FOUNDATION

 In 1991 a group of young supporters of the De Paule Philharmonic Society were encouraged to form a Youths Committee.

 The idea became a reality and the first committee made up of the following persons was set up:-

This was the first Youths Committee and a good number of these people are still very active within the Society. This demonstrates the commitment and unity of these founder members.  

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FIRST ACTIVITIES

The first activity organised by this new committee was a Dinner Dance on Christmas 1991. Up to that day the social activities organised by the club were quite rare. However the Commission now had the task to ensure that such activities became more frequent, bigger and better.

Another activity synonymous with the setting up of the Commission was the band march held on the Tuesday during the week when the Parish feast is celebrated. The members of this Commission took full responsibility for the organisation of this march as they set up money collecting schemes to finance this activity.

The Commission also took the initiative to improve the organisation and add to the merriment of all the marches held during the village feast. Improvements could be seen as early as 1992 - since then the Commission has never looked back and has ensured that the marches improve every year.

Every year the Commission prepares something new to add to the merriment during the marches. Items prepared by this Commission include balloon stands, a big golden peacock, big artistic flags, T-shirts, music cassettes and compact discs with popular songs and hymns sung by the supporters themselves and various other things.  

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ANNUAL ACTIVITIES

Another important annual activity organised by this commission is the Holy Week Exhibition. This exhibition has been appreciated by a large number of Maltese and foreigners alike who come to visit it during this week. It is a showcase of the talents and competence of the members of the Committee. This activity started ten years ago and the only place available then for the Exhibition was the upper hall of the club. The hall's atmosphere was turned into a more sober one by covering it with sacks. A reconstruction of the Table of the Apostles according to the Jewish rituals was prepared and a number of members were encouraged to exhibit any statuettes and other holy objects belonging to them. Since then the exhibition has developed and matured tremendously. Today, the Society is proud to have one of the best exhibitions of the whole island.  

The Supporters also organise a spectacular event which is a pagaent which recreates a number of scenes from the passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. (Photos of this event for 2004, 2005).

A very busy period for the Commission is the Christmas season. The Commission was the first one to decorate Paola Square with festive light designs which were fully created by the members of the Commission. A number of prizes and trophies have been won by Commission for these designs.

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RESTRUCTURING

After celebrating the fifth anniversary since the setting up of the Commission in 1996 with a concert by the band at the Corradino Lyceum, it was noted that an ever increasing number of people

First Committee - 1996

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