BROOKLYN, New York, May 15,
2011 - Four women were
elected to the new executive of the Grenada Boys’ Secondary School (GBSS)
Alumni Association of New York. They were among six new officers elected at the
General Meeting of the Alumni Association in Brooklyn on Sunday.
The new President of the Alumni Association is Michael Bascombe, with
Jacinta Grant as the Vice President. Robert Marecheau retained the post as
Secretary and will be assisted by Orsline Ollivierre-Fraser.
Mr Arthur Wardally was elected Treasurer with Brian Steele as
assistant treasurer and Nimrod Ollivierre as Public Relations Officer and
Nadine Harris-Charles as the assistant PRO.
The Ex-Officio members are former President Kenrick Lewis, Godric
Pursoo, Brian Pitt and Grace King.
Among the immediate priorities of the new executive are the continuous
recruitment drive, preparations to participate in Grenada Day Celebrations in
New York, Scholarship Fund and the annual Labour Day weekend fundraiser event.
“It’s a new chapter in the legacy of the alumni as we bridge the
generation gap,” said Bascombe, who was one of two members nominated for the
presidency post.
He also congratulated Mr Kenrick Lewis and his outgoing executive for
the work they have been doing including the Scholarship Fund which has raised
and disbursed tens of thousands of dollars to support academic, extracurricular
and physical plant projects at the GBSS, scholarships to students of Grenadian
and Caribbean heritage to pursue post-secondary education at accredited two and
four year colleges and universities and to contribute to deserving charities in
the United States as well as in Grenada.
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