Last Tuesday we lost our friend Marc Melen. In 1985 Marc received The Staines Memorial Award. Marc was one of the founders of Jeune Chambre Économique de Basse-Meuse on June 1, 1977. He became president of of his chapter in 1980-1981. After that he also became president of JCI Belgium in 1983. Due to his … Continue reading
Invitation to the 40th memorial of the Staines disaster
40 years ago members of JCI Belgium came back from the European Conference in Edinburgh. After a stopover in London the most unthinkable happened: the plain crashed close to Staines. Nobody survived the accident, including 7 members and 2 partners. The big loss was reliefed by an enormous international solidarity and the Staines Foundation was established. … Continue reading