November 2012 - Edmonton Goan Association

EGA
November 2012
Goafesta Recap – Page 2
Our Members – Page 4
St. Francis Xavier’s Feast – Page 5
Goafesta 2012
Goafesta was a spectacular night! We had over 200
members and guests join us for a night filled with
culture, good food, great laughs and dancing at the
Maharaja Banquet Hall! The theme “Music Through
the Ages: Goan to Edmontonian” was felt throughout
the night but no more so than through the cultural
performances. The performances brought us from
our cultural past to where we reside today as
Edmontonians. Performances included “Lal Meri
Pat– Dhama Dhum Mukalandar,” a Pakistani Folk
Song ,“Rangeelo Maro Dholna,” an Indian Folk Song
and “Auraddi,” a famous Konkani Song. The
performances continued with dances including two
Goan dances, “Goencho Mando” and “Goa Amchem”.
This followed with dancing through the ages with
Waltz, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, Twist, Jive and Hip-Hop
dances. Lastly, we were brought to Edmonton with a
Country Line Dance. Almost all the acts were
performed and choreographed by our own EGA
members! The night continued until the late hours
with fabulous music provided by Joe Thomas and
Christina Misquitta. Special thanks to Mathias
Silveira for being such a great Master of Ceremonies
for the evening festivities. Thank you to everyone
that helped with setting up for the event, all the
performers and thanks to everyone that attended!
We loved hearing all your great comments! We
know you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did.
Thank you to all our Goafesta Performers, Musicians and Choreographers. We know it takes
commitment and time out of your busy schedules to put performances together. We
appreciate all your hard work and your presentations were fantastic! Thank you for
showing us the meaning of being a Goan community.
Alison Allcock
Alyssa Fernandes
Ludo Pinto
Helen Allcock
Ron Fernandes
Ludy Pinto
Karen Allcock
Alex Gomes
Odette Pinto
Kaitlyn Allcock–
Allcock–D’Silva
Louisa Gonsalves
Raymond Pinto
Kenneth (Junior) Allcock–
Allcock–D’Silva
Sharon Haniff
Haniff
Agnelo Silveira
Geraldo BarretoBarreto-Xavier
Elsie Lobo
Mathias Silveira
Lloyd D’Silva
Issac Massey
Mechelle Silveira
Caitlyn D’Souza
Errol Misquitta
Tianna Silveira
Corrine D’Souza
Ingrid Misquitta
Charmaine Thomas
Brandon D’Souza
Herbert Moniz
Ethan Thomas
Josh D’Souza
Maria de Lourdes Moniz
Joe Thomas
Kyle D’Souza
Edmund Nunes
Warren Thomas
Sasha D’Souza
Alayna Paes
Sunil Das
Erwin Paes
EGA Money Matters
Hey Folks! Your "CASH MAN" is back. With that being said, I have some good news. Our sports day
events generated a net profit of $392.74. The committee wishes to thank each and everyone of you
who came out and made this event a "big success".
As for the most awaited event of the year, Goafest; we generated a net profit of $2328.10. Special
thanks to everyone who came out and made this event a huge success.
In terms of our memberships, we have had a significant rise in new memberships this year. We
generated a whopping sum of $1750 in memberships.
Lastly, I would personally like to take the opportunity to thank you individually for an awesome year.
Without you all it would have been just another year. I hope you all enjoyed the events that the
committee put together and I hope to see you all at the SFX feast!
Until then...its your CASH MAN signing out!
Abraços,
ED AMARAL
Our Members
Congratulations to Our Members
Congratulations to Burton &
Avril Maina on the birth of
their first child Emmanuel!
Congratulations to Caitlyn
D’Souza on her First Holy
Communion.
Congratulations to Calvin &
Sophia Lobo on the birth of
their son Sebastian!
Happy 60th Birthday to
Hirote Gracias.
Happy 50th Birthday to
Louisa Gonsalves!
It is great to see our membership
continue to grow. We would like to
welcome new members to the
Edmonton Goan Association:
Mervyn & Ilona D’Cruz
Andrew & Clara Doralswamy
Briston & Neelam Pereira
Need to update your contact details,
including your email address? Email
us at [email protected]
Like us on facebook
www.facebook.com/pages/Edmo
nton-Goan-Association and see
pictures from our functions. If
you would like to share your
EGA pictures you can tag the
“Edmonton Goan Association”
You can also follow us on
Twitter and visit our website:
www.edmontongoanassociation.com
Happy 40th Birthday to our
Social Secretary, Karen
Allcock!
Our hearts go out to Herbert,
Maria de Lourdes Moniz &
Family with the loss of their
beloved dog Toby.
For member’s announcements and
milestones please email
[email protected]
Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and
for attending the funeral services of our
beloved Mom, Maria Lira Godinho.
Although this is a sad time for us, we are
blessed to have so many friends that care.
She was a source of great joy in our lives,
but we know Mom is at
peace and in a better
place now.
Kamala,
Kamala, Nirmala
and Franco
St. Francis Xavier’s
Feast
Saturday, December 1st , 2012
Good Shepherd Catholic
Church
18407 – 60 Avenue
Edmonton
St. Francis Xavier Mass
to commence at
5:30 pm.
For those interested
in participating in
the choir, please
contact Josh
D’Souza at
780-885-2708.
EGA Christmas
Potluck & Dance
Saturday, December 1, 2012
TICKETS:
Members: $10 family, $5 single
Non-Members: $15 family; $10 single
Potluck dinner to follow the St. Francis Xavier Mass.
Come out and enjoy great food and share your own dish.
Generous quantities appreciated.
We are expecting a visit from Santa who will have gifts
for all members age 10 and under. Non-Members or those
who are unable to RSVP by November 21: Please bring
with you a new toy for your child age 10 & under
max. cost of $15). Santa will gladly help distribute
your gift so that every child is included.
Members please RSVP by November 21st
Karen Allcock D'Silva at (780) 886-0026 or email: [email protected]
Kara Fernandes at (780) 970-4745 or email: [email protected]
Join us for a night of celebrations, good food & fun! Dance the
night away to music from both a fantastic BAND and DJ!
The EGA Committee
wishes all our
Members a
& Happy New Year!
We would like to thank all members that took the
time to respond to our New Year’s survey. After
reviewing the recent survey results, the EGA will
NOT be hosting a New Year's function this year.