Mary McLeod Bethune wrote, "The service you give to humanity, is the rent you pay for the time you are given on this earth. There are people whose service to mankind, to our strong as well as fragile organizations, macro institutions and countries, have made their service an invaluable compendium of their lives. Guyanese born Barbara Atherly is unmistakenly among those people.

With a unique resume and extensive successful careers on national and international world stages, in sometimes near cataclysmic conditions in geo-politics, crisis nation-building, and attempting to foster coexistence among opposing cultures around the world, Barbara Atherly is the epic summation of Guyanese parents who prioritized religion and education in the home she grew up in, and her attendance at Cambridge Academy that helped form the foundation for higher scholarship, and created a 'bold' and elegant lady who was and still is unafraid to go where ever her services to people are needed.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

On behalf of our CEO Dr. Desiree DeFlorimonte, President Dr. Aubrey F. Bentham, the Cambridge Academy Alumni Association International Executive and Advisory Boards, the 2024 Robert A. Pinkerton Awardees, and the Reunion and Awards Committee, we express a heartfelt and resounding THANK YOU to all of our alumni members, friends, and well-wishers who came out in large numbers to support and celebrate our Reunion Gala, last Saturday July 27, 2024 at Antun's.

It was most gratifying to see the entire Cambridge family together again, in a nostalgic atmosphere of happiness, joyfulness, pleasant memories, and unbreeched unity and love for one another.

Thank you for your mammoth attendance; such large numbers demonstrate your present and future commitment to CAAAI's mission of Giving Back to our ‘Gifted Hands Learning Center for Special Needs’ school partnership program in Guyana.

Please stay with your Association and get involved through the coming months and years via our email, website, and Facebook. Again, it was wonderful seeing all of you, and we look forward to seeing you at our next Reunion Gala in 2026. Until then, take care of yourselves, and of each other. God bless you.

Submitted by - The Reunion and Awards Committee, CAAAI

CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (CAAAI)

THE CLOCK IS TICKING

WE'RE SORRY - ALL SOLD OUT!!

Dear Alumni, Friends, and Supporters:

We apologize, but no more seats are available at this time. However, if you requested a Committee Member to hold a ticket(s) for you, you MUST MAKE YOUR DONATION for your ticket(s) by the deadline this SATURDAY JULY 13th. After that, you can not buy a ticket for the CAAAI 2024 REUNION GALA, nor are tickets being sold at the door.

Please immediately contact the CAAAI Officer listed below, whom you have asked to hold tickets for you, and make your donations directly to him or her by CASH, OR send by ZELLE to 301-674-2636. Upon receipt of your donation, confirmation and ticket(s) will be provided to you immediately.

Committee Members are - Desiree – 301-437-2810; Lorna – 646-522-8005; Courtney (Fee-Fee) – 718-791-8881; Trevin – 301-908-2227; Denis – 404-915-3405; Aubrey – 240-328-7044.

We are looking forward to seeing you and yours at the CAAAI 2024 REUNION GALA.

Stay blessed; see you soon.

The Fulbright Foreign Student scholarship offers Guyanese citizens the opportunity to complete a master's or PhD at a higher education institution in the United States with a diverse academic and cultural experience!

APPLICATION DEADLINE

August 12, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Visit their website for all eligibility requirements.

https://gy.usembassy.gov/education-culture/fulbright-student-program/

Exodus 20:12 states "Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God has given thee." (The fifth commandment).

Matthew 15:4 "Honor your father and mother and anyone who curses his father and mother must be put to death." These two scripture verses come with blessings and curses. They require that we honor our birth parents, stepparents, grandparents and even older siblings who may be raising us, teachers, aunts, uncles, seniors in our community, anyone in authority: even the government. Unfortunately, too many have long strayed away from these principles.

How do we Honor our fathers?

It’s that time of the year again when we pay homage to our fathers. Many of us were blessed to have incredible fathers or father-like people in our lives. They loved, guided, nurtured and supported us in immeasurable ways. We must honor our fathers by extending love and respect, being forgiving and compassionate, appreciating their acts of kindness, and speaking kindly of and to them.