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World Daman Day ’10 http://web.me.com/noelgama/wdd10/Message_Board/Entries/2010/1/15_Day_of_longboarding.html WDD-10 Launch Date! Dear Damanenses and lovers of Daman (Damao), Get set to launch the 3rd World Daman Day (20/8/10) on the 2nd of February, the day Damao came to be - 2nd February 1559! In Daman itself, there’ll be the annual mass at the DMC to celebrate the feast of Nossa Senhora das Candeias. The next event in the WDD-10 calendar is the carnival (carnaval) which coincides with Valentine’s this year!;) The various youth groups are planning fancy dress/costume competitions followed by floats and finally a ball on ‘Domingo Gordo,’ Sunday the 14th. I’ll be covering all events with my Nikon and trust you’ll do the same too in your little corner of the world so that we can have a digital backup of our culture in cyberspace! And last but most important, the theme this year is about our language - the Portuguese spoken in Daman, our mother tongue. In this connection, you’ll be happy to know that I received a positive response (vide two letters) from the ambassador of Portugal in India (Delhi) to my request for starting Portuguese language classes in Daman. Viva Damao! Eu Falo Portuguese! Noel Gama Daman (Damao) PS: I launched a Facebook fan page called, “Daman” a few days ago and the response of Damanenes (all communities) as well as people of other parts of the world has been great - 150 fans in a few days!! Friday 15 January 2010 1) 10th Anniversary celebrations of the GCS 2) World Goa Day Pigrimage-Picnic to Aylesford on Bank Holiday Monday 30th August 2010 & 3) Fr Agnelo's Commemoration mass- 24th Jan 2010... Tue, January 12, 2010 5:31:06 AM From: Fiona Lobo <fiona.l...@blueyonder.co.uk>...View Contact To: Fiona Lobo <fiona.l...@blueyonder.co.uk> Cc: LARA PEREIRA <lara.pere...@btinternet.com> 2 Files Download All SKMBT_C25309121409320.pdf (1118KB); Fina lfinal advert.docx (12KB) ________________________________ Hi Everyone Some dates for your diaries: 1. Here's an email from Gregg Carvalho with details of the Goan Cultural Society's 10th Anniversary celebrations! Well done to the GCS for keeping Goans entertained for 10 years! Now, I've got a request! Who can translate the title of the Konkani Tiatr, 'Vistidachi-Sun'? I don't want to hear from any of the organisers or the actors!- only from the Goan public! As a clue, I think ‘Sun’ means daughter-in-law. Do get in touch with the Organisers for tickets for all the planned events. 2. Please note that it’s also the 10th World Goa Day Anniversary this year. The Pilgrimage-Picnic to Aylesford is on Bank Holiday Monday 30th of August. Please note the date in your diaries! We are looking to have an earlier start this year so we have more ‘picnic time’ in the afternoon. Also we thought if we brought forward the rosary and benediction to the morning, we can have an uninterrupted picnic in the afternoon. If Aylesford are in agreement, we hope to have the Rosary at 10am, followed by Mass at 10.30am and Benediction at 11.30 am. We are also looking to showcase Goan talent through singing, playing an instrument or performing a comedy sketch! Plenty of time for practice between now and the end of August! More details to follow in the months ahead. We hope to have more coaches available this year in different areas in and around London . Do get in touch if you would like to organize a coach in your area. Thanks. 3. Finally and by no means the least, please also see the other email below about Fr Agnelo’s commemoration mass on Sun 24th Jan at John Fisher Church, Wimbledon at 2pm. A large group of Goans have been working hard for a number of years to have Fr Agnelo beatified and canonized a Saint. Hopefully, with our prayers and support, it may accelerate the process. Do support as many of the Goan events as possible. No doubt as the Summer approaches events will start to clash and we will be increasingly spoilt for choice. Please forward this email to friends and relatives so they don’t miss out on these opportunities! Kind Regards, Fiona ====================================================== GOA TORONTO - Presidents New Year speech - 2010 http://www.goatoronto.com/news/announcements/presidents-speech-from-new-years-eve-dance.html GOA TORONTO Face book http://www.facebook.com/pages/Goan-Overseas-Association/36112802554 ========================================= Together for GOA and Goans everywhere : renebarreto Face book http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name& id=100000303072789 BLOG: GOANWORLD > http://worldgoan.blogspot.com Twitter : http://twitter.com/GOANWORLD 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888