28/08/2014
Yes yes. I know I know...
Somebody hasn't been doing any work, if at all regarding the alumni thing. And I'm guilty as charged.
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We are all civilised human beings and I'm sure you guys can cut me some slack. I have been busy ( I can be more convincing than this but it would take ages ).
I went into Harrow today and had a chat with the new Director for Marketing and Comm., Lucia. She's new to the school and is eager to get the alumni thing up and running. She and I both share the same ideas and belief toward this whole alumni association thing.
And I'll be coming here with regular updates on how everything is going.
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We've come to agree that the current database we have for the leavers is not as ideal and some email address left by graduates are no longer valid, which makes sending out emails to everyone difficult.
I'm still going to get the latest version of the database and send out emails, this time I'll see which ones bounces back and I will hunt you down if your email does get bounced. Be prepared if I message you on Facebook some point in the near future.
Lucia is going to talk to IT and see if they could setup a dedicated sub site on our harrowbeijing.cn website specifically for the alumni. Like a portal where all the graduates can login and see the latest news and events and have access to the entire alumni network's contacts.
Also as promised ages ago, regular gatherings should become a reality, but that is something slightly into the future.
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What to expect:
- A complete overhaul of the current leavers database, including the basics like name, email address, current university/employer and location
- A alumni portal ( we feel this is a great idea and will definitely push this forward as much as we can, but setting up a website takes time)
- For now regular updates from Facebook.
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Also a shout out to all graduates who are currently in Beijing and London, who is interested in helping out with the alumni association, I strongly feel that this time we will make it. Last time was when Mr. Farthing was leaving and there was no school staff that was keen on doing so and this time is different.
If you are interested in helping us out. Please send me a message on Facebook, I will see it promptly.
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This is probably the longest post yet, so I'll put you out of your misery by ending here.