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Christos P. Lemos Shipping Group announces long term charity commitment

1/5/2011 10:42 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Distinguished Greek shipping group commits $5,000 per year for the next five years
Two arms of Christos P. Lemos Shipping Group, C. P. Lemos Shipping SA and Alert Shipmanagement Ltd announced today that they would be making a long term commitment to global charity Sailors’ Society to support seafarers in need.

Mr. George A. Diamantaras from C.P. Lemos Shipping SA said:
“The Christos P. Lemos Shipping Group...
Richard Lovell and David Gower
 

Pacific Basin Shipping hits a Six for Sailors’ Society.

11/1/2010 8:39 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
The Sailors’ Society Singapore Shipping Dinner, with a cricketing theme, at the dazzling Shangri-la Hotel was a great success with 350 guests attending.
Sponsors Pacific Basin Shipping and Ince & Co were recognised for their extensive support both to the charity and for sponsoring the evening. Both were presented with a personalised ‘Year of the Seafarer Award’ by the Sailors’ Society Chief Executive Robert...
Afternoon Tea at Wolvesey
 

Bishop of Winchester welcomes supporters to Wolvesey

10/7/2010 5:29 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Volunteers for the Sailors’ Society are rewarded with an exclusive afternoon tea
The Bishop of Winchester played host to a number of supporters of the global charity Sailors’ Society at his historic home, Wolvesey.

The Rt Revd Michael Scott-Joynt led a service which remembered seafarers and gave recognition to the hard work and tough conditions they encounter. The Sailors’ Society Principal Chaplain Rev....
Merchant Navy Day flags on display in London
 

Merchant Navy Day Flags planted for the 5th Consecutive Year

9/10/2010 12:13 PM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Merchant Navy veterans paraded in Trinity Gardens, Tower Hill, London last Sunday to commemorate Merchant Navy Day to honour the 40,000 merchant seafarers who lost their lives in the two world wars.
International seafaring charity Sailors’ Society was on hand to plant hundreds of Red Ensign flags, donated by veterans, families of lost seafarers and supporters of the charity, creating a moving ‘Sea of...
Dan Harding with Thelma and Arthur Yarney
 

Saints star and lifelong supporter keep seafarers’ charity in the spotlight

9/9/2010 5:43 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Saints Defender Dan Harding thanks Sailors’ Society supporter Arthur Yarney for continued sponsorship
When Eastleigh resident and life-long Saints supporter Arthur Yarney became the official sponsor of Saints defender Dan Harding last year, he decided to forego the honour of seeing his name in the season’s match day programmes. Instead, he arranged for the Sailors’ Society logo to appear, giving the...
Marathon runner Ruud Meuldijk and Felicity Paterson from the Sailors Society Events Team
 

London Marathon Places available for Sailors’ Society team

8/27/2010 5:03 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Global maritime welfare charity, the Sailors’ Society, is appealing for runners interested in raising funds for them by taking part in the world famous London Marathon next year.
The Sailors’ Society raised a fantastic £35,000 from the marathon this year and is now looking for dedicated runners who wish to beat that figure, raising funds to support seafarers worldwide.

Last year saw a truly international team...
The Lands End team in training with Ruby
 

Ruby the Jack Russell proves a hard task master for fundraisers

8/19/2010 7:19 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Team from Lands’ End clothing take on the Sailors’ Society Wilderness Challenge
Ruby the Jack Russell terrier has been pushing a team of fundraisers from clothing brand Lands’ End to their limits as they take on the challenge of a lifetime to raise funds for the global charity Sailors’ Society. The Wilderness Challenge is a tough event which takes place in the Highlands of Scotland and sees teams of four...

Sailors’ Society to attend SMM International Trade Fair

8/5/2010 5:37 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
International charity to be present at Hamburg Exhibition in IMO Year of the Seafarer
One of the largest shipping exhibitions in the world - playing host to more than 52,000 international visitors and 2,000 exhibitors - is to recognise the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ‘Year of the Seafarer’ by supporting the global maritime charity Sailors’ Society, drawing attention to the vital practical,...
Ken Martin
 

Felixstowe Port Chaplain Celebrates 30 Years Service

7/13/2010 5:25 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Sailors’ Society Port Chaplain Reverend Ken Martin looks back on 30 years of ministry to seafarers across the world.
Looking back on his 30 years ministry with the Sailors’ Society, Felixstowe Port Chaplain Reverend Ken Martin says he has loved every second of his challenging and rewarding work offering practical and spiritual support to seafarers across the globe. A former seafarer himself, Reverend Martin...
Guests at Geneva Shippi8ng Ball 2008
 

Prestigious industry networking and fundraising event attracts major sponsors in...

6/14/2010 4:07 AM EST  -   Logical Creative Marketing
Cargill and Freight Investor Services (FIS) have come together as joint main sponsors of the Sailors’ Society’s prestigious Geneva Shipping Ball in November.
In 2008 the black tie event raised over £150,000 for the international maritime charity and offered the 470 guests the perfect occasion to entertain clients, friends and colleagues and network with key figures in the industry whilst also contributing to...