TORONTO EAST GOAN SENIORS ASSOCIATION
GENERAL SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR 2006
A new Executive Committee was elected at the last AGM held on March 26th 2006, and officially took over office on April 20th 2006.
EXECUTIVE MEETINGS
The Executive Committee meet once a month at the Milliken Park Community Centre which is provided to us at no charge. Our thanks go to Gord Glynn, Recreationist, Parks & Recreation, Toronto, for his assistance in accommodating us with excellent boardroom facilities for our meetings.
MEMBERSHIP
Thanks to all the members for their continued support in 2006. The past year has seen our membership grow from 432 members in April 2006 to an astounding number of 516 members as at the end of December 2006 and applications for membership continue to come in at a steady pace.
We record with regret, the passing away of our members – Bertha D’Costa, Stan Nunes, Rita Dias, Jacinto Fernanades and Amro Fernandes. We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the deceased.
TORONTO PARKS & RECREATION
TEGSA thanks the City of Toronto for making the facilities at the Commander Recreation Hall available to us for holding our events. The Recreation Hall is fairly large and allows us to comfortably accommodate most of the members interested in attending our events. Our special thanks to
Fiona Young, Manager Commander Hall, and her staff for their cooperation and assistance at all times. A special thanks to Netto Noronha for all his help and assistance with the arrangements at Commander Hall.
GRANT
The City of Toronto has given us a grant of $2,000 for the year 2006, which is required to be used within the framework of the City’s policy and guidelines.
ACCOUNTS
The Income and Expenditure Statement and Balance Sheet for 2006 are included in the AGM package. Our thanks to our Treasurer Valentine Viegas in handling all the finances including the membership fees and to Max Menezes for his time and assistance to Val in reviewing and finalizing the accounts. Our thanks also go out to our Auditors Pelagio De Souza and John Barretto for auditing the books.
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