CTC Alumni Association Inc History
Church Teachers College Alumni Association Inc - Over the past forty five years of the existence of The College, many batches have come together at various times with the intention of forming an alumni association. These efforts were noble and should be recognized and applauded because they fulfilled a need to stay connected. Indeed, there is still a place for these smaller groups and we will support these batch-level subgroups.
We are all Churchites.
There comes a time in the existence of any family when it must grow and this is the time for this family of Churchites to do so. To this end a small group of Alumni met in Plantation just outside of Ft Lauderdale in Florida, USA. It was in the month of January 2010, when the meeting convened by Ale Wilson that positioned us out on this journey into our destiny. The group met in an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet restaurant. Alumni in attendance were Mike Andrews, Hepburn Davis, Errol (ET) Tomlinson, Barry Farquharson, Dwight and Heather Kettle, Clover Hughie-Scott and Pauline Schloss. This was our first meeting.
This dinner-meeting was a panel discussion whereby we each voiced our dream for the nascent organization. We left there late after going down memory lane via the Batch Eleven Yearbook. This book included Batches Ten, Eleven and Twelve students. One of the special and exciting aspects of this meeting is that we had Alumni from multiple batches and we were of one mind. This first meeting convinced us all that we were on the correct path. (We had several other one other meeting at China Buffet another restaurant; this time in Sunrise South Florida). We continued our discussion with Clover and Hepburn taking notes.
We were always fortunate in having Errol (ET) Tomlinson and his company, First Quality Home Health sponsoring the food. The food and fellowship was always great. The meeting that I consider the real launch of the organization was held in the home of Mr and Mrs Ale Wilson. At this meeting the management board was elected as follows; President: Mike Andrews, Vice President: Hepburn Davis, Secretary: Clover Hughie-Scott and Assistant Secretary: Heather Kettle. We made the decision that we should establish the association as a non-profit corporation and Pauline Schloss offered to ask her then future daughter-in-law, Sasha Watson to start proceedings. This was now May 2010.
Subsequently, several grueling meetings took place. It was really hard work to get all the fine details worked out. We had never done this before so we were all in virgin territory. Our meetings were always high-tech and high energy. There was always sound thinking and robust discussion. There was always a cadre of members on site and again I must thank Errol (ET) Tomlinson through the auspices of his company, First Quality Home Care. Mr. Tomlinson has been gracious in giving us access to his professional office where we now congregate for meetings. We no longer keep our meetings in the homes of Ale Wilson and Dwight and Heather Kettle. I would like to express thanks to the Kettle’s who gave us access to their home in Tamarac, Florida as a venue for one of our meetings. I can still remember the sumptuous meal they provided for all.
By September 20, 2010 we had come a long way. We were incorporated as a not-for-profit entity and have the proud seal of incorporation. We had by then set up a Yahoo group and a face book page to recruit and exchange ideas. Ale Wilson was now another Vice President. The first project was assisting with the replacement of St Mathias Chapel door. Today we have embarked on an association 45 years in the making. We have challenging work ahead to do and loads to lift. Churchites, we have done great things before, this is another chapter and we will do it together. Let’s Return to Reciprocate. R2R
Author - Hepburn Davis (B-11)
Church Teachers College Alumni Association Inc - Over the past forty five years of the existence of The College, many batches have come together at various times with the intention of forming an alumni association. These efforts were noble and should be recognized and applauded because they fulfilled a need to stay connected. Indeed, there is still a place for these smaller groups and we will support these batch-level subgroups.
We are all Churchites.
There comes a time in the existence of any family when it must grow and this is the time for this family of Churchites to do so. To this end a small group of Alumni met in Plantation just outside of Ft Lauderdale in Florida, USA. It was in the month of January 2010, when the meeting convened by Ale Wilson that positioned us out on this journey into our destiny. The group met in an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet restaurant. Alumni in attendance were Mike Andrews, Hepburn Davis, Errol (ET) Tomlinson, Barry Farquharson, Dwight and Heather Kettle, Clover Hughie-Scott and Pauline Schloss. This was our first meeting.
This dinner-meeting was a panel discussion whereby we each voiced our dream for the nascent organization. We left there late after going down memory lane via the Batch Eleven Yearbook. This book included Batches Ten, Eleven and Twelve students. One of the special and exciting aspects of this meeting is that we had Alumni from multiple batches and we were of one mind. This first meeting convinced us all that we were on the correct path. (We had several other one other meeting at China Buffet another restaurant; this time in Sunrise South Florida). We continued our discussion with Clover and Hepburn taking notes.
We were always fortunate in having Errol (ET) Tomlinson and his company, First Quality Home Health sponsoring the food. The food and fellowship was always great. The meeting that I consider the real launch of the organization was held in the home of Mr and Mrs Ale Wilson. At this meeting the management board was elected as follows; President: Mike Andrews, Vice President: Hepburn Davis, Secretary: Clover Hughie-Scott and Assistant Secretary: Heather Kettle. We made the decision that we should establish the association as a non-profit corporation and Pauline Schloss offered to ask her then future daughter-in-law, Sasha Watson to start proceedings. This was now May 2010.
Subsequently, several grueling meetings took place. It was really hard work to get all the fine details worked out. We had never done this before so we were all in virgin territory. Our meetings were always high-tech and high energy. There was always sound thinking and robust discussion. There was always a cadre of members on site and again I must thank Errol (ET) Tomlinson through the auspices of his company, First Quality Home Care. Mr. Tomlinson has been gracious in giving us access to his professional office where we now congregate for meetings. We no longer keep our meetings in the homes of Ale Wilson and Dwight and Heather Kettle. I would like to express thanks to the Kettle’s who gave us access to their home in Tamarac, Florida as a venue for one of our meetings. I can still remember the sumptuous meal they provided for all.
By September 20, 2010 we had come a long way. We were incorporated as a not-for-profit entity and have the proud seal of incorporation. We had by then set up a Yahoo group and a face book page to recruit and exchange ideas. Ale Wilson was now another Vice President. The first project was assisting with the replacement of St Mathias Chapel door. Today we have embarked on an association 45 years in the making. We have challenging work ahead to do and loads to lift. Churchites, we have done great things before, this is another chapter and we will do it together. Let’s Return to Reciprocate. R2R
Author - Hepburn Davis (B-11)