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Past Pupils Newsletter - May 2010
It=92s been a while since the last = e-newsletter. We hope=20 you will enjoy finding out what is going on in this one! As a past = pupil=20 of HRC, Marist PE, Trinity and Priory - registered on the St = Dominic=92s Priory website, you will be receiving electronic = newsletters=20 from time to time with news of school and past pupils activities.=20 Information, reunion news, photos, etc. will also be posted to the = website=20 - www.priory.co.za =96 Follow the ALUMNI menu option. Please feel = free to=20 forward this mail to other alumni of the schools who may not be on = our=20 mailing list. Annual Events
Priory=20
Fair HRC =
1960 =
50 years =
Sue Warren / =
Lyn Nash =
082 571 5976=20
davelynnash@aerosat.co.za=20
HRC =
1980 =
30 years =
Jenny Hawkins=20
jenhawkey@gmail.com=20
Marist =
1980 =
30 years =
Gerard Affat=20
gerarda@legalinteract.co.za=20
Trinity =
1985 =
25 years =
Guy Warren =
gwarren@oddy.co.za=20
St Dominic=92s Priory=20
2005 =
5 years =
Monique de Lauwere=20
alfons@progen.co.za=20
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The aim =
of our PAST=20
PUPILS ASSOCIATION committee is to encourage all who attended any =
of our=20
founding schools to maintain links with the school and with each =
other. We=20
want to provide a base for reunion activities and be of support to =
the=20
school.
We have adopted a number of annual projects and need =
the=20
support of our =91membership=92 to make these a success.
The Past =
Pupils=20
Association will be providing some funding towards the Matric =
Dinner,=20
which is held in October. It is a formal affair for matric pupils =
and=20
their parents. Bishop Coleman is invited, as are the High School=20
staff.
If anyone is able to help with this event: by way of =
sponsorship, donations, expertise or in any other way =96 please =
contact=20
Desire Wilson (wilson@priory.co.za).
We would also like to =
arrange=20
for a past pupil of one of the founding schools to address the =
guests at=20
this function. Someone who is already =93out there in the world=94 =
and can in=20
some way relate their story with particular reference to the role =
that=20
their school years played in their career / life. If you would =
like to be=20
this person, or know of any possible candidates =96 please contact =
Esme=20
Verfuss (High School Principal: =
verfuss@priory.co.za).
The Gift =
Trust has been=20
set up to provide the funding for an orphan, who is in foster =
care, to be=20
educated at St Dominic=92s Priory.
The Gift Trust is funded =
by=20
monthly donations from various people. If you would like to be one =
of=20
these sponsors of either a monthly donation of anything from =
R25.00 a=20
month upwards, or an annual donation, please contact Tanya Browne=20
(brownet@telkomsa.net). It is this funding that will manage =
to keep=20
her at St Dominic's Priory each year. She starts her year at =
St=20
Dominic's Priory Pre-Primary in January 2011. All donors will =
get=20
updates on her progress. The funding is solely for her=20
education.
Please either make a donation to the following =
Trust=20
Account or contact Tanya Browne on 084 580 1596 for more=20
details.
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First=20
National Bank
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Gift Trust
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Account Number: 62245591955
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Branch Code: 211217
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If an overseas donation, the SWIFT =
CODE is=20
FIRNZAJJ
The PPA will be hosting a fundraising event =
annually -=20
with the Gift Trust as the sole beneficiary of funds raised at =
this=20
event.
Past Pupils =
Sports=20
Club
Paul Ladds (ex Marist boy, current parent and =
Soccer=20
coach at the school) has started a Past Pupils Sports Club. There =
are 2=20
teams playing in the PEFA soccer league this season. For more =
details,=20
please contact Paul (ladds@priory.co.za.). We hope that this =
=91Old Boys=92=20
initiative will extend to =91Old Girls=92 and other codes in time. =
Ultimately,=20
we would like to raise funds for a Sports=92 Pavilion at the =
school for the=20
use of Old Boys and Girls and also for school =
sports.
We would like to request all past pupils and =
alumni of=20
our founding schools officially to be part of our register of =
alumni by=20
paying an annual subscription of R120.00. This is for all =
registered Past=20
Pupils, for the year starting 1 September 2010 and ending 31 =
August 2011.=20
This will be used to assist with funding for projects and =
administrative=20
costs.
The banking details=20
are:-
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Savings Account No. 6206 =
909=20
4854
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Walmer Branch No.=20
211217
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i.n.o. Past Pupils =
Association.
The=20
subscription for the coming year is payable on or before 31 =
January 2011.=20
Please use your surname and year completed schooling as a =
reference, for=20
example: Williams1970. We=20
will acknowledge all subscription contributions and keep you =
informed of=20
the progress of our projects. A big thank you to those who have =
already so=20
generously donated!
As always, =
if you are=20
in ANY way interested in becoming involved in these activities / =
functions=20
=96 please contact the committee.
Help is ALWAYS =
appreciated and=20
ideas are more than welcome!
PLEASE encourage the past =
pupils that=20
you are in contact with to register on the website - it really =
does help=20
us to =93spread any news=94 and to get a feeling of togetherness =
between those=20
of us who value our school and want to keep its memories =
alive.
We=20
hope to see as many of you as possible at the Fair and St =
Dominic=92s Feast=20
activities.
PPA Committee