Queens High School Alumni Association member kicks the winning penalty shot for the 2009 title.
One year after winning the $100 cash donation for their school, the Queens High School Alumni Association will return to defend their title as the champions of the All Girls Schools Alumni Penalty Kick-off. The event is sponsored by Grace Kennedy Remittance Services/ Western Union and will take place in Miramar, Florida at the 6th Annual True Blue Weekend/Dennis Ziadie Cup Football Match on Saturday, April 17th, 2010.
The annual soccer match is in memory of Dennis Ziadie, who coached both schools to Manning Cup victories. This year will mark the 24th year of his death in a car crash in Mexico at the 1986 World Cup.
This year Grace Kennedy Remittance Services/ Western Union will donate two cash prizes: $100 to the winning school and $50 to the second place school.
“Our penalty kicker from last year’s competition has been practicing” said Natalie Chung-Cauldero, president of The Queens High School Alumni Association, “We are looking forward to defending our title in this year’s Western Union All Girls Penalty Kick off and winning the $100 donation for our school”
Participating in last year’s Penalty kick-off was: Convent of Mercy Academy “ALPHA”, Immaculate Conception High School Alumnae Association, Queen’s High School Alumni Association, St. Andrew High Old Girls Association, St. Hugh’s Alumnae Association of South Florida and Montego Bay High School Alumnae Assoc South Florida.
This year’s soccer match is a part of the “True Blue” weekend festivities which is a joint effort between 4 Alumni associations:
- The St. Andrew Old Girls’ Association Florida Inc.
- The Convent of Mercy Academy “Alpha” Association, Inc.
- The St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc.
- The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc
The True Blue weekend festivities include the following events:
Friday – April 16th, 2010,
What: The True Blue Mixer/Party
Where: I.T. Parker Community Center (On the Intracoastal Waterway )
901 NE 3rd St , Dania Beach , FL 33301
7:00 PM – 12:00AM
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres from 7-8 pm.
Food will be on sale thereafter. Cash bar available.
Saturday – April 17th 2010
What: The 6th Annual Ziadie Cup
Jamaica College Alumni vs. St. George’s College Alumni Soccer Match
All Girls Schools Alumni Penalty Kick-off
Where: Silver Shores Park – (southeast corner of Dykes Road and Pembroke Road)
15700 Pembroke Road
Miramar, Florida 33029
Time: 12.00 PM
Sunday – April 18th, 2010
What: True Blue Church Service
Where: Church of the Holy Family
18501 NW Seventh Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33169
Time: 10:00 AM
Phone: 305-652-6797
ABOUT THE ST. ANDREW OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION FLORIDA INC.
In 2009, the Florida chapter of the St. Andrew Old Girls’ Association marked its 20th anniversary. Through the years, the Association has continued to promote its original aims and objectives, that of bringing together all past students of the school, and fostering and maintaining their interest in that institution. In addition, the Association is involved in various fundraising activities, the proceeds of which go towards the specific needs of the school, its students, and its teachers past & present, so that we may all truly experience a “Life More Abundant”.
ABOUT THE CONVENT OF MERCY ACADEMY “ALPHA” ASSOCIATION, INC.
Convent of Mercy Academy “Alpha” Association, Inc. (CMAAA, Inc.) – Florida Chapter, a/k/a Alpha Academy, was officially launched on September 6, 1995, in Dade County, Florida. The main goals of the Association are: (1) to provide financial aid to students attending the school who have excelled academically but are unable to complete their education financially; and (2) to contribute to the general needs of the school. The Executive Committee endeavors to uphold the high moral standards and integrity of our Alma Mater, “Alpha”, and to perpetuate the bond of sisterhood that has unified all students, both past and present.
ABOUT THE JAMAICA COLLEGE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida established in 2004 as a 501(c) (3). The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida is committed to uphold the traditions of excellence of Jamaica College as one of the foremost educational institution in the country of Jamaica and to support the school in the development of its students.
ABOUT THE ST. GEORGE’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 as a charitable non-profit corporation under the General Non-Profit Association Law of the State of Florida. Our objectives are: To foster the development of educational and extracurricular resources at St. George’s College; To advance education by providing scholarships to graduating students of St. George’s College for matriculation in a college or university; To provide a vehicle through which individuals and corporations may make charitable contributions to the St. George’s College alumni fund.