Vol. 57. No. 1 A Publication of UMA, Inc Jan - Mar 2017 Editor: Daniel Gomes, 2021 Ptarmigan Drive #1 Walnut Creek, Ca 94595 E-Mail:[email protected] Boot Scootin’ Western Swing By Larry Collaco Co-Chair JoAnne Riberio & President Sandy Souza March 4th finally arrived, after much anticipation, preparation, and uncertainty, we were ready for our late spring dance called: Boot Scootin' Western Swing. Co- chaired by Joanne Segovia and yours truly, we were motivated to make this dinner/dance a FUN event for all those in attendance. As the crowd slowly meandered onto the hall around 5pm or so, they helped themselves to libations of wine, beer, coffee, tea, water, nuts, chips & salsa with some background music. Conversations and greetings flowed throughout the hall amongst the table until the announcement for dinner about 6pm. One could smell the aroma of the Eastern spices of familiarity amongst us who grew up with minchi, my favorite, chicken curry, cabbage with Chinese sausage, and white rice. Special hands, not literally, went into the creation of these dishes. Later on, we had some homemade desserts of pao de leite & coqueira. Now we were ready for one of the main attraction, the Elsa Denton Band, a 6 piece band plus a sound engineer. They delighted us with a very versatile repertoire of music: country, rock n' roll, Latin, cha cha, 60s, 70s, 80s, current pop hits, etc. The dance floor was very well "abused" by the many dancers and their own unique styles keeping to the beat and rhythm by Elsa and her group. The line dancing got UMA News Bulletin Spring Issue 2017 Page 1 of 32 Boot Scootin’ Wester Dance the most attendance, given the theme of this event and not needing a partner to do your own thing. During one of the 2 intermissions of the band, we had a raffle for 2 gift certificates to the next UMA dinner function, and 3 prize money envelopes to the 3 lucky persons in the ticket drawing. We have their pictures as well as all those who came by our very talented and energetic photographer, Cecilia Collaço Naval. Her pictures taken at this event will soon be posted at the website: www.uma- casademacu.com. Big All Time Cash Winners UMA News Bulletin Spring Issue 2017 Page 2 of 32 Boot Scootin’ Western Dance Gift Certificate Winners Elsa Denton Band There were many volunteers who helped to make this a FUN and successful event. I would like to extend an appreciation of thanks to all of the following: Joanne Segovia, Flavia Greubel, Ellen and Vic Boiserree, all those on the UMA Social Committee, Barbara Vas, Cecilia Naval, Sandy Souza, Brenda Oliveira, Daniel and Zinha Gomes, and all those who helped to make this possible. Forgive me if I have left anyone off this list, I am a senior after all, and I'm sticking to that excuse. Thanks and let's make UMA Great Again! UMA News Bulletin Spring Issue 2017 Page 3 of 32 Boot Scootin’ Western Dance UMA News Bulletin Spring Issue 2017 Page 4 of 32 Boot Scootin’ Western Dance UMA News Bulletin Spring Issue 2017 Page 5 of 32 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Members, Welcome to the First Quarter Bulletin for 2017. Although it is fairly early in the year, our Social Committee members have been busy planning out the venues and events for the rest of the year. The upcoming ones are included in this bulletin. We had our first Event this year, photos and article are in this Bulletin. From observance, it was very successful. Our thanks to all those who helped out and to the attendees. A special event this year is “Jim Silva Day” Cha Gordo to honor Jim with a UMA Lifetime Membership, details are in the flyer of this bulletin. Jim was also UMA’s speaker at the LAEF (Luso-American Education Foundation) Annual Conference and Symposium on Education and Culture held at the San Jose University this week. The topic was the Macanese Clubs in California. We thank Jim for being our speaker. We now have 50 members from the three Casas (under MCC) going on the Fatima trip this September. Our Mid-Term Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Rossmoor – Vista Room at 5pm. This meeting is open to all members. If you are planning to attend, please advise me via email at: [email protected] or by phone at 925-639-7708. Thank you. Now, on another friendly note, a reminder for those members who have not yet paid their annual dues, please do so immediately. Unpaid members will be dropped off the active list next month. With best regards, Sandy Souza Membership Dues for 2017 are now due: Please help us save postage and time by sending in your dues promptly, delinquent members will be dropped by April 1, 2017. Thank you for your cooperation. Regular $20.00 Senior (+65) $15.00 Non U.S. Residents (includes Canada) $25.00 only US$ accepted Subscription (no UNB Hard copy, view online) $10.00 Young Adults (ages 18 to 25) $10.00 Dues payable to UMA, Inc. and mailed to: Sandy Souza, 5565 Terra Granada Dr. # 3A, Walnut Creek, Ca. 94595 UMA News Bulletin Spring Issue 2017 Page 6 of 32 "THE UNIÃO MACAENSE AMERICANA SCHOLARSHIP" & “THE JORGE & ELISA ROSARIO SCHOLARSHIP” I. Amount of Scholarships & Frequency of Scholarship Awards: $1,000 each to be awarded annually for the UMA Scholarship & the Rosario Scholarship to the Recipients who meet all the requirements of an “Applicant”, and is selected by the Scholarship Committee to receive the Awards. II Names of the Scholarship Committee Members: Oscar Collaco Raquel Remedios Jim Silva Armando ‘Pinky’ Silva Sandy Souza III Responsibilities of the Scholarship Committee: a) The Scholarship Committee must publicize the availability and requirements of the scholarship in the UMA Bulletin at least one month prior to the application deadline. b) The Scholarship Committee will establish appropriate procedures to review all applications and make the award selection within one month after the application deadline. c) The Scholarship Committee will maintain records of the annual Scholarship Applications and Selected Recipient(s). IV. Application Requirements: a) The Applicant must be the child or the grandchild of a current UMA member, and the parent, grandparent or legal guardian of applicant must have been an UMA member for at least two (2) years prior to date of application. b) The Applicant must have completed and graduated from the 12th grade in high school and will be attending college the following semester. c) Application must be made in the semester prior to graduation from high School. d) The Application Package must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee postmarked no later than May 31st, 2017. e) The Application Package must include a completed application, an official high school transcript, a personal essay, a record of co-curricular and extracurricular activities, a copy of the acceptance letter(s) from the college or university, and two letters of recommendation, one of which must be a teacher. V. Criteria for Scholarship Awards: The selection shall be at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee whose decision shall be final. The Scholarship Committee will be guided by their overall assessment of the Applicant. UMA Scholarship Committee 5565 Terra Granada Drive, # 3A Walnut Creek, Ca. 94595 UMA News Bulletin Spring Issue 2017 Page 7 of 32 UMA, INC. APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP – 2017 c) The Application Package must include a completed application, an official high school transcript, a personal essay, a record of co-curricular and extracurricular activities, a copy of the acceptance letter(s) from the college or university, and two letters of recommendation, one of which must be a teacher. Name __________________________________________________ Date of Birth ______/_____/_____ Home Address _______________________________________________________________________ City ______________________________________________ State _______________ Zip ________________ Email Address __________________________Home Ph _______________Cell Ph __________________ Name of High School _____________________________________ Date of Graduation _____________ Parents or Grandparents are UMA Members: Yes ______ No ______ Father’s/Grandfather’s Full Mother’s/Grandmother’s Full Name ________________________________________ Name _________________________________ Number of Advanced Placement Classes _____________________________________________________ Honors/Awards ___________________________ Leadership Positions ___________________________ Service Activities _______________________________________________________________________ Is the Applicant a Life Member of C.S.F. Yes ____ No ____ If No, How Many Semesters ____________ Number in Applicant’s Graduating Class ____________. Applicant’s Rank in Class __________________ Name of College or University You Plan to Attend _____________________________________________ Date of Entrance ______________________ Major Subject _____________________________________ i.e. Science, Business, English For what business or profession are you preparing? _____________________________________________ Provide: a) a personal essay, (minimum 250 words, on a separate sheet of paper), describing your plans for your future; b) Official Transcript including: GPA (weighted/unweighted), PSAT Score and SAT/CAT Score; c) a record of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities; d)a copy of the acceptance letter from the college or university, and e) two letters of recommendation, one of which must be a teacher. Add any other pertinent information that will assist the Scholarship Committee to better understand your qualifications. I hereby declare that I have