The St. Mary’s College Past Students’ Union will be hosting its annual All-Inclusive Carnival fete on Saturday 23rd January, 2010 on the College compound, Frederick Street, P.O.S. As usual, the full proceeds of this and all of our fund-raising events will be used to finance various projects at College. The proceeds of this particular event will go towards air-conditioning the Centenary Hall which was built in 1963.

Since being established in 1933, our Past Students’ Union (PSU) has been a source of strong support to our College in many ways, both financial and non-financial. Last year, the PSU celebrated its 75th anniversary and in recognition of this significant milestone, the members undertook a number of projects, some of which are highlighted below:

• Full funding of multi-media equipment for the classrooms ($197,000)
• Full funding of microscopes and stills for the chemistry laboratory ($97,0000)
• Partial funding of sundry repairs to the school compound during the 2009 July/August vacation ($47,000)
• Full funding of inter-class debating competition ($7,000)
• Two-thirds funding of new 30-seater bus to transport students ($210,000)
• Sourcing sponsorship for the football programme at the College (since 2006)
• Arranging coaching for the team representing us in the 2009 Young Leaders inter-school debating competition
• Participation in the Mentoring programme at the College

The funds for the above-listed projects were raised from the PSU’s two major fund-raising events over the past few years: Dining With The Saints and Fete With The Saints. We are requesting your support for Fete With The Saints 2010 and also ask that you encourage your friends and relatives to purchase tickets.

To purchase tickets, kindly complete and return the attached tear-slip to our Office Manager, Mr.Sedley Joseph, at the Past Students’ office at College, or contact him at 624-8468 or at officemanager@cicpsu.org preferably by January 18th.