The Goa Sudharop Youth group cordially invite you to a community picnic on Sunday, September 5, from 11:30am onwards at the reserved area in Pleasant Hill Park, Northern California, located at 147 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, California, 94523. Please mark your calendars and pass the word around.
The energetic and enthusiastic Youth group have planned fun activities for ALL ages. In addition they will organize the following as a way to have a fun time while also giving back to the community: 1. Flip-flop drive to send flip-flops to Goa. 2. Toy drive to send toys to Goa. 3. Book drive to send new/used books to Goa. 4. “Treat me Sweet” event initiated by Anjali Shastri and assisted by her Bake team to bake items for Goan senior citizens in the San Francisco Bay area. Seniors (65+) are requested to bring a short story about their Goan past and share their oral history with the youth. All youth who wish to participate in organizing and helping out may sign up for your tasks ahead of the picnic day by contacting Shilla Almeida at [email protected]. More details on the picnic to follow. For US Presidential Youth volunteer hours credit, please email Nadia D’Silva, Record-keeper at [email protected] to get service hours credit. Thank you for your support. Goa Sudharop www.goasudharop.org * * * Encounter hints (and more) of the Goan life in Zanzibar, Poona, Mombasa, Basra, Dubai, and even Nuvem and Colva, Sanvordem and colonial Goa. Learn of experiences that shaped Goans worldwide. Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* now available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Ask a friend to buy it, before it gets sold out. Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
