Mangaloreans on the East Coast

Forming, Storming, Norming & Performing.

The Saturday of July 27^th will be etched in memory for the members of the Holy Family Vado of PA & DE. It was the day 110 of us Lived it Up, Drank it down and Partied into the Night. The founding members of our vado envisioned bringing together fellow mangloreans residing in PA and DE under one roof to enjoy traditional manglorean food, connect with one another and rock the dance floor. An all out effort was made by our awesome five-some (Archie Menezes, Sanjay Currie, Carmelina Abraham, Sunil Lobo and Dilip Lewis) to make this event a roaring success.

The venue for the event was Royal India Restaurant, Malvern. The event commenced with a welcome speech by Dilip Lewis who is currently Gurkar for the group. The master of ceremonies was the spirited and effervescent Glenda Bastian who did a splendid job of organizing the ice breaker and getting everyone in a jolly mood. This was followed by a round of flavorful appetizers and the open bar. As people relished authentic manglorean appetizers like GoleBaje and filled their glasses with wine and spirits of their choice Glenda conducted three more games for the group. A stellar performance of live music was given by musician and singer Gerry Coutinho .The highlight of the evening was the musical duet of the Baila played by Archie Menezes on the guitar and Gerry Coutinho on the piano. The music and dancing energized the crowd and had them asking for more.

The guests enjoyed a traditional meal comprising of all our Mangalorean delicacies. The dinner menu included all the must haves like fluffy sannas, pork baffat, chicken roce curry, mutton green masala, sweet pulao, vorn among other dishes.

Roshan D’mello (VP-PR MCA-EC) urged the crowd to join the MCA-EC events like the upcoming Monti fest. We were very appreciative of our Event sponsor Live NRI- India real estate and NRI property management services company.

Although the event was marked to close at 11 pm, we had the crowd rocking the dance floor past midnight. A sure indicator of the enthusiasm and vibrancy of the group. A prelude for many more wonderful events to follow….