Hi all ! I hear Rene Barreto is currently in Toronto joining his old friends from Tanzania in celebrating that yearly re-union of Tanzanite , where ex-residents and those associated with Tanzania join in joyous celebration.
Having noted in the small letter he sent in to the goans_ tanzanite@ yahoo goups, his suggestion that the ex-Tanzanians, together with the committee celebrating the event make a concrete donation by raising money for a computer in in one of the goan assocs. there............ I see Rene`s spirit of positivism and raising the consciousness of Goans as usual........... very much different from that materialistic " me first" attitude that gets hold of many of us. Thanks to his persistence in promoting the world-wide Goa Day events........ when many folk poopoohed the idea at first many years, he continued and thanks to his efforts many younger goans are dicovering the bonds that hold our far-flung communities together. Rene ,.......... we salute you !!