May 3, 2011
New beginnings, part 2
Fired with hope. After 18 years of leading the Ateneo de Manila University as its longest-serving president, Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ ("Fr. Ben" to many of us) is retiring. During his 71st birthday, the staff and the communities of his many social outreach projects paid tribute to the man whose battle cry is "nation-building." The name of the event? Benfire, of course.
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13 comments:
un beau feu de joie
So nice that you remember his work in such a way.
Was the temperature hot that night?
Looks like a fun, exciting evening!
Best wishes to Fr. Ben and to you, Hilda.
You know, 18 is a very auspicious number. In Hebrew the letter equivalents of 10 and 8 together spell chai, meaning LIFE.
A day to celebrate!
Great picture!
Léia
The sheep cheese Jilly and I bought in Menton was fresh, mild, not a hint of animal to eat, no tang. It was even milder than the breath of a baby.
The name is very original! Good luck to him in his retirement. The next person will have big shoes to fill.
Benfire - that's very cute. I'm sure it was a splendid sendoff!
I like that name! What a nice tribute.
Nice way of celebrating someone!
That is a huge bonfire...er, Benfire? :D
That's a long time at the helm. Quite the "Benfire"!
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