Third Annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis
Invitational Continues to raise money for worthy childrens'
charities
 The
Third Annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, sponsored
in part by HGChristie, was held December 4-6, with tennis greats
Brian MacPhie, Jim Courier, Nicolas Lapentti, Mark Merklein,
Daniel Nestor, Mark Philippoussis, Fred Stolle and Tom Gullikson
in the line-up.
Over the course of the three events, over
$60,000 has been raised for The Bahamas Children's Emergency
Hostel, The Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation (with
their focus on helping children who otherwise would be unable
to receive cardiac care), and the Cancer Society of the Bahamas.
It was a busy time for Mark, as he was went
right from the tournament to the church, where he was married
on December 7th.
Knowles, son of HGChristie Estate Agent
Vickie Knowles of the Nassau office, together with Canadian
partner Daniel Nestor finished number 3 Seed in the Association
of Tennis Professionals Team Race standings with an ATP-best
six titles in eight finals. The Bahamian-Canadian squad compiled
a 56-17 match record and they were only team to win titles
on all four surfaces (carpet, clay, grass, hard) during the
last year.
Congratulations, Mark, and we wish you a
fantastic '04!
For more information about Mark and the Mark
Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, see MarkKnowles.net.
Exuma Office Expands  Exuma
welcomes new staffer, Desamonda (Dessie) Clarke-Musgrove,
Secretary in the Exuma HGChristie office.
Previous to accepting her new position, Dessie
was secretary to the Member of Parliament for Exuma, and worked
in the food and beverages industry.
Married to John, Mathematics teacher at L.N.
Coakley High School in Exuma, their active family includes
John Jr. and Jamona.
Dessie was born and raised in Nassau, graduating
from L. W. Young Secondary School in 1990. After successfully
completing the Tourism Management course at Success Training
College, she married and moved to Moss Town, Exuma in 1994.
Since arriving, her zest for self-improvement has not stopped.
Dessie
completed a course in introduction
to computer
at the
Resource
Center.
Dessie enjoys meeting people, and serves
on the Committee of the Local National Family Regatta Committee.
She has her sights set on becoming an estate agent, and is
presently studying for the certification exam.
Welcome, Dessie!
Family Island Offices Go High-Speed
It's the best of both worlds - incredible
peaceful blue waters, and the world at their fingertips!
 Communications
on Long Island, Exuma, and Eleuthera are now on-par with
Nassau, thanks
to
a recent
high-speed
satellite internet installation. State-of-the-art Hughes
6000 systems allow HGChristie's Family Island personnel 24/7/365
connection to the internet at speeds of more than 200 times
former dial-up
connection
times!
Formerly challenged with existing
internet service, offices of Broker Associate Sylvia Scriven
on Long Island and Estate Agent Neil Aberle on Eleuthera, and
Exuma Manager Wendy
Rowe
are now completely integrated with all Christie departments...
and with clients worldwide. The satellites
have proven to be highly
reliable, eliminating lag time and dependency on
erratic services.
New HGChristie
office for Harbour Island
In a move to enhance client services in the
busy communities of Harbour Island, Spanish Wells and North
Eleuthera,
HGChristie is putting the finishing touches on its new Harbour
Island office.
Just freshly renovated and newly landscaped,
the new office is located in Grant's Plaza on Dunmore Street
near the new Royal Bank
and next
to offices
of McKinney
Bancroft
and Hughes. Spearheading the setup of the new office is Neil
Aberle, along with Fina Johnson, HGChristie's resident Certified
Interior Designer from the Nassau office.
Official opening is scheduled for mid-February,
with full staffing planned for late Spring.
Christine Wallace-Whitfield
joins hgchristie
 HGChristie
is pleased to announce that Christine Wallace-Whitfield
has joined the company as Estate Broker.
Previous to joining
HGChristie, Christine was manager of Bahamas Realty's Grand
Bahama Office. A licensed Broker member of the Bahamas
Real Estate Association, Christine recently
held the position of Secretary for the Grand Bahama Chapter
of the Bahamas Real Estate Association.
Christine attended school in Nassau, England,
the United States and Spain, earning a Bachelor
of Arts degree in
commercial art, with a minor in photography. In 2000, she
was accredited as a Certified Residential Specialist by the
National Association of Realtors. Christine and husband
Joseph Wallace-Whitfield have one daughter, Sasha.
Please join us in welcoming Christine to
HGChristie, a valuable addition to our professional team.
Governor's Harbour Office
Nears Opening
"Never a dull moment," reports HGChristie Rentals
Associate Gabby Fondas as preparations for the opening of the
new Governor's Harbour office near completion.
The new office, again
designed by Fina Johnson, is conceived as a one-stop rentals
information centre and sales office, with trained staff,
rentals feature wall, area maps, and complete
lists
of restaurants, fishing guides, and activities. Trained
office staff will also suggest maids, cooks, bicycle and car
rentals, and offer guide maps of Eleuthera. Renderings of upcoming
projects underway in the Governor's harbour area will serve as
points of interest in the interior decor.
With a central location
opposite the Governor's Harbour Police station right on Queen's
Highway, the new office is easy to spot.
Gabby expects that the
new office will be very busy. You
can find her at the new office number, (242) 332-3404 anytime
after
the end of February.
HGChristie Baha Juniors share
Top Soccer Honours
 In late breaking sports news, the HGChristie
Baha Juniors Football Club have deadlocked for top spot in the
ten team Nassau
Nine
and Under A League of the Bahamas Football Association.
After
a stunning year with most of their wins earned with large scoring
spreads, The Baha Juniors ended the season by splitting the crown
with the Virgo Angels.
"The kids did very well this year", says John
Christie, father of Dylan Christie, one of the Baha Juniors'
star kickers. "This is a great way to show them what sportsmanship
is all about,
and HGChristie is proud to continue to be involved."
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