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Member Profile | The D'Souza's

Our parents are from Goa, however, Fidelis and I were both born and grew up in Karachi.
My father worked for the Pakistan Navy and my mother was the grade 7 class teacher at St. Joseph's Convent in Karachi.
Fidelis' dad worked for ICI Paints and his mother worked for the Chartered Bank in Karachi. Read more...



Awards

GOA Vancouver Annual Community Service Award

The community service award is presented annually to a member who is recognized as an outstanding volunteer in the Association. It will be presented at an annual event.

The two criteria that apply are:

  1. The recipient will be an individual who contributed most significantly to the annual operation of the association through volunteering his or her time, personal resources, attendance and expertise at Association events.
  2. The recipient must be a member in good standing, but must not be an Executive Member in the year the award is made.

Nominations from the membership are invited. If you wish to nominate someone for this award please send a short email to president@goavancouver.com with your suggestions.

The individual will be selected by a 3-person committee, at least two of which must be current Executive members.


GOA Vancouver Annual Community Service Award Winners
2010Elsa D'Lima

Crispin Sequeira Annual Community Service Award

Beginning 2010, The Crispin Sequeira annual community service award has been retired, and replaced by the GOA Vancouver annual community service award.

The Crispin Sequeira annual community service award is presented annually to a member who is recognized as an outstanding volunteer in the Association. This award comprises of a one-of a-kind edition Pearlite totem trophy of a Haida carving depicting an eagle and a killer whale and a cash award of $100. The recipient's name will be engraved on a plaque at the base of the trophy. It will be presented an the annual event.

The two criteria that apply are:

  1. The recipient will be an individual who contributed most significantly to the annual operation of the association through volunteering his or her time, personal resources, attendance and expertise at Association events.
  2. The recipient must be a member in good standing, but must not be an Executive Member in the year the award is made.

Nominations from the membership are invited. If you wish to nominate someone for this award please send a short email to president@goavancouver.com with your suggestions.

The individual will be selected by a 3-person committee, at least two of which must be current Executive members.

In making the donation to the association on behalf of his late father, Mike Sequeira stated "It is our hope that the creation of this award will motivate our members at large to come forward and volunteer to help our association and community grow."


Crispin Sequeira Annual Community Service Award Winners
2009Cleto Dos Remedios
2008Nery Santos
2007Willie Lobo
2006Mark Vaz
2005Villa Pinto
2004Peter D'Mello
1997Freda D'Souza
1996Dennis Fernandes
1995Olga Vaz
1994Cleto Dos Remedios
1976 - 1993All members

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