Invitation: Third Alumni Meeting, North America

August 2-3, 2008
All Alumni of Marine Academy, Chittagong, as well as all Bangladeshi Mariners, are invited to a re-union at the residence of Ashfaqul Haq (13th Batch). Tel: 905 320 6541 (cell), 905 304 3350 (res)
Address:    87 Lowinger Ave
Ancaster, Ontario
Canada L9K 1P9

Schedule:

Saturday August 2, 2008
4PM Arrival of Members, socialization, discussions
8 – 10PM Dinner

After dinner there will be songs, dances, card games and other forms of entertainments till morning.

We will make arrangements for overnight stay for a few families, please let us know.
If you need hotel/motel accommodation, here is the link:

http://www.tourismhamilton.com/servlet/pagedetail/id/41

The best hotel in Hamilton is:
Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton Mountain, tel: 905-383-7772
1224 Upper James St., Hamilton, ON L9C 3B1…………..10.4 km

Next will be:
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel (downtown), tel: 905-529-5515 or 1-800-325-3535
116 King St. W., Hamilton, ON L8P 4V3……………………..11.3 km

Admiral Inn (downtown), tel: 905-529-2311 or 1-866-236-4662
149 Dundurn St. N., Hamilton, ON L8R 3M1……………….10.5km

Next is:
Holiday Inn Express Hamilton/Stoney Creek, tel: 905-578-1212
51 Keefer Crt., Hamilton, ON L8E 4V4…………………………23.2 km

Other nearby hotels are :  Airport Inn……..6.9 km
Super 8 Motel..13.4 km
(all distances are from 87 Lowinger Ave)

Sunday  August 3, 2008
10 AM  Breakfast, tea, coffee and snacks throughout the morning
10 AM – 12 Noon  Meeting

Please visit www.juldians.org for more details.
Information also available at http://www.bangladeshmariners.com/index.htm

Please let us know if you need our help for your hotel/motel booking, etc.

Best regards
Mafiz Rahman
169 Braithwaite Ave.
Ancaster
Ontario, Canada L9G5A3
Tel: 905-541-7503 (cell)
905-304-9435 (res)
email  [email protected]

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

A. From Lester B Pearson Int’l Airport, Toronto
About 70 km

Drive: 70.0 km – about 49 mins

1.Head southeast 1.0 km
2.Take the ramp onto HWY-427 S 9.3 km
3.Take the Q.E.W. exit toward Hamilton 1.0 km
4.Merge onto QEW 37.7 km
5.Slight right at HWY-403 W (signs for Brantford/Airport/HWY-403/Hamilton) 17.1 km
6.Take the exit onto Lincoln M Alexander Pkwy E 2.0 km
7.Take the Golf Links Rd/Mohawk Rd exit 0.4 km
8.Turn right at Golf Links Rd 0.9 km
9.Turn left at Meadowlands Blvd 0.1 km
10.Turn left at Londonberry Dr 0.1 km
11.Turn right at Lowinger Ave 0.3 km
To: 87 Lowinger Ave, Ancaster, ON

B. From Buffalo Int’l Airport

Drive: 86.1 mi – about 1 hour 35 mins

1.Head southwest on Luiz F Kahl Way toward Genesee St 0.4 mi
2.Slight right at RT-33 W (signs for RT-33 W/Niagara Falls/I-90/New York Thruway/Buffalo) 1.3 mi
3.Take the exit onto I-90 E/New York State Thruway E toward Albany/Niag Falls/I-290 1.0 mi
4.Take exit 50 to merge onto I-290 W/Youngmann Expy toward Niagara Falls 10.1 mi
5.Take the exit onto I-190 N toward Niagara Falls Partial toll road Entering Canada (Ontario) 15.1 mi
6.Continue on Queenston-Lewiston Bridge Partial toll road 0.5 mi
7.Continue on HWY-405 W (signs for HWY-405/QEW/Toronto) 5.2 mi
8.Take the exit onto QEW toward Toronto 38.5 mi
9.Take the exit onto Red Hill Expressway towards south
10.Continue Red Hill Creek Expressway changes to Lincoln M Alexander Pkwy E
11.Take the Golf Links Rd/Mohawk Rd exit 0.3 mi
12.Turn leftt at Golf Links Rd 0.6 mi
13.Turn left at Meadowlands Blvd 397 ft
14.Turn left at Londonberry Dr 328 ft
15.Turn right at Lowinger Ave 0.2 mi
To: 87 Lowinger Ave, Ancaster, ON