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Goanetters visiting Viva Goa 2006 in Toronto, Canada on July 29, can use
the BMX booth as a meeting point. Please list your name on the message
board that will be provided, courtesy of BMX.
http://bmxgoa.com
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Thank you - Goan Association of New York for the support you all have extended
to us in the formation of an ALLIANCE OF WORLD GOAN ORGANISATION.
I am sure many more Goan Associations - will express their desire to join this
Goan
Alliance in the near future.
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TOGETHER for GOANS
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The Goan Association of New York welcomes the idea of co-operation between
all Goan Associations world wide. After all we are in diaspora in a city and
it's suburbs
that is a melting pot of the United States and of goans from six continents.
Goan associations operate in different parts of the world and all share a
common
desire to live and pass on some of our values and traditions to future
generations .
Our culture, like all cultures is subtle, it is under the surface, but it
affects us all always.
Some of us have been far removed from our motherland by generations of
expatriate
residence and our link to Goa is mainly through association events and the
goans we
meet. Therefore all associations wherever they are, fulfil a wonderful role.
Our association has for the last few years celebrated World Goa day at it's
annual picnic.
This year the picnic will be on August 20th and is open to all goans and their
friends.
The style of this event has always been to bring a dish, preferably of goan
origin, and
share with one and all - a truly communal event. Sometimes, there is even the
communal pigling to share.
With unity we can soar like eagles, otherwise we will fly like barnyard hens.
I salute you and all the other associations for their commitment to their
members and
this worthy ideal.
Everett D'Souza
Vice-President
Goan Association of New York
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