Konkani Cultural Organisation, Abu Dhabi distributes scholarships worth Rs 11.75 lakhs

Konkani Cultural Organisation, Abu Dhabi distributes scholarships worth Rs 11.75 lakhs

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Aug 11, 2013: Konkani Cultural Organization (KCO), Abu Dhabi, in association with Samanvaya Mangalore distributed scholarships of Rs 11.75 lakhs among 171 students, at a scholarship distribution programme held at Milagres Senate Hall on Sunday August 11.

Speaking after inaugurating the event, MLA J R Lobo said that the scholarship programme will become fruitful when it reaches the actual beneficiaries and they make use of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He also appreciated KCO members for helping the number of needy students from the past ten years. Such kind of scholarships will help poor students of the community can come to the mainstream.

He advised the students to make use of the scholarship to gain higher education and attain the good position in the society and help other needy community students for their education.

Rohan Monteiro, KCO members said that students who have taken the scholarship must come up in life. They must dream high and work hard to achieve it.

Fr Ronald Cutinho, director of Samanvaya in his introductory speech said that KCO has been distributing scholarships for the past ten years. Till date it has distributed 923 scholarships worth Rs 62 lakhs among 360 students.

KCO founder Leo, president Benette D’Mello, secretary Valerian Dalmeida, members Michael D’Silva, Gerald D’Mello, Franklin D’Cunha, Leena D’Souza, Vivek Serrao, Sandhya Vaz, Rupert Vaz, Donald D’Silva and others were present.