MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
ANGIE GARRICK (Class of 1970)
President • 2016 to 2022
Giving Back. Paying Forward.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr stated, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”
In 2011, the South Florida Chapter was created, with a profound sense of purpose, to “give back and pay forward” to our great and beloved alma mater. We exist to communicate, collaborate and coordinate efforts that will have a positive impact on the lives of the young girls attending St Hilda’s. We promise to provide meaningful opportunities – tools, funds, mentors, for the girls to succeed. You may ask, why? As past students to whom much was given during our years at St Hilda’s, we are compelled and bounded through love and duty to help others. We deeply care about St Hilda’s – yesterday, today and tomorrow!
Our association believes in strength through numbers. So, through partnerships with alums from all eras across the globe, we plan to grow in numbers, give back to St Hilda’s and eventually others when the needs arise. As we move forward and build strong relationships with the faculty, student body and parent teachers association we are confident that we will add value to St Hilda’s, our city on the hill, in Brown’s Town, St Ann, Jamaica.
“It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end” – Ursula K Le Guin. Please join us on our journey as we “give back and pay forward.” Res Severa Verum Gaudium – A Hard Thing is True Joy!
Our Objectives
Empowering the Next Generation
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To perpetuate and uphold the standards of St. Hilda’s morally and educationally.
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To support the academic growth of the school through financial and moral support.
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To provide assistance and encouragement to the students and Alumnae.
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To promote and develop democracy and integrity for students and Alumnae.
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To provide means of disseminating and exchange of information that enhances the membership.
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To develop and maintain a sisterhood that shall enrich the members emotionally, socially, educationally and occupationally.
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To unite all St. Hilda’s graduates, the families and friends in support of the common goal which is the preservation of the Alma Mater.
Association By-Laws
Our Board
PRESIDENT
Angela Garrick
VICE-PRESIDENT
Natalee Clarke-Richards
TREASURER
Elenor Moore-Shim
SECRETARY
Laverne Reddish-Bowers
COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Janet Hohn-Mahunik
FUND RAISING & ENTERTAINMENT
Angela Garrick
MEMBERSHIP
Judith Swapp-O'Neil
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Margaret Brisbane
Maureen Pilliner-Tapper
Monica Kiese-Superville