0000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000 WORLD GOA DAY dedicated events and other WORLD GOAN EVENTS for JULY. - 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JULY 2006 ---------------- ========== 22nd July 2006 ========== USA ========================== Goan Association of New Jersey, Inc., ========================== EVENT Members Only Picnic Date July 22 2006 Place Princeton Country Club, West Windsor, NJ www.goanj.com
oooooooooooooooooooooooooo MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT For WORLD GOA DAY 0000000000000000000000000000 Greetings from the Garden State of America. The Goan Association of New Jersey joins in Wishing You ALL A Very Happy and Joyful " World Goa Day " On this, day it is appropriate to reminisce Golden Memories of our Experiences with our Motherland-GOA. The very mention of the word brings Joy to our hearts and minds as most of us have Memorable Moments and Experiences of GOA. I look at my Dad who is now 85 and lives in Canada. The mention of GOA gives him the energy and resonance of a 16 year old; his thoughts of Goa are certainly that of the Portguese rule and the transition over to India. Our biggest blessings he recalls is that we are blessed to house the body of St. Francis Xavier so unique and divine. Our Association in New Jersey prides itself with activities far beyond parties, entertainment and merry making, not to undermine that we indulge in a lot of the above. More importantly as most of us in North America realize and are appreciative of the generosity the Lord has bestowed on us, we try to focus on helping the under priviliged here in the US and more so in GOA. We are involved with a lot of charities in Goa for the betterment of schools, libraries, education and the old and sick. Some of our Members are presently agressively pursuing the construction of a State of the Art Cardiac facility in GOA. Our prayers go out to them that this may come to fruition. Let us all collectively be proud of our heritage and pledge that we will continue to give to our Motherland, and work towards a more peaceful and harmonious future not only in the WORLD, but particularly in GOA where so much is changing as we forge into the 21st century. Best Wishes from all our Members. Viva Goa Felix Menezes President Goan Association of New Jersey, Inc., P.O. Box 335 Cranbury, N.J. 08512 United States of America www.goanj.com The GOA of New Jersey has "maxed out" on people attending this Saturday's annual picnic - as the "ceiling" set by the New Jersey State Department of Parks has been exceeded. The picnic will be held at the Princeton Country Club in West Windsor. This is the first time in the Association's 15 year-history that the executive committee had to reject last minute attendees for the picnic. Last year , 309 people attended the picnic- one "shy" of its all time record of 310. It seems that the final figure will be around 350. And last year's Christmas dance also "maxed out" for the second time- ostensibly due to the presence of the Toronto popular band- the "Naked Flame" led by bass guitarist and singer- Joe Rebello. Joe and the Band's key-boardist - Carlos will be special guests being featured in the formation of a new band in New Jersey which will play at the picnic. The band will include the well known New Jersey DJ and guitarist- Brain Barretto who played with the well known Bombay (Mumbai) band - the "Bonaventures". Tony Barros. Union , New Jersey. U . S . A . 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 22nd July 2006 ========== GOANS in East Africa -TANZANIA ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dear All, This is to inform you of a very exciting occasion on Saturday 22nd July 2006 at the Dar es salaam Institute although in such short notice but rest assured you will be totally trilled by gracing the Occasion. St Xavier's Society - Zanzibar. ======================================== 22nd July - 2006 -------------------- GERMANY ======== == The Goan Association Germany ================ ===== Dear Oscar, The Goan Association Germany is happy to know thru Rene Barreto and Basilio Magno that you have establishing an Alliance of World Goan Associations. It certainly is a great idea and we would be happy if you would please enlist our association with the Alliance . We are perhaps the smallest Goan community in the west, numbering around 2,500 spread throughout Germany . The Goan association here originally was a brainchild of Basilio Magno in the early sixtyâs, when the first group of Goans landed in Germany with working contract signed by the Portuguese Government. The larger number of Goans here are those who came directly from Goa/Bombay with smaller pockets of those who came from East Africa & Karachi . The Goan Association Germany, is located in Frankfurt and is an officially registered body since 2003. Our annual programs include: Goa Nite Ball, Annual Family Picnic, Xâmas Celebration and from last summer we celebrate â GOA DAYâ?. Our this yearâs highlight will be Goa Day celebration that falls on 22 July 2006 with a Tiatr group from Goa with courtesy by the Konkani Dramatic Association London. We would like to thanks you and Rene for all your time and efforts for trying to unite Goan community worldwide. Mariano Pereira General Secretary Goan Association Germany =============================================== Viva Goa is right around the corner. In it's 9th year of being celebrated at The Downsview Hangar, this is one show you won't want to miss. Tickets are moving quickly so please get yours soon! Mark Saturday, July 29th on your calendars! We have created a special site for Viva Goa 2006. Please check http://vivagoa.goatoronto.com frequently for the latest information. See last year's photos here. Tickets prices this year are as follows: EARLY BIRD Tickets...are $8.00 while ticket supplies last.... $10.00 per ticket on July 29th Children 5 - 10 years of age $3.00 4 and under - FREE Tickets can be purchased from any committee member. Please see contact information for ticket sellers here. If you can't open the file, you may find committee contact information on the main site, at staff listing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A message from Oscar Furtado - President GOA TORONTO , Canada. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WORLD GOA DAY MESSAGE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO It’s that time again! An opportunity for us to celebrate our proud heritage. The goans from Toronto Canada send their best wishes to goans around the world as we celebrate ‘Goa Day’ on August 20th. As we have in the past, we start our celebrations early as we host ‘Viva Goa’ on July 29th. Viva Goa attracts many goans from around the world. We welcome goans from around the world….mark your calendars! Once again we have designated our Viva Goa celebrations as part of our Goa Day celebration. The goans in Toronto strongly believe in Goan unity and solidarity. It is this unity with goans around the world that will give us a strong voice in times of need. Every year the attendance at Viva Goa continues to grow. We expect the numbers to exceed 6000 goans this year. We use this day to celebrate our culture, heritage and proud traditions through dance and shows, sporting events and fine cuisine. Celebrating Goa Day is very important as we have an opportunity to reflect on what it is like being a Goan while sharing this experience with family and friends. The goans from Toronto continue to support Goan unity and solidarity around the world. We salute Rene Barreto who has shown great leadership in helping bring Goans around the world together to celebrate Goa Day. We have reached a very important crossroad in determining where we take our solidarity. The goans from Toronto continue to pledge their commitment and support to the formation of an ‘Alliance of World Goa Organizations’. We are ready to start discussions with Goan organizations around the world to determine how we can all benefit from such an alliance. We strongly believe that the Goan community around the world has a very important voice. People will listen to us if we are united. Best wishes to all goans as we celebrate Goa Day 2006. Oscar Furtado, President, GOA Toronto, Canada Oscar Furtado [EMAIL PROTECTED] VIVA GOA : www.goatoronto.com Your participation and messages of support are always welcome. ALL WORLD GOA DAY messages will be displayed on GoaToronto website : www.goatoronto.com - "Good ideas are two a penny. They only become valuable when someone implements them.Then they become innovation." The song PROUD TO BE GOAN - by Basilio Magno can be downloaded FROM www.goaday.goamog.com =========================================== _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
