MARK NOVEMBER 6th ON YOUR CALENDAR!

Lend a helping hand to Roseleen DeSouza The Goan Overseas Association will be hosting Lend a Helping hand to Roseleen DeSouza on November 6^th, 2010 at Swagat Banquet Hall, Mississauga. This is our International Charitable event (replacing our World Goa Day Picnic). Funds collected at Lend a Helping hand will be sent to Mombasa, Kenya to assist Ms. Roseleen DeSouza.

Roseleen was recently diagnosed with cancer and has required hospitalization, medication and chemotherapy. All of which have exhausted her medical insurance. Roseleen has three siblings, one sister lives in Toronto (Marina/Prip DeSouza).

If you are not able to attend Lend a Helping hand but wish to assist Roseleen, you can send in a donation.
Kindly make cheques payable to the Goan Overseas Association (with a note in the memo field re: Roseleen DeSouza), mail to Seira Furtado. 5461 Bestview Way, Mississauga, Ontario L5M 0B1.

As an Association, we would like to pull together and assist Roseleen in an effort to alleviate her financial burdens so that she can focus on her recovery.

Details of Lend a Helping hand will follow.

Charitable Portfolio,
GOA Toronto

At midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, a new nation was born on a subcontinent ripped apart by a bloody partition. Independent India came into being as flames blazed across the land, corpse-laden trains crossed the new frontier with Pakistan, and weary refugees abandoned everything to seek a new life. A less favorable start for a new nation could hardly be imagined.

Yet, more than six decades later, the India that emerged from the wreckage of the British is the world's largest democracy, poised after years of rapid economic growth to take its place as one of the giants of the 21st century.

On Saturday, August 14^th, 2010, the Consulate General of India in Toronto in conjunction with Panorama India will be hosting India Day at the Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto, across from the Eaton Center. Please see attached flyer for more details.

The program for the day will include:

• Patriotic Songs 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
• Parade 11.00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
• Flag Hoisting 12.01 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Cultural Programme 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Headliner Performance 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

In celebration of our Indian culture and successes, the G.O.A would like to extend an invitation to you, your family and friends. We hope you will come out to represent the Goan state by joining the grand parade - a 2 km. leisure walk, watching traditional dances of India and enjoying your favourite Indian food.

If you are interested in joining the float or performing a Goan cultural dance, please contact me.

Jai Hind! Jai Bharat!

Marcelina Dias

Cultural Secretary

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(905) 828-1274

Goa Retirees and Friends Golf Clinic

2010-07-21

The skies were in our favour, a perfect day for a group of GOA Retirees and Friends to get some Golf tips and mini-putt-putt.

The day, orchestrated by Delphine Francis and Jean Andrade, turned out to be a great success.  To top it off, there were no injuries or broken windows.  The Pro at Andy’s Bathgate Golf Range gave some very helpful hints on the basics of Golf and soon had the very new golfers hitting balls onto the greens.  For the somewhat seasoned golfers, it was also an opportunity to learn some techniques and improve on their strokes.

Following the instruction, the group was led to the mini-putt-putt and 5 unseasoned golfers got hole in ones!  Quite The champion was Malcolm Mascarenhas who had 5 hole in ones (Tiger would be envious!!).

The high-light of the afternoon was being treated to a delicious lunch at Denis and Muriel Pereira’s beautiful garden patio.  Muriel’s home-made burgers, fries, salad and a fabulous desert were a hit. Golf instructions ensued with Denis providing more information than the pro at the Golf Range. He gave detailed instructions on the do’s and don’t’s of Golf and answered questions.  All this for no charge!!  Quite a deal!  Requests for more sessions are being given serious thought to by the organising committee.

Below are some of the testimonials on the success of the event:

The day was nice and sunny ( reminded me of what I left in Dubai), our coach VERY attentive, and the games were real fun to play, even if I didnt score a hole in one!
Of course the wonderful BBQ and socialising after at the Pereiras , plus the useful golf info so well given by local pro Denis was a beautiful ending to the day.
You all took a lot of loving care and thought in organising every detail and the freebies too.
Congratulations and a job truly well done.
Play it again Sam!!!
Gloria (Dubai resident)

Dear Greta, Delphine & Jean,

I have to say how enjoyable the Golf Clinic was.  I really had a great time.

It was very enjoyable & informative.  Very well organized.

I learnt a lot from both the Pro Golfers Roy & Dennis.

Looking forward to the next one.

Also have to thank Dennis & Muriel for their hospitality.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Bonita

See you at the next event.  Grandparents bring out your grandchildren on August 20, 2010 for a picnic in the park.  Check the GOA website for details.

Greta Dias

GOA Retirees and Friends.

PDF Flyer

GOA Retirees and friends are putting together a nostalgic memoir of all home remedies/therapies our mothers’ used for minor ailments.  Many of you will remember the awful, perhaps sometimes even nasty, tasting concoctions we were forced to swallow or inhale or wear on our bodies to cure our ailments.

Let’s make it fun and something we can hand over to our children/grand-children.  Depending on demand, we will print copies and make them available in a book format for a minimal fee (printing costs).  Perhaps our collective contributions will make the New York’s best selling list!.

All articles must be e-mailed to Margaret D’Souza at:

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If you wish to mail them in, please send them to:

Greta Dias

32 Christie Dr.

Brampton, Ont

Dead-line for submissions is Oct 30^th, 2010.

The Goan Overseas Association, Toronto, does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability with respect to this Endeavour.  Please be aware that the articles are merely a collection for documentation of old traditions and are in no way recommended for use for medical reasons.

SEATS AT THE RATE QUOTED ON THE GOA FLYER HAVE NOW SOLD OUT.

IF YOU WISH TO STILL JOIN THE GROUP, PLEASE CONTACT YEAR ROUND TRAVEL (LINDA OR JOE) AT 416-499-1444.  WHILE THE AGENCY CANNOT GUARANTEE THE PRICE QUOTED, THEY WILL TRY TO SUBMIT NAMES OF NEW PASSENGERS AND WILL CONTACT YOU WITH ACCEPTANCE AT THE SAME RATE OR WILL  PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NEW PRICING.

WHILE HST DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS FLIGHT, WE ARE INFORMED THAT AIRLINES  RAISE OR LOWER PRICES ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES.

Attached is additional information that we urge you to review before committing to the trip.

Thank you.

Las Vegas Info Sheet (word doc)

Terms and Conditions (PDF)

The Goa Retirees and Friends Laughter Yoga and Bollywood Goes to Goa night organised by Essie Georgeo, turned out to be a blast. Rachel and Maurice Pinto and Tina D'Mello did a bang up job handing out trinkets and taking attendance.

See attached for more details:

http://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/About/Engineering_in_the_News/07_09_2010a.htm

http://www.mississauga.com/community/article/842567--nine-win-duke-of-edinburgh-awards

Please mark your calendars and save Sunday, August 29th, 2010.

We have been allocated this day as "Goan Pilgrimage Day" by the authorities at St.Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland.
http://www.martyrs-shrine.com

We are planning to put together a program which will include a Procession, Mass, Benediction, the Rosary as well as cultural entertainment and other activities for ALL.

We encourage Volunteers and Sponsors to come forward to aid us in this first time event.

For more information please contact

Sara Ferrao (905)569 6609,  Hema Pereira (905)502 6103, Belinda/Romeo Dos Remedios (905)593 0769