Tag Archives: MC1967

From: Orgon, Edward A. (MC1967)
Date: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Subject: Brill

So what was the charge that got Brill tossed?  Distributing drivel?  LOL. Amazing what garbage college students think possesses any redeeming qualities.

Best regards,
Ed

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[JR: No idea. You have to look at this through the lens of an "underground" publication. I remember it. It was "scandalous" at the time. Now too many decades later, the "production quality" was lacking. Maybe that's what it was? Poor execution. Like Zia's "wrong sign". Maybe if there were no typos and strikeouts, it would have been "manhattan college" quality. I know Brother Cronin was incensed at the swipe at the "Virgin Birth". Again, looking back, I can see similarity to Muslim rage at cartoons. Who knows? But it is an interesting part of Jasper / Manhattan Prep lore.]

Orgon, Edward A. (MC1967)

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On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Gregory Flynn wrote:

Hello John,

Hope this finds you continuing to do well. At long last things here have settled down a bit.

On July 2nd we graduated forty- two students from our Selihome Teachers Training Institute. These are young adults who are either deaf or blind but who want to teach others like themselves on how to cope and even take advantage of their disabilities. We began the Institute in 2007. We have hired teachers from Addis Ababa University as lecturers for them in such subjects as sign language and braille. They receive a certificate that is recognized by institutions working with the disabled. Many of these graduates have found teaching positions in these institutions. They have classes every evening in one of our two centers after our Addis Hope children have finished their own daily classes. They are a delight to work with and very appreciated that anyone takes an interest in assisting them.

On July 16th we graduated our tenth class of 101 Addis Hope students. There is always concern that during the rainy season, the event would be a washout, but it has never happened, due, I’m sure to it being watched over by St. La Salle who always guards such work that in his own day was dear to him. As always, the children dressed in their tiny caps and gowns looked like Manhattan grads. In fact the master of ceremonies was wearing an MC shirt compliments of Dr. Bill Clyde, MC vice president, who joined us for the occasion and whose daughter, Elizabeth is here as a summer volunteer teacher in the Brothers latest Ethiopian school, aptly named St. John Baptist De La Salle. The whole occasion was quite rousing with singing, dancing and games involving all the kids and their families. The proud relatives came with bouquets of flowers to present to their children. For many it was the first graduation of any kind in their families and they were very hopeful that it would allow their kids to climb out of the poverty trap in which they themselves are enmeshed.

{Privacy Invoked}

Also attached is a photo of yours truly with Ruth Girmay, my Addis Hope colleague and the day to day administrator of the program, along with a handful of the children, of course.

Thanks again for your support of the program. I’ll be back in the States on home leave for some weeks starting in late August to do some fund raising. I’ll give you a ring then and see how we can get together.

God bless,
Greg

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[JR: The photo didn't make it thru the inet. (Or perhaps, attaching was forgotten.) But, in our mind's eye, we can see folks climbing out of poverty. Hope everyone considers a donation to keep this going.]

Flynn, Bro. Gregory (MC1967)

[JR: Still disconcerting to have Brother not be the fearsome authority fixture. :-) Time may change; old terrors don't. LOL!]

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John, please find attached a photo of some of our Addis Hope kids. I think it shows their poverty and need.

Also, attached http://goo.gl/ihh6Y an outline of the St. Francis Children’s Care Organization, Addis Hope program. (SFCCO) is the official name registered with the government ( I know, I know).

Thanks for becoming a partner in our endeavors to assist these deserving children.

Greg

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Flynn, Bro. Gregory (MC1967)

[JR: It feels funny to have a Brother refer to themselves as "Greg". It also feels funny to donate money to a charity that is NOT tax deductible. It feels funny to hear that single moms and their children have no place else to go. Eye of the needle? If any Jaspers are interested in contributing like I do, I can provide the link. It's hard to imagine the deprivation that these children see. Like the starfish story, it makes a difference to the one you help.]

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