Address to students by Mr. Roger Devers
Mrs. Fazia Baksh, Staff, Mr. Chris Fernandes,
Thank you for the opportunity to address the students at
this assembly.
My name is Roger Devers and I am the current President of
the St. Stanislaus College Alumni Association in Toronto.
I am here today to bring you warmest wishes (or should I
say coldest) as well as financial support for scholarship recipients as well as
funding for new furniture for the upper classrooms and other items, from our
association in Toronto.
Our association was started some 25 years ago from an
appeal by Bobby Fernandes of the local association to Errol Campbell, a
classmate of his living in Toronto. The appeal was for financial assistance to
eliminate a major problem of termites eating away at the college. It did not
take long for many of the previous graduates of the College to get together to
make a difference, when they learnt of the serious issues faced by their old
alma mater. Over the years we have provided millions of Guyana dollars to
support the College.
Why do we do this? As we grow older, we come to realize
that whatever success we have achieved in our lives can be attributed to these
most important years that we have spent here. The friends we make become
lifelong friends. We may not see them for years, but when we come together
again, it was if we were never apart.
So, make friends and help and respect each other. Respect
your parents, Teachers and everyone as well as the facility that you attend.
Listen carefully and work hard. You do not have to be the brightest in your
class to be successful. Many of the graduates from this college have gone on to
be successful in their chosen profession, whether as doctors, lawyers,
managers, plumbers, electricians, entrepreneurs, real-estate agents etc.
One tip I will leave with you as you graduate from this
institution and that is. Network. Join your local alumni association. You will
find that “who you know”, is just as important as your qualification in getting
ahead in your chosen profession. The previous graduates are more than willing
to assist those coming behind them.
Thank you very much and I wish you all every success as
you go forward.
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