Tickets are selling well and we are excited about the enthusiastic response. Thanks to Santosh Helekar, Sunith Velho, Gabe Menezes, Lawrence Fernandes, etc. for buying tickets today. So far 114 tickets have been sold.
Please support this worthy cause. Your odds of winning one of the 21 prizes is high. You will also be doing some good at the same time. This raffle is for those of you who: 1) Love Goa 2) Have something to be thankful for this year. 3) Would like to help make a difference. The folks at Goa Sudharop sacrifice their time throughout the year trying to help the less fortunate. Here is your chance to join with them and raise funds for Goan causes. Buy a few tickets. Your contribution will go a long way and who knows? You might just win a prize! Since all the prizes have been donated, ALL the money collected on ticket sales will be used directly on a Goa Sudharop project. Raffle tickets are only US $10.00 each. The prizes are as follows: 1) A Swiss Tissot 18k Gold "Carmel" Gents wrist watch, worth US$300.00 (donated by Roland Francis). See http://www.tissot.ch/index.php?mod_collection/colid_0008/famid_5019 2) US$100.00 (donated by anonymous donor #1) 3) US$100.00 (donated by anonymous donor #1) 4) US$100.00 (donated by anonymous donor #1) 5) US$100.00 (donated by anonymous donor #1) 6) US$100.00 (donated by anonymous donor #1) 7) US$50.00 (donated by anonymous donor #2) 8) US$50.00 (donated by anonymous donor #3) 9) One Super Duper Christmas Package from EXPRESSIONS (donated by Beatrice & Cecil Pinto). See http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ 10) A copy of the novel, "The Sixth Night" by Silviano C. Barbosa (donated by the author). 11) A copy of the novel, "Penance" by Ben Antao (donated by the author). 12) 10 copies of the novel, "Tivolem" by Victor Rangel-Ribeiro (donated by the author). 1 book per prize (i.e. 10 prizes in total). The prizes will be mailed (without any fees) to anywhere in the world. The only exception is the Christmas package which is deliverable only in Goa. For tickets, please email Melanie Moniz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let her know how many you are buying and also send your cheque/money order made payable to: "GOA SUDHAROP", and mail to: Melanie M. Moniz, 557 Banyan Circle Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA. Or you can visit the Goa Sudharop website at www.goasudharop.org and click on the Paypal option. Indicate you are buying tickets for the Raffle (tickets $10 each). Even if you are using the Paypal option, email Melanie Moniz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let her know how many you are buying so she can confirm your tickets and payment. The raffle draw will take place in Toronto on Friday, 15th December, 2006. At least four Goans will be present and the entire draw will be recorded (and available on DVD). The prize winners will be announced on December 16th. The prizes will be sent to the winners as soon as instructions are received on how they want their prize delivered. We need to receive payment for the tickets before Wednesday, 13th December. Please remember to act as soon as you can. We will be sending updates on a regular basis between now and December 13th. Please forward this message to your family/friends. Thank you for your support. And thank you Mervyb Lobo for organizing this raffle. Sincerely, Goa Sudharop www.goasudharop.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006 For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------
