Fr Oscar Melo Furtado Memorial award Rs one lakh is added today to enhance the corpus by Eng.Edgar Melo Furtado. Fund stands at 228600= out of which 2.23K is family contributions RS 5600 = Collected from every ward The first ever highest memorial award for the priest of the Church of Chinchinim. FR OSCAR born on 27 12.1940 served for 5 years only at Chinchinim parish starting from 30.5.1968.He completed MA.in Pshycology and was enrolled for P.HD in Philiphines A dynamic priest in charge of YCSU.who galvanised youth in sports , literary pursuits, leadership, organization skills and spirituality. His contributions as a chaplain at Baida are praise worthy in every respect, specially on social uplifting , girl education , health , sanitation ,welfare and building community of faith He breathed his last at young age of 35years in Philiphines after strenuous exhaustion helping flood victims The people paid their memorable respects with Presidential support at all levels The people of Chinchinim have preserved his cherished legacy by memorial award to the first student at SSC from all the Village schools Fr Oscar will always be remebered
Nelson Lopes Chairman P.CTrust
