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History and Mission

It could be surmised that the St. Scholastica's Alumnae Association (SSAA) started sometime in the 1920s or 1930s.  Its first President was Carmen Albert Luz.  Though the years it embarked on various activities like continuing education for alumnae, retreats and collections, among others, as it remained in close contact with its Alma Mater (as evidence by a sister acting as moderator of the association and its president sitting in the school's Board of Trustees).

The thrust of the alumnae association when it first began, and which it still continues to uphold, is to foster unity among its members with emphasis on the role it played in supporting the school's policies.  The SSAA, in the previous years, had fund calamities. It also contributed funds to the older and retired nuns.  At that time it had a fund called "The Sister Willibalda Fund" which served this need as well as to support a scholar.  When the St. Scholastica's Research and Development Foundation (SSRDF) was established, the SSAA, under Tessie Romulo, Carina Mañalac, and Viging Gonzalez, worked hard to raise funds for it.  All funds generated by fundraising campaigns were handed over to SSRDF.

In the late seventies, the National Confederation of Alumnae Association of Catholic Education (NCAACEP) invited the SSAA to join the National Chapter of the worldwide "Organisacion Mondialedes Ancennes Eleves et Anciens Eleves de Educacion Catholique (OMAEAEEC)".  Carina Mañalac and Rose Rodriguez were sent as SSAA representatives. Spearheaded by Fr. Miguel Varela, S.J., NCAACEP Moderator, he motivated members to make all alumnae aware of their social responsibility.  He inspired the Board to make the thrust of SSAA not merely a social one but an apostolate for the poor.  Sr. Josefina Nepomuceno, OSB and Sr. Mary Bellarmine Bernas, OSB suggested then that the association start work with the poor around SSC.

In 1983, ignited by the spirit of having an apostolate of service for the poor, a board resolution was passed establishing the St. Scholastica's Alumnae Lifeline Team (SSALT).  Its first project areas were Barangays 745 and 746 where 50% of residents lived below the poverty line.  The SSALT's initial projects consisted of livelihood, medical-dental and scholarship programs remain intact as a response to the needs of those the association serves.

To be able to sustain itself and get involved in more fundraising activities, a need to reactivate the association as a foundation was done by its board then.  Thus, in 1991, the St. Scholastica's Alumnae Foundation, Inc. (SSAFI) was officially born.

The move to the formation of the foundation allowed for a more formal structuring of the association (systems for elections, meeting, etc.).   The constitution formed by the late Justice Cecilia Muñoz-Palma and the board at that time was identified to guarantee a continuous flow of operations. 

With the birth of the Foundation, committees were made more active. To date, the Foundation has the following committees working to safeguard the philosophy and mission-vision of the SSAFI:

Religious Committee - Responds to the spiritual needs of the alumnae.  Activities through the years have been retreats, recollections, bible study and monthly sharing are held in preparation to become Benedictine Oblates.  This activity is a form of service offered to alumnae.

Scholarship Committee - Responds to the outreach apostolate of the Foundation.  Said committee oversees the needs of the Foundation's male and female scholars enrolled at Don Bosco and the St. Scholastica's Night Secondary School.  This committee also gets involved in the medical needs (i.e., medicines, referrals for health check-ups, etc.) of the barangays (745 and 746) the Foundation serves.

Newsletter Committee - Responds to the need of reaching out to the alumnae and friends via the publication of a newsletter to inform them about the Foundation's activities and to provide updates on classmates and friends.

Ways and Means Committee - Responds to the need to continuously seek financial and other forms of assistance to keep the Foundation's projects and activities alive.

Investment Management Committee - Responds to the need to safeguard the funds and allow them to grow so as to guarantee the continuous existence of the Foundation.

Membership Committee - Responds to the need to keep records of alumnae updated and available; oversees the annual election of Board officers.

Homecoming Committee - Responds to the need to allow jubilarians to plan out their homecoming with ease and the most minimal of problems and concerns; this committee acts as a liaison between the jubilarians and the Foundation in terms of homecoming activities and needs.

Special Projects Committee - Responds to the need to come out with other activities supportive of the Foundation's philosophy and mission-vision.

Other activities of the Board include the Adopt-a-Scholar program wherein each Board member donates PhP100.00 a month or PhP1,200 yearly.  This amount goes to the scholarship program of the Foundation.

The Foundation also is active via a bake sale when the school celebrates Community Day. Christmas gift-giving is also being undertaken yearly.  Normally, gifts (food, toiletries, etc.) are distributed to residents of our barangay.

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