On 4 August the Former Students of St.Xaviers Doranda (DOXA) lead by Dr. Devendra Singh our vice president gave an awareness programme to all the students of St.Xaviers Hazaribag from class 4 to class 12. This was future looking and also meant to enthuse parents of the students to give blood for the students They were were asked by Dr. Singh and other members of DOXA to ask their parents if they donate blood.

On 5 August,  the birthday of the late Fr. John Moore s.j., founder of the school, HOXA(St.Xaviers Hazaribag Former Students Association) in cooperation with the local Red Cross, organised a blood donation camp. The first to give  blood were the Principal of the school, Fr. P.J.James s.j. and the Vice :Principal, Mr. Cyprian Surin.  98 persons came to give blood and 80 were accepted to donate blood.

This camp was a good example of collaboration between alumni/ae associations.

To celebrate the Feast of St.Ignatius of Loyola (which falls on 31st July 2015), the St Xavier's High School Loyola Hall management hosted the annual mini sports day on the school grounds. 

School students, staff members and Association of Past Xavierites (APX) members participate in these events and this is an ideal bonding between the management,staff,students and alumnus, witness and enjoyed by the entire school.

The management hosted a lunch for the staff and alumni/ae after the sports events. A meaningful lecture was given to highlight the teachings and thoughts of St.Ignatius, 

On behalf of APX, JAAG and JAAI, I take this opportunity to wish all a HAPPY FEAST

Shapath Shah
President JAAI

An ideal day for a noble cause and APX (The Association of Past Xavierites, St.Xavier's High School Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad ) organized a Blood Donation Drive on the school campus on 18th July 2015.

Over a 100 people came forward to donate and 75 units were collected (75 people could donate). Many APX members are scheduled to go the Blood Bank on Monday and donate, as they could not do so today.

This is a noble cause organized by APX and the blood bank is Red Cross.

This is an annual event hosted by the APX, which is under the JAAG ( Jesuit Alumni Associations of Gujarat ) umbrella, and is a JAAI initiative.

The “Faces in Our Midst” – Fr. Dr. Gerard Van Walleghem SJ

A young man who was only 24 when he first came to India, has now spent 63 years in India, most of it in Darjeeling. He left a luxurious life in Canada behind, and choose to come and serve people in India, his fate and our good fortune crossed path, rest as they say is history. This is a simple story of an extraordinary individual – our beloved Fr. Van whose love for Darjeeling and its people is unmatched.

EARLY CALLING
Almost everyone who lives in Darjeeling knows about or has heard of or seen Fr. Van. Not many know that he has lived in India for the past 63 years, almost all of which – other than a few years of training for his priesthood and early postings – he has spent in Darjeeling.

On 5 August 2014,  the birthday of Fr.  John Moore s.j, the founder of the school, it ran a blood donation camp. In 2014, it inaugurated a weekly medical clinic.  Now every Sunday from 3 to 5 in the afternoon, the clinic is open and at least one doctor is present. Medicines are also provided free. Many who have visited the clinic also reported having got some good advice from the doctor.  The school has given rooms in one of its buildings for the Hoxa clinic.

DORANDA OLD XAVERIANS (DOX), in collaboration with SPIC-MACAY (The Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music, Art and Culture Amongst Youth) organized a One-Hour Show Titled "DRUMS OF MANIPUR", followed by the informal "Convergence and Synergy Meet".

This event showcased the vigorous-yet-classical Manipuri Dance Form, led by the Ustad Bismillah Khan National Classical Cultural Awardee "SINAM BASU SINGH" and his troupe of eight performers.

DOX Members and their families hosted the Youth Exchange Team members and their Mentor Teachers at their homes while at Ranchi, during their two-week trip to India. Dr. Devendra Singh hosted two teachers Mr. Xavier and Mr. Laurens; while Gaurav Maheshwari, Mr. Panjwani and Mr. Jasmeet Kalsi, Mr. Modi and Mr. Chaudhury hosted two students each. Likewise three more Doranda Old Xaverians hosted another six Belgian guests.

A night with the DOX Families (10.04.2015) gave the visiting Belgian friends an insight on the Indian Culture, Lifestyle and Societal Value Systems. They also studied the various religious belief systems of India while with us. All families shared mementos and pleasantries with the guests.

The Alumni of St Xavier's School Doranda (DOX) organized a Blood Donation Camp at the School Premises in collaboration with the Blood Bank of Guru Nanak Hospital & Research Centre and Anurag Singh Charitable Trust on Sunday, 15th March 2015.

As many as 80 donors enrolled for donating Blood, but owing to paucity of the storage capacity with the Blood Bank, collection was stopped after obtaining 39 Units.

An amazing commitment was shown by Rev. Fr. Ajit Kumar Xess SJ, Principal, St. Xavier's School, Doranda, the Vice Principal Rev. Fr. Sanjay Kerketta SJ, Sister Jyoti, Mrs. Anita Singh, the management of Anurag Singh Charitable Trust , Sisters and Students of Nirmala College and the very own DOX Members and their friends.

JAAI-CZ President Er. Shivendra Mohan Sharma, JAAI-CZ Secretary Vishal Jain and JAAI Vice President Dr. Devendra Singh were also present throughout the half-day program.

Campion School Bhopal was established in 1965 The school began its Golden Jubilee celebrations on December 1, 2014 in the school campus under the enthusiastic leadership of school principal, Dr. Father Athnas Lakra, S.J.

The Golden Jubilee celebration commenced with a Holy Eucharistic Celebration Mass at 7.00   am in the St. Edmond Campion Church. The mass was conducted by the Arch Bishop of Bhopal diocese, Dr. Leo Cornelio, SVD. This was followed by the installation and blessings of the statues of St. Edmund Campion, S.J., patron saint of Campion School, Fr. E.F. More, S.J., founder principal of Campion, St. Ignatius of Loyola, S.J., founder of the Society of Jesus and St. Francis Xavier, S.J., co-founder of the Society of Jesus.

VOBA, VINCA and the PTA of St.Vincent's jointly conducted a very successful Blood Donation drive with the support of the KEM Hospital Blood Bank. We had 102 donors who donated blood. Around 10 donors could not donate blood as they were ineligible as per the medical parameters.

Special thanks to the PTA and VINCA for their whole hearted support and participation.

VOBA committee members also deserve thanks for helping in organizing the even and for being present at the venue to assist and coordinate the drive.

A big thank you to Afaque Sheikh, Murtuza Poonawalla and Mushtak Dhariwala for shouldering the responsibility of the entire event.