ABOUT US

 

On December 29, 1994, the St. Rose's Alumni Association USA (NYC) was granted incorporation under the laws of the State of New York as a 501c3 Not-for-Profit organization. Our mission is as follows: - To establish a network among past pupils of the St. Rose's High School (Ursuline Convent) worldwide; - To improve the quality of education and environment of St. Rose's High School, Georgetown, Guyana here after referred to as St. Rose's; and - To raise funds so as to meet the needs of present faculty, staff, and students of St. Rose's by utilizing our membership resources. **********************************   St. Rose's Alumni Officials: 2010-2011 Executive Board 2010-2011 President Ingrid Thomas-Clark president@strosesalumni.org Vice President Byron Henry Jr. vp@strosesalumni.org Treasurer Renate Stoll-Cohen treasurer@strosesalumni.org Secretary Jennifer Gomes-Pierre secretary@strosesalumni.org Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Gail Taitt-Francisco a_secretary@strosesalumni.org Board Member Lorraine Croft-Farnell boardmember1@strosesalumni.org Board Member Mumel Skeete-Jones boardmember2@strosesalumni.org Ex-Officio Brenda Bentt-Peters ex_officio@strosesalumni.org Committees Committee Co-Chairs Liaison Fund Raising Committee Peggy Bacchus Mumel Skeete-Jones fundraising@strosesalumni.org Brenda Ince-Hing Pansy Lee-Mc Rae Marcelle Van Sluytman-Ledoux Membership Committee Peggy Bacchus Byron Henry Jr. membership@strosesalumni.org Beverly De Andrade-Waaldijk, Jennifer Harding Pauline Roman-Willis Project Planning Committee Cheryl Alleyne Jennifer Gomes-Pierre projectplanning@strosesalumni.org Compton Grose Simone Jordan-Mc Bean Public Relations/Web Site/Newsletter Committee Byron Henry Jr. Gail Taitt-Francisco prnewsletter@strosesalumni.org Lorraine Croft-Farnell Jennifer Harding Lynette Jagdeo Ingrid Thomas-Clark Adhoc Committees Bylaws Committee Ingrid Thomas-Clark bylaws@strosesalumni.org Reunion 2010 Committee Ingrid Thomas-Clark reunion@strosesalumni.org   The primary function of the Executive Board is to formulate policy. Various committees are elected to execute functions as delegated by the Executive Board. The EB voted and approved in the 2008 AGM that the positions of President, Treasurer, Secretary, Ex-officio and one Board Member will serve a two-year term.  The Vice President, Asst. Secty/Treasurer and the second Board Member will serve a one-year term. **********************************

Major accomplishments of the association, in conjunction with the Canadian Chapter and Government of Guyana, in 2007 include the following: ** Repairs to the Physics Lab: Alumni Association - New York. ** Repairs to the Chemistry Lab: Alumni Association - New York. ** Landscaping of Our Lady Statue Area: Alumni Association - New York. ** Lawn Maintenance Equipment project: Alumni Association - New York. ** Repairs to the Biology Lab: Alumni Associations - New York/Canada. ** Repairs to the Home Economics Room: Alumni Association - Canada. ** Repairs and refurbishing of Staff Room: Alumni Association - Local Chapter. ** Repairs to the Marian Wing: The Ministry of Education, Guyana. ** Awards for outstanding Academic Achievement: funded by the New York Alumni. ** Motivational Retreat for Teachers (September 2007): funded by the Canadian/New York Chapters. ** Two book shipments: funded by the New York Alumni. ** Trophies, medals & cups for Athletic meet: funded by the New York Alumni. Visit our Archive to view previous years' accomplishments. **********************************

Current goals include the following: renovating the Basket Ball Courts repairing/refurbishing the library purchasing a router for Headmistress’ Office outfitting all the Science Labs (Canadian Chapter) purchasing 33 computers for the computer room purchasing 12 computers for the library for research purposes supplying equipment for the Industrial Arts Room

**********************************   We would like to invite you to join the association. You can also make monetary donations which will go a long way toward helping us fulfill our charter commitment. Together, in the true spirit of Serviam, we can serve others and make a difference in the lives of others for years to come. The St. Rose's Alumni Association USA (New York City), is a 501c3 Not-for-Profit Corporation and therefore all donations are tax deductible. (All donations will be accounted for in US Dollars.) You can mail a check or money order to the following address: ST. ROSE'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION USA (NYC) P.O. Box 22321 Brooklyn, NY 11202-2321 USA For electronic transactions, click on PayPal link. Thank you for your support! If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact the Fund Raising Committee at fundraising@strosesalumni.org or the the Executive Board at eb@strosesalumni.org.

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