Inaugural Meeting to Form New 55+ Goan Seniors Group
Date:	Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Organized by:	Mississauga-Brampton-Etobicoke Goan Seniors Steering Group
Venue:	University of Toronto at Mississauga,(Erindale Campus) The Faculty Club, South Building, on Mississauga Rd. (between Burnhamthorpe Rd and Dundas St.W Room 3140. Mississauga
Date/Time:	Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 7.30 p.m
Agenda:	All seniors are invited to participate in forming a seniors group (55+) serving the Etobicoke/Mississauga/Oakville/Brampton Area. The group is expected to be similar in it's organization and activities to the Toronto East Goan Seniors Association. For Information: Contact Tony & Vivien Fernandes-(905)607-4564
To register your interest please send e-mail giving name(s) and phone number to goanseniors@goanvoice.ca

Young Goans International and Goan Observer present:
1ST YOUNG GOANS INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST (2005)
To make Goan youth in and outside Goa Think, Write & Act

Theme:
"WHAT I CAN DO FOR GOA"

Jury:
Ben Antao (Canada)
Ethel da Costa (Goa)
Lino Leitao (Canada)
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro (USA)
Wendell Rodricks (Goa)

Conditions:

• you have to be not less than 15 and not more than 21 by 20th October 2005
• write in English on the above theme in maximum 1000 words
• send as ".doc" attachment to younggoansint@yahoo.com with full name + birth dates + e-mail and phone contacts + your parents' names
• last date for submission is 20th October

Prizes:
The jury members are donating great incentives for the best two contestants from Goa and for the best two living outside Goa.

Announcement: 19/11/2005.
1st prizes (2): 150 USD + Essay publication in Goan Observer + Original shirt or blouse designed by W Rodricks
2nd prizes (2): 100 USD + Essay publication in Goan Observer + Original shirt or blouse designed by W Rodricks

Contact: Constantino Xavier (coordinator) younggoansint@yahoo.com
Mailing-list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/younggoansinternational