NEW YORK – The countdown is on to the 27th annual American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) fundraising gala, set for Thursday, April 18th, from 6:30 p.m. on the stylish 583 Park Avenue venue in New York Metropolis.
This 12 months’s gala, introduced beneath the theme, “The Legacy Continues“, will construct upon the historical past of offering a whole lot of scholarships over the previous decade. These scholarships have opened doorways for Caribbean students from underprivileged backgrounds, permitting them to attain their desires of pursuing increased schooling.
“The AFUWI annual gala awards has been a major funding supply for the scholarship program, giving us the funds urgently wanted to help with tuition bills for a lot of younger, gifted, and impressive Caribbean nationals who wouldn’t be capable of fulfill their aspirations of a faculty schooling due to their dire monetary circumstances,” stated Ann-Marie Grant, government director of the American Basis for The College of the West Indies, (AFUWI). “We’re so grateful to all our donors who, by contributing to this endeavor, assist to create their very own impactful legacy.”
This 12 months’s Distinguished Honorees:
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the ninth President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, and present chairman of the Caribbean Neighborhood, (CARICOM).
- Mr. Don Christian, a associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, with a 35-year profession in expertise, aerospace, protection, and extra. He’s additionally a trustee at Howard College and the McDonogh Faculty and the founding father of the Jamaica Howard College Affinity Community, (J-1 or JHUAN), which has raised over $250,000 for Jamaican college students.
Mr. Antony Mark Desnoes Hart, the manager chairman of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Ltd. and a key determine in its institution. He beforehand served as CEO, and can also be a founding shareholder of the corporate, which is presently listed on the Jamaica Inventory Alternate, (JSE).
- Attorney Darren Skinner, associate and co-general counsel of the Washington, D.C. workplace of Arnold & Porter, a regulation agency that gives refined regulatory, litigation, and transactional illustration to almost half of the Fortune 100 and plenty of different purchasers.
Ms. Michele Chow-Tai, the managing director of Enterprise Growth at Fairview Capital Companions, the place she spearheads strategic planning and consumer methods to boost the agency’s personal fairness and enterprise capital endeavors. Ms. Chow-Tai can also be actively concerned in a number of boards, together with the Nationwide Affiliation of Securities Professionals – New York Chapter and the Higher New Haven Chambers of Commerce.
- Rev. Patrick Perrin, who from Jamaica to New York, has devoted most of his life to guiding his congregation and youth. Rev. Perrin just lately retired as a United Methodist Elder after serving St. John’s United Methodist Church of Elmont in Valley Stream, New York, ending 32 years of service to the United Methodist Church.
Every ticket, desk, sponsorship, or donation helps to fund schooling within the Caribbean and create the subsequent era of leaders in a area that struggles with a scarcity of entry to capital. Get your tickets at present for the AFUWI 27th annual gala at https://www.afuwi.org/
