The GSTS Alumni Association (GAA) of North America held a fundraising event at Falls Church in Virginia.<\/p>\n
The event brought in a net of about $25,000 for projects at GSTS.<\/p>\n
The current Headmaster of GSTS, Mr. Samuel K. Essel, whose visit to the US was facilitated by the GAA-North America was joined on his Worcester school tour by the following alumni of GSTS (also called Giants): Giant Tony Ashon\u201981-General Secretary of GAA-North America, Giant Walter Kwami and Giant Tetteh Abbeyquaye\u201989 PhD. Assistant Principal of Worcester Technical High Ms. Michelle Phenix led the tour for the group.<\/p>\n
Mr. Essel then travelled to New York City to visit three more schools: Brooklyn Technical High School, Park Slope Mddle School and the Brooklyn School of Arts.<\/p>\n
There, he met with Mr. John T. Shea, CEO – Division of School Facilities – NYCDOE to share ideas on school maintenance, and the Executives of the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation to discuss school-alumni relations. Giant Phanuel Markin \u201976, Deputy Director of School Facilities, NYCDOE, and Giant Anthony Ashon accompanied Mr. Essel on his New York tour.<\/p>\n
The high point of his visit was joining the Giants in North America for their 10th<\/sup> Anniversary Fundraising Dinner Dance and Convention in Falls Church, Virginia on 22nd<\/sup> July 2017, in what would be their most successful fundraising event to date.<\/p>\n The event also launched the beginning of GAA-North America Chapter\u2019s year-long fundraising campaign to raise funds for sanitation upgrade projects at the school in Takoradi, Ghana.<\/p>\n The Headmaster participated in the North America Chapter\u2019s General Meeting, answering questions about the school from Giants .<\/p>\n Addressing Giants and dinner attendees later at the Fundraising Dinner, the Headmaster thanked the GAA, Giants and various Year Groups that continue to support the school in several ways. He thanked the Association for making his trip possible.<\/p>\n Mr. Essel said: \u201cThe arranged visits to some selected high schools in the US have brought to the fore some experiences that will be utilized in the running of GSTS\u201d. <\/em>He presented a citation to the GSTS Alumni Association of North America for their numerous contributions to the School over these 10 years.\u00a0 Giant Emmanuel (Lee) Idun PhD \u201980 and \u201982 \u2013President of the GSTS Alumni Association of North America, received the citation and thanked the headmaster on behalf of the Association.<\/p>\n The Fundraising dinner chaired by Giant Henry Essilfie \u201966 attracted high profile alumni of the school from Ghana including Special Guest, Commodore Steve Obimpeh \u201961 (Rtd), former Navy Commander and Minister for Health and Agriculture, and Wing Commander William K. Kekrebesi \u201971 and \u201973 (Rtd), \u00a0President of the global GSTS Alumni Association (GAA).<\/p>\n Money raised at the dinner event and through the longer-term fundraising campaign will pay for critical infrastructure upgrades at GSTS.<\/p>\n GSTS is located in the coastal city of Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. As a high school known for science and engineering, this educational gem is critical to the economic, scientific, and technological future of Ghana.<\/p>\n The North American Chapter of the GSTS Alumni Association (GAA) has supported the school over its ten years. Many of its members currently make the United States their home. Some own businesses, while others can be found working as professionals in various institutions across the US and Canada such as NASA, hospitals, engineering firms, and universities.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The GSTS Alumni Association (GAA) of North America held a fundraising event at Falls Church in Virginia. The event brought in a net of about $25,000 for projects at GSTS. The current Headmaster of GSTS, Mr. Samuel K. Essel, whose visit to the US was facilitated by the GAA-North America was joined on his Worcester […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":344852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n