Dear Friends of Obidimma Olga Ibiminna Okobi

On the third of April it will be seven years since our dear Obi left to be with God. As a way to keep Obi’s memory alive, we set up the Obidimma Okobi Foundation, dedicated to fostering youth empowerment and educational growth to broaden the horizons of children, particularly in the New Haven and Baltimore communities that Obi loved so much and to which she dedicated her work.

The foundation has implemented two programs in her honor designed to keep her memory alive:

I Obidimma Olga ibimina Okobi ‘94 Imagining Life annual event 

The Imaging Life event takes place in January near Obi’s birthday; the most recent took place on January 21,  2024. . The required $50,000 has been fully subscribed  and will be a lasting memorial to Obi’s life and to the importance Miss Porter’s School played in her education and professional career. Obi had been asked to join the Board of Trustees and she spoke with great excitement and pride of her anticipated service.

The purpose of the event,  Obidimma Olga ibimina Okobi ‘94 Imagining Life annual event, is to create meaningful dialog between the senior class and alumni of Miss Porter’s School about the challenges and rewards of adulthood, and how the school prepares students to “shape a changing world.”

II Obidimma Okobi Memorial Endowment Scholarship Endowment. Southern Connecticut State University,  New Haven. August 2023

 To honor Obi’s passion for and dedication to improving the lives and educational experiences of children and peers, the Obidimma Okobi Memorial Foundation is establishing a scholarship to support students in the elementary education program at Southern Connecticut State University.  

The Foundation has made a commitment of $25,00 which is the minimum required to establish  an endowment at Southern Connecticut State University. This  endowed scholarship called  Obidimma Okobi Memorial Endowed Scholarship.  

The Foundation is now focused on activities geared towards raising the $25,000 . We are involved in Fundraising  in person, as well as virtually. We have set up a GoFundMe program to  help raise the needed funds. We hope you will join us by donating to the scholarship and help us reach our goal

https://gofund.me/7407053e

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A number of you still send me loving and encouraging messages on Obi’s birthday or on the anniversary of her passing. I want to thank you all for keeping her memory alive and helping the family deal with her loss. All your messages are greatly appreciated. I love each of you for caring and remembering Obi as the loving and caring person she was.

Thank you all for your continuing love and support for Obidimma’s legacy.

Elsie A. Rogers Halliday Okobi (Obi’s Mom)