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Shanti Sadan, Povoacao Benaulim, Goa - 403716, India ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herman Carneiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <goanet@goanet.org> Cc: <goanet-news@goanet.org> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:18 AM Subject: *** Goanet's 11th Anniversary - August 25, 2005 > ########################################################################## > # Don't just read the news...discuss it. Learn more about Goa via Goanet # > # Goanet was setup in 1994 and has spent the last decade building a # > # lasting Goan non-profit, volunteer-driven network in cyberspace. # > # Visit the archives http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # > # To join, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask to join Goanet. # > ########################################################################## > Dear Goanetters, > > Goanet celebrates its 11th anniversary today -- August 25, 2005. On behalf of > the Goanet Admin team, I'd like to thank all our members for making this > possible. > > Goanet had a humble beginning in 1994 with only 20 members. Today, Goanet is > *the* public forum of choice for Goans worldwide for addressing important > issues. I'd like to thank you, our members, for your role in making this > possible. You've posted interesting articles and shared your opinions making > Goanet an interesting and vibrant forum. Indeed, Goanet has a great wealth of > information in its archives. We hope that you will continue to do the same in > the future. > > Special thanks go to all our volunteers for their role in Goanet's success: > > Frederick Noronha (Goa, India) > Viviana Coelho (San Francisco, CA, USA) > Bosco D'Mello (Toronto, Canada) > Daisy Rodrigues (CA, USA) > Michelle D'Souza (Boston, MA, USA) > Christina Pinto (Australia) > Vincente Fernandes (Goa, India) > > We are very lucky to have such a dedicated group of people volunteering with > us. Having worked personally with each of these volunteers I can tell you that > they spend countless hours of working on Goanet. They do not look for > recognition or thanks of any sort. They just continue to work diligently day > in and day out. In my eyes, they are nothing short of heroes in our community. > > What does the future hold for Goanet? > > As you know, the Goanet mailing lists have been the mainstay of Goanet. We > will continue to expand this network to reach Goans wherever they may be. We > will also continue to work towards improving the quality of the forum. > > Last year saw the Goanet take a huge step forward with the launch of > http://www.goanet.org/. This year, we plan to develop the website further. We > plan to improve our news service, introduce innovative ways to share > information and to launch community building projects in Goa. > > I hope to see more of you volunteer with Goanet. You don't have to be computer > savvy. You just have to be willing to devote a little time to your community. > Together we can provide a valuable public service to our community. > > Congratulations to Goanet on its 11th anniversary! > > Best wishes, > > Herman Carneiro > Goanet Admin > > > Goanet > Building social capital since 1994. > http://www.goanet.org/ > Where Goans Connect! >