Hi George, this email was forwarded to me by a friend and it sounds interesting. I am a goan married a Gujarati and I have a 26 yr old son and a 17yr old daughter. We have lived in Mombasa, Nairobi and now live in Kampala. I have visited Arusha as a guest of AI somewhere in 94 or 95 from the Goan Gymkhana. We came on a sports visit and had a wonderful time. I live in Uganda with my daughter and my son is currently on a sabbatical from NY though my husband lives and works in New York. I would like to bring a group of goans to this convention from Kampala and would like to know how to go about it. will wait hear from you, Marcie Mehta ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 2:48 AM Subject: [Goanet]4th East African Goan Convention 2004
> Passing this info. along. George > > ********************************** > > Dar es Salaam - Primo Carneiro - Chairman, St Xavier Society DSM > Tanga - Agnelo Fernandes - Secretary, St Xavier Society Tanga > Zanzibar - Rosario Fernandes - Chairman, St Xavier Society Zanzibar > Nairobi - Silvia Pires - Secretary, Goan Welfare Society Nairobi > Mombasa - Fatima Lobo - Secretary, Mombasa Goan Community > Ivan Fernandes - Founder Goan Community Concept > Kampala - Delia Almeida and James Rattos > > It is my pleasure to invite you and members of your Goan Communities to the 4th East African Goan > Convention to be held in Arusha Tanzania from the 8th to the 11th of April 2004. > This time the convention will be held during the Easter period giving us an extra day which we > intend to make full use of. Preparations have already begun and we hereby present to you a > tentative programme: > > 1.CONVENTION PROGRAMME > > 8th April 2004:THURSDAY > 5.00 pm - Adoration at Ngarenaro Holy Spirit Church > 7.00 pm - Welcoming and registration of guests A.I. > 8.00 PM - welcoming meal > > 9th April 2004:FRIDAY > 9.00-11.00 am - Convention meeting with coffee break at 10:00 am > 3:00 pm - Good Friday service at Ngarenaro Holy Spirit Church followed by coffee/tea and > Hot Cross Buns at A.I. > 6:00 pm - Indoor Sports - Darts, Pool & Quiz > 8:00-9:00 pm - Leadership Meeting > > 10th April 2004:SATURDAY > 9:00 am - Out door Sports (six-a-side Hockey) > 2:00 pm - Out door Sports (six-a-side Football) > 7:00 pm onwards - Cultural Programme & Singing Comp. > > 11th April 2004:SUNDAY > 9:30 am - Easter Sunday Mass at Ngarenaro Holy Spirit Church > 2:00 pm - Indoor & Outdoor sports at the A.I. (Table -tennis, tug-of-war & fun games) > 7:00 pm - Convention Ball at Mt. Meru Hotel > > 12th April 2004:MONDAY > 10:00 am - Farewell Brunch > > 2.ARRIVAL > The convention will start on Thursday evening where we expect most delegates to arrive. Once you > have determined your travel plans we will be grateful if you could inform us of your expected time > of arrival so that we could receive you all. > > 3.CONVENTION VENUE > Most events will be held at the Arusha Institute (A.I) which is located in the town centre. The > convention ball - Dinner and Dance - will be held at the Mount Meru Hotel. We will be particular > with our events beginning on time. Please inform all delegates that punctuality should be > maintained. > > 4.CONVENTION MEETING FORMAT > This year, to foster a spirit of togetherness and to make it more interesting for delegates of all > ages, the focus will be on Sports and Cultural Events. > The convention meeting will have a slightly different format whereby instead of each > participating region presenting a topic for discussion, we have decided on four different topics > which each region will have representatives to brainstorm in groups and come up with > presentations. We have selected the following - Sports, Culture, Youth and Welfare. We suggest a > minimum of three representatives from each region for each of the four topics. Other delegates > are welcome to join any of the four groups of their interest. These four separate meetings will > be held simultaneously from 9:00-10:00an on Friday and any fruitful outcome to be presented to the > attending delegates from 10:00-11:00am, whereby suggestions, questions and improvements from the > floor will be entertained. > > 5.SPORTS > The following sports will be contested during the convention. > Indoor Sports > a. POOL : Two participants from each region (k.o. basis) > b. DARTS: One person from each region (k.o. basis) > c. TABLE TENNIS; One gent and one lady from each region (k.o. basis) > d. QUIZ; Three participants from each region (no age limit). Questions to cover Sports, > Geography, Science & Technology, Politics and General Knowledge. > > Outdoor Sports > e. HOCKEY: Mixed ladies and gents Six-a-side (10 minutes each half with 5 minutes break) Played > on K.O. basis with six rolling substitutes > f. FOOTBALL: Mixed ladies and gents Six-a-side to be played the same as hockey > g. FUN GAMES: Tug-of-war, beer drinking etc. > h. DANCE COMPETITION; Two dancers for each of the following music steps from each region > 1.cha-cha 2.waltz 3.twist/jive 4.Disco 5.salsa. Each dance to last minutes and will take place > on Sunday during the convention ball. > > We would appreciate participating teams to submit your names by the 15th of March so that draws > can be prepared in advance. > > Points to be awarded as follows: 5 points -Winner, 3 points - runners up, 1 point - participation. > Trophies will be awarded for winners and runners-up for each sport. Floating trophies will be > awarded for over-all winner, over-all runner up and Best Disciplined team. > > 6.CULTURAL PROGRAMME > This will be held on Saturday at the Arusha Institute and will consist of two events. > a. Individual Singing Competition :- Maximum of three singers from each region to sing in Konkani > only. Song to last approximately 4 to 5 minutes. A floating trophy and cash prize is to be > awarded to the winner. > b. Skit or Cultural Dance :- 15 minutes for each region. Can be individual or group performance. > Props can be provided on prior request. > > 7.LEADERSHIP MEETING > This will be held on Friday evening at the A.I. and will involve leaders of each region. > > 8. CONVENTION BOOKLET > Please send in your chairpersons message and photograph by the 15th of March for the booklet. > Advertising by E-mail or by post will be welcome. The booklet will be of A5 size and advertising > rates will be as follows: Full Page (B & W) 25,000/- Tshs , Half Page (B & W) 15,000/- Tshs. Any > article of interest to the Goan Community will be greatly appreciated. > > 9. REGISTRATION > The registration fee will be as follows: > 15,000/= Tshs for adults 12 years and above, > 8,000/= Tshs for children 5-12 years, > Children under five years - free. > > Regional Heads should make sure that participants are members of their Goan Communities so as to > avoid confusion. We would appreciate number and names of participants by the 15th of March, 2004 > for catering and planning purposes. > > Registration fees cover 1. Welcome meal (Thursday) , 2.Convention Ball Dinner & Dance (Sunday), > 3.Farewell brunch (Monday) > > 10. ACCOMMODATION > For those who will not be staying with friends or relatives, please find below rates for different > Hotels:- > > Naaz Hotel - Centre of Town - B&B > 10 minutes walk to the A.I. Hot water provided, simple, clean, bathroom tiled. All rooms self > contained. > Single - 10,000 Double - 12,000 Triple - 15,000 Tshs > > Arusha Resort - Centre of town - B&B Hot water and rooms are self contained Single Apartment > 30,000/- Dbl 25,000/- Double apartment 50,000/- > > Herbs & Spices (Ethiopian Hotel) B&B 15 min walk to A.I Hot water provided, simple basic, clean, > tiled, generator. All rooms self contained. Single - 15,000/- Double 20,000/- > > Golden Rose - B&B 20-30 min. walk to A,I . Hot water provided, Generator . All rooms self > contained Close to Bus Stand. Tends to be noisy. Single 16,000 Double 22,000 Triple 32000/- > > Equator Hotel B&B 10+ min walk to A.I. Hot water provided, good rooms, can be taken as 3 star > Single $35 Double $45 Triple $55 > > Impala Hotel - B&B large hotel 160 rooms Has two good restaurants (Indian , Chinese) Swimming > pool 30+ min walk to A.I. Hot water provided, good rooms (can be taken for 3 star) > Tanzanian Residents rates Single $44 Double $65 East African Residents Single $50 Double > $70 > > The Arusha Hotel - B&B 5 star newly opened centre of town 10+ min walk to A.I. Single $60 > Double $75 > > As soon as your delegates confirm accommodation of their choice please collect a non-refundable > 50% for advance booking and let us know as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Confirmation > of hotel accommodation will be made against your advice of receiving advance deposits. > > This is a tentative programme and detail of events We would very much appreciate any comments or > suggestions as soon as possible. > > We welcome you very much to Arusha and hope you spread the word to all members of your respective > communities, and we look forward to your presence, so that we can have a great time together. > > Please acknowledge receipt of this email to Mr. Ray Travas - Chairman, Convention Committee under > email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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