Soba.America.E-Newsletter.2017

inspired him to seek to become a doctor and change lives. He also expressed his dream
that these scholarships will not only provide financial help to the recipients, but will also
inspire and motivate the entire student body and make the kind of difference that he
experienced some twenty-five years ago. He re-iterated SOBA America’s mission of
giving back in order to help change lives of students in a positive way.
Bishop Immanuel Bushu gave closing remarks at the end of the awards ceremony. He
thanked SOBA America for their kindness and challenged all other SOBA braches in
Cameroon and around the world to follow SOBA America’s example and leadership and
create similar annual occasions. “Let us also have SOBA UK Day, SOBA General Day
and other SOBA Days in Sasse every year,” he said.
THE AWARDS:
Fifty (50) students received awards in the presence of most of their parents. The awards
were divided into three major categories. Need based awards were given to students
with passing averages, who had demonstrated financial need in an essay submitted
during the selection process. Several students from each of Forms 2,3,4,5 and Upper
sixth received these awards. Some of the stories in their essays were heartbreaking, to
say the least.
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