Aloysius D'Souza elected new President of KWAE
Dubai, Feb 13: Kanajarians association
called for its Annual General Body Meeting at Shezan Restaurant, Karama followed
by an election where Aloysius D'Souza was elected as the new President of KWAE.
Also elected were Ivan D'Souza as General Secretary and Vijay Barboza as
Treasurer.
Aloysius D'Souza
(President), Ivan D'Souza (General Secretary), Vijay Barboza (Treasurer)
The KWAE association in the Emirates is among the
leading Catholic associations in the Gulf, which is known for its charitable
work in their homeland and off late their contributions at the diocesan level too.
The meeting started at 12.00 noon with a prayer by
Thomas Sequeira, a senior member of the association. After the prayer, Mr.
Sequeira requested the committee members to preside over and then the committee
led by Mr. Thomas Saldanha (outgoing President) presented their annual report
detailing various activities held last year and their contributions towards
worthy causes. Their recent contribution of Rs. 75,000 towards the "Divine Call
Centre", Mulky founded by Fr. Jerry Sequeira is yet another example of their
ongoing efforts for the community development. The President then thanked his
committee members for their selfless efforts throughout the year and wished them
blessings from Our Lady of Lourdes.
In the second part of the meeting, the committee
announced for fresh elections for the year 2004 and Mr. Sequeira agreed to carry
out this task in a most democratic and professional manner. Although there were
several nominations for various posts, Mr. Sequeira then requested the nominees
to elect the most appropriate candidates to represent the associations. The
members who will represent the new committee are as below:
Executive Committee:
Aloysius D'Souza (President)
Vera Barboza (Vice-President)
Ivan D'Souza (General Secretary)
Vijay Barboza (Treasurer)
Stanley D'Souza (Sports Secretary)
Thomas Saldanha (Cultural/Info Secretary)
J.Baptist Saldanha (Public Relations Officer)
Committee Members:
Alwyn D'Souza
Peter Paul Saldanha
Edward Barboza
Lavina Saldanha
Jyothi Aranha
Veronica Alva
Benedicta Lobo
Frank Lobo
Reema Lobo
Anil Lobo
The meeting ended with a buffet lunch prepared by
Shezan Restaurant followed by a Bingo nicely conducted by Vijay & co. Edsen,
Verrel & Dalia entertained the audience with their melodious Konkani songs and
the new committee decided to meet in the next few days to chalk out KWAE's plans
for the year 2004.