The Tivim-based ASRO care home for children afflicted with HIV/AIDS is to receive a donation of $775 US dollars from the Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ).
The money was contributed by attendees at a catholic mass said by Fr. Martin Carvalho during the annual members-only picnic at the Princeton Country Club in West Windsor. About 300 people attended the annual event The Asro Tivim care home is an ongoing project of the Association and the donation will go to purchasing beds and mattresses. The project is managed by Caritas Goa and the children- mainly orphans- are cared for by the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. (ASRO runs a similar project in Cavelossim). The GOANJ also annually supports a student monetarily at the Patriarchial Seminary of Rachol which celebrated its fourth centenary last year. Tony Barros. New Jersey, USA.