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Annual Reunion at the College Friday, 16 September
6.30pm for drinks, followed by dinner. Tickets are selling really fast this year. The 1986 Leavers have a table of 22 coming and other year leavers who left in a year ending in 1 or 6 are also getting organised to attend. Keith DAVIS has a bus organised to come from the North Shore. There will be no door sales. Tickets are $70 which includes drinks. Get on to it now, send a cheque to:
SHCOBA Box 25 393, St Heliers, 1740 or BNZ St Heliers 02-0280-0023898-00 and tag it with your full name please. Contact Mike DALE 575 8258.
Christchurch Reunion This will be held on 8 September 'Reunion' in St Petersburg, Russia While I was walking around the Peterhof Palace Gardens, I got talking to a chap with a strong Canadian accent. I had seen him before on our cruise ship the Emerald Princess. The conversation went something like this. Canadian: “Excuse me are you a Kiwi?”
Reply from me: “Yes, I am from Auckland”.
“Well so am I, I was born near Thames.”
“How come you have such a strong Canadian accent?”
"I left Thames over 50 years ago and have lived in Canada since then.”
We introduce ourselves, his name was Peter Graeme SMITH aka Smitty.
“So, have you been back to New Zealand since you left?”
“I went back a few months ago to catch up with some old school mates.”
“What school did you go to?” (Me thinking Thames HS).
“Sacred Heart College in Auckland"
A surprised look from me. “Did the guy you went to see live in Tauranga?”
“Yes he was, how the hell did you know that?”
“Was his name Bruce Beckett?”
“Yes it was!” By this time Smitty is looking stunned. I could not believe it myself. “Smitty you emailed me earlier this year through the SHCOBA website explaining that when you left SHC there was a photo of you, Bruce Beckett and Pat Thompson in the College magazine, and the caption was “when will these boys meet again?” You wanted their addresses, which I eventually supplied to you - that’s how I knew”.
After getting over the shock of the coincidence, we chatted as we walked around the beautiful Palace grounds as Smitty reminisced about his days at Richmond Road and Glendowie. We shook hands and wished one another Confortare esto vir.
Smitty left College in 1955
News of Old Boys Tony GALLAGHER (87) has set up his own company, Morano NZ, after 15 years with The Warehouse sourcing products. Tony lives in Kohimarama and has three children. Old Boys email updatesIf you would like to receive the regular email update regarding the Old Boys Association, please emailKerry J Plamus at: kjp@orcon.net.nz
SHC ArchivesSHC is always on the lookout for College memorabilia. If you have any SHC bits and pieces lying around taking up space, and you would like to donate them to Archives, call the College 0-9-529 6330.SHC Business NetworkLooking for someone who is connected to the College to do a task for you?Check out our website: www.sacredheart.school.nz/SHCOBA-Business-Network ConfortareConfortare Archives We may not have your postal address for mailouts of Confortare and other news. Please email it to us: oldboys@sacredheart.school.nzClick here for Confortare Archives
SubscriptionsThe annual subscription will be invoiced in September, with the postage of Confortare. It is only $25 per annum. We need this income to provide services for old boys. Please get out your cheque books and send your send in your annual subscription, or do a one-off payment of $300 for a Life Sub.Weddings in the ChapelThe College Chapel is available for weddings of old boys. There is plenty of guest parking and pleasant surroundings. Please contact:
The College Property Manager - Kris Morris-Vette
Telephone 09 529 3744.
SACRED HEART COLLEGE, 250 WEST TAMAKI ROAD, GLENDOWIE, AUCKLAND 1071, NEW ZEALAND
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