Heart of Sharjah postcards launched
Sharjah: Emirates Post Group and Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) celebrated World Post Day, which is annually celebrated on October 9th, and marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874.
The celebration took place in Heart of Sharjah, the historical destination under Sharjah Investment and Development Authority “Shurooq”, in the presence of Abdulla Mohammed Alashram, Group CEO of Emirates Post Group, and Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, Acting Chief Executive Officer of (Shurooq).
The celebration mainly focused on the launch of Heart of Sharjah postcards with each postcard carrying a photograph captured in the 60’s by Hamid Durrani, one of the pioneer photographers in the Emirate of Sharjah. The event also awarded the winners at the 51st International Leter-writing Competition that was organised by Emirates Post Group and the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
About the ceremony, Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, Acting CEO of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) stated: “The partnership with Emirates Post Group is another milestone in Shurooq’s endeavour to preserve the heritage of Sharjah, spotlight an important era that established the modern Sharjah as we know it today, and keep the young and future generation connected with Sharjah’s heritage.”
The newly launched Heart of Sharjah themed postcards can be found at Al Bareed Café, located next to “The Chedi al Bait, Sharjah” hotel, as visitors can print out their own personalised postcards, or can make a selection from the postcard collection “From Heart of Sharjah To The World”. Postcards can be sent out immediately by the leter mailbox placed next to the Café, as it could be delivered to all locations, locally and internationally. Emirates Post Group also provided special postage stamps for the newly added initiative at Heart of Sharjah.
As for the leter-writing competition results, the winners were three students from different schools in the UAE. Winning first place was the student Mariam Faisal Al Hammadi from Al
Rashidiya, whose leter represented the UAE at the international round of the competition at the Universal Postal Union located in Bern, Switzerland. Student Shatha Hazim Al Asmar won 2nd place, from Aisha Bint Abi Bakr School, and the third-place winner was student Muath Dhaifallah Al Zarba, from Abu Krayyah School.