Faces of Stanislaus Healthcare

The St. Stanislaus Staff Healthcre aims to support Teachers, Non-teaching staff and Retired Teachers with Health Insurance

Joe We Care Closed!

Dr JoeTarget: Rs. 1,00.000 (Rupees One lakh)

Payments Received : Rs. 1,73,891.20

Payments made :         Rs. 1,73,891.20


DRIVE CLOSED: 28th February 2007


Online Donation: ( Details below)

Joe has a ruptured aorta which has surprisingly plugged itself but his condition is still not good. Some of us Stanislites have contributed towards part of his hospital expenditure.

While Joe recovers, The Joe We Care drive will continue till the 28th February 2007. The monies collected will be handed over to Joe to help him with his post hospitalization expenses. This has been his second admission to the Intensive Care Unit of Bandra Holy Family hospital in the recent past.

Joe has since been discharged from Holy Family Hospital and is recovering from home

PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO "ST. STANISLAUS EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION" On the back of the cheque please write Joe Maumkel so that such funds can be accounted for. Alternatively you can make cheques payable to Kippary Alphonse Maumkel (yes, that’s Joe Maumkel)

Please send cheques to the St. Stanislaus Ex-students Association office located in the Assembly shed c/o St. Stanislaus High School, Hill Road, Bandra, Mumbai-400 050, India.

Please drop us a mail at mc@stanislites.org when you have sent a cheque.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
List of Donors:
SSESA a/c=St.Stanislaus Ex-students Association account
BHFH a/c= Bandra Holy Family Hospital account
Joe a/c=Joe Maumkel account


Name Place Class SSESA a/c BHFH a/c Joe a/c
Vikram Moorjani USA 1985 5001
Anonymous India 1977 10000
Aubrey Pereira Australia 1974 5000
Roland Fonseca Australia 1974 5000
Rajiv Dixit USA 1985 5001
Dylan Dias USA 1992 1000
Darayus Buhariwalla India 1977 1000
Rajat Khanna India 1985 2000
Ashish Khanna India 1988 2000
Rajesh Hinduja India 1988 1000
Deepak Mishra India 1979 500
SSESA India 5000
Anonymous Norway 1977 2500
Asif Lakhani India 1985 1000
Anupam Gupta India 1987 5000
Anonymous USA 1985 2001
Rajiv Sodhi Dubai 1992 5000
Yasin Jesani Kenya 1987 4347
Cawas Kharade India 1977 2000
Anonymous USA 1985 5001
Nitish Pande 1987 1000
Rahul D Samant USA 1981 10000
Raymond Mendonca Dubai 1985 2500
Ivor Albuquerque Canada 1985 2000
Trevor Athaide India 1974 3000
Leon Curzai India 1974 3000
Anonymous USA 1985 5000
Vinay Hebber USA 1987 3000
Umesh Chaddha India 1974 5000
Hoshi Panthaki Australia 1977 6539.20
Julian Rego Australia 1974 3500
Carmo D'cruz USA 1975 4400
Ashley Everest Pereira USA 1985 1000
Marcellus Gomes India 1976 2000
Santosh Shetty Canada 1975 2500
Sorab Mistry Singapore 1967 10000
Atish Bangara USA 1987 5000
George Thomas USA 1991 6600
Anonymous USA 1976 4500
Frank Mascarenhas India 1963 1000
Niraj Shirgaokar 1001
Vinay Pinto India 1986 2000
Sanat V Shetty 5000
Colin Rebello India 1974 5000
Raphie Donald India 5000
Denis Donald India 1977 5000
TOTAL COLLECTED 138286.20 18003 17602 173891.20


Payments made:


Date SESSA a/c BHFH a/c Joe a/c
20/02/2007 Rs.19,500
13/02/2007 Rs.5,000
7/3/2007 Rs.59,847
28/03/2007 Rs.22,400
5/5/2007 Rs.15,000
20/06/2007 Rs.6,539.20
12/07/2007 Rs.10,000
Rs.18,003 Rs.17,602
TOTAL Rs.138,286.20 Rs.18,003 Rs.17,602



60 YEARS OF SERVICE AND NO RESPECT?

My Beloved MC Members!

A man serves 60 years to the School and but gets no respect?. Please come together to ensure that Joe gets all the assistance he deserves.

The alumni members are here to support but those on the ground need to hit the ground running.

'Gadi patri se nikal chuki hain - Ab aap ke upar hain agar use padkna chahte hain ya wahi khade rahna chahta hain'

I know we can do better!

Regards.

Master P. N. Rai

Master P. N. Rai
FACES OF STANISLAUS HEALTHCARE
ST. STANISLAUS EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
By ‘The Stanislaus HealthCare Project Team’
Master P.N.Rai
As he walked through the corridors of St. Stanislaus once again, He was greeted by a familiar face who addressed him as Sir, “Good Morning Master Rai”. Who can forget this Moped loving Hindi Teacher of Ours? One more time he sat in a Stanislaus Classroom as if he had joined this great school only yesterday.

This simple man was happy to note that the alumni had thought about creating a healthcare program. A much needed program he added for existing and retired teachers.

As the layers of time peeled by we could see that his eyes were moist and his voice a little choked with emotion. The beauty of today is that we can look back in time and remember the simplicity of days gone by. Today Master Rai has traded his moped for a bicycle – A Simple Man Indeed …. (Read more about Master Rai )

St. Stanislaus Ex-Students Association E-mail: healthcare@stanislites.org
St. Stanislaus High School, SSESA Lead: Mr. Gerry Mascarenhas Bandra,India
Hill Road, Bandra, Mumbai-400 050 Lead Volunteer: Mr. Vikram Moorjani-Los Angeles, USA
India

Master Dev Sharma

Master Dev Sharma
FACES OF STANISLAUS HEALTHCARE
ST. STANISLAUS EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
By ‘The Stanislaus HealthCare Project Team’
Master Devraj Sharma


Master Dev Sharma – A man who influenced so many of us is perhaps the undisputed heavyweight champion of St. Stanislaus High School.

Age has not withered the heart or soul of this veteran. Having spent thirty years at Stanislaus High he finally hung up his boots in 2000 retiring as its Supervisor of the School. Who can forget the ‘Jodi’ of Master Sharma and Master Rai – His love for Pan – His trademark Silver Metal Belt and Black Boots? And for so many of us who were on that unforgettable trip to Nepal in the 80’s. He remains until today a beautiful part of many of our school years.

The Activist that he is, Sharma Sir was already aware about our Healthcare Project. He expressed concern that our target was only one lakh, He said son; I think you need to raise more than one lakh rupees for this program to cover the many existing/retired teachers? As usual, he is right on the money but as another wise man has said, ‘Success comes in Baby Steps’.

Anecdotes, Memories began to flow as the hour went by - Sharma Sir provided us valuable feedback and wished us great success in our endeavor. In his inimitable style, he left us with these last words.

‘Yaddon Ka Caravan, Kuch Yuhi Chalta Rahen (Let the Journey of Memories continue)
Khudah Ka Shukr Hai, Aap Ne Humme Yaad Kiya (Thanks to the Lord, You remembered us)
Zindagi Ka Safar, Bus Kuch Isi Tarah Chalta Rahen’ (Let the Journey of Life be in this vain)

Thank You Sir, Thank You For the Memories!

(Read more about Master Dev Sharma)



ST. STANISLAUS EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

St. Stanislaus High School Email: healthcare@stanislites.org
Hill Road, Bandra SSESA Lead - Gerry Mascarenhas – Bandra, Mumbai
Mumbai 400050 Lead Volunteer – Vikram Moorjani – Los Angeles, CA

Joseph Aran SJ

Joseph Aran SJ

FACES OF STANISLAUS HEALTHCARE



ST. STANISLAUS EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
As Narrated to The Stanislaus HealthCare Project Team

Juse Luis Aran SJ

My childhood was smooth sailing. My boyhood was a concatenation of a devil-may- care exploits that often made my mother cry, "Son you are killing me with your shocking behavior"! I really could not see what was so terrible with "bunking school", smoking on the quiet (rinsing my mouth on a fountain nearby before entering home), and playing football as long as there was daylight -after all I was convinced I'd make it to Barcelona F.C.

By the time I was 16 I gave up smoking and I was in the team of my small hometown. As for school, I avoided studying like the pest, kept on failing until my father threatened me to remove me from school. Never believed him He had been an orphan and education meant for him next to godliness.

But I failed again and one evening I came home and was told: "See on your bed, if the boiler suit fits you". I gave my parents great marks for acting...! But next morning they really imposed it, I was sent to the Factory of "Fabray Coats" (they have sister concerns in Mumbai and Madurai!). The G.M. was a personal friend of my father; He had requested him to send me to the "battans", the lowest department of the thread making section!! I was two months over the legal age to start work at that time in Spain, 14 years!! I look back to the "lesson" my Dad taught me with real gratitude in my heart!

When I became infatuated with Anna-Mari my fellow workers noticed it and......great tradition the world over! ragged me no end "Without finishing your studies you can marry her and with your present salary, live under the railway bridge!" It was Rs.7.80 a week! The year l947.

I hated the ragging but I was smart enough to realize that it was true. Stung to the quick, I asked my Dad to be allowed to go back to school. Sure, he said, you can go on working and go to the night school" My pride was my best counselor that time! I did just that! But now my Dad, quietly spoke to the M.G. and I was transferred to the Office -again to the lowest post, obviously! I never guess my Dad's manipulations, but he seemed to have realized I had become somewhat serious... I was 17.

Around that time I had been invited for a trial game on the grounds of a third (or forth) team in Barcelona. But I missed my appointment. The week after that I went to make a retreat and I felt that I was being invited to play the game of life under a very different Captain: the Lord Jesus! That was the beginning of a U Turn in my life!

It was while working in that Office that one afternoon the Barcelona News paper "La Vanguardia" arrived with Ghandiji's photo in the front page...I read quotations in the inside pages. I said to myself: "A country that can produce such giants has to be terrific: I want to go there".

The U Turn was almost complete now.

I joined the Jesuits in Veruela (Aragon) and then asked to be sent to India.
After a lot of waiting and begging, my request was granted. I left from Gibraltar, on a Polish ship, the Battori" and reached Bombay the 7th of Feb. 1953.

From that day onwards there NEVER was a point of looking back!

I am very sanguine by character, and I loved with passion many things... LIFE ITSELF! I soon realized that if education was to be really effective, it had to be EDUCATION FOR LIFE. That has been my greatest passion in my life as a teacher. In other words that the fullness of life "the training of the mind, subjects... But in the training of the heart as well, (handling of emotions, learning to love meaningfully, finding for your self what is really meaningful and satisfying)

You want to know why I won't go back to Spain?

I found ample scope in our country to share the fullness of life in the warmth and friendliness and open mindedness of our people I am VERY happy here! Jai Hind!!.

 



ST. STANISLAUS EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

St. Stanislaus High School Email: healthcare@stanislites.org
Hill Road, Bandra SSESA Lead - Gerry Mascarenhas – Bandra, Mumbai
Mumbai 400050 Lead Volunteer Vikram Moorjani Los Angeles, CA

SHE DESERVES OUR SUPPORT: Teacher Rose D'sa

Teacher Rose D’sa


She deserves our support
Tenure: 1961-1985 Class Teacher Std. III and IV

Teacher Rose D’sa was born in Nerul in Goa on 11th November 1927 and the family moved to Karachi. In 1944 the family moved to Bombay..

Teacher Rose completed her matriculation from St. Joseph’s Convent Bandra. She started her Senior secondary Teachers Training at St. Sebastian Goan High School and completed the training at Carmel Convent in Bandra.

Teacher Rose began teaching at 22 years at St. Sebastian School which was located across St. Stanislaus. She taught at this free school for ten years. The school was meant for the poor and no fees were charged. When St. Sebastian closed down the then Principal Fr.Casale absorbed her into St. Stanislaus in 1961. Teacher Rose taught till 1985 completing 24 years of service at St. Stanislaus.

Teacher Rose is fondly remembered as a kind and genteel teacher. She taught all subject including Games but excluding PT, Marathi and Drawing. She was Class teacher of Stds. III and IV

Teacher Rose took up teaching because she loved children and she enjoyed interacting with them. She is unmarried and lives in Bandra with her brother Joachim who has retired.

Teaching has given Teacher Rose a sense of fulfillment. She firmly believes that no child should be left behind. She held special classes for students who were economically weak and those with poor academic performance.

St. Stanislaus to Teacher Rose was an extension of her home where the staff was like family. The atmosphere in the staff room was beautiful and homily and the secondary and primary teachers were always together.

Teacher Rose thinks St. Stanislaus is special because at the time the school cared for the welfare of the teachers at school as well as at home. The school was loyal and caring to the teachers and the teachers had a sense of belonging.

Some things Teacher Rose would have like to see changed at St. Stanislaus are the reduction in the size of classes so that the teacher could give special attention to both the slow and quick learner.

She would have preferred if the school switched to green boards instead of black boards and the writing chalk that affected the eyes and throats of teachers was replaced with a healthier alternative. She feels the school should keep the students connected with the happenings in the world even in the lower classes. She feels education should not be one-dimensional and students must not be isolated from present day realities. She always shrived to inculcate human values and courtesy in her students

Teacher Rose strongly feels the school must discourage learning by rote and must encourage students to think. Free expression by students must not be suppressed and students must be encouraged to speak out.

Some things Teacher Rose wishes the school can do are
1. The School sensitizes students to the plight of their less fortunate fellow students.
2. Teach students to think of and help fellow students.
3. Discourage labeling of students which is disabling. Tags like “clumsy boy” or “duffer” can scar the child for life.

At 80 Teacher Rose is still very active with her Prayer Group and Small Christian Community. She regularly visits the hospital bound and the house bound with her group. Presently teacher Rose faces serious challenges daily while managing her daily life particularly the cost of the numerous medications she has to buy all with her meager pension of Rs 1880 per month. In spite of these difficulties he is always cheerful.

Teacher Rose is fond of chicken souffles. She also likes a good old Irish stew. Her hobby is collecting Books of quotations. She likes to embellish the cards she sends her friends and relatives with decorations and quotations.

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Faces of Healthcare-A Few Good Men

End of an Era-Joe RIP

JOE WE WILL MISS YOU

We regret to inform you that Joe Maumkel passed away on July 16th 2007. His funeral service was held on July 17th 2007 at 4.15pm at St. Peters Church Bandra.

In 1947 Kippary Alphonse Maumkel arrived to work at St. Stanislaus at the age of 17. The Spanish Jesuits at the time found his name a tongue twister and started referring to him as Joe, Joseph being his father's name.

Joe was fondly known as Dr.Joe for his skill while attending to our wounds or administering us a tetanus injections when we journeyed through St. Stanislaus High School . He will also be remembered for bringing the world to us through Visual Instructions (VI) in the school hall.

He was a simple man who served St. Stanislaus for 60 years doing these seemingly simple tasks with a smile.

The Legacy of the St. Stanislaus Staff Healthcare Initiative belongs to Joe. We thank Dr. Joe for providing us the inspiration to do good.

May Golden Joe's noble soul rest in eternal Peace...and his dedication be a becon for all ...he was an enigma... a true Stanislite...BORN FOR GREATER THINGS

Our Deep condolences to his family.

The Evergreens

Dear Stanislites,

We the Ex-Teachers of St. Stanislaus are happy to call ourselves “The Evergreens”. There is a lesson if you recall on “The Evergreens”. We are bestowed with a similar Blessing.

From the snaps you see all of us have gladly welcomed two Teachers who retired this year. Teacher Maria D'souza (Secondary) and Teacher Eugene de Souza (Primary).

We love to date, chat and eat healthy all in two hours of gathering off and on. We bubble with laughter and life. We forget our aches, pains and inabilities. We find great joy in meeting and recalling past moments at St. Stanislaus. Hilarious are we, always assuring one another that we are there for U.

We thanks two Stanislites for sponsoring our Teachers Day lunch at “Barbeque Nation”, Bandra. We the Golden girls feasting on the Golden Goose. Lucky Dip; made some winsome. But a memento was given to each one to take home uplifting the spirit.

It is at these times we realize how lucky we are to have our students who still care. Thank You for your thoughtfulness while sponsoring our Medical Insurance last year. We are gratefull that you will continue your support this year too. It is said Bloom where you are planted; We say a little prayer for each one of you to bloom where ever you are. We returned home with energy, enthusiasm and a silent prayer....

Prayer for Generosity

Dear Lord, teach me to be generous;

Teach me to serve you as you deserve;

To give and not to count the cost;

To fight and not to heed the wounds;

To toil, and not to seek for rest;

To labor, and not to ask for any reward -

except that of knowing that I am doing your holy will.

                                                           ~St. Ignatius of Loyola

 

Thank You and God Bless

Your Teachers