Pics: Alban D’Souza

Kuwait, Mar 23: Kuwait Canara Welfare Association (KCWA) held its general body meeting on Friday, March 22 at the Harmony Hall, Salmiya. The main agenda of the meeting was the election of the new executive committee for the period 2019–21.

The meeting commenced with the moderator Deepak Andrade welcoming KCWA’s spiritual director Fr Noel D’Almeida to the gathering followed by an opening prayer by Anil Fernandes. KCWA’s president Hilary Stevan Rego then welcomed all the members who had gathered for the meeting and thanked everyone for their wonderful support during his tenure. The minutes of KCWA’s last general body meeting which was held on February 22 was then presented by general secretary Rajesh Aranha.

Activity report was presented by assistant general secretary Harry Fernandes. Stevan Rego highlighted the activities done during his term and thanked the members, committee members and their family for extending support. Spiritual director Fr Noel in his address lauded the works done by KCWA and wished good luck to the new committee in advance.

The election commission members Vijay Alfred D’Souza, Anil Vincent Menezes and Orson Albert D’Souza then began with the proceedings of electing the new committee, which is as below:

President: Maria Rinna Silvia D’Souza, Omzoor
Vice-president: Michael Pinto, Beltangady
General-secretary: Deepak Andrade, Gurupura
Assistant general secretary: Sunitha D’Silva, Paladka
Treasurer general: Arun Jossy D’Souza, Perampally
Treasurer – Cultural Affairs: Flevia D’Mello, Suratkal
Auditor: Ruth Clara Veigas, Pune
Cultural secretary: Harrison Joshua Monteiro, Gurupur
Education fund coordinator: Alwyn Noronha, Derebail
Members’ affairs coordinator: Jinella Rodrigues, Neerude
Sports secretary: Royce Jaison Fernandes, Ferar
Website administrator: Allan Jose D’Souza, Paladka
Public Relations Officer: Anil Francis Fernandes, Ferar
Immediate past president: Hilary Stevan Rego, Belvai

The audience applauded the newly elected committee and Maria Rinna Silvia D’Souza KCWA’s president for the upcoming term thanked and sought everyone’s support and cooperation for a successful tenure.

Anil Menezes rendered the vote of thanks and expressed gratitude towards the hall management for providing the hall, Alban D’Souza for photography, Hywel Pinto for sounds, Allan D’Souza for the PowerPoint presentation and to all those had gathered for coming in such large numbers. Mabel Andrade concluded the meeting withprayer and hymn. Sumptuous dinner was served by M&M Confectionery.