Goemkars ! Oscar Furtado , President , GOAN OVERSEAS ASSOCIATION -TORONTO - member of the WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATION - has asked me to share a post mentioned here below..... with Goans and Goan Associations all over the world.
Thank you - Oscar and GOA Toronto, Canada for supporting Global Goans in their endeavors and bringing the GOANS Together. TOGETHER we are building a better GOANWORLD - The Change that Goans need ! rene barreto - WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS ======================================= GOA TORONTO website - www.goatoronto.com ------------------------------ Donation Fund for Joanne D'Mello 00000000000000000000000000 Tuesday, 07 October 2008 16:27 To our membership and friends, As many of you may know, eight eminent Non-Resident Goans and persons of Goan origin were bestowed with the Global Goans Achievement Award at the 4th edition of the Global Goans Convention, held from January 3 to January 5, 2007. The Chief Minister, Mr. Pratapsingh Rane inaugurated the convention on January 3 and the awards were presented by the Governor, Mr. S C Jamir. Those honoured were Dr Alfredo Bruto da Costa, Dr. Narana Coissoro, Mr. Fitz de Souza, (who was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Sanman Puraskar by the President of India in 2004), Mr. Justice Wolfango Dourado, Prof Damodar R Sardesai, Mr. Leslie de Mello, Mr. Neville Roach, and Ms Patricia Rosario, (eminent opera singer knighted by the Queen of England with the Order of the British Empire. She was also awarded the Asian Women's Award for Achievement in Arts). Joanne-Marie D'Mello is a promising young and talented Goan singer (see her CV), who is studying at the Royal College of Music, London, under the tutelage of Ms. Patricia Rosario. Joanne went to the UK from Goa. The costs of tuition, books and other fees, in addition to accommodation costs, are quite high. We understand from Ms Rosario that Joanne is very hard working and dedicated and makes full use of her time and talents. It is therefore compelling that we find ways and means to support this young fellow Goan, who will in time, no doubt, be a credit to our motherland! We can all feel proud that we had a hand in helping her succeed! This appeal is to all our members of the GOA and to Goans at large, to support Joanne in her endeavours. We already have a donation of $100 to kick start the donors list. All donations - never mind the amount, large or small, will add up and should be sent to the Goan Overseas Association, PO Box 5667, Stn A, Toronto, ON, M5W 1N8, with any cheques made out to the Goan Overeas Association and marked: "Joanne's donation Fund". The GOA will issue one cheque and send it to the UK as the donation from the Global Goans. It is requested that donations be sent in within the next four weeks. Please see a CV @ - www.goatoronto.com - of Joanne and her photograph. Help support her career. Many thanks. Oscar Furtado : [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOA TORONTO - Canada www.goatoronto.com ======================================== rene barreto WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS What's ON in the Goanworld : http://whatsongoanworld.blogspot.com/ =========================================
