Thanks to the relentless efforts and partnership of the CAAAI Education Committee Members and Marcia Smith (Ms. Marcia) Founder and Principal of the Gifted Hands Learning Center For Special Needs (GHLCFSN), a joint crusade was launched in June this year to find a suitable and safe place for the teachers and students of the school.

Following a request to move from its Campbellville location, Ms. Marcia contacted the CAAAI Education Committee to solicit support in acquiring a new and better location for the school. The months and weeks that followed were not easy. CAAAI Education Committee members made numerous phone calls and wrote several letters that introduced and recommended Ms. Marcia and Gifted Hands to homeowners, potential renters, and private organizations, amidst many promises and disappointments.

For the poetic at heart, many described the recent CAAAI Backyard Jam as an oasis of fun, food, and musical extravaganza with an air of sophistication, that illuminated the suburban Temple Hills, Maryland environment on Saturday September 20th last.

Over 140 alumni, family, friends and supporters from as far as New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and visitors from Guyana enjoyed the 'swarie' as they chatted and danced the night away to 'back-in-time' Caribbean tunes, and Guyanese Kwe-Kwe folkloric music under a cloudless ineffable sky that promised and delivered warm and calm weather for such a perfect occasion.

WHAT GUYANA'S SONS and DAUGHTERS CAN BE

Cambridge Academy Alumni Association International (CAAAI) congratulates Dr. Frank Lennox Douglas on his most recent prestigious achievement, - PERMANENCY IN THE HISTORY MAKERS COLLECTION OF THE UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

The accompanying statement affixed to the names of the 13th Librarian of Congress, the Acting Librarian of Congress, and the Founder and President of the History Makers, extrapolates as follows - "The History Makers archive provides invaluable first-person accounts of both well-known and unsung African-Americans, detailing their hopes, dreams and accomplishments, often in the face of adversity.  This culturally important collection is a rich and perse resource for scholars, teachers, students and documentarians seeking a more complete record of our nation's history and its people."

Dear CAAAI alumni, family, friends, and supporters,

Just one month to our summertime "Backyard Jam" on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Come join the fun and frolic with friends and colleagues. There will be good music, Guyanese cuisine (Cook-Up Rice, Fish Cakes, and Pastries), and your favorite beverages for sale. It's all for a worthy cause.

Note: if you wish to purchase tickets directly, send your donation to our Cambridge Zelle account 301-674-2636. Be sure to put your name(s) and phone number in the memo section, and a committee member will contact you promptly about your ticket purchases.

Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
Location: 4601 Keppler Place, Temple Hills Maryland
Time: 7:00 - 11:00 PM
Music: The Legendary DJ - The Jimmy T. Experience

CAAAI Events Committee

Dear CAAAI alumni, family, friends, and supporters,

You are invited to our summertime Backyard Jam this September 2025. Come join the fun and frolic with friends and colleagues, good music, Guyanese cuisine (Cookup Rice, Fish Cakes, Pastries) and your favorite beverages will be on sale. All for a worthy cause.

Attached you will find a flyer with all the details. Looking forward to seeing you at the Cambridge Backyard Jam.

Note: if you wish to purchase tickets directly, send your donation to our Cambridge Zelle account 301-674-2636. Be sure to put your name(s) and phone number in the memo section, and a committee member will contact you promptly about your ticket purchases.

Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
Location: 4601 Keppler Place, Temple Hills Maryland
Time: 7:00 - 11:00 PM
Music: The Legendary DJ - The Jimmy T. Experience

CAAAI Events Committee