Mill Hill Past Pupils Association

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Welcome to the web site of the Past Pupils Association of St. Josephs College Freshford Co Kilkenny.

Introduction
The Past Pupils Association was formally launched at Freshford House, Kilkenny City on 28th March, 2003. The founding members had spent the previous months putting together a structure for the association, the creation of this website and the initial contacts with past pupils through press advertising and informal personal contacts.
Over a hundred former students attended the launch which was very rewarding for the unselfish and time consuming efforts of the organising committee.

Encouraged by this first assembly of Freshfordians, the PPA executive went on to organise a very successful golf outing in June at Portlaoise Golf Club, followed by the inaugural Reunion Dinner in November at the Newpark Hotel Kilkenny. In the space of less than one year, what might have been only an aspiration for many became a wonderful reality. We can all now contribute to the further development of the aim and activities of the Past Pupils Association.

Aims of the Association
The aims of the Past Pupils Association are
• to establish contact with students who attended Freshford
• to assist and support each other in our personal and professional lives
• in particular to assist and support our former classmates and colleagues who have continued to live and work to the spirit and reality of our Freshford calling – Amare et Servire ..to love and to serve.

It is hoped that, irrespective of where we find ourselves in terms of work and family life, that we can work together to help our missionary colleagues and friends to help them to fulfil their mission in the support of others. We can do this in a practical way by helping them implement some of their projects and by interacting with them socially when they come home, thereby providing a sense of family and togetherness into the future.

Mission Statement
We value the awareness of our need for one another and our desire to retain the memory and the spirit of our youthful calling in the service of others and endeavour to acknowledge in a practical way the positive contribution of our Freshford Alma Mater to our personal and professional lives.