I am happy to provide clarifications. 1. First, the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute is a separate organization from Goa Sudharop. They have separate boards, volunteers, supporters, etc. Occasionally, very few supporters overlap like me. Since I seem to be the the public cyberface for these two organizations, I know that causes some confusion. However, the two organizations are separate and run separately.
2. Goa Sudharop donates all monies to Goan projects and recipients. If a donation is made by a person directing it to A SPECIFIC CAUSE of their choosing (and not Goa Sudharop), Goa Sudharop may (not always) request upto 10% of that money withheld by Goa Sudharop for its own Goan projects or recipients since the donor receives a tax-deduction and Goa Sudharop has to take time to facilitate the donation (there is additional time and effort involved). Please note, these donations are done as a favor to the donor as it takes time away from Goa Sudharop's own Goan projects and recipients and we have recently tried to discourage people from using Goa Sudharop for their own projects and recipients. This 10% (in many cases it is less and often zero) goes directly to Goa Sudharop's own Goan projects or recipients. Hence, except for minor postage costs, ALL monies donated to Goa Sudharop go to Goan projects or recipients regardless of who donated the money and whether it is the original donation or the 10% withheld. No USA volunteers get paid and we do not pay rent. Hence, unlike most non-profits & NGO's who have high administrative costs, Goa Sudharop has virtually none ensuring the money gets to Goan projects and recipients. 3. I would like to add that sometimes when a donor approaches us with their own project and recipient, we may be touched and add (not withold) to the donation. Recently, we were approached by donors for a 3 year-old Goan boy with cancer. Not only did Goa Sudharop add to the amount collected, we waived any witholding due to the sad nature of the case. Regards, George --- P D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GOA SUDHAROP PLANS: Goa Sudharop is celebrating its 5-year anniversary at a > gala function on July 3, 2005 (Sunday) in Oakland, California, at the very > modern Samuel Merritt College Hall and auditorium. Goa Sudharop has assisted > or made awards over the last five years, thanks to generous contributions > from donors, sponsors, and supporters. All monies donated and collected go > to projects and recipients. Goa Sudharop has no paid staff nor does it pay > its volunteers. >> > > I seek clarification on the accuracy and veracity on the last two sentences > above. > > When I approached George Pinto about sending a substantial donation for the > Blessed Josph Vaz Sanctuary in Sancoale, Goa, I was advised that 10% of that > amount would be deducted from the proceeds. > > Has there since been a change in heart for charitable donations to really > worthy Goan causes? Goa Sudharop should clarify the above assertion that > "ALL MONIES DONATED AND COLLECTED GO TO PROJECTS AND RECIPIENTS > .............." > > I knew that this devout person was working for the canonization of Blessed > Joseph Vaz through the NAIK VAZ INSTITUTE. They met with the Papal Nuncio in > Washington, DC and had requested standby accommocations in our home, before > proceeding to the Vatican for presenting their case. > > Thanks: > > Patrick de Sousa > Maryland, USA > http://www.catholic-goan-network.net
