Greetings to you from the Goa YMCA Panjim.

We would like you to be part of our YMCA project at Panjim, Goa.

On a prime plot costing over 30 lakhs in Indian Rupees, YMCA, Panjim, Goa is putting up a medium sized complex to offer affordable accommodation to the YMCA Community. The complex is estimated to cost around Rupees 60 lakhs approx. As of now, construction has been raised to the tune of Rupees 20 lakhs from funds generated by way of several fund raising activities and also from the loans received from the Bombay and Pune YMCAs.

However, presently we have fallen short of finances and we are hoping that well-wishers around the globe as well as in our own country, will rise to the occasion and contribute in whatever way they deem it fit for the completion of the project. Indeed, it will be a proud moment for the entire YMCA community.

We invite you to donate a room at a cost of Rs 1,50,000 (US$ 3,490) which could be named after your near/dear one of your institution. For the donation of a room, we would offer the room free of charge for one week each year for the use of the donor and/or his family and friends throughout his/her lifetime. The donor will be entitled for AC rooms. Please note the entitlement should be availed of in each respective year. The offer will not be allowed to be carried forward to subsequent years.

We also invite a donation for a skating rink costing Rs 3,00,000 (US$ 6,820) which may be named after your near or dear one or the institution. We would offer the donor the use of a room for two weeks each year as in the case of a room donor.

The complex has a small hall, for multipurpose use, and it has been proposed to name the said hall after any person or institution contributing Rs 7,50,000 (US$ 17,050). We will offer a room free of charge for three weeks stay each year to the donor and/or his/her family and friends throughout his/her lifetime. Please note the entitlement should be availed of in each respective year, it will not entitle the donor to carry forward the said entitlement to subsequent years.

The Govt of India has accorded its sanction to enable us to received Foreign Contribution. We are therefore making this earnest appeal to all the well-wishers to send in their contribution by way of demand drafts or bank transfer. To facilitate bank transfers from anywhere we have opened an account bearing No SB 0088-771748-001 (The Young MenÂ’s Christian Association) with INDUSIND BANK (Panaji Branch). Indusind Bank has arrangements in London/California/New York/Rome. For further details of the project click to www.ymcagoa.com the website will keep the donor abreast of the progress of construction.

All of us are aware that tourism has its negative effects too. YMCA Goa will continue and concentrate on the AIDS Awareness and Control Programs, Anti Narcotics Drives and Preservation of Ecology programmes. Income derived from the project at hand, will be primarily channeled towards these programmes.

The project will be commissioned in the 3rd week of December 2005. Donations are also covered under 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

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