College of West Africa Alumni Association, USA

National President's Message

Foxes;

On behalf of the National Board, I would like to extend my gratitude to you for coming out and making our 18th Annual reunion a success. I also want to thank our friends and well wishers for their participation and patronage. To our good friends from the A. M. E. Zion Academy, Monrovia College, and Omega Football Association, we extend a special appreciation for your participation in our games. We are truly indebted to you. To our members and friends who did not get the chance to attend this year, we urge you to saddle up and get ready for next year when we will have the chance to do it again – this time grander.

After such a successful weekend together, it is only fair we get right back into the business of rebuilding our Alma Mater and country. As you know, our work is un-ending for the future of an educated generation lies with us. This new year gives us another opportunity to continue to advance our vision of a world class education for Liberia through the greatest high school – CWA. With such ambitious projects in the works and so little time left, we must act and act fast.

If you have noticed by now, each of our projects were carefully chosen based on how they may impact the quality of education offered at CWA. Each ultimately contributes to our core mission of improving and influencing the academic future of our dear Alma Mater. Based on the estimated number of CWA alumni in the United States, it is evident that we have the potential to achieve great things. Imagine if 500 of our thousands of alumni contribute the minimum of $60.00 each during the course of this year, our dream of building the best high school in Liberia can be duly ignited. Please help us secure a future for our children, their generations and the place we all call home.

Already we have been successful in rebuilding our Association. We are working through class and individuals to make our Association like no other. In light of this, I want to person-ally commend the class of ‘71, ‘77, ‘79, ‘85, ‘86, ‘88, and ‘90 for their active participation and/or expressed intend to collaborate with the National Association to give back. Congratulations to the Class of ‘80 upon their 30th Anniversary this month. We would also like to congratulate and thank the class of ‘85 and ‘90 who recently hosted their class reunions and committed to sponsor one of the Association projects. It is our hope that others will follow suit with the under-standing that union strong starts today and success is only sure because we, as a proud group of alums realize that giving back is more than a choice, but rather a duty.

As I conclude, I want to extend my sympathy to the daughter and family of our greatest influence- Mrs. Earnestine Smith. Mrs. Smith left her home in the United States and made CWA and Liberia her home until her passing. This act is far more then any of us will ever be able to duplicate.

I want to encourage you to join us to honor her memories by giving back to CWA, so that her dreams of educating generations of Liberians can continue.

Respectfully, Alex Wonasue

National President

CWA-AA, USA