Will do, thanks! I look forward to any suggestions from London Saligaokars and potential dates that Tina can make to start with
[image: --] A.ANTHONY(Tony) FERNANDES [image: http://] On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 at 10:47, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> wrote: > That would be great, Long Tony! Anything you could work out on this front > would be most helpful. > Thank you! FN > > On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 at 17:25, A.A. Fernandes <rockramb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks Fred and Tina >> >> Perhaps fellow Saligaokars can arrange a time to kills several birds at >> one stone by meeting with her at a venue to be determined ? >> >> Otherwise am happy to liaise directly with Tina ? >> >> Cheers >> >> A Anthony (Long Tony ) Fernandes >> >> E11 London >> >> >> >> [image: --] >> >> A.ANTHONY(Tony) FERNANDES >> [image: http://] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 at 10:41, Frederick Noronha < >> fredericknoro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear all: >>> >>> If you are a Saligaokar in London, and would like to know more about the >>> Saligao Institute, its activities, or even become a member, please get in >>> touch with the SI Treasurer Tina (Assumtina) Cordeiro via email >>> assumptina.corde...@gmail.com or WhatsApp ++91 98501 44178 >>> >>> Tina is in London for the next three weeks, and would be happy to meet >>> up with anyone interested, to discuss ideas, suggestions and request as far >>> as activities of the 90-year-old Saligao Institute go. As you know we are >>> attempting a revival of activities, and have already started on some plans. >>> A lot more are in the pipeline, but we need your feedback, involvement, >>> ideas and suggestions to take all this forward. We are also open to >>> productive and practical-to-implement suggestions. >>> >>> Above all, we do need more members, wherever you might be in the globe. >>> Distance is hardly felt very much these days! >>> >>> A membership to the SI might not bring you direct returns -- specially >>> if you live beyond two kilometres away from the 'club', and are unable to >>> frequent it often. In any case, many of our activities are open to members >>> and their guests. >>> >>> At the same time, as far as the institute goes, the SI cannot spend >>> monies received as life memberships (present a reasonable Rs 5k) and has to >>> keep it in safely away in fixed deposits, for future, long-term and capital >>> outlays. >>> >>> So, why at all become a life member, you might ask? >>> >>> On the one hand, it's a small way of paying back to an institution which >>> had such an important role in shaping so many of our youth. It helps us >>> keep in touch with you too. We have a stronger critical mass of people with >>> a stake in keeping the institution going. >>> >>> At another level, it can be a vital link to say that your Saligao >>> identity still holds meaning in your life. You know your act of taking up a >>> membership could (rpt, *could*, depending on how successful we all are in >>> implementing our plans) contribute towards a positive village revival. >>> Migration need not be the end of a generations-old connect. >>> >>> As far as we are concerned, we would also be enthused by your response, >>> and surely feel a greater responsibility to take SI ahead, knowing fully >>> well that our village is with us, regardless of the distance in this cyber >>> age when it's sometimes easier to connect with someone in Wimbledon than in >>> Pequeno Morod! >>> >>> While on this point, we are also grateful to another of our member, >>> Clarice Vaz, who recently help build links with Saligaokars in Canada >>> during her trip, for personal reasons, there..... >>> >>> Do get in touch, via Tina, via WhatsApp, or email. Thanks and regards. >>> For the 2019-2021 Committee, FN/general secretary. >>> >> -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to saligao-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/saligao-net/CANaNzATywZXNZu1QqVkEMc%2BfhvoLCdKY0PznuXSeb3DBS3HPug%40mail.gmail.com.
