PANAJI
Street Providence, Non-government Organization (NGO) involved in Shelter homes for people with disabilities and Food Banks in Goa and a few other states will support Hockey Olympians Joaquim Carvalho and Merwyn Fernandes Goa project.
As a first step the NGO has sponsored a school in rural south Goa for a Hockey Project which is the only group sport Street Providence is undertaking.
“50 new hockey sticks, 30 new hockey balls, 1 full set of hockey goalkeeper uniform,” were distributed to the school representatives on Monday at Fr Agnel Multipurpose High School Verna at the hands of Hockey Olympians and Arjuna Awardees of Goan origin Joaquim Carvalho and Merwyn Fernandes.
“We have given a commitment to back this school every month through a hockey project being launched on 24th February through our Goan Olympians Joaquim Carvalho, former captain of our Indian Hockey team, selector and coach along with Merwyn Fernandes,” added Donald.
Besides individual sports, hockey is the only team sports which the NGO is supporting in Goa under its newly launched program Olympic Dreams.
“Olympic Dreams from Street Providence Goa is aimed at encouraging talented Goan children who have the potential to reach the Olympics in the future with focus on individual sport,” says Founder of Street providence Donald Fernandes.
Meanwhile Donald has urged people to come and support the Olympic Dreams project.
“We require your support to make Olympic Dreams a reality for children who have the potential but not the resources. Join us as we reach out to those deserving Goan children who can one day make Goa and Goans proud by delivering on the international stage,” he said
