Press Release
March 7, 2001
The philanthropic movement, Time4sharing.com, was busy planning events in two countries this past weekend. The
volunteers in Lebanon organized a day out with a number of orphan children from the orphanage Dar el Aitam el Islamia
on Saturday March 3rd, 2001. The day began with the children ages 6-10 arriving at Burger King Raouche in the "Bus
of Good Will" to meet the eager Time4sharing volunteers who consisted mostly of staff from Platinum Resorts
International. Burger King Raouche was kind enough to sponsor the luncheon feeding 30 hungry orphan children to
a great whopper meal. The children also received balloons and facemasks to further their enjoyment.
"We were really lucky," says coordinator Alyah Rafeh "the weather was absolutely beautiful and the
kids had a blast playing for hours in the small playground at Burger King." Laughing and running expending
their everlasting energy after the meal, the children were ready after a few hours to join an audience at Dunes
Cinema in Verdun for a Disney Movie! The feature show being "The Kid" starring Bruce Willis, a comedy
of a grown up who meets himself as a child and learns the joys of being a child through himself as a child. Before
the movie began Mrs. Viviane Boulos-Tolan, founder of the charitable movement, welcomed the audience and said a
few words about Time4sharing.com. "It was a joy to see the excitement and smiles on the faces of these less
privileged children. It is our goal to enrich their lives for at least just one day," remarked Boulos-Tolan
before the small slide show presentation. After the presentations the lights dimmed, the children grew quiet and
the movie began.
Once the movie ended, the day of fun filled activity for the children of Dar el Islamia was becoming a memory for
the children as they left the theater with smiles on their faces and empty popcorn boxes in hand. But before they
loaded their bus back to the orphanage, they were each given a poster souvenir of the movie provided by Vincenti
and Sons distributors of Buena Vista Disney Films in Lebanon.
This is the third event Time4sharing.com hosts in Lebanon. They are planning to host events every 2-3 months each
time working with a different orphanage. They are a non-religiously affiliated group who are interested in enriching
the lives of those less fortunate.
Time4sharing.com Bahrain Marks its First Event!
On Friday March 2nd 2001, Bahrain, volunteers organized an event with the children from the Childcare Home in Gudhabiya.
The children were treated to a full day of fun and games in Hawar. This was the first event to take place in Bahrain.
The children, accompanied by a good number of Time4sharing.com volunteers, headed to the Hawar Islands. The event
was sponsored in part by Hawar Resort and Rediscover Bahrain and a local toy store, which provided many gifts for
the children. There were a number of fun-filled activities awaiting the children at the Hawar Island such as swimming,
horseback riding, games and plenty of prizes.
If you are interested in learning more about Time4sharing.com visit their website at www.time4sharing.com
or email them at info@time4sharing.com