E. K. Datsa Memorial Endowment Fund

Dear Fellow Presecans:

We may have received the news of the passing of our beloved former headmaster E. K. Datsa. As customary in Ghana, donations are collected for the family during the funeral. I think this is the time that we can do something big to show the world the caliber of persons Odadee produced. This is not a class project....This is for all Presecans - those of us who where students during the Datsa years (Kwasi Beeko you benefited the most so cough-up) and those younger or older than the class of 1975.

To this direction, a group of us have decided for take the lead in collecting dontations for the late Headmaster Datsa's funeral. Donations may be deposited directly into Ghana Commercial Bank, Kejetia account number 6041020000207 to the attention of Laud Hammond, or through MoneyGram, Vigo, Samba and other remmitance channels that could be picked up at Ghana Commercial Bank Limited. (Please email Laud to alert him of your donation either through the Bank or via MoneyGram, Vigo, Samba, etc. at laudhamm@yahoo.co.uk).

Depending on how much is collected right before the funeral, 40 percent will be giving to the family and 60 percent used to set up the E. K. Datsa Memorial Endowment Fund (income from this will be used to award scholarships to needy students at Presec).

Because this is a major undertaken, we need help in staffing this projects. While Laud and his fellow bankers Sankah Martei and Emmanuel Quaye plus a non-banker may serve as Fund Managers, we will need seven dedicated contributors to serve as Trustees (the group that will be charged with offering the scholarships to the students). Detailed framework of the scholarship and criteria for the annual fund distribution will be forwarded to you in due course.

Please let us make ourselves proud by giving generously to the Datsa funeral and the E. K.Datsa Memorial Endowment Fund, and please pass this email along to friends and other Old Presecans who are not listed here and ask them to do the same. Laud will be updating us weekly on the totals received.

Thank you for enduring this long but worthwhile email.

--
Freddie Asinor, EdD, MS, MPH, CPHL
Baltimore, MD