SUMITOMO CORPORATION DE MEXICO 2016 CHRISTMAS PARTY =MASTER OF CEREMONIES SCRIPT= REV. 2 as of 10/03 19:00 hrs.
[Opening speech]
Good evening. A warm word of welcome to everyone tonight as we celebrate Sumitomo’s 2016 Christmas Party Please welcome our distinguished guests tonight: Executive Vice-president of SCOA and his wife - Mr. Takayuki Seishima – Mr. Yoshihiko Kato – Assistant Manager SCMX Mr. Shota Mochiji – Assistant Manager SCMX During this past year you were all so busy in your departments so it is really great to have a celebration like this to get the chance to stop for long enough to talk, laugh and even dance to all the familiar faces that you normally say a quick hello to as you pass them in the corridor. Despite what you have thought about the past 12 months, you have made it through to the end of the year. Being here tonight, I know that whatever next year throws at you – good or bad – you will be more than OK. It is nearly 2017, Christmas is just around the corner and we have a lot to be grateful for. We are here; you are a great strong team and a lot of opportunities ahead of you. 19:05 hrs. [Messages from Mr. Hashimoto] Please welcome the President of Sumitomo Corporation Mexico, Mr. Yugo Hashimoto for his welcoming speech =Hashimoto san speech= 19:10 hrs. [Messages from Mr. Seishima] Please welcome Executive Vice-president of SCOA, Mr. Takayuki Seishima for his speech = Seishima san speech= 19:15 hrs.
[X'mas toast and dinner]
Please join me in raising your glass in celebration of this past 2016 and everything that brought to us all. May you find wisdom in all experiences in this past year, good and bad, and hope and fulfillness in the upcoming year. Here is to us and our success as a strong group this past year, and to you and your family for health, peace and more wonderful times in the coming year. In the words of Rudyard Kipling: “Here´s to us that are here, to you that are there and the rest of us that are everywhere”… Cheers 19:20 hrs.
[Dinner]
O behalf of the members of the Christmas committee and everyone involved in the realization of this party we want to thank you for attending, I’d like to say, on their behalf, that they feel truly honored hosting this amazing celebration. So please eat, drink and enjoy yourselves 20:00 hrs.
[Dancing time]
Call to band to start playing and invite the attendants to open the dancing hall.
Closing Speech On behalf of the Christmas Committee and everyone involved in the realization of this great event, we would like to thank you for attending and being part of this wonderful festivity, we hope you all had a great time and enjoyed our Christmas celebration. And while it appears that we will continue facing some more challenges in the next year, it is assuring and comforting that we will face them a strong unified team. Having said this, we would like to add strongly, forcefully and with the deepest gratitude our best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years Thank you very much Good night