A 1981 graduate of the St. Patrick’s High School in Liberia, Attorney Samuel kofi Woods, II, has called on the alumni association and the community at large to emulate the good example of the Catholic Missionaries.
This reference was particularly to those misionaries who founded the St. Patrick and St. Theresa Convent by collectively striving to re-organize the Alumni Association in Liberia to adequately respond to the task at hand.
He spoke on the theme; “Seeding Excellence in Education” when he delivered remarks at the 27th Home Coming of the St. Patrick’s and St. Theresa Convent Alumni Association (Saints Friskies Alumni Association) held in Houston, Texas, United States of America (USA) on Saturday, May 28, 2022.
Atty. Woods, who is the Legal Consultant of the Liberia Law Society, personally pledged to work with their team at home to ensure that they are a faithful partner in this great vision of rebuilding their Alma Mater and support St. Theresa Convent.
The 27th Reunion was organized to raise fund for the re-opening of the St. Patrick’s High School and support the programs for girls at St. Theresa’s Convent.
Atty. Woods also called on the leadership alumni association to organize similar a home-coming program in Liberia in the shortest period; develop an Alumni volunteer program where professionals of the Alumni Association can volunteer their services to the schools in an organized and structure way, campaign to ensure that the government establish an educational and Health fund consistent with the dictates of the education laws of Liberia.
“We must encourage our Government to establish the Education and Health Fund. Our national investment in education through budgetary allocations, and our attitudes to governance and spending will show a commitment to seed excellence in education,” Atty. Woods stated.
The prominent Liberian human rights lawyer then reiterated several recommendations among which he called for a collective strive to re-organize the Alumni Association in Liberia to adequately respond to the task at hand and that they must explore the possibility of organizing a home-coming program in Liberia in the shortest period.
“We must develop an Alumni volunteer program where professionals of the Alumni Association can volunteer their services to our schools in an organized and structure way. We must campaign to ensure that our government establishes an educational and Health fund consistent with the dictates of the education laws of Liberia. We must encourage our Government to establish the Education and Health Fund. Our national investment in education through budgetary allocations, and our attitudes to governance and spending will show a commitment to seed excellence in education,” Atty. Kofi Woods further recommended.
Meanwhile, the 1981 graduate of the St. Patrick’s High School offered a personal donation of US$1,000 collected from some of his friends to support their cause, adding that, “My children have also offered to support with US$500. I personally offer US$100 every month until the end of the year to support the National Volunteer Fund, The Class of 81 will also make an initial contribution.”
