The Past Pupils of Don Bosco are the largest group in the Salesian Family, with an estimated world-wide membership of 3,000,000 in 53 National Federations and 920 local associations. In Great Britain there are an estimated 25,000 former pupils.
The Great Britain Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco used to have eight schools, three of which are now closed. Five of the schools have active associations.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Frank McGarahan, the chief operating officer of Barclays Wealth, who was killed in Norwich at 3am on Sunday 28th September when he went to the aid of a homeless man who was being attacked. Frank, 45 years old, was a past pupil of Salesian College Battersea. One of six brothers, he was in Norwich for a family baptism. Please remember also his grieving family and friends.
Please complete the application form as soon as possible.
Dear Salesian Past Pupils, family and friends,
Over the past 5 years, thanks to your generosity, we have provided water and electricity to schools, helped children who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS, and saved 20,000 children from death from malaria, all in Liberia.
For this year's Appeal, we want to give personal scholarships to cover tuition and in some cases also boarding fees to 90 needy children and students in Salesian schools in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
Costs per child range from £80 per annum tuition fee in a primary school in Liberia, to £350 per student annual boarding fees in the secondary Technical School in Nigeria. We would receive individual reports on the academic performance of students during their scholarship.
Any donation would be welcome. But could you, or your family and friends donate the annual fee for one of these young people to receive a year's education? Our target is to raise the £13,500 needed for scholarships by March 2008.
Please give your donation to Past Pupil Associations in Battersea, Blaisdon, Cowley, Farnborough or Shrigley, or make out cheques to Salesians of Don Bosco UK * and send to -
'Scholarships 2007/8'
c/o National Treasurer
Forest Rose Gardens
Oakley Green Road, Oakley Green,
Windsor, SL4 4PZ
Yours in Don Bosco
Patrick Morrissey: National President
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