Hello Selma, I felt you ignored my post. This prompted me to write my last post, prior to your response appeared. So here are my apologies. Yet it looks like my diagnosis was correct.:=))
Surely native Goemkars will take what you have written below "straight to the bank" (idiom). It is charming the way you get out of tight spots! Looks like you have a great personality. In my reading, there are three types of contributions - three Ts that ANYONE can do: Time (and may be patience) Talent (skill) Treasure (donation) One way, long-time non-resident Goans can contribute to Goa is via already established local groups. Now that overseas Goans are known by their interest, skill and internet address; it is for the local organizations (and even diaspora groups) to get in touch with the respective talents they think they could utilize to advance their cause and that of Goans and Goa. In due course the contributions of time and talent will also likely translate to treasure. Name dropping on the net is the least useful avenue to help. I agree with Vivian that many non-resident Goans would like to help and be incognito. Helping Goans (or anybody else) has to be a partnership relation. Regards, GL --------- Carvalho wrote: Here are the people I listed as having contributed to Goa. Victor Rangel Ribeiro, Francis Newton Souza, Assis de Correira, Armando Menezes how can you ask me to list their contributions to Goa? Might I also add that you don't have to be an author or painter or activist or politician to contribute to Goa. Being an honourable citizen of Goa is a much valued contribution itself. Not all of us are called upon to do great things in life but all of us are called up to do noble and honourable things in life and the collective breath of honour and nobility is what makes a great society. -------------------- Gilbert Lawrence wrote: I hope Selma responds to my inquiry. Or was she "name dropping"? ----------- Gilbert Lawrence wrote: Selma gave a list of NRG Goans who contributed to Goa. I know some on the list and do not know others. For my benefit and those of other Goanetters, can Selma please take each name from her list and give us three specifics of the major contributions these individuals made to Goa. Just bullet points would be sufficient. Thanks in anticipation.
