Mangalore: Bendore parish Senior Citizens Welfare Association celebrates 1st Anniversary
Bellevision Media Network
Mangalore, Sep 30, 2014: The Senior Citizens Welfare Association of St Sebastian parish, Bendore, here celebrated their first anniversary at the parish hall, here on Sunday September 27.
The senior citizens Awards for ‘Excellence in service’ were conferred on Judith Mascarenhas, Gilbert Pinto, Rudolph D’Silva, Zozimus Pais and Walter Colaco.
A quarterly ‘Senior Citizens News Letter’ edited and published by Professor Edmund Frank was released on the same occasion.
Prizes were distributed to the winners of sports competition held for senior citizens.
Bendore parish priest Fr Antony Serrao presided the programme.
Federation of Indian Export Organizations chairman Walter D’Souza was the chief guest of the occasion.
Bank of Maharashtra former managing director and chairman Allen Pereira and Rachana Senior Citizens Trust chairman Marcel Monteiro was the guests of honor.
All the speakers expressed a wish that such Senior Citizens Welfare Associations should be set up in other parishes also.
Bendore parish Senior Citizens Association president Professor Edmund Frank welcomed the gathering and delivered the introductory address. The treasurer John Rodrigues invoked the prayers. The secretary Rita Rodrigues read the annual report. The vice president Dennis D’Souza proposed the vote of thanks.