Toronto – Indo Caribbean Golden Age Association (ICGAA) celebrated Mother’s Day and Indian Arrival Day on the 5th May at the Cedarbook Community Centre.
The seniors modelled Indian fashionwear similar to what guests would wear to attend a wedding and to mark the occasion of Indian Arrival Day. The garments and jewellery worn by the women reflected what was used in the early indentureship period and what was available to them in Guyana in that era.
The theme was appropriate as ICGAA members were celebrating the upcoming wedding of two of their volunteers, Mohan Persaud who volunteered for eighteen years and Sharon Ramnaraign who served about six years. It was a joyous event for all as there was a lot to celebrate.
The seniors were quite active on the dance floor with music provided by popular musi-cian David Singh. A delicious meal was served which was provided by Doreen and Mack Gurdial and Latchmin and Sharma Narine.
Indo Caribbean Golden Age Association is a voluntary seniors organization dedicated to improve the quality of their life and their independence through encouragement and projects to meet their leisure, social, intellectual and physical needs. The Association has been operating for the past twenty seven years.
To obtain more more information about the Association or to get involved, please call President Shaw Jaundoo at 905-426-2424.

Since its founding in 1991 Queen's College of Guyana Alumni Association Toronto Chapter (QCAAT) has contributed to Queen's College in Guyana a total of approximately CAN$220,000 to assist the students and staff in various ways.
QCAAT's primary objective is to provide assistance to the school to help maintain its standard of excellence for which it is renowned. The upcoming Father's Day Brunch to be held on Sunday June 9 is yet another of QCAAT's events to raise funds to continue this assistance.
QCAAT's major projects so far included upgrading the school's library in 2011 (C$80,300) by providing laptop computers for use by both students and staff; replacing the then existing deficient and dysfuntional network with a modern, professionally designed, secure and robust one, along with funds for annual network maintenance. The project also established high-speed wireless connectivity throughout the school and its surroundings.
Other scontributions included the installation of a modern intercom system (C$17,500) to facilitate communication between the school's principal and the clasrooms and other areas of the school; the provision of musical instruments, music education books, an audio system for use in the school's auditorium (approx C$48,000); contributions (approx C$25,000) to the school and the QC Parent Teachers Association for various infrastructural works.
QCAAT has also awarded 43 bursaries totaling C$36,000 to assist students pursuing post-secondary education at institutions both in and outside of Canada. Bursaries are awarded to qualified children and grandchildren of the Chapter's alumni as well as to deserving QC graduates.
The Father's Day Brunch will take place at Tropicana Community Services Centre, 1385 Huntingwood Dr., Scarborough (Tel 416-439-9009) from 12:30 pm. Please see the Association's website at www.qcalumnitoronto.com.