The Queen’s College Old Girls Association, Abuja (northern church), has announced their plan to host its second “Blue Fair”.
Blue Fair is a platform that provides an opportunity for women and men in various industries and professional background to network.
The president of the association, Hajia Mairo Usman, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to Usman, the event which would be done in collaboration with the King’s College Old Boys Association.
She said that it would present chief executive officers, career men and women, aspiring change makers, among others.
The president added that the fair will provide opportunities for members and non-members to connect with peers, get mentored, build network, share success stories and more.
She noted that the association had also organised several activities both at the national and worldwide level, mostly in Lagos, to mark the school’s 95th Founder’s Day, which took place on Oct. 10.
Usman added that one of the activities was the inauguration of the Queen’s College N10 billion Endowment Fund for the benefit of the current staff and students of the school.
The plan is to build up this fund over the coming years to provide a solid base for sustainable development with sound investment and maintenance of infrastructure and human resources.
We are working with our school’s main stakeholder, the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Education, to achieve this.
As part of the 95th year Founder’s Day celebration, Walkathons were organised all over the world on Oct. 8 by the Queen’s College Old Girls.
Our Walkathon in Abuja, with starting point being Patrick Yakowa Street in Katampe, Abuja, was both fun and exhilarating and at the same time purposeful.
This is because the shirts we wore were also a fundraiser. What made the Abuja Walkathon different was because our dear brothers, King’s College Old Boys Association, were there to walk with us.
And so, given the difficulties of the last two years, during which we lost some members and relatives and have been socially distanced from our sisters.
We have again decided to organise the Blue Fair to provide support to each other materially, emotionally and mentally.
The Fair is scheduled to take place on Oct. 23, at the Maha Event Centre, Area 8 Recreation Park, Garki, Abuja.
Admission is free to members and non-members alike, she said.
According to Usman, there will be other activities of the day would include sales of goods and services by different organisations, raffle draw, games, children and adult activities, among others.