Knox Past Student chapters worldwide

EVENTS and PAST STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE:

If you plan to visit or relocate to any of the following locations and would like to get in touch with Knox past Students while you are there, you may do so by contacting the Knox Chapter Committee members listed under the various associations below:

JAMAICA CHAPTER:

President: Sandra Simmonds <SSimmonds@jabgl.com>

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PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A KPSA MEETING WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY MARCH 14, 2008 AT THE JAMAICA OFFICERS CLUB, UP PARK CAMP, COMMENCING AT 6:00 P.M. SHARP.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF AS MANY PAST STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE COULD ATTEND, AS SOME VEERY IMPORTANT MATTERS WILL BE DISCUSSED.

Dear members and friends of the Knox community,
On behalf of the KAPS (NY) , I would like to remind / inform you of upcoming events from the KAPS calendar. To make inquiries about the following events, or to confirm your attendance, please contact any for the following KAPS committee members:

Albert      ALAGRAHAM@aol.com

Angela   angieletts@yahoo.com

Blossom    BSAUNDERS@Orrick.com>

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SOUTH FLORIDA CHAPTER:

CONTACTS:
Jean (Clarage) Slosberg <jslosberg@comcast.net>
Karl Wright <kswright@gate.net>

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KNOX FLORIDA CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY

Join us for an evening of music and dancing. Admission: $5.00 at the gate. The tickets also double as a raffle ticket for a gate prize. Food and refreshments will be sold at the event.

Proceeds from the Christmas Party will go to purchase computers for Knox Junior School .

Please spread the word about the party to fellow Knoxites, friends and family.

Food will be provided by Jerky's Restaurant, 5845 N. University Dr. in Tamarac . Phone number: 954-772-3769. Jerky's is a newly opened Jamaican restaurant that is owned by Knoxite Michael Mullings .

For information about the party you may contact Jean Slosberg at jslosberg@comcast.net

Please mark this date on your calendar. We hope that you will be able to join us for this festive event. Please take this flyer with you to the party.

Directions to Leary's house party :
I-75 exit to Pines Blvd go west. Make left onto Dykes Rd. Make left into Estates of Pembroke Shores . Tell security that you are there for the Knox House Party.
Ask the security guard for directions to the Knox House Party.
OR :

After going through the gate, turn right and continue on the same road until you get to 1599 S.W. 159 th Terrace – the house will be on the right, on a corner. Please note that the street numbers change as you drive toward Leary's house, but just continue on the same road without making any turns, and you will end up at his house.

You can call Jeanie's cell #954-647-2867 on the night of the party if you need directions to Leary's house.

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Knox Florida Reunion Update:
The Knox Reunion which was held in South Florida in June was a big Success. We would like to thank all of our fellow Knoxites in Florida and across the U.S., Canada and Jamaica who worked so hard to put this event together. We were very pleased with the reunion turnout. We had four hundred and fifty people attend the reunion Banquet. We are pleased to announce that $5,000.00 has been sent down to Knox Junior School, Knox High School and Knox Community College, for a total U.S.$15,000 donation to Knox. We have requested that these funds go toward educational purposes. We have held back $2,300.00 from from the reunion to fund future Florida events, and to start a Knox Foundation. We will head off the Knox Foundation in mid 2005.

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TORONTO, CANADA CHAPTER:
KNOX ASSOCIATION OF PAST STUDENTS

KAPS Toronto Committee Members:

Sonia Ferguson - President kpsator@rogers.com

Vadsie Virtue-Dyer - Vice President <vadsie@yesic.com>

Marcia Monfries-Dawes - Secretary

Everton Smith - Treasurer <esmith@to.imag.net>

Beverly Thompson-Brooks - Public Relations <bevpbrooks99@hotmail.com>

Sheila Peart-Robinson - Public Relations <sanderia@home.com>

Knox past Students Association, TORONTO CANADA CHAPTER
Contact: Sonia Lewis-Ferguson <kpsator@rogers.com>
Address:
6626 Tenth Lane West
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada LSN 5L3

THANK YOU FROM KNOX JUNIOR SCHOOL:

Mrs. Malcolm, the principal of Knox Junior School would like to send a big thank you to the Toronto Chapter for generously donating all of the equipment for the new Junior School playground. The pieces have been ordered and the playground should be up and running by the end of November. The students are anxiously awaiting the completion of the project!

Submitted by Jeanie Slosberg, October 20th, 2006

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General information:

ALAGRAHAM@aol.com wrote:

Dear Fellow Knoxites:

For those of us who had the privilege of attending the recent KPSA Toronto Chapter's 60th Anniversary Celebration in Toronto, where 3 of the members of the New York Chapter were honoured, I'm sure we left extremely impressed, not only with the presentation, but also with the commitment, cooperation, and dedication exhibited by the members of the Toronto chapter. This obviously contributed to the success that the event was and kudos are due to Sonia and the members of the Executive Committee, in particular.

As a member of the "New York Chapter", it was apparent to me as to how much we have denied ourselves the opportunities to contribute to our alma mater by not functioning and contributing in the way and at the level to which we are capable. I implore our "members" to rededicate ourselves to the precepts of the legacy left to us by our founding fathers. It is time for us to come together, to re-organize and re-dedicate ourselves to contribute to the needs of our brothers and sisters at Knox and to begin again the task of re-establishing and maintaining Knox to its position of pre-eminence in Jamaica's educational process. There is a lot of work to do and we owe it to ourselves, our history as graduates, and our current brothers and sisters at Knox to leave behind the inactivity of our organization and move forward with purpose. Let's re-group, re-affirm our commitment to our alma mater and become active in the cause of enabling and improving the academic and scholastic achievements of our beloved alma mater. Remember, wherever we are in life and whatever our achievements, Knox was responsible for providing the framework which helped to get us there. It is long overdue but it is never too late to begin again.

Submitted by, Albert Graham

Submitted by Sonia Lewis-Ferguson, April 23rd, 2008
President KPSA Toronto Chapter

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The Toronto Chapter would like to expand their membership. Please contact Sonia if you would like to become a member of the Toronto Chapter. Join in the fun, get reacquainted with old friends from Knox and help Knox at the same time!

The fundraising efforts over the past years have been very positive, allowing the Chapter the opportunity to support our Alma Mater and mother school, Knox College in various ways.
The Toronto Chapter has been able to accomplish the following:

-Book drive - ongoing supply of books/magazines for the library at Knox
-9 computers and printers and other computer items
-Pens, pencils & other school supplies to both Colleges and Junior School
-Donation to the Junior School
-3 cartons of binders

The chapter would like to acknowledge the efforts of Sandra Dear, Michael Virtue, the committee Members, and other members of the Association for their efforts and contributions in these endeavors.

Please contact Sonia Lewis Ferguson be be a part of this dynamic Knox Chapter. Sonia's address is: kpsator@rogers.com
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Knox past Student Association, LONDON ENGLAND CHAPTER
Contact: Gary Davis <DavisGM@aol.com>