Khobor. What shap Vancouver? A GOA Vancouver Newsletter MESSAGE FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE. Volume 1 / Issue 2 goavancouver.com. Upcoming Events!

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1 Khobor A GOA Vancouver Newsletter Volume 1 / Issue 2 goavancouver.com What shap Vancouver? MESSAGE FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE We are pleased to tell you that both the events mentioned in our last newsletter were awesome events that were very well attended! The Aug 2nd performance at the Richmond Legion by Seby Fernandes, a great musician from Goa, plus our own, Doris Amaral. GOA s Canada 150 picnic and World Goa Day celebration at the lovely Queensborough Community park in New West on Aug 20. Enjoy reading and seeing the pictures in this newsletter and on our website. Upcoming Events! You won t want to miss our next two big upcoming events on November 4 and December 3. See our event schedule and the attached flyer. 1) The November 4 Gala dinner and Dance is on its way to selling out! Enjoy a sumptuous dinner, some classy entertainment, then rock the night away INSIDE THIS EDITION Message from the Exec Picnic and Pub night highlights and pictures! Names in the News! Opportunities for new graduates! Scholarship info! Goa & Bombay Megastar Lorna comes to town!! Calling writers & contributors Health warning! with Goa and Bombay superstar club performer, Lorna, and intermissions with Vancouver s premier DJ Paul! Filming for our 40th Anniversary legacy video will continue at this event! Don t miss the Woman everyone is talking about after last year s movie!

2 2) The biggest religious event of the GOA year - the Feast of St. Francis Xavier! A special mass is being held at IC Delta church on December 3rd. at 2 p.m. followed by a reception in the Church hall to celebrate the patron Saint of Goa. We will be having a Christmas tree with Santa & Goodies. There will be plenty of music, dancing and entertainment. Scrumptious snacks/food/desserts for $10. Free for Children under the age of 5. The bar will serve beer & wine priced at just $3. We are looking for adults and children to showcase their talents. For further information please contact Judith Braganza at judithbrngz@gmail.com Look forward to seeing you all on November 4th. and December 3rd.! Thank you for your amazing support in keeping our Association caring and vibrant. Caroline D Sa, President on behalf of fellow committee members Debbie DeMello, Jennifer D Sa, Lynette Pereira August Event Highlights Pub Night Goa style! Seby Fernandes, a popular musician and jaz singer from Goa, was the featured performer at a very enjoyable pub night at the Legion Hall in Richmond. His lively mix of Konkani and English hits were supplemented by a few songs from our own talented and lovely Doris Amaral. Cheap drinks, Clint Martin s delicious biryani and lots of spontaneous dancing Pub Night - Goa style! Canada 150/ World Goa Picnic Celebrations! Wow! Wow! Wow! Not only did the almost 400 attendees have an absolute blast but everyone in the surrounding Queensborough neighbourhood must have been tapping their toes to the great music - and enjoying all the smells of the Goan, Mangalorean and East Indian delicacies being devoured at the picnic! There was something for everyone to enjoy including great weather, fabulous music, a talented array of young and young-at-heart on stage performers, a fun Kids Corner, competitive Bocce, Volleyball & bingo and a beautiful park decorated with Canada and Goa themes! Plus, our Legacy Project filming and so much more! Cont on Pg. 3 Pg. 2

3 She graduated from Capilano University last May with a Bachelor in Motion Picture Arts. She also loves directing and finding talent in actors and storytelling. That s why this project was perfect. It encapsulated everything she loved. It ended up being her final project and exam at Capilano University. Check it out! Message of thanks I was born and brought up in Goa. I came for the Goa Vancouver Picnic. It was wonderful. Thank you for organizing this. It takes a lot of every one's precious time. I hope the rest of the people also appreciate all the good work you guys do. I am a dad with three little kids and do not have any time to give in between two jobs. So am grateful to wonderful people like you who organize these events. Thank you. Elroy Fernandes Congratulations! Thanks again to all the many hardworking volunteers especially Maurice again for being there so early to decorate the park! Thanks also to the vendors, to DJ Paul and Doris and to our MC, Crystal Menezes for keeping the events moving at such a nice pace! In the news Melanie Faye Melanie chose to study film as she used to sit and imagine music videos and choreography in her head all day while listening to music as a kid. In high school, she was into acting so being on set introduced her to that. Corey Correa and Charisse Fernandes tied the knot recently and made their proud parents, Noel and Roxanne Correa and former GOA Vancouver Presidents Ernie and Celine Fernandes very, very happy! Both Corey and Charisse have been very active in the YGOA and in helping out on the main GOA committee as well! Health Warning According to a Harvnerd University Study, when you drink vodka over ice, it can give you kidney failure. When you drink rum over ice, it can give you liver failure. When you drink whiskey over ice, it can give you heart problems. When you drink gin over ice, it can give you brain problems. Apparently, ice is really bad for you. Please warn all your friends! Pg. 3

4 Don t Miss These Happenings! Sun sets on boozy Goa beach parties Tourists looking to sample Goa's famous boozy full moon beach parties may soon find themselves falling foul of the law as India's party state clamps down on public drinking. Following a partial ban on public consumption and intoxication in the western state, chief minister Manohar Parrikar warned he would issue a notification by next month to end drinking in all public places. He said: "If someone wants to drink, they should drink inside and not in public places. In the next 15 days, I will hold meetings with government officials to ban the consumption of liquor at public places." In recent years many in the Indian tourist trade have noticed an apparent attack on their livelihoods. As one commenter on a Times of India report on the proposed ban wrote: "Say bye bye to Goa tourism " A recent booze ban on any establishment within 500 metres of a major road or highway has decimated revenues of many large hotels and restaurants. Political observers have frequently commented on what is seen as a crackdown on "Western" or "non-indian" activities by the nationalist BJP government, from nightlife to celebrating Valentine's Day. Courtesy Daily Telegraph Scholarships applications being accepted The GOA Vancouver is offering the following scholarships for the academic year and would like to invite members and their dependent children to apply: 1. G.O.A. Vancouver Scholarship - 2 awards of $ each. 2. Carnival Cultural Club Scholarship - 1 award of $ Realtor Glen Scholarship - 1 award of $ Baylon and Alice Caldeira Canada 150 Scholarship 1 award of $250 More info and eligibility criteria Deadline October 12th, Send in your applications to president@goavancouver.com The awards will be presented at the Annual Gala on Nov 4, If you have any questions please contact the Scholarship Coordinator, Freda Moraes at freda.moraes@ubc.ca 40th Anniversary Legacy Project continues filming at November 4 Gala Dance Work on creating a documentary and archival record of the BC history of Goans, Mangaloreans, East Indians and Anglo Indians and the various groups that hold these communities together began last year as part of the GOA s 40th Anniversary legacy project. A short video and a special keepsake brochure were produced and featured at the 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration. A longer video is now being produced and includes filming and interviews at the GOA s Canada 150 picnic on August 20. More filming will take place at the Nov 4 th. Anniversary Dance. More info: Villa Pinto - villap@shaw.ca. Pg. 4

5 GOA VANCOUVER Fall Event Calendar Date /Time Event name and descrition Location November pm 1.00am December pm pm 3.00pm pm Gala Diner and Dance featuring Goa and Bombay Superstar Club Performer Lorna!!!! Rocking Intermissions with DJ Paul See attached flyer for more details and ticket info St Francis Xavier Feast and Christmas Party Mass All are encouraged to attend this beautiful Mass before joining party Feast Celebrations and Christmas Party See more details in this newsletter and/or to register for party: Judith Braganza at judithbrngz@gmail.com Riverside Grand Ballroom 1231 Burdette, Richmond BC IC Delta Church IC Delta Hall th Street Delta, GOA COMMITTE CONTACT INFO Caroline D Sa president@goavancouver.com Debbie D Mello vicepresident@goavancouver.com Lynette Pereira treasurer@goavancouver.com Jennifer D Sa secretary@goavancouver.com More Canada 150/ World Goa Day picnic pics! *Special thanks to Cecile (Sachiyo) Kaneko and John Charles (Charlie) Ferraz for the lovely pictures they have taken at many of our GOA Vancouver events. Just a few of their Canada 150 picnic and pub night pictures are included throughout this newsletter. Enjoy~! Pg. 5

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