The Outdated College students Affiliation of Pacelli College (OSAPS) on Saturday, December 14, 2024, organized a reunion and fundraising occasion to assist the establishment.
OSAPS mentioned in a press release that the occasion underscores the important position of group engagement in supporting specialised academic establishments.
“We’re dedicated to giving again to the establishment that has carried out a lot for us,” mentioned Omolara Daniel, the present president of OSAPS.
The affiliation, which was revamped in 2018 after being dormant because the early Nineteen Nineties, has made supporting their alma mater a precedence.
The occasion, spearheaded by Adegoke Arowosegbe, a retired NNPC workers and senior pastor on the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), was greater than only a nostalgic gathering.
Because the committee chairman, Arowosegbe coordinated a big donation drive that noticed alumni contributing important provides to the varsity.
The donations included sensible requirements that may immediately profit the scholars: a 50kg bag of rice, a big bag of beans, a considerable amount of garri, a carton of spaghetti, and three industrial standing followers.
In line with the assertion, these contributions have been funded via a number of channels, together with free-will items from previous college students each in Nigeria and overseas, raffle draw tickets, and occasion entry tickets.
Mrs. Daniel made an enchantment for continued assist for the varsity. “Pacelli College offers free training to individuals with visible impairment, however they rely solely on donations to fund workers salaries, meals, and different important bills,” she defined.
“We’re interesting to well-meaning Nigerians and potential benefactors to contribute to the success of those college students.”
Additionally based on the assertion, the initiative is not only about fundraising, it additionally serves as a robust social alternative for alumni to reconnect and replicate on their shared experiences.
“That is our means of displaying gratitude to an establishment that has been instrumental in our lives,” Arowosegbe famous through the occasion.
Impressed by the same operate held in 2023, this yr’s reunion demonstrates the rising dedication of OSAPS to assist Pacelli College.
The affiliation mentioned its efforts spotlight the essential position of alumni in sustaining academic establishments that serve marginalized communities.
As such, it mentioned Daniel’s enchantment resonates with a broader message of social duty. “Each contribution, irrespective of how small, could make a big distinction within the lives of those college students,” she mentioned.
She expressed happiness that the varsity, managed by the Catholic Church, continues to supply hope and alternative to visually impaired college students, proving that training could be a highly effective instrument for empowerment.
OSAPS mentioned because it continues its mission of giving again, the current reunion stands as a testomony to the facility of group, compassion, and collective assist in reworking academic alternatives for these most in want.
Pacelli College for the Blind, a free academic establishment managed by the Catholic Church, has lengthy been a beacon of hope for visually impaired college students in Nigeria.
Based in 1962 by the missionaries, the varsity offers important training to a marginalized group, relying closely on donations and goodwill to proceed its very important mission.
