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From: Jemma Fernandes
To: Gina Fernandes
Sent: Sun, 17 January, 2010 3:44:05 PM
Subject: FW: A Great Goan
>
> Some like to be away from the glare and the beaming arch lights,
> preferring to do their social work away from the media spotlight, one
> such unassuming person is Mauricio Pereira.
> The Sao Jose De Areal-born Goan has been helping many Goan in their
> hour of turmoil in a distant land called Qatar.
> Whether it the brush with the wrong side of law which some Goans has
> had been inevitably involved, he has reached out his hand to rescue
> them, through his contacts. No publicity, no fan fare. That is not the
> only thing. He gets calls at the most odd hours whenever such
> incidents happens and that means a lot of sacrifices on the family
> front and on the personal front, in terms of lack of sleep and
> spending money from his own pocket.
> Mauricio, a fluent Arabic speaker is modest enough to say: “Each one
> of us are messengers of god. A messenger comes in different ways to
> help the needy. As a true catholic we should set an example for our
> non-Catholics brothers, the spirit of giving, social service and
> forgiveness. I am just trying to follow what my religion has taught
> me. Give alms in a way which your right does not know what the left
hand has
> given.”
> No awards, no felicitations for him. He is not concerned about them,
> in this largely materialistic world. Mauricio is also associated with
> a number of Goa-related social, cultural and church organizations, one
> of them is Konkani Speaking Community of the Rosary Church of Qatar, a
> group which is trying o promote the language among the large Goan and
> Mangalorean communities and other Konkani speaking people from
> Karnataka and Maharashtra.Not only the above mentioned work this man
is so well known for, he is an ardent admirer of Konkani dramas and a
promoter of Goan Konkani dramas in Qatar since the last 10 years. We are
proud of him and salute his great work.
Jemma Dsouza
