Sep-Oct 2005 - XLCR - Excelsior Alumni Association of Florida

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2005is closingon us
reallyfast. The count
downto the end of year
hasbegun.Theflurryof
activitiesat homeand at
workis creatinga hectic
pace.
Hurricane
Wilmahit
Floridahardlast month
anddemolished
buildings,
shutdownutilities,
uprootedtrees,sparkeda
gascrisisand closed
shops. The impactwas
severe- schoolsclosed
for morethan2 weeks(the
kidsare notcomplaining),
restorationof electricity
and phoneserviceare still
a challengein someareas
andthe generaldisruption
borderson chaotic. The
trafficlightsat somemajor
intersections
are still out
and are forcingus to
exercisepatienc,e.
'ln the aftermathof the
hurricane,
we realizehow
dependentwe are on such
thingsas the telephone,
electricity,cable- things
that are fickleand
unstable.One positivewas
derived- we havegotten
to knowour neighbors
befter. All the neighbors
wereout helpingeach
other- nowtheywaveand
actuallyacknowledgeme
IssueNo. 11-1.2
whentheypass- thatis a
goodchange.
We are recoveringdown
Southand lookfonrardto
the end of the hunicane
.seasonon November30s.
Untilthenwe are making
sureour stockof candles,
propane,matchesand
non-perishable
bods are
replenished.
Nuff preparationsa
gwan...sowi can be
readyif anotherone
strikes
Newsfor Septemberand
Octoberis combinedin
this issueand focuseson
the upcomingFlorida
XMASBash,more
updateson the onebathroom-at-a-time
project,the excitingNY
dinner/dance
and a
reminderaboutthe
homecoming
for the 75th
anniversarycelebration.
So jus' chill out and read
on...
Dare:SEP/OCTzoos
Florida
Fundraising
XMASBASH
Its almosthere...
It is excitingand
encouragingto get phone
callsandemailsasking
abouttheXMASBASH.
Alumnifromnearandfar
havebeenreachingout to
makesuretheyhavethe
correctdateand timefor
the event.
Dis one goingto be big
and bad!
Ticketsgo on salestarting
on Thursday,November
17,2005.Ticketsare$20
pre-saleand $25 at the
door.Pleasecall 954-3094405(Comeld)or 954914-081
1(Althea)anyday
anytime to get your
tickets.
The InverraryHotel
locatedat 3501Invenary
Blvdin Fort Lauderdale
willcomealiveon
Safurday,December17,
2005when Evertonfrom
Disco Sensationturn on
thesounds.We willgeta
doubledoseof musicas
Hughfrom Ecology Force
willbe spinninghis special
selections.
Dimusica go be nuff
and nice!
Forthosepeoplecoming
fromout of townand
seekingaccommodations,
thereare specialratesof
$89/nightat the Inverrary
Hotel.Pleasecall954485-0500and ask about
theXLCRevent.
Everythingis in place
now...thecountdownhas
started...
approximately
23
daysto go beforethe big
event...
Misey peopleareu
ready...!!
!!...Ohlawd.
Let'snotforgetthatwe are
congregating
for a reason
- it is a fundraiser
and
proceedsgo to XLCRfor
the improvement
of the
buildingsor to support
students.
Yourcontribution
countsand goesto a
worthycause.
Rememberthe placeto be
on Saturday,December
17,2OOS
is the Inverrary
Hotel locatedat 3501
InverraryBlvd, Ft
Laudedale,F|33319.
One8athroornat-a-tirne
project
The heavy,continuous
rainsoverthe past2
monthsin Jamaicahave
severelyimpactedthe
sewagesystematXLCR.
Mr. Collinsreportsthat
attentionhadto be tumed
to the pit or the soakaway
to ensurethe toilets
continueto be operational.
Theseunpleasantevents
havehad an impacton the
project.
However,the progresson
the one-bathroom-at-atimeprojectcontinues
to
be encouraging.
The newdoorshavebeen
installedin the maleand
femalebathroomsby the
Hall.
Forthe 8thand 9s grade
femalebathrooms,5
severelydamagedtoilets
havebeenreplaced.
Thereis still moreworkto
be donein those
bathrooms.
The malebathroomsby
the 4thand 5thfonn bloik
are in a deplorable
condition.
Theshowers
are beingusedas urinals,
thereare brokentoilets
andthe stenchis
unbearable.
Mr. Collins
plansto rearrangethe
entirebathroomandhas
alreadypurchasedthe
material.The planis to
movethe showersto the
backof the bathroom,
increasethe numberof
toiletsfrom4 to 5 and
movethemto the frontof
the bathroomfor easier
access.Additionallythe
existingurinalwillbe
removedand replacedby
ceramicurinalswith
partitionsfor privacy.The
floorsat the entrancewill
be tiledand the broken
lightsreplaced.The costof
the laborefforthas not
beendetermined.The
renovationof this male
bathroomis crucialas
thereare lessmale
bathroomsthanfemale
bathroomsas the 8u and
9thgrademalebathrooms
havebeenclosedand
placedout of use.
The US$2500.00
we
donatd is slowlydepleting
but for a goodcause. We
will get a comprehensive
reportfrom Mr. Collins
beforethe end of the year
detailingmaterialand
laborcosts. Additionally
we willalsodetailthe
exactworkcompletedand
outstandingfor each
bathroom.
We mustcompletethis
project.We are committed.
ALL bathroomswill be
refurbished.
NYAlumni
DinnerDance
uJas
Nice..
"
Not evenraincoulda
stop dis ya show!
The crowdignoredthe
muckyweather- cold and
wet to be there.The event
starteda littlelaterthan
expectedbut it was worth
waitingon the dedicated
attendeesthatwouldhave
beendisappointedif they
had missedany partof this
awesomeevent.
The speechesaboutthe
honoreesLebert and
llUinsomeHalliman,Carl
Bradshawand Major
GeneralJohnSimmonds
weredottedwithamusing
anecdotes.The
acceptancespeeches
variedin lengthand
contentbut werewell
receivedby the crowd.
Blackakeptthe crowd
amusedas he skillfully
spedthroughthe agenda
to allowtimefor dancing.
The goodmusicand the
tastycuisinewarmedup
;"tI
t
the crowd.The ballroom
camealivewith the
soundsof EcologyForce.
Mi had to beg fi a space
pon the dancefloor!
As the eventcameto an
end,the attendees
lingeredto squeezeevery
bit of tun out of the
that
moment-wishing
nextOctober2006would
be closerthat it seemed.
Congratsto the NY
alumnichapterfor a well
organizedevent!
-rqth
AnniversarY
tidbit
Thereis a presslaunch
targetedfor the firstweek
of December.The
highlightwill be the
groundbreaking
for the
ScienceLab. The special
guestspeakerwillbe
the
PhillipPaulwell,
Ministerof Technology
anda 1981XLCR
graduate.
Don'tforgetto markyour
calendarswith the dates
forthe homecoming
celebrationswhichare
targetedfor November19,
2006to November25,
2006.Makeyour
reseruations
early.
Checkthe websitecomfor
www.excelsiorpsa.
moredetails.
CONTi.\CT
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