Salalah Rotana Resort recently hosted the inaugural black ball event with the aim of raising funds for the development and enhancement of learning facilities at the British School Salalah.
Held in the Al Hajar ballroom, the event witnessed the coming together of over 70 residents of Salalah.
Over US $7012 (OMR 2,700) was raised through ticket sales, raffle draws and auctions with prizes won.
Salalah Rotana Resort general manager Hossam Kamal said: “Our presence in Salalah goes beyond our primary objective of operating a business. We are community oriented and very keen on engaging with our local community and impacting the society positively.”
He added: “Hence, the decision to host this event for such a great cause. We are very privileged to operate in such a dynamic and growing city where we have the opportunity to contribute to the enhancement of non-profit organisations such as the British School Salalah”.
Sara Al-Sayer, business manager of British School Salalah said: “We are tremendously grateful for the wonderful sponsorship given to us by the Rotana Resort.
“Their generosity has been boundless and their support means a great deal to the children at the British School who will benefit in terms of the provision of better facilities. We are very fortunate to have first class teachers to educate our children, and we are hoping that as a result of this event - the grand opening to our fundraising campaign - we will be able to begin to provide the children with the facilities that they deserve as part of their education. The Rotana Resort as our main sponsor, has played an enormous role in helping us to achieve that goal.”
The British School Salalah is small scale, non-profit, community school gifted to the British community in Salalah in the 1970's by the Sultan.
It began its life as a few huts on the beach built to educate the children of the British Military who were posted in Salalah in the 1980's, and over the passage of time has blossomed into a school that educates 105 children of different nationalities every year.
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