What: St. Xavier’s College (Calcutta) Alumni Association (SXCCAA) presents Beyond Boundaries Chapter VII in association with The Telegraph
Where: London, the UK
When: October 6 to 10
What to expect: Beyond Boundaries, the international meet of St. Xavier’s alumni members from chapters all over the world, is hosting their seventh chapter this year in London. The five-day tour has been scheduled with a lot of events and sightseeing for the alumni members of the Xaverian family. Around 70 people from Kolkata will attend the event along with members of other chapters from all over the world. Apart from the London city tour, Oxford University tour and Windsor Castle tour as a part of sightseeing, the event will have an inauguration programme on Day 2. That will be followed by the Global Xaverian Award and felicitation ceremony of the awardees and a musical programme. Day 3 will have the Chapters’ Meet chaired by St. Xavier’s College (Kolkata) principal, Fr. Dominic Savio. This day will conclude with a celebrity talk show of eminent England cricketer Sir Geoffrey Boycott, a fashion show by designer Abhishek Dutta and a gala cocktail dinner. Other days will have sightseeing and lunch and dinner events.
Organiser speak: “Beyond Boundaries Chapter VII, our international meet, is happening again after 2016. The alumni association of St. Xavier’s College is organising this six years after our Toronto visit in 2016. We are extremely excited and the response from Xaverians and participants have been overwhelming. The pandemic has definitely strengthened the bond among the members. Beyond Boundaries VII is also one of the biggest fundraisers of SXCCAA and we are looking forward to a lot of fun and fellowship activities,” said Firdausul Hasan, honorary secretary, St. Xavier’s College Calcutta Alumni Association.
