austraLasia #1902
PNG School embarks on fundraising drive with 'Friends of Don Bosco'
PORT MORESBY: 12th July 2007 -- As reported in the Port Moresby based newspaper The Nationa, in a bid to offer more training alternatives and to cater for the growing number of young people dropping out of the education system, Don Bosco Technical College located at Gabutu, Port Moresby, has embarked on a major fundraising drive which would help in the establishment of additional learning facilities.
The school, which is responsible for the training of many young people all over the country, officially launched the ‘Friends of Don Bosco’ last Sunday at Gabutu as part of the fundraising initiative.
The launching ceremony was witnessed by the chairman of the Commission for Higher Education, Simon Kenehe, teachers, staff, parents and guardians including students of Don Bosco Technical School.
The school believed that having a support network like ‘Friends of Don Bosco’ would help in achieving its vision to form young people, especially the poor and non-selected to be “Good Christians, honest citizens and servant leaders of today”.
Friends of Don Bosco is an association of benefactors who believe in and support the education philosophy of Don Bosco Technical School.
The institution is now inviting ex-pupils (Bosconians), former teachers, former and present parents, corporate businesses and other individuals, who are willing to support the school, to be part of the association by becoming ‘Friends of Don Bosco’. It involves giving a minimum of 100 Kina (the PNG currency (USD1=K.345), living in the spirit of St. John Bosco and sharing time and talent for special projects of the association.
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PNG School embarks on fundraising drive with 'Friends of Don Bosco'
PORT MORESBY: 12th July 2007 -- As reported in the Port Moresby based newspaper The Nationa, in a bid to offer more training alternatives and to cater for the growing number of young people dropping out of the education system, Don Bosco Technical College located at Gabutu, Port Moresby, has embarked on a major fundraising drive which would help in the establishment of additional learning facilities.
The school, which is responsible for the training of many young people all over the country, officially launched the ‘Friends of Don Bosco’ last Sunday at Gabutu as part of the fundraising initiative.
The launching ceremony was witnessed by the chairman of the Commission for Higher Education, Simon Kenehe, teachers, staff, parents and guardians including students of Don Bosco Technical School.
The school believed that having a support network like ‘Friends of Don Bosco’ would help in achieving its vision to form young people, especially the poor and non-selected to be “Good Christians, honest citizens and servant leaders of today”.
Friends of Don Bosco is an association of benefactors who believe in and support the education philosophy of Don Bosco Technical School.
The institution is now inviting ex-pupils (Bosconians), former teachers, former and present parents, corporate businesses and other individuals, who are willing to support the school, to be part of the association by becoming ‘Friends of Don Bosco’. It involves giving a minimum of 100 Kina (the PNG currency (USD1=K.345), living in the spirit of St. John Bosco and sharing time and talent for special projects of the association.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use BoscoWiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - subscribe to www.bosconet.aust.com/RSS/rssala.xm Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at at http://sdl.sdb.org
