The Dominica State College Alumni Association will host its 2026 book and stationery handover ceremony on Thursday, November 12, at the University of the West Indies campus in Roseau. The event runs from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and marks the conclusion of the association's annual drive to support students with learning materials.
At the ceremony, the association will formally recognise three primary schools that took part in or benefited from the drive. The names of the three schools were not included in the information available for this report, and the association is expected to announce them at the event.
The handover forms the final stage of the association's 2026 drive, which collects books and stationery for children whose families may find school supplies difficult to afford at the start of the academic year. Donation totals and the number of items collected were not reported in the material available, so the scale of this year's contribution has not yet been confirmed.
The Alumni Association's work reflects a wider community tradition in Dominica, where former students of local institutions often give back to primary schools in their own communities. Recognition ceremonies of this kind give public thanks to the schools and to the donors who made the drive possible, and they draw attention to the continuing need for educational resources across the island.
Members of the public, parents, teachers and school administrators are likely to be interested in the event, which is scheduled for late morning on a weekday. Further details, including the list of recognised schools and any final tallies of donated materials, may be published once the association releases them.
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