La Sallians preparing to celebrate 75 years in PNG

The National National
Children cooling off with juice as their parents host a fundraising drive to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the La Sallian movement in PNG. – Picture supplied

THE La Sallian movement is preparing to celebrate 75 years in Papua New Guinea in August.
The event will be held at De La Salle Secondary School, outside Port Moresby.
A fundraising drive started last Sunday at St John the Apostle Parish in Tokarara and will continue to other parishes within the National Capital District over the coming Sundays.
National coordinator Grace Wrakia said the first Australian De La Salle brothers arrived in the country in 1946.
“The Lasallian movement comprises teachers and educators at all levels of education who are partners of the De La Salle brothers,” she said. “We exist in 10 provinces in the country in all our regions.”
“As the partners in the schools they (De La Salle Brothers) teach in, the schools they no longer teach in and in schools that never heard of De La Salle brothers, we will come as one to celebrate.”
Wrakia said they planned to visit the Mainohana Secondary School in Kairuku, Central, to pay tribute to two pioneer teachers who were laid to rest there.
“It’s an important year for us and we invite ex-students, former teachers, current staff and students to attend and celebrate the programme at De La Salle Bomana.”