, they must, they should take time out to attend these functions to encourage the cause that this group of ladies stand for. 


Congratulations to the organizers and the lovely hostesses for such a wonderful party and great hospitality.



The group photo.

Hania Shahid and Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh.
Dr. Huma Ather and Mala Ahsan with a guest.

Two of the members, sharing smiles with Dr. Huma Athar.

Enjoying the lovely ambiance.

Stunning Hania Shahid
Distributing prizes.

Misbah with guests.

The pride of SOS.

Listening attentively


Misbah Idrees, Tehmina Munir, Salma Aslam and Mala Ahsan

Munaza, Mala Ahsan, Misbah Idrees, Tehmina Munir


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