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Meeting of the Executive Committee
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 The
Executive Committee of the World Union of Lasallian
Former Students held its annual meeting on November 20
and 21, 2004 in Cochambamba – Bolivia, where we were
extremely welcomed by the District Br. Visitor, Marcos
Pacheco, by Br. Carlos Bustillo, Director of La Salle
School of Cochambamba, and by the whole Directive
Council of the Association of Former Students of the
city, which is presided by Oscar Gonzalez Gamez |
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Why in
Cochabamba? |
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The aforementioned
Cochambamba Association organized the 5th
National Congress of Lasallian Former Students
of Bolivia that was held on November 18 to 21,
2004. The former students of Bolivia had not met
for 39 years, and the Congress resulted in an
authentic show of youth, commitment, and
Lasallian projects for the future. The
Associations of Oruro, Santa Cruz de la Sierra,
Tarija, La Paz, Trinidad, and Cochabamba
participated to the Congress.
During the Congress, the
Federation of Lasallian former students of
Bolivia (FELBO) was created and, after the
approval of its constituent statutes, the
Directive Council was chosen, with Mr. Helder
Bravo Chávez, member of the Association of Santa
Cruz de la Sierra, being appointed as President.
By participating to this Congress, UMAEL wanted
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Rappourteurs of
the 5th Congress of Bolivia |
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Br. Marcos Pacheco,
Visitor of the Bolivia District, delivered a speech
on the subject: La Salle in the present world
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The President of UMAEL, José
Ramón Batiste Peñaranda, delivered a speech on the
subject: UMAEL as the central axis of the
Lasallian commitment
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The Minister of the Supreme
Court of Justice, D.José Luis Baptista Gumucio,
delivered a speech on the subject: Bolivian
Justice, ethics and Lasallian values
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Br. Claude Reinhardt, UMAEL
Advisor and General Counselor, delivered a speech on
the subject: Former Students, present and future
of Lasallian works
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The President of the Cochambamba
Association of Former Students, Oscar González,
delivered a speech on the subject: Sharing our
commitment
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Agreements of
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  1°)
Alfred Meindl (Austria) was appointed as the new
UMAEL General Treasurer
2°) A proposal was launched to declare April,
30th, birth our Founder's Day, as the LASALLIAN SOLIDARITY DAY,
in which all Lasallian Former Students worldwide will be
asked to donate “the total earnings collected in one
 day”
through a Lasallian Solidarian/Humanitarian work. The
request will apply also to the rest of the Lasallian
Family (Parents, Teachers, Volunteers, etc.).
3º) All Federations and Associations of former
students over the world were proposed the application of
the SOLIDARITY DOLLAR (or the equivalent local
currency). This initiative consists of adding 1 $ to all
the activities carried out that imply any kind of
payment. It has two aims:
c) the spreading of solidarity consciousness,
d) financial aid to the most needy
Example:
If an Association organizes a cultural trip at the cost
of 23 $, the final price to be applied should be 23 $ +
1 Solidarity $ = 24 $ |
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General
Secretary Area |
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 The
enrolment to UMAEL of the following Associations was
approved:
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De La Salle Alumni
Association (Hong Kong, República Popular de China)
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E-Lasllian Network (Kuala
Lumpur, Malasia)
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Association Lasalle du
Cameroun (Mbalmayo, Camerún)
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Saint Joseph´s College Old
Boy´s Association (Hong Kong, República Popular de
China)
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St. Joseph´s Institution Old
Boy´s Association (Singapur, Singapur)
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Chan Sui Ki College Old Boy´s
Association Limited (Hong Kong, República Popular de
China)
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Asociación de Exalumnos
Lasallistas Oruro (Oruro, Bolivia)
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Asociación de Exalumnos de La
Salle (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)
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News of the
UMAEL WEB |
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UMAEL:
www.umael-lasalle.org
The minutes of the Executive Committee meetings and
those of the Permanent Council can be viewed in
Section UMAEL- General Secretary – Report and Documents.
http://www.umael-lasalle.org/Eng/UMAEL/Secretary/Records.htm
A new section has been added to the Home Page which
enables Former students all over the word to:
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Look for a job
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Offer job opportunities
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Search for people,
schoolmates, Brothers, etc
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Offer business opportunities
Our Web Master, José Manuel Avila, is presently
working to create a new section that will enable the
Federations and the Associations being UMAEL members to
have access to information regarding Lasallian
accomodation establishments and hotels over the world,
which offer interesting prices and conditions. |
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