Staff WriterMiami, Florida (May 28, 2007)— The Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association of Florida Annual Dinner celebrates Caribbean-American Heritage Month with a tribute to Great Caribbean-Americans by award-winning author and Jamaica College Old Boy, Geoffrey Philp. The Annual Dinner will be held at The Miramar Civic Center, 6920 SW 35th Street, Miramar, FL 33023. The Hon. R. Danny Williams, Chairman of the JC Board of Trustees, will be the guest speaker for the dinner which begins at 7:00 pm.
“It was an honor to be chosen to appear on this program because the values that I learned, both inside and outside the halls of Jamaica College, have become integral parts of my life,” said Philp. “At Jamaica College I learned camaraderie and teamwork and when I left, I realized the value of tradition and a life lived in service. As JC Old Boys, we carry Fervet Opus in Campis in our hearts and minds.”
The JCOBA seeks to mobilize its resources to help return the College to its storied background of excellence in the development of powerful Jamaican men. Indeed, Jamaica College has graduated a number of distinguished men who have given selflessly to the development of Jamaica.
Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association of Florida Annual Dinner
The Miramar Civic Center, 6920 SW 35th Street, Miramar, FL 33023.
7.00 pm on Saturday June 9th, 2007
Guest Speaker: Hon. R. Danny Williams, Chairman of the JC Board of Trustees.
Cocktails start at 7.00 pm
Dinner will be served at 8.00 pm
Contribution: $65
ABOUT GEOFFREY PHILP
Geoffrey Philp is the author of Benjamin, My Son, Uncle Obadiah and the Alien, Twelve Poems and A Story for Christmas, and four poetry collections, including Exodus and Other Poems, Florida Bound, hurricane center, and xango music. He maintains a web site (http://www.geoffreyphilp.com/generic4.html) and a blog @ http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com. He teaches English at Miami Dade College and is the chairperson of the College Prep. Department at the North Campus.
ABOUT THE JAMAICA COLLEGE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida established in 2004 as a 501(c) (3). The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida is committed to uphold the traditions of excellence of Jamaica College as one of the foremost educational institution in the country of Jamaica and to support the school in the development of its students
Contact: Geoffrey Philp
Telephone: 786-556-7192
E-mail: [email protected]
http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com
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