...The G.O.A. (U.K.) Limited Annual General Meeting Saturday 25 November. Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, Croydon CR9 3AS (Room G-07) 3.00pm
1. RESPONSE from Gabe. I know of several Life members who have died. the posting doesnot prove anything, as the family are happy to receive the notices, even if they are binned. Some widows actually assume that they are Members of theAssociation...not so! Also many Members have emigrated overseas. CajieMiranda is in Sydney, his brother is in Ontario. 1.a from Melvyn. Nothing personal just a fact, if the total sum of number of notices divided by the cost of postage in addition to those hand delivered cannot give a calculation of the number of members on G.O.A. UK membership register what verification will there be at the gate for the attendance register to facilitate people who think they are members and turn up with notice in hand. Does the provision for observers still exist or Chalte hai (anything goes). I find it objectionable in the flush and go society we live in that the People in Post running the G.O.A.UK over the past ten years has been treating our people like toilet water in a cistern with the membership number acting like a float similar to the ball stop cock. One clearly notices there has been little or no recruitment. What is the aim of this? Is it that with a small membership, the clear out of assets is then divided amongst the few? Every time one of our number dies or leaves the country the flush is activated and the float returns to its original level, official figures branded about for years is 750 down from a thousand. It would help if the actual figure is tabled at the AGM on 25 November 2017. The figure of 750 comes from an announcement by Flavio Gracias some years ago at a Board meeting when he said as President he had 750 members to look after. At the time at work I was asked to join the National Executive Committee of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) and over 20,000 (Twenty Thousand) voted for me. The G.O.A. UK is a lead organisation representing our community in the United Kingdom, the cost of membership is no more than a cup of coffee and a samosa. So let us not look as to why no one wants to join, may I request the good people seeking to recover the Good Ship G.O.A. to look at damage control and bring back the goodwill and trust of the community we once had. NB for the Record-Name changes 1. East African Catholic Society became G.O.A. Goan Overseas Association 1. It was felt that we were not overseas Goans and live in the United Kingdom the hence name was changed to Goan Association UK the trading name of the company with its unique logo. 1. In November 2017 The G.O.A. (U.K.) is back with so many full stops 2. Who is holding the company seal. What is happening – Chalte Hai (anything goes) 2.RESPONSE from Gabe: Above stated is not true. While Camilo D'Souza and Amorito Nazareth had attended the inception of the G.O.A. (U.K.) at Caxton Hall sometime in June 1966, the M.O.U. was that a new formation was being hatched. Tony D'Costa and myself were one of 17 people who formed the Association together with Tony's cousin Romeo D'Silva. 2a.Response from Melvyn . I used to occasionally hang out at the Hostel while visiting North London to watch Simba Football Team. One question that has come up over the years is that the G.O.A. is manned by East Africans how come two people from Uganda are running it? Perhaps you can enlighten us. Also is the “Overseas” in G.O.A. still in place despite being removed. Best Regards Melvyn Fernandes(Deleted Member 1620) Thornton Heath Surrey England 14 November 2017
