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Yvonne Lyew Membership I.C.H.S
Executive Committee 2002 Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams Joan Chang Jeanette Chin Laura Chin Pen Sandra Hardie Gloria Ho Shue Jacqueline Lue Celia Butler-Lindo Donna Rutty Cathrine Sani Jilian Saweczko Ina Williams Olive Williams
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by Ina Williams What a Difference a Year Makes!... No, this is not going to be a song title report!...Just a few Moments to Remember (smile). About what you ask? Why our annual tri-sponsored picnic, of course! Last year we had in attendance only those few loyal souls who could swim (yours truly excluded!) But this year, August 18th turned out to be a lovely sunny day in Toronto. Markham to be exact. The location once again was Milne Park, on McCowan Road - for those of us who went looking for the ICHS banner in the wrong park! We had about 300 sun lovers but since we now have a larger area reserved for our use, the crowd appeared very uncrowded. The kids still enjoyed their games and got their exercise. The adults still enjoyed their food and got no exercise! Although people, I have to interject here on a serious note: with ALL the ailments now being enjoyed by us young adults - young in body, young at heart and young in imagination, the number one healthful tip from the experts is ...DAILY EXERCISE! So next year we hope that you will all come out for some fun and vitamin D! Perhaps we can institute walking competitions instead of sprint races! Besides, with three schools now hosting, our area should be filled to overflowing every year! But you know us Jamaicans, we don’t let anything interfere with our good time. There was food galore! So we ate, we labrished, we played cards, we ate again, we caught up with old friends and met some new ones, and we went from table to table asking: Is wat yu bring? This year the only non-secular visitor was Sr. Grace from Immaculate and she was very happy to see so many faces from the past. After a day of fun, sun, and relaxation, we headed for home with delicious lychee ice cooling our tongues...it was nice yu see!
President's
Message My Dear Fellow Alumnae, One could not have
asked for a more incredible summer! It was the perfect day for our annual joint
picnic with St. George’s College Old Boys and Alpha Academy Alumnae
Association. However, the year has
been marred by the passing of many dear friends and family,
including our own former Prep and music teacher, Myrtle Lew - and mother
of our own Treasurer, Paula Burke-Depass. May
they rest in peace. I am pleased to report
the addition of four more girls sponsored since we implemented the Scholarship
Fund in September 1999. Our new project is a
Music Scholarship effective September 2002 which has been awarded to Simeca
Alexander. Sr Mary Catherine
reports the renovation of the Home Economics department for which we have
donated a new refrigerator. We will be celebrating
the 25th. anniversary of the Toronto Chapter of ICHSAA on Sunday, May 25, 2003 -
so keep that date open. Hope to see you all at
our annual Mass and pot-luck luncheon on Sunday, December 8th 2002 at St. Thomas
the Apostle Church Hall. Wishing you and your families a Happy and Holy Christmas. Sincerely, Remembering Most Reverend, The Honourable Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J., O.J., Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.
Donette Chin-Loy The news of Archbishop
Carter’s death came as a surprise to most of us in Canada. We heard that he
had been ailing for some time, but no details were given about his sickness. So
Jamaica has lost another ‘good son of the soil.’ We in Canada could not
let Archbishop Carter’s passing go unceremoniously. The major Catholic alumnae
associations in Toronto -ICHS, St. George’s College and Alpha Academy, held a
memorial mass at St. Aidan Roman Catholic Church in Scarborough on Monday,
September 9, 2002, to pay respects to a man who was loved by his peers and his
congregation, and who earned the respect over the years of successive
governments and organizations in Jamaica. Archbishop Samuel Emmanuel Carter, a
man who stood for justice, fair play and peace. Madame Vivian Betton,
Jamaica Consul General in Toronto, read a moving tribute to Archbishop Carter
from the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. P.J. Patterson. The Alumnae
Associations also gave tributes. Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J., O.J., Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston was born on 31st July 1919. The son of parents who inculcated in him the love of education,which began with Franciscan training at St. Aloysius on Duke Street. He did them proud by gaining four university degrees and numerous doctorates and civic awards before his death on 3rd September 2002. One of his legacies is Campion College. Jamaica was blessed to
have had him as its shepherd. May his soul rest in peace. Distribution of Funds for 2002 This is the 4th year
for our first batch of scholarship students. Effective September 2002, we added
an additional four students, Melissa Prendergast, Kishauna Givans, Tori Rose and
Kadeisha Chang. This makes a total of eight students sponsored. Our first 4 year music
scholarship goes to Simeca Alexander. Donation of a
refrigerator to the newly renovated Home Economics department. Contribution to the St.
Francis Outreach Fund (back door feeding programme at the convent). Annual contribution to
our Canadian charity, Rosalie Hall - a community centre for young single mothers
and their babies. Contribution to The Global Peace Initiative of Women which was held in Geneva, Switzerland on October 6, 2002, Sr. Grace Yap of the Immaculate Conception Convent in Kingston, Jamaica was the only invitee from the West Indies to participate in the Leaders.
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