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Fulfilling year for GBE
Two years after the lockdown due to the pandemic which affected activities, Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott had a truly fulfilling year as revealed at its Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) held on 4th December 2022 at its regular meeting place. Some of the projects taken up after a break were a resounding success and the organization organized some projects for the first time since its inception in 2008. The enthused members including new ones also suggested a plethora of projects to be taken up next year thus promising another eventful and memorable...
read moreChandor Club elects new Committee
Highly dedicated and most popular Basilio Fernandes better known as Basil, was in one voice elected as the new President of Chandor Club at the elections held on 27th November 2022. Incidentally of the 19 Managing Committee members the 10 office bearers along with four Trustees were elected unopposed and ballots were cast to elect the five Managing Committee members as there were nine in the fray. The new committee will manage the affairs of the Club for two years and will have to prepare for the Diamond Jubilee as the Club completes 60 years...
read moreFree Eye Check Up
Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott organized a free eye check-up for the residents of Guirdolim and Chandor Cavorim at the Chandor Club premises on 12th November 2022 in which 252 villagers got their eyesight checked. This programme was organized in collaboration with Matoshree Seva Dham Arogya Seva Trust from Mumbai. While Alzira Pereira was the project manager for this programme, the following members of GBE slogged it out to make it a great success: Menino alias Minush Gomes, Esly Henriques, Maria Mascarenhas, Irene Anto, Francis eixoto, Sandeep...
read moreVisiting the Aged
World Old Day which is observed on 16th October the world over, and on this day Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott (GBE) visited the home for the aged managed by the St Vincent de Paul Society which is housed at Chandor next to the St. Tiago Chapel. This visit was after a break necessitated by the prevailing pandemic due to which it was decided to protect the aged from any infection. During the visit, the inmates were entertained with video recordings of popular and ever favourite old Konkani songs including those sung by the nightingale of Goa Lorna,...
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GBE initiates MLA Yuri Alemao felicitation
Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao was felicitated by his constituents from Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim at a programme held on 2nd October which is observed as Gandhi Jayanti. The felicitation done by Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott (GBE) along with Guirdolim Club, Chandor Club, Chandor Seamen Association and Guirdolim-Chandor Veterans was held in the premises of Chandor Club. He was basically felicitated for remaining loyal to the Congress Party and not betraying the trust his voters had placed in him whiler ting for him as a Congress candidate or...
read moreGBE inspires Guirdolim Dy Sarpanch to clean dirty spots
Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott’s sustained efforts to keep the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim clean has resulted in not only making the two villages cleanest amongst nearby villages but has also spurred Guirdolim Deputy Sarpanch Joao Peixote to personally clean up dirty areas in his ward with the help of some volunteers who are basically his supporters. Another noteworthy feature is that people have now started segregating their waste on a large scale and giving mixed garbage has reduced drastically. On 22nd September Joao along with...
read moreBreast Cancer screening done
Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott organized a camp for screening women for breast cancer on 24th September which was held at the Chandor Club premises under the ‘Swasth Mahila Swasth Goa’ project during which 155 ladies were checked up and the good news was that there was not a single suspected case. The camp was commenced at 9 am and ended at 5 pm and women above the age of 25 were screened for breast cancer which is reported to be the third highest killer of women worldwide and India reporting one-fifth of the total cases in the world. In fact in...
read moreFormer Sarpanchas back in saddle at Chandor-Cavorim, Guirdolim
Former sarpanchas have taken over the reins of the panchayats of the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim. While Estefanio Dias and Sonia Fernandes have become sarpanchas of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim respectively. Nancy Antao has been elected the deputy sarpanch of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim has Joao Peixote as its deputy sarpanch. Coincidentally, both panchayat members elected from ward No. 1 have become the deputy sarpanchas of the two villages. While Sonia, Joao and Estafanio were elected unopposed to their positions,...
read moreGBE Celebrates Vanmahotsav
Having successfully planted saplings in the past which have now grown into sturdy trees, Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott this year undertook an ambitious project of planting 500 saplings as part of Vanmahotsav celebrations in the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim. The programme that was launched on 6th July 2022 had the Range Forest Officer Narayan Vaingankar and Chandor Parish Priest Fr. Jean Ruby da Cruz Fernandes as the joint chief guests. Forest Guards of the Goa Forest Department, Shantesh Naik, Ashok Naik and Santosh Naik were also...
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