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The Magnificence-N-Vigor

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Cheers!  

The National Launching of the Golden Jubilee with LESA USA, Inc. 

 June 15-17, 2012

Celebrating 50 Years of Golden Excellence

At the 13th Annual Convention.

 

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Hello, from LESA USA:  

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Come on board as we give you a virtual ride with an overview of Charlotte 2012. Founded in 1963, Our Lady of Lourdes College, Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon will be a Golden 50 in 2013.  This clarion call journey to Charlotte brings you closer to the destination on  January 5, 2013 for the momentous celebration in Cameroon. The triumphant striving, thriving and driving from USA is quintessential LESA USA! Ride on.

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Ovation to Magnificence-N-Vigor, the radiance and brilliance of Keynote Speaker, Dr. Kimberly Hunley,  complement the  milestone moment. Get to know her power of passion and performance in the Gala section by clicking the link to her background. For a sneak sighting, check out the gallery and the swirling picture number 23 where it would be happening with Cameroon's Mbu Gapp'z stirring the  soul of musical theater.

As formidable women go, LESAN Sister Mary Njende Ouabo from LESA Bafoussam will be gracing the house with the significance of Lourdes Legacy dating back in the day.    ALADI is never old; like good wine, Lourdes' graduates get better with age. Smile.  

 

Cheers!  The   flavor and fervor of LESA USA' Inc's services are  distinguishably recognized and desired by the international public as the first and bankable LESA brand in Africa Diaspora.  Once more, the Ladies of the Golden Scepter  rise to deliver the passport to our next generation of women: holistic education to the girl child.  The depth of the program is as rich as the breadth enlivens and enlightens.  At the end of this Keepsake Guide, see right on the African Memory Game to appreciate the diversity of substance for the entire family.

In our rock-forward-steady 13 years of service delivery, LESA USA has earned the public trust and we meet  our stewardship responsibility to our Alma Mater. With concrete evidence,  Ladies of the Golden Scepter collectively net more than their equitable score at the Jubilee Project Goal: Building the Staff Quarters.
  
So your every mile with us, in your own best way - morally, mentally, spiritually,  physically  through a captivating journey to  LESA USA's  AGM 2012 from June 15-17 - is an investment in  posterity: ensuring a better future for the girl child, a dynamic and priceless asset for the nation, Africa and the world.

 

At various goal-outcome depots, travelers and revelers can be moved to wonder how the blend of substance and style has been effortlessly possible.  

Well, in view of our unbeatable track record,  positive mind-set attracts same and it makes the difference. Once more, let the healthy and positive mind come along and you are in for the  Happy Circle of LESA USA's family, fans and friends. No gap for a dull lull or digression that does not matter for a goal. Uplift a cause, herald contributions, reach out with a touch that rekindles humanity.  Hence, purposefully driven,  enjoy the Magnificence-in-Vigor.      

 

The Traditional 30 day free-style fun in Daily Morale Rooster has began. It is the Sister2Sister  Countdown  


Forward Focused 
                                
 
Enaka Yembe
Dr. Enaka Yembe, President of LESA USA, Inc.
Captain of the SET Team. 

Leading by example, Dr. Yembe raises the bar and the roof in deliverable outcomes. From the SET Team and the Ladies of the Golden Scepter, Thank You community, patrons and donors. As your partner in the ride to service, LESA USA appreciates your out-stretched hand. We pledge to keep the faith, honor the promise, and maintain public confidence with accountability.   
 Six Million Donated
Given and Counting.
 
The  Golden Jubilee Goal of Building the Staff Quarters was commissioned by His Grace, Archbishop Cornelius Esua as a shared responsibility of all former students.  LESA USA Inc. has delivered its initial contribution and counting.  YesBeyond the talk, the walk is evident.  Please  click on the link below for the Appreciation Letter from the Steering Committee of Our Lady of Lourdes Golden Jubilee.
Consistent Commitment to Cause is the vital sign of  a healthy foundation rooted in unflappable principles and values.  LESA USA soars to the  13th Year defined by cornerstone  legacies charted by indelible leadership. We ride on the path championed by:
 
Call Jane
Anchang-Okebugwu, The Water Project
 
Call Evelyn
 Ndikum-Anoma, Water Project Manager
 
Call Leonie
Mpafe-Samuto, The Scholarship
 
Thank You

 

Was Friday Night a Treat or the Surreal Materialized?!

  

 Rise &  Shine on June 16 , 2012.
 Sunrise

The skyline of Charlotte, NC at sunrise  

 

 

Run with Kila

 

 

Thumps-Up to Kila "Aunty Kils" Fobi, President of LESA Georgia, the Dynomites.

  

Aunty Kils from the  Inspirationals DNA transformed  the art of innovative fund-racing and fun-raising to a science of winning pre-dance formula.

 

Runner
Runner1You can contribute to the 5KRace through a class, dormitory, an individual conducting a fundraiser, or to the main page. When you reach the link, you will  find  the options.

Animated RunnerClick on: Race for the Girl Child

Don't forget to register if you will be in Charlotte.



  
 
Freedom Park 

Venue of the Race:

 Join LESANS at Freedom Park

 

Thanks to all the kindred spirits whose spunk as  donors, sponsors, and physical sprinters on Saturday morning is  creating history! Your sportsmanship  adds a block to the Staff Quarters, which will enhance the learning environment and assistance to students in Lourdes.    

O my, replenish the  body with a balanced dealer.
Breakfast....and it is free as a package deal.
Breakfast
  

 

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Next, a new standard set: moving beyond the confine to define community partnership in the mission.  

Biblical Saying
The LESA AGM Mass
 Saint Ann Catholic Church
At  St. Ann Catholic Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Fellowship with the Comity of the Faithful.
  
Cherish the collegiality with March Past by Branches and Special Ladies. The  Branches are Back and Bigger! BBB

 

 
LESA USA 13 Annual General Meeting.
Conference Room
In the Conference Room at Renaissance Suites Hotel

The civility of  cultured minds underlines deliberations on LESA USA matters and reports.  

 

Empowerment and Themed Sessions with Public Participation are part of the mission to connect with the community we live in. We have a precedent that depicts the extended worthiness of LESA USA's AGM. Turning Point   

Permit your imagination to envelope a Golden Era when Chivalry was alive and kicking. So there would be  Gentlemen  traveling from afar, not exactly on horses, and those who live in North Carolina.  Hold the thought, it is in the works!  They are knights deserving the  acknowledgments.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 
Mr. George and Mrs Christine Aganifor 
Cha-cha-cha, Ma Christine and Father's Day champagne toaster - LESAN in-law Ni George Aganifor in Milwaukee 2011.

Gentlemen, a hail and hearty spot for you who travel to lend your presence, which is etched in our hearts.  Thanks. 

 Champagne

  

 

Hear
The Pubic Heard.

From Cameroon on January 28 to the Diaspora on February 11, 2012, the Lourdes Golden Jubilee Fabric has been unveiled. No second chance to make a first impression?

 

LESA USA, Inc hit it off the ballpark on the First Impression in the Diaspora on February 11 at its  branch level Valentine's Day Golden Jubilee kick-off.

 

Below, Mommy Lu -Lucia Chuo - addressed Maryland, DC and Virginia supporters and donors, and also guests from out of town. 
  Mommy Lu
 LESA GEORGIA
Above: LESA Georgia, the Dynomites.
Congratulations

 

LESA USA Convention Gala in Charlotte   

Ready? On your right, there is a PHOTO GALLERY and see number 23! Click MyTurn   

 

  
Gala Dancing

  


Another distinction that sets LESA USA miles ahead is unfailing self-reliance.  You bet, we depend on in-house talents for chairpersons of LESA USA AGMs.

 

 Yaya Navti Abongwa

Abigail Navti Yaya Abongwa 

Taking care business and steering the goodwill, the detail-oriented Vice President of LESA USA, Inc. is the Chairperson overseeing the art of delivering each moment. You are in fine hands with Yaya.

 

The Gala's design, par none, takes flight with  fancy. The choice - from table pieces to the program - projects the seduction of sheer pleasure that relaxes and soothes the  mind, body and soul. No harried expectation or pressure is mounted on a  single person to donate to make up for any gap between hype and outcomes. In fact, there is no fundraising.  Patrons and guests ought to experience undiluted glamour in its purest translation.         

 

If you think the ballroom swirls, when crooner Mbu Gapp'z takes to the Mic with diverse genres, swirling merges with swooning! with operatic  finesse.

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Mbu Gapp'z (African folklore in tradition of spraying). 

 

    

Swing (Mbu Gapp'z) 
Mbu Gapp'z (Leaving Tradition to Swing)

 

On your exquisite gala table, you will find the LESA USA Magazine heralding 50 Years of Golden Excellence and the unveiling of the Magazine by LESA USA  patrons. Curiously stricken? The the pomp and pageantry is anyone's guess.     

 

A shout to in-house talent Abam Mambo-Doh, the Magazine Doyenne. Clap! again,  Abam was recently admitted to the United States Supreme Court bar. Our PRO,  Jackie Jua
is in line! Lourdes has talents!

The Publisher of the LESA USA Jubilee Magazine is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief  of Dunia Magazine. Who is the Lady? A Lady of the Golden Scepter:
Lema Abeng-Nsah. Considering that at the hour of midnight it  is Father's Day,  please visit the site and read why African men make..... click Good husbands. 

 

 

 

Keynote  Speaker Extraordinaire 

Dr. Kimberly Hunley in the House

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Thrilling until 4 am in the hotel's ballroom, among the cliffhanger at the Gala is the Awards. Nobody knows who has won but the results are in.
 
The Gala is the Night when definition of the best is still an understatement.  


The Next Day: Sunday June 17

Barbeque is holding its own earn of the thrill  but this year it comes with caveat. Unconventional  sports on the spot with a variety of family-friendly and user-inviting challenge to rave and roar. Add this to the challenge of the senses.

  

Africa Memory Games

 

Know the brain behind it, the purpose, and take a tour for the   fun of learning. Click on Africa 

 

We hope you have enjoyed your virtual ride with an overview of the standard-setting program in Charlotte. You may save the Keepsake Companion and come back at it at your leisure. Explore the links and extend your taste for the best and tell the rest about the zest and zeal coming up in Charlotte.

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The Splendid and the Spectacular.   

 

  At the center of it all:

 

 God is Love

             

Sunset Over Charlotte

 

At the end of the momentous weekend, as the sun sets over Charlotte, have a safe return and we pray for travel mercies. 

Visit our New Website

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Charlotte

 

LESA USA Inc. - SAVE THE DATE!
The Lesan World and Beyond.
Save the Date with LESA USA Inc.
 June 15-17, 2012

 

From air and land, bevy of ladies alight in Queen City as early as Friday morning. A welcome package greets each as they  check in their suites and/or connect in bosom quarters.  

 

The breathtaking environs tickle the fun at heart while the outdoor delights with  delicacies   invoke the passion of living. It is, therefore, understanding to let down the hair and let the good times roll.  Inspire and be inspired...soar with LESA USA.

 

Rennaissance Suite Outdoors

  

Buoyed by the zeal  as more  come on board, the Host Chapter  will  make special accommodation for group rate because the block rooms, per contractual agreement with the hotel, are booked solid.   

 

Weary not, the longing for a good time is your right. Yes, our hospitality extends to the positive at heart.   

 

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. Ella Wheeler.

 

While in Charlotte, if it is not fun, you may not be doing it the right way. Make your reservation through the hotel's  website, courtesy LESA USA.   

 

 

Click below:

Reserve-to-Preserve    

   

HAPPY CIRCLE WOMAN
You are in the Happy Circle of LESA USA's family, fans and friends.

 

Staying focused on the goal is the enduring quality of leadership and sisterhood. One year ago in Milwaukee 2011, the energy created in light of possibilities is being translated to productivity through synergy. A year later, LESA USA is better and stronger with vital harmony.

    

Flashback.

LESA USA 2011
Sisterly Act: LESA USA 2011

  

  

  Friday Night

 June 15, 2012.

 

Pal and Pool Party! from mid-day.

Indoor Pool

The glitterati is on in your bathing gear that certifies you as a lifer for combining the elements of supreme poolside amenities to create the ultimate daylife experience.  

  Pool Party Food

This unrivaled informality  delivers a variety of experiences - whether it is chilling over cocktails in the poolside lounge, relaxing from a choice spot,  or basking in the party scene on the main pool deck.    

  

As the clock goes past 6pm.  

 

Heightened anticipation punctuates the air! Dames and gents attired in African couture with voices and renditions reflecting Africa's  rich heritage.

                       

7pm 

 The flair of the Cultural Soir�e exudes  charms that naturally unfold with  serenading live music by Petit Le Gro.  Graceful Gravitas conveys the meaning of basking under the warmth of serenity in real time.

 

For real, the troupes are the branches!     

The pleasure is yours on this opening and enveloping night. Living it up on Memory Lane  is a guarantee and every inch to our signature: Ladies of the Golden Scepter with the courage of Esther, which is the warranty.

Ester

 Golden Scepter

   

Oh when the Ladies of the Golden Scepter Go Marching In:

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Bernadette

       Rosary 

 

Immaculata 1

  

O Lord, You want to be a member and in the number of  LESA USA, Inc's family of branches, friends, patrons and  supporters.

 

 Sparks

 

Where the  Sparks of Joie de Vivre blend with a Conscientious Call for Cause. 

 

Keeping the Flame.

 

Torch

 

bullet  Inter-dormitory and batch presentation of pre-AGM fundraising by aptitude, and delivery with attitude that raises the  altitude of sisterly hilarity. Mastermind Christine Nkwain chairs the cheers.

  

bulletTaking the floor, the branches performances invented by free and fun for the free and fun loving! Boy, you bet! Go girls!  

 

bulletMaintaining the roots of Motherland, Fashions and Talents of Nouvelle Generation with Aretha Makia on the catwalk. There we go....African kids born in the USA have it! 

 African Youths 

 

Courtesy Racine Foundation on Little African Prince and Princess - Malaika African Cultural Pageant contest in Maryland 2012.   

  

 

Give it up for the Advance Engineers of You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet! When you click the link below, what do you see in the Video on your left? Come on board with a brand name that builds up. Go to:

 wwwCarolinaDamesPrepared

 

  The Range of Experience   

  

Heard about the innovation by the Inspirationals? The Room Parties have taken lives of their own, complete with incorporated good times unlimited. O yes, you may need liability insurance against fun, which will cover merriment withdrawal syndrome on Monday morning. Classy Nerds are poised, meaning positioned to  displace the Inspirationals by offering vivacious stocks that whet the appetite of the most voracious seeker of laissez les bons temps rouler - let the good times roll.

 

Two Janes  

 

Party makers,  watch out for the two Janes: Mrs Bangang and Mrs Okebugwu of the Bastos Class. Gauging from their sheer ability to generate excitements, they can  easily steal the show! 

 

  

Youth is part of the sum.   

  

Designed for youth is an understatement. If you can afford not to leave your child behind, the  convention is family-friendly with differentiated age-oriented engagements, including the Explore Charlotte Excursion.   By now, Stephanie and Jasmine can as well lead by virtue of their status as  Lesanette Convention Veteran.

 

 

History made with bottom-line; not claimed by fanfare.

 

In February 2012 LESA USA's Branch, LESA DC -  The Awesomes,  created history in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area by shattering all records at its Golden Jubilee Launching.

 

 In the  league of  superlatives, 400 plus tickets sold for a one-night event. With the average of $75 per person,  the ballroom was full. No event in the DMV can top it, wait for the Awesomes next year. The most table sold and cheers to:

Adeline

 Ekaney and Larry Ekaney

Awesome Larry

Larry Ekane

  Emcee of History-Making.

Picture taken at MsJoe's when she hosted the DC Awesome Christmas event in December 2011; not at the Valentine Gala.

 

Seeing is believing and facts are key. For the next history-making in the Maryland, DC and Virginia area, save the date: The Awesome Valentine's Day  Extravaganza on Saturday February 9, 2013.

AWESOME


Confident of meeting LESA USA's shared responsibility toward the Golden Jubilee Project, a portion of the ticket sales was earmarked for Special Gift to Lourdes. The surprise beautifies.

            Encore, Say it Again!
DC Awesome 


Sister Bea

  

Show or sew your styles. At the center is Sister Bea Mouapi of the "Golden Jubilee Fabric Distribution Center." Do not leave summer 2012 without it and do not wear it before January 5, 2013.

  

Fabric

The LEVY is a Pride to Be.

Once more, LESA USA, Inc is rising with due diligent outreach to former students pay  the levy of $40 each - it benefits the Golden Milestone.

Tegies

Mary "Tegies" Tegomoh

(Above) upped the standard of beyond the call of duty. The Levy Leveraged Lady - LLL  rocks!

  

Within a month, LESA USA members doled and Tegies  transferred the individual payments to the Steering Committee of the Golden Jubilee. Still counting as more members step up, before we sit down with that smile of accomplishment, Well Done Tegies!  

Footsteps

What a 12 month period in LESA USA. Only  one set of foot prints  signifying a unison of purpose with peace and tranquility that beget more.

  

Lord Hear Us

Lord Graciously Hear Us 

Mathilda Bessong Mathilda Bessong

She is the Pearl of Wisdom and Today's Mass Chronicler.   

  

Looking back,  the miles covered and goals netted warrant you to kick back your shoes and surprise  yourself yonder at the 13th AGM.

MemoryLane 

  

Nsai and Zippi

Yes, LESAN sisters from other LESAN organizations had a ball with the zest and zeal. From left, Nsai from Germany and Zippi, President of LESA Canada.

  

The Legacy of Lourdes 

  

First Batch

Some members of the pioneering batch of 1963 and graduating class of 1968.
 

 

Student Welfare Committee  

Today's Student's Welfare Committee. 

 

At the end of journey to LESA USA 13th AGM, this is why:  

Giving Back

 

Exhilarating, Empowering, Entertaining, Enchanting.
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The Splendor of Charlotte 2012
Diamond

LESA STUDENT
Little Miss Fokum.

The Africa Memory Game will be in Charlotte.
Upholding the Cause and Dignity of the Girl Child in Africa.

Connecting to our Faith.
 
Hail Mary
Students

 


  

  

DR. Nicoline Ambe
The efficient Dr. Nicoline Ambe, the Secretary General of LESA USA, Inc.
Author, Speaker and Educator.
She is ready for the record.
See you in Charlotte June 15-17, 2012
Stay Blessed.
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Thank You, on behalf of the SET Team, Ladies of the Golden Scepter