Circular No 1007

 

Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. 

Caracas, 21 of March 2021 No.1007 mar C

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Dear Friends,

Thank you for those responding to the call for funds,

I shall not publish the names of those of you that have asked me not to do so.

Although I find that those of you subscribing should be given a recognition.

More help is needed, please subscribe.

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Joseph Berment-McDowald

Thu, 4 Feb, 11:12

TEAM GEORGE ASSISTANCE TO VENEZUELAN ALUMNI - REDUCING MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT IDEA

Thank you for your integrity, tenacity, commitment and big heart, George. 

I have always been concerned that we could best serve only those individuals who actually have a need not a want.

I'd be grateful if Adolfo and Ladislao would confirm who those are?

Part of what has stymied our efforts in Trinidad is that in the minds of many that question has not been sufficiently answered.

Looking forward to responses?

Yours truly,

Joe

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On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 8:11 AM, GEORGE MICKIEWICZ

<amickiew@att.net> wrote:

Hola Adolfo,

Thank you very much for the confirmation for receiving the February funds.

Great that you again have access to the internet after so many weeks without it.

We are well gracias a Dios and pray that you and yours continue to be well too.

Your idea to decrease from $50 to $30 is a good one. 

Will do it when the contributions stop…so far this month I have already received $250 and we have $1487 in the Team George bank account. 

Si Dios quiere, the current team members will continue to contribute and hopefully we can get new members to join Team George.

Suggest that you and the rest of the group work with Ladislao to include an appropriate article about Team George and its assistance in a future Circular; inviting alumni to join Team George. 

Have asked Ladislao in the past to do it but he has not done it so far. 

I have also heard that some of the alumni in the group are receiving assistance from their families/friends in addition to the Team George monthly donations. 

Perhaps we can temporarily eliminate them when/if the funds become short; what do you think? 

Joe has shared that he will become involved again in a few months or so; this will greatly help everyone.

Did you receive the memo that I issued on 1^st February that summarizes the status of the current fund raising effort?....and the other ones that I issue at the beginning of each month to keep everyone informed in an honest and transparent way.

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Hi Joe,

Please read Adolfo’s note below.

Am including you to keep you informed of this proposal and the other ideas.  Appreciate your feedback as applicable.

Un fuerte abrazo,

Jorge

Please be extra careful and stay healthy, safe and sound,

George

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From: Dr Adolfo Aumaitre

Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 3:41 PM

Subject: Why don´t you send this to Salvador Coscarart in Texas and Raúl Leoni Escobar in Florida?

2/1/2021 REPORT OF TEAM GEORGE'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 13 ABBEY SCHOOL ALUMNI IN VENEZUELA

Good afternoon dear George,

I pray that you, your family and your team are all well.

The company transferred the money to all the old accounts on Monday. I thank you all and God bless you always.

George, I have a suggestion for you, as it is becoming very difficult to get funds and people to collaborate with it due to coronavirus that have touch their economies,

I think that you must low down the amount for each of us up to $30 USD, I present you this possibility as this is a help that born from your heart to help us and not an obligation is better to receive something than nothing and we will be more economically tight but always grateful to you all for helping us. 

Just study this suggestion as a possible solution, because it is not the same to recollect $360 a month than $650 a month and with the recollection you have up to now it will last a few months more than only just 2 months.

Jesus bless you.

Regards

Adolfo

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De: GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net>

Enviado: lunes, 1 de febrero de 2021 14:43

Hola Andres

I have contacted Salvador and Raul a few times over the last couple of years…no response from them.   Suggest that you do it.   They do not know who I am.

At this point I have reached the limit of what I can personally do to get more folks to join our team….have exhausted a number of different approaches.   

Have been involved in this quest for 2 plus years…….going out dozens of times in a number of different ways to a total of a few hundred or so: alumni, family, friends, acquaintances, work and university colleagues, etc. 

The current donation level is not sustainable to continue to assist y’all at the current level of $50/each/month. 

I need the help of the 13 of you sharing your needs with your friends who live outside of Venezuela. 

Without it, the current donations will probably cease soon and Team George will cease to exist.

Team George currently has 30 members…..only 10 of these are currently contributing >$100 per year……12 or so have made 1 single contribution over the last 2 years………8 have made a few contributions at $25-$50.

So far only Joe Berment-McDowald has responded to my note this morning …..stating that he will be working with us:

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Dear George,

I'm burnt out after doing what I did practically by myself for as long as I did whilst blowing a big trumpet to make the effort appear much larger than it was, in the hope of getting others to commit.

Now we have no formal organisation and that makes going forward with the new fundraising efforts that I had initiated here in Trinidad impossible. 

Give me a few months to get my footing back and God Willing I'll work with you,

Joe.

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BOTTOM LINE……THE CONTINUITY OF TEAM GEORGE BEING ABLE TO ASSIST THE 13 OF YOU…..”ESTA EN SUS MANOS”………”Y DE LOS OTROS HERMANOS DEL ABBEY SCHOOL”……QUE DIOS LOS BENDIGA Y A LOS SUYOS.

Please be extra careful and stay healthy, safe and sound,

George Mickiewicz (AS-MSB 1956-1962)

Mobile 901-246-2909

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On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 7:43 AM

GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net> wrote:

Dear Brothers,

I need your help.

As you read my memo below, you will find that at this point and time there are enough funds to help you in March and April.

Beyond that am not sure if we can continue to assist each of you with $50 per month.  Will share whatever is contributed in the previous month…if any.

In order to be able to continue to assist you on a monthly basis, Team George needs new members who can contribute to this effort.

Over the last 6 months, I have tried a number of different ways to attain this…so far 3 new members have joined and contributed to assist you.

Attached is the MSB database where you can find friends from your time at the Mount.  Please share this or any of my past notes, create your own, use WHATSAPP and any other social media forum to invite them to join Team George so we can continue to help you.

They are more likely to respond more to you, their friend,…..than to me, a complete stranger.

Thank you so much for doing this.

Que Dios los bendiga y a los suyos.

Please be extra careful and stay healthy, safe and sound,

George

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From: GEORGE MICKIEWICZ

Sent: Monday, February 1, 2021 5:12 AM

1^ST FEBRUARY 2021 TEAM GEORGE FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN & DISTRIBUTIONS STATUS

After 3 months, 37% ($2651) has been contributed to the 2021 fund raising campaign.  A big thanks to everyone for your contributions and your prayers.

“Venezuela’s hyperinflation has made the Bolivar virtually worthless; Venezuelans that moved to Colombia commonly weave bills into bags and wallets, then sell them on the streets.”

              DONATION FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

ZELLE Payment Details Confirmation

January 31, 2021

Amount $650.00

From TEAM GEORGE

To ADOLFO AUMAITRE:

DATE	Team George Savings Account Balance	Disbursement to 13 Alumni	Contributions Received During the Month	Team George Savings Account Interest
11/1	$1178.65	$650 (24 Million Bolivares/Alum)
11/30	$1464.65		4 Donations Totalling $285	$1
12/1	$815	$650 (42.5 Million Bolivares/Alum)
12/31/2020	$1366	$650 (47 Million Bolivares/Alum)	5 Donations Totalling $500	$1
1/1/2021	$716
1/31/2021	$1886	$650 (  Million Bolivares/Alum)	8  Donations Totalling $1170	$1
2/1/2021	$1237

QUE DIOS TE BENDIGA Y A TODOS LOS TUYOS

Please be extra careful and stay healthy, safe and sound,

George

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Valerie Pecquet te envió un mensaje en Facebook...‏

From: Facebook (notification+mj-p51u_@facebookmail.com)

Sent: Sun 5/10/09 1:32 AM

Es muy posible q estemos hablando del hermano mayor de mi papa (Alain) que efectivamente se llamaba asi.

Responde al nombre y a la edad.

Lamento por otro lado tener que decirle que  mi tio fallecio hará unos 15 años en Canada por causa de una caida en una escalera.
De cualquier manera estoy a la orden para darle toda informacion que guste tener.

Saludos,

Valerie Pecquet.

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It is very possible that we are talking about my father's older brother (Alain) who was actually called that.

Responds to name and age.

On the other hand, I regret to have to tell you that my uncle died about 15 years ago in Canada due to a fall from a ladder.

In any case, I am at your service to give you all the information you like to have.

Greetings,

Valerie Pecquet.

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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz,  kertesz11@yahoo.com,  if you would like to subscribe for a whole year and be in the circular’s mailing list or if you would like to mention any old boy that you would like to include, write to me.

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Photos:

54BP1604BPEGRP, Stephen Shoul, JC Pecquet and Donald Boyd

63LK5048FBTFEGRP, Group of boys at school.

17LK1707FBTFEWFE, Terrence Ferreira and wife

20LK0040FBEDIMSB, St. Bede