News: Gasper Crasto
Kuwait, Jan 23: St Francis Xavier (SFX) Boys Goa/Kuwait handed over a cheque of Rs one lac towards charity recently.
The cheque was presented to ‘Humanity’, a charitable trust in Mangaluru collecting funds and using it in projects to help downtrodden families and children.
Lawry Pinto (Kuwait), founder of Gulf Voice of Mangalore (GVOM) presented the cheque on behalf of SFX Boys to Roshan Belman, a musician and anchor who along with his friend Mervin has been carrying out several noble deeds through ‘Humanity’.
The popular Boys have also donated a sum of KD1000 towards the construction of Bahrain Cathedral, as proceeds from funds raised through Lorna’s musical show organised in Kuwait recently.
Noble deeds by SFX Boys over the years
In the past, since the year 2010, SFX Boys Kuwait, have organised four football tournaments and two mega musical shows (including 2018), for charity.
Since then, they have contributed a sum of Rs17,85,000 towards the welfare of various charity homes and institutions in Goa and Mangaluru.
Below is the list of benefactors to whom SFX Boys have provided over the years.
NiteyaSevaNiketan, Home for HIV + and Under privileged girls, Rivona, Goa - Rs 2,00,000
Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol, Goa - Rs 1,50,000
Mother Teresa Orphanage, Quepem, Goa - Rs 1,50,000
Old Age Home, Benaulim, Goa - Rs 1,00,000
DivyaDaya Trust (Tiny Angels of Valentina’s Little Heaven), Colva, Goa - Rs 1,10,000
Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol, Goa - Rs 1,20,000
Sisters of St Alex Orphanage, Calangute, Goa - Rs 1,25,000
Trust of Nano Nagle School - Shirvodem, Goa - Rs 2,00,000
Missionaries of Charity, Cuncolim Goa - Rs 2,00,000
Shirva Welfare Association, Udupi - KD 500
Seminary of Our Lady, Saligao - Pilerne, Goa - Rs 1,10,000
Tulu Koota Kuwait, Mangaluru - Rs 1,00,000
Handmaids of Christ Sisters (Old Age Home) - Moira, Goa - Rs 1,00,000
In a message, SFX Boys stated it would have been impossible without the help and support of people working in Kuwait and thanked everyone for the love and support rendered towards this great gesture.
SFX Boys' last event
SFX Boys’ last event was a Konkani show called ‘Amchem Lorna’ that Goa’s nightingale Lorna and other Konkani artistes from Goa, Mangaluru, Dubai and London. The show was held at Khaldiya University, Kuwait.
SFX Boys (Nazy Azavedo, Joe Pereira, Marian Fernandes and Nicholas Rodrigues) have been keeping the Konkani flag flying high and giving utmost attention towards charity. It is their desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense which makes them popular and blessed.