Niagara Toronto 2023
The class of 2000, USA and Canada Group are pleased to invite you all to USA/Canada Joint Reunion in Niagara Toronto 2023.
Spero Meliora....was the parting motto from the yearbook of the class of 2000 when these brave and adventurous young men and women left UCH, Ibadan, for the last time as medical students. We have since spread all over the globe. Yes, we always hoped for better things; yes, we always aspire for greater things.
We will continue to aspire to greater things until our very last breath. That is who we are.
But as Guillaume Apollinaire famously said, ' Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.'
Friends in the class of 2000 are hoping we will all take a pause together and share some fun together with family and friends in Niagara Toronto 2023.
Behold the class of 2000
Behold the class of 2000
Behold the Y2K class.
Group A96: Folks were known as the notorious , trouble making, shan't gree bunch. They were said to be responsible for two month delay in graduation.
Group B96: A nest of very diverse feathers: from its fair share then of nursing mummies to anointed men and women of God.
Group C96: Dominant for deleting genes then.
Group D96: Due to holding sway as hall executives, held the whole ABH to ransom on their outside posting.
BDS 96 : Where do we start from, .....the absent 'phantom heads', doing medicine and surgery posting for 10 months or doing three (3) major exams all within one calender year. Well, what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger. We are indeed Dentists for all seasons.
Here we were , UCH 96 set, with all our warts and all.
Welcome to Niagara Toronto 2023.
Meet old friends.
Catch up on old gists.
Stroll down memory lane with old pals.
Set up a new network.
Give back to Ibadan and Nigeria.
Get CME points.
Let your kids meet other kids of like mind.
Let your family soak in the holiday fun of Dubai.
Relax
Queen Victoria Park, Niagara
COMMITTEES
There are committees that we need to set up and fill including :
Central organising committee
Local organising committees
Logistics
Event planning
Out-reach committee
Finance Committee
Auditors
Please feel free to nominate yourself or others.
FORCED NOMINATIONS
Most of the initial nominations are forced nominations. Apologies for anyone who feels offended by the absence of prior notification. This was done to start the ball rolling and , hopefully as the dust settles, we will be able to sort out all the nominations and volunteers.
Thank you
REASONS NOT TO ATTEND:
Is there a good excuse?
(Copied and shared here)
If you are not coming to the reunion, you need a good excuse and a note from your Mom. The following reasons have been tried and are unacceptable.
Excuse #1: I'm overweight.
Rebuttal: You're not alone. Have you seen some of our pictures on facebook
Excuse #2: I'm a different person than I was in high school
Rebuttal: Lucky for you, we ALL are. Let's face it: we could only have improved.
Excuse #3 I don't look as good as I'd like. I (choose one or more) am bald, have wrinkles, saddlebags, grey hair and no one will recognize me.
Rebuttal: Guess what! You won't recognize anyone else, either. Using the reunion committee as a representative sample, our whole class looks like a "before" photo in a plastic surgery ad.
Excuse #4: I'm not successful. I'm not (choose one or more) a nobel laureate, a billionaire, a model, or a Governor .
Rebuttal: You'll be pleasantly surprised to find how much everyone has matured. We may be plump and wrinkled (see Excuse #3, above) but we're not stupid. Money is not success.
Excuse #5: I was not in a popular clique in school
Rebuttal: Now that we're old and smart, those cliques have dissolved just like the superficialities they were based on. The only cliques you'll notice at the reunion will be the sound of your joints as you walk around.
