“Rise And Shine…The Lotus Way”, a maiden book by Goa Sudharop Executive Director (Goa) Mr. Ibonio M.B. D’Souza, will be launched at Goa Chitra, Benaulim, Goa, on Friday, 25th October, 2013, at 5 pm. All invited. This book addresses the bigger issue of life and living aimed at true success and happiness. It is an earnest call to our youth and families to look within in these particularly difficult times, characterized by fading charm and beauty of our lives, without direction or purpose. It’s about living a victorious life – living life from within, guided and directed by your soul or atma – the indwelling spark of the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, Supreme Divine or God. For more information and to purchase the book, please call 0832-2751002 (Goa) or mobile: 9850454371 or e-mail: ibonioso...@gmail.com ----------------------------------------------- Can I Have Some Cake Too? by Goa Sudharop supporter Melanie Nazareth tells an all too familiar story that kids like Michelle, with food allergies, face daily in school and at social gatherings. It reminds them that they are not alone. Michelle sees Julia’s beautiful birthday cake and wonders if she can eat it. She hopes that it does not have peanuts or tree nuts as she is allergic to them. She knows that she has to wait for her mother’s approval to eat any food that is served at school, to keep her safe from getting a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. While she is wrapped up in a dilemma about whether she can eat Julia’s cake, her friend Troy is very supportive of her. Michelle takes the right steps before she gets her mother’s go ahead to enjoy Julia’s birthday cake! With a foreword by one of the nation’s foremost experts in adult and pediatric allergy, Dr. Kari Nadeau, as well as providing additional resources and questions for discussion, Can I Have Some Cake Too? is a valuable resource to spread awareness and hope about food allergies among children, parents, school faculty, and care givers. For more information and to buy the book, please click on this link http://www.hopeforallergies.org/ The book is also available on www.amazon.com and http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ Contact http://www.hopeforallergies.org/contact/