*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Dear Rene, "TOGETHER we have all MADE IT AGAIN" - WORLD GOA DAY 2006. It gives me pleasure to inform you that many of our Goans and their friends in Melbourne will be celebrating their 4th Annual WORLD GOA DAY event on 30 September 2006. Due to the availability of a grand hall for this great occasion, the event had to be kept in September this year. We have had a great response so far and still 6 weeks to go! The celebration will take place at Kingston City Hall (formerly Moorabbin Town Hall) on Nepean Highway, Moorabbin, with a 9 piece live band, Goan cultural dances, conversations in Konkani and a grand buffet at a very reasonable cost. The Goans in Melbourne will be keeping their spirits up without pouring spirit down and above all enjoying one another's company as well as meeting other friends in our multicultural Melbourne. It is not enough to say "I am proud to be a Goan "ani mar-reh fenni!. This may have been fine some years ago! This year's World God Day apart from promoting our Konkani language, it should also be a time to take stock of things that keep us Goans behind. I believe that total "self awareness" may be a missing link in our community and consequently does not allow us to forge ahead. If this quality can be achieved, our community can be one of the best communities wherever we decide to settle. If our Goan culture and heritage is to survive overseas, we should not have divisions amongst us. We should desist from any myopic clauses in overseas organisations which only impedes the growth of any progressive community. Love, Harmony and Compassion are the three things that can bring our Goan community together, I sincerely hope we can all put the wheels of change in motion from this year's World Goa Day. We, in Melbourne Downunder, echo the words "Proud to be Goans". OSCAR C. LOBO COORDINATOR WORLD GOA DAY www.melgoans.com www.goaday.com ****************************************************************************************************************************** 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ========================================================================== _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
