Clevin D’souza elected as President of Emirates Pangalites, UAE

Media Release

Dubai, 04 April 2012: Clevin D’souza has been unanimously elected as a President of Emirates Pangalites, UAE for the Decennial year  2012 -2013 during 9th Annual General Body meeting held at Sivstar Restaurant party hall, in Karama, Dubai.
Clevin D’souza a good comedy actor, acted in several Konkani Drams in UAE and Back home including the Daiji Rang Mandir, Francis Fernades troup & Sangon Mugdhana kalakar in UAE.

 

Clevin D’Souza

Joel Quadras                                                        Veena Alva

The annual general body meeting started with a prayer from Ignatius Alva followed by welcome by President Vinay Vaz.
Joint Secretary Ashwin D’souza presented the annual report for the year 2010-2011with full details of the activities for the year.
Treasurer Joel Quodras presented finance report for the year and informed that we have continued to support our social causes which we are doing for the last 9 years such as providing books, uniforms and school fees for the poor children of Elementary and High school in Shankerpura and also contributed towards poor children mid meal.  Also donated Rs 3 Lakhs Rupees towards the Physics laboratory at St. John’s P. U. College Shankerpura, and contributed the church reconstruction work.

 

Mr. Ignatius Alva Coordinator of Emirates Pangalites Social Welfare Sponsorship Projects, informed that during the year 2011, 94 poor children and elders from Christha Jyothi Children Home, Kolalgiri, Snehalaya Children Home, Udyavara and Mt. Rosary Old Age Home in Alangar are sponsored with the help of individual donors with a total amount of Rs 10,94,000. And since 2004 Emirates Pangalites coordinated and helped  to collect and distribute more than Rs 29 Lakhs to the above three projects.

 

The Election conducted by Mr. Michael Castelino, Founder President and Advisor of Emirates Pangalites. He informed that the Association which was started in January 2003 with an objective of bringing all Pangalites in UAE together under one roof and support the needy and poor with Financial and Medical help is successful in reaching its objective with the help of sponsors, donors and well-wishers. He also called on the newly elected office bearers to carry on good work of Emirates Pangalites.

 

Emirates Pangalites are proud to say that, we have kept our promise in reaching our objective and in this direction established Rs 10 Lakhs “Emirates Pangalites Social Welfare Fund” in the year 2010. The proceeds of this fund will be utilized to support the poor and needy and other social and charity projects.

 

 

The following new committee members were elected unanimously for a two year period (2012-14)

 

President:                          Mr. Clevin D’Souza
Vice President:                    Mr. Noel D’Souza
Secretary                            Mrs. Veena Alva
Joint Secretary:                   Mrs. Merlyn Castelino
Treasurer:                          Mr. Joel Quodras
Sports Secretary:                 Mr. Clayton Mendonca
Joint Sports Secretaries:       Mr. Kevin Mendonca & Mr. Ravi Rodrigues
Cultural Secretary:               Mr. Sunil D’Souza,
Asst. Cultural Secretaries      Mr. Ashwin D’Souza & Walston D’Sa
Media Rep:                         Mr. Jovin D’Souza
Panglacho Prakash Rep:       Mr. Melwin D’Mello
Charity Project coordinator:    Mr. Ignatius Alva / Mrs. Hilda Pinto
Core Committee Members:    Mrs. Albina D’Souza
                                          Ms. Sonia Castelino
                                          Mrs. Vinitha D’Souza      
                                          Mr. Charles Monis
   
Advisors:                             Mr. Micheal Castelino
                                          Mr. Dolphy D’Mello
                                          Mr. Paul Quodras
                                          Mr. Alphonse Mendonca
 
Regional Rep:       Dubai:                 Ronald Noronha & Ronald Mendonca       
                           Abu Dhabi:           Alphonse Mendonca
                           Sharjah/Ajman:     Herald Menezes/Vinay Vaz
                           Fujairah:               Vincent Barboza

 

The new committee has decided to have the following 10 programs for the decennial year celebrations:   

                                                   
1. Children Drawing Competition- Dubai  May 2012
2. Blood Camp- Dubai    July-August 2012
3. Medical Camp- Shankerpura   August 2012
4. Monthi Fest Celebrations- Dubai  14 September  2012
5. Sports Event-Dubai    November 2012
6. Domestic Workers Day out- Dubai  December 2012
7. Orphanage Children Day out- Mangalore December 2012
8. Annual Day Celebrations- Shankerpura  January 2013
9. Sports Event- Shankerpura   January-February 2013
10. Emirates Pangalites Talents Day -Dubai  April 2013

Emirates Pangalites requested the support from all our sponsors, donors and well-wishers to carry out these programmes successfully.