Californiangoans Easter Party 2010

Californiangoans IV Annual Easter Party

The Californiangoans IV Annual Easter Party will be held on April 3rd at Sitara Indian Restaurant at 11:45 pm. So mark your Calenders and come join us and enjoy some great music by Dj Stanley from The Bay Area's Sound Wagon company, some mouthwatering Goan food, games and tons of prizes.

The clubs Soccer Jerseys( $40/set and $50/set ) and 2010 Raffle tickets ($10 ) will be sold at the event.
Scroll down to previous posts to see the Californiangoans Soccer Jerseys,the Prizes and draw date for the 2010 Raffle tickets.
Click on the link below to check out the pictures from last years Easter party.

SOUTH GOA V/S NORTH GOA (MATCH III)

Another great victory to South Goa. South Goa scored 2 goals in the last 5 minutes of overtime play to defeat the North. Final Score South 3-1 North.

SOUTH GOA V/S NORTH GOA (MATCH II )

The South Goan had a very good comeback in the second match against the North Goan team defeating them 8-2.

CALIFORNIANGOANS SOCCER JERSEYS

The Californiangoans Soccer Jerseys are here and will be available for sale at the Californiangoans 2010 Easter Party. Jerseys are prized at $40( includes 1 Short sleeves , 1 shorts and ! pair of socks) and $50 (1 long sleeves, 1 shorts and 1 pair of socks). Cash Only. Jerseys are available in size 40 and 42 (Goan Measurements).Place your order now by calling
John -(510)371-2942
Joseph-(510)825-5567
Savio-(650)793-3224
Ruie-(510)300-5105
Californiangoans 2010 Raffle Tickets ($10) will also be available for sale.

NORTH GOA V/S SOUTH GOA (MATCH I )

The South Goan team suffered a defeat at the hands of the North Goan team during the first match held between them for 2010.The score was 4-2.

The line up for the North Goans consiSted of Ruie, Phillip, Francis, Gracian and Joseph, whereas; the lineup for the South Goans included Frazier, Franky M, Franky F, Clifford and Orlando.

VIVA CARNIVAL 2010

The Carnival is held in Goa in February for three days and nights. It starts when the legendary King Momo takes over the state and the street comes alive with music and color. The week long event is a time for lively processions, floats, graceful dances and non stop festivity. The origin of the word Carnival is still disputed, some say it is from the Italian word Carnevale meaning "End to the Meat" and is an expression of the 40 day fatsing period of lent during which people abstain from eating meat. Another explanation comes from the term "Carrus Navalis" (ship cart), the name of the roman festival of Isis, where her image was carried to the seashore to start the sailing season. The festival consisted in a parade of masks following the adorned wooden boat that would reflect the
float of the modern Carnival.
The pictures are from an old Goan Carnival by Late Alfred Vaz and a more modern Goan Carnival


Image borrowed from wikipedia

Californiangoans 2010 Raffle

The Californiangoans 2010 Raffle tickets are now available for sale.

Following are the prizes that will be awarded for the Raffle tickets:-

1ST PRIZE: SONY 40" LCD FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION + BLUE RAY DVD PLAYER + HOME THEATRE SYSTEM
2ND PRIZE: BOSE HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
3RD PRIZE: HP LAPTOP
4TH PRIZE: CANON G11 CAMERA
5THPRIZE: WII CONSOLE
CONSOLATION PRIZES: DIGITAL CAMERA, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, FLIP VIDEO AND IPOD

Each Raffle ticket is prized at $10 and Each booklet $100.

The Draw will be held on 24th June on San Joao Day.

All funds generated through the sale of the Raffle tickets will go to the Californiangoans Club.
Californiangoans reserves the right to change the draw date and prizes without notice

IV Annual Californiangoans Christmas 2009

Californiangoans Christmas 2009

The IV Annual Californiangoans Christmas party was held at Sitara Indian Restaurant after the midnight mass on 24th Dec(25th morining). The party started with a Champagne toast and delicious Goan food followed by some awesome music by DJ Stanley, which brought everyone to the dance floor. Later, there was a round of Housie followed by Beer drinking which was won By George Pires, Savio Rodrigues and Micheal.The womens beer drinking was won by Maria Monteiro and Sharron Esteves.Prizes were awarded to all the winner and to all those who have been helping put together all the Califoniangoans events. The rest of the night was spent dancing to more great music by DJ Stanley and john.
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Thanks to the following people who made the event happen:-

Firmino-For working hard to put the whole thing together.

John Fernandes-For his hard work from day one and arranging the Location.

Franky Fernandes-who like always worked constantly during the event so that everything went smooth.

Maria Monteiro-Sorpotel, Fish Fry,Canopies

Maria Rodrigues-Xaccutti, Chana

Sharron-Rice

Caitano-Chorisa Puffs

John-Canopies, Chorisa Puffs

Janice-Beef Roast

George-Biryani

Kuldip-Pork

Rajesh-Pork

Phillip-Fruit custard
Dj Stanley-For the great music

A big thanks to Sitara Indian Restaurant for providing the restaurant to host our party.

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Californiangoans Thanksgiving 2009

The Californiangoans Thanksgiving 2009 was held at George and Olivier's Place on 26th Nov. Thanksgiving which is traditionally a American Family celebration began when the pilgrims who first came to America shared their first harvest with their neighbouring Indians to give thanks to them for teaching them how survive the dreaded winter.Our Thanksgiving celebration was a opportunity for all of us to take a break from our hectic life and to get together with our friends and family and enjoy some home cooked Goan food.

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Thanks to the following people who helped make Thanksgiving happen:-

George and Olivier-For being the hosts and for the barbecue

Maria Monteiro-For Biryani, Aad Maas, shrimps

Sharron Esteves-For Xaccutti, beef cutlets

Maria Rodrigues- For Caldin

John & Franky Fernandes-Beef fry and Salad

Frank Monteiro-Pudding

Celeste Larson-Pumpkin Pie

John Fernandes-Fruit Carving(pumpkin & fruits)

Derrick Coelho-Fruit Carving(Watermelon)

Mr. Sabino & Mrs. Bernadette- For Performing Prayers to bless the occasion.

Californiangoans Calendar 2010

The Californiangoans Calendar 2010 will be ready shortly. All proceeds of the sales will go to the Club.If you would like to see what the Calendar is going to look like please click on the picture below.
Special Thanks to:-
Savio Rodrigues, William Rodrigues(Goa) and Raj Tilak Naik(Goa) who worked hard to make the Calendar happen.




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