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The 75th Anniversary - Toronto September 13th, 2003
The 75th Anniversary - Toronto September 13th, 2003
by Tim de Mello (Class of '58)
(Courtesy: Goan Voice Canada)
The 75th anniversary of the Dr. Ribeiro Goan School took place over the weekend starting Friday Sept. 12th and ending this Sunday evening. An enjoyable time was had by yours truly and witnessed the same by others. The semi-permanent smiles borne by most over the three days was testament to that fact.
On talking to many of the people over the three days, the overall concensus was that the anniversary celebrations were a great success. Kudos to the Organizing Committee.
Friday evening was a Meet & Greet occasion hosted by Kool-Kats Pub and Grill at Mississauga. Les Ombres (Raymond de Mello's band - class of '64) entertained us to 50's and 60's music while we drank and started to renew our acquaintaces of our school years.
The highlight of the re-union was the Dinner-Dance held last night. It was well organized and ran very smoothly. I liked the idea of having three different plates of hors d'ouvres and two bottles of wine (white and red) on
every table and a splendidly decorated hall to welcome us when we arrived. Nice touch!
The Dinner/Dance was an elegant affair where the main activity was just meeting friends and acquaintaces after a gap of almost 40 years. The sold-out event was attended by many who had travelled from as far away as Australia. Many had come from Europe. Maria Frazier (she was rewarded with an Award of Excellence for her work as a nurse with the natives in the frozen north) travelled all the way from Repulse Bay in the North West Territories. What a pleasure it was to see the familiar faces after such a long time.
Excellent dinner which included a prawn curry. Nice large prawns too! Danced to the music of Henry (Braganza) & the Moonrakers. Actually we spent more time meeting old friends than dancing. The dance was supposed to finish at 1:00 am but apparently did not finish until about 2:30 am. Because of this, the Banquet Hall has charged the Committee and extra charge of $1000. I hope we did not incur a loss. If so, the committee should let us know and we will gladly make up the difference.
Today was the picnic at Centennial Park, Etobicoke. It was supposed to start at 11:00 am but did not get going until well after 2:30 pm. A late night the day before and Sunday obligations, I guess was the cause of this delay. Very well attended. Again it was nice to see the same faces in the light of day. The food served at the picnic - Soropotel/pilau or King Fish Curry & Rice or Mutton Xacuti and pilau was on offer. Also for those with a healthy appetite (like myself) there was also a snack pack with 2 samosas, 2 croquets, two fish King Rolls, two patties and two chutney sandwiches. Enough to satiate any hungry appetite.
A great time was had by most if not all.
Great work (and I am sure a lot of hard work) by the Organizing Committee.
Thank You!
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