The name Soba Montreal is unquestionably a house hold name within Canada and North America. By the Grace of God and under the guidance of St. Joseph, the former students of St Joseph’s college, Sasse
Buea-Cameroon currently residing within Montreal and its environs have since 2012 embarked on a
journey of taking their beloved alma mater to the next level. With its current five man administrative
team with strong support from members, the team is bent on building a reliable, structured
organization in order to enable sustainability and continuity. Sobans in Montreal are bounded together
by love, unity, trust, togetherness and above all family, what makes us even stronger is our famous
slogan ‘Be your brother’s keeper”
Executive Members
All Registered Members
| Alexis Ejelle Ndille | Rev Anabi E | Ayah Paul |
| Romeo Bebetta | Collins Che | Paul Djeudo |
| John Nane | Harrison Ngayap | Julius Njomo |
| Dr Aloy Ibeagha | Frank Ekwelle | Manu Nkemta |
| Rene Ategwa |
Meetings
Our meetings take place every third Saturday of the month. At the beginning each member is assigned a particular month to host during the year on a rotating basis. We also have 3 special meetings yearly during summer months where we attend with our families so we have the opportunity for our spouses and children to meet, interact, share and socialize with the entire Soban family.
For each meeting we have a compulsory monthly contribution of $ 15.00 per member, $10.00 dollar dues and $ 5.00 for entertainment.
At the end of each year we have a December love feast where we meet again with our families for Christmas and there is a compulsory exchange of gift for the spouses. With regards to gifts for the soban children during Christmas, our children have been beneficiary of Christmas gifts for the past three years from Generation foundations. A Montreal based non-profit organization that has been helping us in keeping our kids happy with gifts during Christmas period
Benefits
Our bylaws have been crafted to provide certain assistance to members both in joyful times and in difficult circumstances. By this any new child born into the Soban family, members contribute $25.00 per head of which $ 250.00 is handed to the family as baby presentation token, and the balance goes into the floating fund. This is a onetime event only to your first child once you become a member of soba Montreal. The current year has seen the birth of just 1 new soban Child to the family of Soban Alexis Ejelle Ndille.
On the Contrary in times of sadness, death of a parent, each member contributes $ 50.00 per head as support to the bereaved. Recently we had two deaths, parents of Soban Ikome Otto, Njomo Julius the former vice president and recently the father of our newly elected VP Albert Sekoh
On a final note we have started a special campaign to convince members of the need to register with the National (Soba America). So far the response is welcoming. In 2014 we had a total of 11 registered members with the national.
The year 2015 has been a very successful year to our chapter’s history with the hosting of the soba America convention 2015 in Montreal as well as the celebration of the 25 years of existence of Soba America.