12 result(s) for the caledonia in Community & Culture
Registration Complete: T2 Trainspotting Movie Screening With VIP Reception
- 22 Feb 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone interested, there's been a great response about watching T2 Trainspotting together with the international community at this premier-week screening, following a VIP reception featuring: free-flowing red + white wines, finger-food, craft-beer / Scottish whisky / fine chocolates tasting, plus unlimited Cinema City snacks & soft drinks.
Xpats Stir Up A Soup To Help Homeless
- 19 Jan 2017 7:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungarians make jokes about Scots being a bit thrifty, but the team at The Caledonia might make them reconsider... With temperatures plummeting to nearly -20°C, local staff and expat customers of this Scottish pub have been donating ingredients and time to make hundreds of litres of soup for the homeless in Budapest.
Help Put The Joy Into Christmas For A Hungarian Child In Need This Season
- 10 Dec 2015 8:13 AM
- community & culture
We have 140 letters from Hungarian kids in need. These kids won’t have a Christmas at all, unless we are able to help. Don’t disappoint them. They come from East-Hungary, a region where people can hardly find jobs, let along afford even the simplest of gifts for their family.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Updated: St Patrick's Day Festival Budapest, 16 March
- 13 Mar 2014 10:40 AM
- community & culture
Join us on March 16th on Szabadság tér from 14:00 and participate in St Patrick’s Day parade. Since 2011 the event has been growing and attracting more and more followers. It is a great family day and last year, despite the cold weather, we had over 1400 people join the fun.
Xpat Report: Budapest Bonfire Party For Charity
- 8 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Thank you so much for all the help! It was a fantastic evening, very well organized, with great people and a brilliant atmosphere." This feedback from the Csodalámpa Foundation is for everyone at the XpatLoop event on Monday 4 November. Together around 200 Xpats (expats + locals) united to help children suffering from life-threatening illnesses, raising nearly 1 million forints for this ‘Wish ...
Another Super Scottish Supper In Budapest
- 2 Feb 2012 1:06 AM
- community & culture
The 15th 'Big' Burns Supper, held last Saturday at the Corinthia, raised almost HUF 5 million for children’s hospitals in Hungary. This traditional Caledonian event, held annually around the world, recalls the words and deeds of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns. Feedback from guest was positive, "This is a great example of how generous the Scots are, it's a top class evening," said Patrick ...
Budapest Bonfire Night: 2010 Thanks To All
- 11 Nov 2010 6:45 AM
- community & culture
Dr. Albert Royaards, President of The Smiling Hospital Foundation, sends this message of thanks: ”Countess Éva (Founder of the charity), Stephen Linfitt (Publisher of XpatLoop.com) and I all thank in unison everyone involved. United together we all helped bring smiles to sick children in Hungary. Happiness Helps Healing is our motto, and that goes double for this event!”.
Fully Booked: Xpat Charity Event 'Guy Fawkes* Bonfire Party'
- 7 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone involved with this event, there has been a fantastic response to the invitations sent. The news is all the places are now taken to mix and mingle on Friday 5 November at the InterConti. Registered guests will enjoy a sumptuous selection of 5* food; quality drinks; live music; and many prize opportunities - one lucky guest will drive away with a real Ferrari (experience:) Every ...
Registration Complete: T2 Trainspotting Movie Screening With VIP Reception
- 22 Feb 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone interested, there's been a great response about watching T2 Trainspotting together with the international community at this premier-week screening, following a VIP reception featuring: free-flowing red + white wines, finger-food, craft-beer / Scottish whisky / fine chocolates tasting, plus unlimited Cinema City snacks & soft drinks.
Xpats Stir Up A Soup To Help Homeless
- 19 Jan 2017 7:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungarians make jokes about Scots being a bit thrifty, but the team at The Caledonia might make them reconsider... With temperatures plummeting to nearly -20°C, local staff and expat customers of this Scottish pub have been donating ingredients and time to make hundreds of litres of soup for the homeless in Budapest.
Help Put The Joy Into Christmas For A Hungarian Child In Need This Season
- 10 Dec 2015 8:13 AM
- community & culture
We have 140 letters from Hungarian kids in need. These kids won’t have a Christmas at all, unless we are able to help. Don’t disappoint them. They come from East-Hungary, a region where people can hardly find jobs, let along afford even the simplest of gifts for their family.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Updated: St Patrick's Day Festival Budapest, 16 March
- 13 Mar 2014 10:40 AM
- community & culture
Join us on March 16th on Szabadság tér from 14:00 and participate in St Patrick’s Day parade. Since 2011 the event has been growing and attracting more and more followers. It is a great family day and last year, despite the cold weather, we had over 1400 people join the fun.
Xpat Report: Budapest Bonfire Party For Charity
- 8 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Thank you so much for all the help! It was a fantastic evening, very well organized, with great people and a brilliant atmosphere." This feedback from the Csodalámpa Foundation is for everyone at the XpatLoop event on Monday 4 November. Together around 200 Xpats (expats + locals) united to help children suffering from life-threatening illnesses, raising nearly 1 million forints for this ‘Wish ...
Another Super Scottish Supper In Budapest
- 2 Feb 2012 1:06 AM
- community & culture
The 15th 'Big' Burns Supper, held last Saturday at the Corinthia, raised almost HUF 5 million for children’s hospitals in Hungary. This traditional Caledonian event, held annually around the world, recalls the words and deeds of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns. Feedback from guest was positive, "This is a great example of how generous the Scots are, it's a top class evening," said Patrick ...
Budapest Bonfire Night: 2010 Thanks To All
- 11 Nov 2010 6:45 AM
- community & culture
Dr. Albert Royaards, President of The Smiling Hospital Foundation, sends this message of thanks: ”Countess Éva (Founder of the charity), Stephen Linfitt (Publisher of XpatLoop.com) and I all thank in unison everyone involved. United together we all helped bring smiles to sick children in Hungary. Happiness Helps Healing is our motto, and that goes double for this event!”.
Fully Booked: Xpat Charity Event 'Guy Fawkes* Bonfire Party'
- 7 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone involved with this event, there has been a fantastic response to the invitations sent. The news is all the places are now taken to mix and mingle on Friday 5 November at the InterConti. Registered guests will enjoy a sumptuous selection of 5* food; quality drinks; live music; and many prize opportunities - one lucky guest will drive away with a real Ferrari (experience:) Every ...