4457_How to animate the largest group of the Salesian Family?

August 4, 2017

By Mr. Alberto Alves Piedade
Asia-Oceania GEX councilor

Dili, Timor Leste, 4 August 2017 -- Almost 10 months after the successful Regional Congress of the Salesian Family Past Pupils in Dili, Timor Leste (October 2016) our Association is better equipped for the animation, formation and especially for the assistance to some EAO provinces to start the basic organization of Don Bosco Past Pupils.

Who are the Don Bosco Past Pupils (Alumni, Old Boys, Bosconians, Salesians)? This is one of the basic questions. We count about 15 millions of our former students all around the world, but the World Confederation of Don Bosco Past Pupils speaks about 100.000 (active) members only. What makes the difference? How to start a local unit (association) of Don Bosco Alumni? How to start the formation of our former Bosconians? How to involve actively within the Salesian Family?

Starting from the first animation of the World Vice-president of DB Alumni Mr. Angel Gudina visit to Thailand and Laos at the end of August, we try to help the Salesians SDB (our Delegates) and the DB Alumni in EAO region to growth in their identity, mission and closer communication and relations within the Salesian Family.

There are already many useful resources for the Alumni Association on the Boscolink - especially the power point presentation made for the EAO provinces:

Resources: Animation of Don Bosco Alumni in the EAO; World Association Statutes ed. 2015

We invite all our present and future SDB Delegates to get know our new Statutes (ed. 2015) and help to grow our Association along the seven goals: Growth in sustainable structures, Formation and training, Promotion of Young Past Pupils (GEX), Sound financial strategy, Family support, Commitment within the Salesian Family and Communication & External relations. Also our NewsFlash (bimonthly world wide digital magazine) is available online (Boscolink)