Eugene, for all anyone cares...the GOA ass*ciations can have the person, their grand-mother and the great grand mother ....the question in general what these associations serve other than organizing the bump-and-gring dances (sure, it promotes out culture and heritage and a wee hang-over) and a scrap or two....they are hardly social.
Attended a meeting or two in some foreign land....unbearable fluff. So much ceremony, one thought they were holding an emergency meeting of the imf! And their only activity is the bump & grind. Phew. And they hope not many would come in case one upsets the applecart! My point is they are useless and limp....filled with fo**s without any ideas nor care two hoots about the community in general. Imagine this thing called 'our heritage' is seriously on the edge and either everyone is obvious or... Will stay away from asking what the association of associations does..... Time to re-think and smarten up yo. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:40 AM, Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: > As for the "conflict of interest" in Goan associations, the GOA > Toronto had members of the same family (brother and sister) in the > executive committee. However, the GOA president is automatically on > all subcommittees as de facto member. He is also, I think, de facto > vice-president of the Goan Charitable Organization, which is under the > umbrella of the GOA though not its sub-committee. The GOA president is > not on the board of trustees. > The GOA Toronto executive committee has expanded in numbers. Some were > even added to the committee with new portofolios without the > admendment to the constitution. I think things have been regularized > now. > Like many Indian associations in foreign countries, the Goan > associations too face "conflict of interest" charges. >
