Dear Alumni/ae,

Warm greetings from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai!

Its been a long time since I communicated with you and this time it is with the pleasant news of an Alumni Dinner on Sunday, 4th January 2015 at 7.00 pm - where else?? - in the College Hall and Quadrangle!

We will begin with a Mass for Catholics at 6.15 pm in the College Chapel, asking for God's blessings on the larger Xavierite family. Our alumni/ae of other faiths are also invited to witness this ceremony.

This is being organised by the Alumni Association of the College, which is 112 years old - historic, like the College itself!
Please save the date.

Shantiniketan Ex-students Association (SEA) also organized a blood donation camp, a JAAI initiative on the Shantiniketan High School campus on 2nd October 2014, 35 units of blood were collected.

The Shantiniketan Ex-students Association (SEA), Zankhvav region in rural Gujarat, organised a football event on 7 and 8 sept. 36 teams participated.

The winner team was from Umarkhadi, a rural part og Gujarat.

Over 2000 alumni, students, parents and friends participated in the Navratri Mahotsav organized by The Ex Xavierites Alumni Association of Surat (TEXAS) at St. Xavier's High School, Surat on October 1st and 2nd 2014. Several competitions were held in various categories. Organizing an event on such a scale is very expensive and we are grateful to our alumni who donated Rs 8 lakhs towards the conducting of the event. The Chief Guest for the event was the Collector of Surat. Several dignitaries from the Police, Judiciary, Education and Municipality also attended the event.

The Association of Past Xavierites (APX), the alumni association of the St.Xavier's High School Loyola hall Ahmedabad along with the School management hosted the annual GARBA on the school grounds on Saturday, September 27th 2014.

Over 11,000 revellers including students, alumni/ae, staff, management and guests enjoyed the traditional GARBA on the school grounds. The program started at 7pm with the school students having their competition rounds and then from 9 pm onwards to midnight it was an open event.

This is an annual event where the staff, management, alumni, students and guests bond and enjoy the garba.

Many Jesuit Institutes and Alumni associations across Gujarat Province will be hosting GARBA events during this festival season.

The Britto's Old Boys' Association and St. Britto High School, Mapusa, will conduct a 9-a-side all Goa invitational inter-school Under-14 Boys tournament on Saturday 15 November and an Under-17 Girls tournament on Sunday 16 November, 2014 at the school ground. Don Bosco HS, Panaji-Goa, is the defending champion while St. Mary's Convent HS, Mapusa-Goa had won the exhibition Girls football match that is now being expanded to a full tournament at the request of participating schools last year, many of which had formidable teams of both genders. http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/21092014/epaperimages/21092014-md-ga-12/615870.jpg

Holy Family High School, Porvorim/Soccoro, won the Valerio Carvalho Memorial Trophy at the QUIZ QUEST -6 of Britto's O.B.A while Bhatikar Model HS, Margao was the first Runner-up and St. Britto High School, Mapusa was the second runner up. The three school teams can be seen along with the fourth finalists, Loyola HS, Margao that was the second runner up in 2013

The Britto's O.B.A Old Boys' Association and St. Britto High School organized GK Quiz on Goa QUIZ QUEST-6 Coordinator Miguel Braganza, Britto's OBA President Cesar Cabral Principal & HM Fr. Cedric Fernandes SJ and Vice-Principal Fr. Anand D'Souza SJ.

Jesuit Alumni Association of Bombay Province (JAAB) invites you and your alumni association to register for the first Inter-Jesuit alumni super six tennis cricket tournament to be held at Holy Family High School grounds on 26th October 2014 from 9am to 5pm