RECEIPENT OF PRESIDENT AWARDS AND OFFICE BEARERS CALL ON HIS GRACE AT BISHOP'S HOUSE

Six Scouts and Guides from Goa were Qualified for “ Rashtrapati Puraskar” the highest and prestigious Awards for any scout or a guide . Those selected are Scout Allister A. Fernandes and Scout Vaman Zende of Regina Mundi H. School – Chicalim, Scout Gajanan Kauthanker of O. L. Mount Carmel H. S.- Arambol, Guide Anouska B . Rodrigues of St. Joseph's Education Institute – Chandor, Guide Amita Porob and Guide Ashwita Pinto of St. Michael's H. School - Anjuna
In the final stages they were meticulously trained by ALT T. E. Philip and STC(G) Elizabeth Mascarenhas.
The Awards were given at the hands of Rashtrapati Dr. Pratibha Patil at the award ceremony to be held on 23rd Sept. 2009 at 11.00 a.m. at Ashoka Hall, Rashtrapati Bhavan , New Delhi.

At the same Awards ceremony Dr. Sydney Pinto Do Rosario- Vice President of Bharat Scouts & Guides, Goa State and Shri Raghuvir G. Dessai Former State Chief Commissioner of Bharat Scouts & Guides, Goa State will be awarded the prestigious "SILVER ELEPHANT" Awards for long service to the Movement.
The group called on the His Grace the Arch Bishop Filipe Neri Ferrao at Bhishop's House at Altinho and sought his blessings.

State Chief Commissioner Shri P. R. Nadkarni, Vice President Dr. Sindey Pinto Rosario, State Secretary Shri James Fernandes, Treasurer Shri Rodney D'souza, Shri T. E. Phillip, State Training Commissioner (Guides), Smt. Elizibeth Mascarenhas, PRO Shri John Aguiar and others.