Retirement of Hon Gen Secretary Joseph "Boni" De Souza

Dear Member,

It is with great sadness that I, on behalf of the General Committee wish to announce the retirement of Joseph De Souza, popularly known as "Boni" or "Uncle BON" from the post of Hon General Secretary of the Association after 46 years of serving the association.

All of you would know Boni and he has been a pillar of the Association. He knows each one of you personally as a friend and SAFTEA without him will seem strange. Generations of members will know him as the front man for the Association for all these years.

The reason for this letter besides announcing his retirement, I, on behalf of the General Committee would like you to attend an appreciation cum farewell lunch for our dear Boni  on Sunday the 25th August 2013 from 12.30pm. We hope that you will come in large numbers and tell your friends who knows Boni to come along for the luncheon to show your appreciation and friendship to someone who has contributed much to the Association.

Entrance to the luncheon costs RM30.00 with 2 bands in attendance. I would also like to appeal to you for any monetary contribution so that the we as his friends can give him a token of our eternal gratitude.

Kindly call the office at 21483107 to make your bookings. Kindly treat this as a personal invitation. Looking forward to seeing you and your family on the 25th August.

Yours in service of the community,

Sheila E De Costa
President

SAFTEA Sports Meeting on 11th July 2013

Dear Members,

Kindly be informed that the 1st Sports and Recreation Committee for the year 2013 to 2015 meeting will be held on the 11 July, 8.30pm at the Association's clubhouse.

Agenda

1. Opening Remarks by The Chairman Sports and Recreation
2. Election of New Conveners
3. Event Planning
4. Issues
5. Other matters

Thank you very much.

Mr. Eugene Anthony
Sports and Recreation Committee Chairman

General Committee 2013-2015

At the 90th AGM held at the clubhouse on the 9th June 2013 the following were elected to serve on the General Committee for the term 2013-1015:

General Committee 2013-2015

President	Sheila E De Costa (Ms)
Deputy President	James P. Monteiro
Vice President 1	Darren G. Duarte
Vice President 2	Gerald M. Lee
Hon Gen Secretary	Joseph de Souza
Hon Treasurer	Joan M Marbeck (Ms)
Ladies Chairperson	Maureen Sibert (Mrs)
Youth Chairman	Arnold Monteiro
Sports Chairman	Eugene A. William
Senior Citizens Chairperson	Elaine Especkerman (Ms)
Membership Co Chair	Iris de Souza(Ms) Julia Nicholas(Ms)
Public Relations & Publicity	Suzanne M. Lazaroo(Ms)
F&B & Socials	Arnold Monteiro
Deputy F&B /Associate Liaison	Yap Tee Loy
House & Grounds	Hilary Gomes
Committee Member	J. Ivan Rosario

High Achiever Awards to be given out this Sunday 30th June 2013

Congratulations! to the following Eurasian Youth who have achieved excellent results in the 2012 school examinations. They will be receiving SAFTEA’s High Achievers Awards on Sunday 30th June 2013 during the Sunday Family Lunch.

SAFTEA

Robert Bruce Jalleh : High Achiever Award(HAA)[IGSE 8As] & leadership award
Celeste Rebecca Gomez : Motivation Award (MA)[SPM 6As]
Alaynna Jean Sta Maria : HAA[6As PMR]
Elyssa D Especkerman : HAA[7As PMR]
Deborah Crystal Roy : HAA [7As PMR]
David Theseira : HAA [5As UPSR]


PENANG

Desiree Anne Gasper : HAA [9As SPM]


Perak

Eric Joseph Pereira : HAA [10As SPM]
Jonathan D’Olivero : HAA [7As]


Negri Sembilan

Caithlin Eleanor Siebel : HAA [5As UPSR]


Malacca

Angela Nathan : MA [7As SPM]
Simeon Nonis : HAA [7As PMR]
Jeremy Yong : MA [6As PMR]
Maryanne Yong : HAA[ 5As UPSR]


Sarawak

Marie Esther Chapman : HAA [9As]

Sunday Family Lunch, Presentation of Awards for High Achievers

Especially for SAFTEA members and friends

Sunday Family Lunch in conjunction with the presentation of awards for the high achievers, is scheduled to be held on 30th June 2013 from 12.30 to 6.30 p.m.

Entrance by a donation of RM30/- per adult

Menu for lunch
Curry debil, roast leg of lamb, roasted chicken, fish with samble, broccolli with crabmeat sauce, sebah, mixed salads and white rice.

Desert: cream caramel and mixed fruits

Tea: friend noodle, jelly and cakes

Two live bands to entertain:
"Amigos and Winds of Change"

For further details, booking of tables and tickets, kindly call tel: 2148-3107, Willie, Alex or Boni.

SAFTEA Education Fund Committee Report For 2012

The SAFTEA Education Committee continued to administer and manage the Education Fund during 2012. The committee consists of the following:

Datuk Nick Peterson	:	Chairman and Fund Raising Coordinator
Mr. Leslie Armstrong	:	Vice Chairman and Treasurer
Mrs. Vivienne Edmonds	:	Member and Secretary
Ms. Adeline Louis	:	Member and High Achievers Award Coordinator
Mrs. Jean Monteiro	:	Member and Terms of Reference Coordinator
Mr. Stewart Edmonds	:	Member and Loans and Financial Support Coordinator
Mr. Edward Joseph	:	General Committee Representative

For 2012 the Committee held a total of nine (9) meetings and implemented the following:

• The Annual High Achiever Award for the 2012 for scholastic achievement in the year 2011. Besides SAFTEA, the Award was open to the other Portuguese/Eurasian Associations.
• The drawing up of the Terms of Reference for the De Costa-Su Scholarship, and subsequent award to Miss Melissa Ashley Johnson, a first year student of the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus currently pursuing a BA Hons in International Relations with Spanish.
• The review of a request for scholastic assistance, and subsequent award of assistance for 2012.
• The review of a request for a loan for education, and the subsequent award of a loan for 2013.

The recipients for the High Achievers Award for 2012 were:

From SAFTEA:

1.	ASHLEY YEE SHOU WERN	UPSR	5As
2.	AMANDA MARIE JOSEPH	PMR	6As
3.	ASHLEY DENISE CHAI	PMR	6As
4.	NICOLA ANNE DEBRUYNE CHOON MING WEY	SPM	9As
5.	NICHOLAS ANDREW FANVELL	SPM	6As

From Sarawak Eurasian Association:

1.

KEVIN KANA JACQUES

SPM

9As

From Kedah Eurasian Association:

1.	NICHOLAS RYAN SURIN	UPSR	5As
2.	JUSTIN JOHN SURIN	SPM	7As

From Malacca Portuguese Eurasian Association:

1.	ALDEN RONALDO LOPEZ	UPSR	5As
2.	TAMMY MARION SINGHO	PMR	7As
3.	MARCUS KENNETH THESEIRA	PMR	6As
4.	CHERYL ANN SMITH	PMR	7As
5.	ANGIE ADELENE FRANCIS	PMR	7As
6.	ANDRINA SEQUERAH	PMR	6As
7.	SAMUEL PETRUS NONIS	SPM	10As
8.	MEGAN KATHLEEN DANKER	SPM	7As
9.	KRYSTINE MAY THESEIRA	SPM	7As

The details of the Education Fund are as shown in the SAFTEA Reports and Financial Statements for the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2012

The SAFTEA Education Committee takes this opportunity to thank SAFTEA President Madam Sheila De Costa, and the General Committee Members for all their support and assistance during 2012.

We also thank all our donors and supporters who have contributed so generously to the Education Fund each and every year.

Datuk Nick Peterson
Date: 1 Apr 2013

Report by Ladies Chairperson (Maureen Sibert)

The Ladies committee was kept busy in 2012 with the monthly Family Lunches, held on the last Sunday of each month.  There was always a good turnout with many regulars as well as new faces attending.  Good food and good music was provided and it was great to see everyone having a nice relaxing afternoon.  My thanks to all those who made each function a success.  Thanks also to the bands, namely Winds of Change, Stairway, Amigos, Crystal Notes and Ben Mowe for entertaining us.

The children’s  X’mas  Party was held in December.  About seventy under privileged children were treated to an evening of entertainment and fun.  Members’ children and grandchildren were also present and together I think they had an enjoyable time.  Santa was on hand to give out presents and a clown entertained the children with games and a magic show.  Thank  you to all those who donated so generously to a worthy cause.

Finally, I must thank my committee for all their help.  Special mention to Yvette, Mary, Elaine and even the President and her daughter, Beatrice who made it a point to help me sell raffle tickets each month.  Thanks also to Dato Lawrence, James Monteiro and Sheila De Costa for donating prizes for the Raffle Draw.  My heartfelt appreciation to Boni,  who did a lot of work every month.  A  big thank you also to Willie and Alex for all their help.  Thank you Yap Lee Loy for patiently sitting at the door month after month.

In conclusion, I must also say thank you to Belinda and Ann for rounding up all their friends for the Sunday lunches.  Thank you also to all those who attended every month.  Your presence made the functions a success.  God Bless you and your families.

**Maureen had a difficult time personally as her husband Deric was terminally ill for the whole of 2012. However, not one family lunch was cancelled because of this .Deric used to patiently sit at the door collecting money for the lunch until he fell ill. We also thank Deric for his advice and counsel  on moving the important documents out from Jalan Pudu while we pursue our case against UDA and the Government.