UAE: Agnesians and Aloysians Plan Re-union 2011
Daijiworld Media Network – Abu Dhabi
Report by Oswald M. D’Souza

Dubai, Oct 3: The Alumnae/Alumni of India’s two prestigious institutions - the St. Aloysius & St. Agnes College & Schools of Mangalore once again will come together for the REUNION 2011, which will be held during the  first week of  February 2011.

This was announced during a brainstorming meeting held between  Committee Members of both colleges in Abu Dhabi recently.

The much awaited high profile and fun event has generated lot of interest since its inception. The Alumni/Alumnae of these two great institutions eagerly await for this day long event which is being held normally once in two years, is attracting thousands of old students and their families from all over UAE and other Middle Eastern countries.

Ashraf and Joyce

The organizers speaking to Daijiworld in Abu Dhabi informed that the venue and date of the event will be announced shortly as and when appropriate arrangements are made.

The meeting which was held in Abu Dhabi, appointed  Ajman based Entrepreneur B. M. Ashraf as the Chairperson for the Aloysians and Dubai based social worker and Konkani activist Joyce Menezes  as Chairperson for the Agnesians for the forthcoming 2011 Event. 

Various issues were discussed and a general format for the event  planned.

The members pledged their support for the newly appointed Chairpersons and promised to work hard to make this event a success.

Jerome Pereira (Jemma Padil) the person who was responsible to  stage the first ever Aloysian Alumni gathering in the UAE  and outside India in 1997, explained the objective of the gathering and requested all to work hard to make this event a success.

It must be noted that these institutions have impacted the lives of thousands of students, regardless of their religion, culture, and ethnic background in their cultural, educational and intellectual values. 

St. Aloysius College and School, established by the Jesuit Priests over 127 years ago, have produced some of the best stalwarts that have risen to different career successes in different parts of the world!

St. Agnes College – the all women college, run by the Apostolic Carmel nuns, which has nurtured thousands of young women, who have established themselves successfully in every sphere of life.

The old students of these premier institutions are holding high profile and prominent positions all over the U.A.E. and have proved and established their presence wherever they have gone.

The intention of the organizers is to unite together, all ex Agnesians and Aloysians with their families for a day of fun and interaction and to recall old memories of their college / school days.

It will be an excellent opportunity for the alumnae/alumni’s to meet, greet and share their past and present among the long lost friends, whom they have not met from ages.

This re-union will be exclusively for the old students and their families.

To make this event a success the organizers have requested all the old students spread all over UAE to come up with new ideas and request volunteers who can render their talent, that is, music, singing,  or any other flair they  excel in.   The organizers have requested the former students who are spread across the Emirates to come up with sponsorships etc. to make this event a success.

The organizers have also requested the former students based in UAE to register their names detailing the year of study, name of the College, Postal Address, email ids and telephone nos etc which may be forwarded along with any new ideas to : agaloy@gmail.com and the organizers will be  in touch with you. 

Those who are interested to be part of the All Aloysian/Agnesian Band may contact:

Johnson Samuel : 050-6531382
Wilson Samuel    : 050-6466503

Daijiworld.com being the official website for this event, will be updating with latest news in the coming weeks.