Kuwait: Hilary Steven Rego elected President of KCWA

Pics: Alban D’Souza
Bellevision Media Network

Kuwait, 27 Mar 2017: Kuwait Canara Welfare Association (KCWA) held it’s extraordinary general body meeting at the Indian Community School, Amman Branch, Salmiya, here on Friday March 24. The main agenda of the meeting was the election of the new executive Committee for the period 2017 – 2019.

 

The meeting commenced with the moderator Freya Saldanha welcoming KCWA’s spiritual director Fr Noel D’Almeida to the gathering followed by the opening prayer by Deepak Andrade. KCWA’s president Albert Praveen Menezes 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 24th, 2017 was then presented by the general secretary Louis D’Costa. Spiritual director Fr Noel in his address lauded the works done by KCWA and wished good luck to the new committee in advance.

 

 

KCWA’s former president for the two terms Stephen Machado and his wife Rennie Machado, who will be leaving Kuwait soon for good were honored with a shawl and bouquet. Rudy D’Souza spoke a few words of appreciation about this couple and their extraordinary service to KCWA for the past 25 years. In reply, Stephen Machado thanked everyone for their support and wished KCWA Committee and members all the very best in continuing the noble work.

 

The election committee comprising Albert Praveen Menezes, Lydia Misquith and Henry Castelino then began with the proceedings of electing the new committee:

Hiilary Stevan Rego, Belvai (president)

Deepak Andrade, Gurpur (vice president)

Rajesh Aranha, Paladka (general secretary)

Harry Fernandes, Kirem (deputy general secretary)

Michael Pinto, Belthangady (treasurer)

Jinella Rodrigues, Nirude (treasurer-cultural affairs)

Anil D’Mello, Niddodi (auditor)

Orson Albert D’Souza, Mulky (cultural secretary)

Alwyn Noronha, Derebail (education fund co-ordinator)

Sunita D’Silva, Paladka (members affairs co-ordinator)

Hywel Pinto, Kallianpur (sports secretary)

Allan Jose D’Souza, Paladka (web administrator)

Dr Manohar Prabhu, Bajpe (PRO)

 

The audience applauded the newly elected committee and Hilary Steven Rego. KCWA’s president for the upcoming term thanked and sought everyone’s support and cooperation for a successful tenure.

 

Henry Castelino proposed the vote of thanks and expressed gratitude towards the school management for providing the hall, Alban D’Souza for photography, Anand D’Souza for Sounds, Steven Misquith for the PowerPoint presentation and to all those had gathered for coming in such large numbers. Joyline Gonsalves concluded the meeting with a hymn and sumptuous dinner was served by M&M Confectionery.