KCA UK holds Christmas Boom – 2016
Manchester: On December 17, 2016, KCA UK organised Christmas celebrations at Britannia County House Hotel Manchester. This celebration is popularly known as ‘Christmas Boom’.
This is one of the events hosted by KCA UK, which attracts people from different communities to come together and share some memorable moments. This was the 10th successive celebration by KCA UK.
The event officially kicked off at 7:30 PM. Well known Master of Ceremony Joseph Sequeira from Warrington gave a gracious start to the event. KCA UK President Santhosh Pinto welcomed the guests, conveyed his wishes and urged them to take complete advantage of all the activities lined up for the evening.
This was followed by the Carol singing by KCA UK members, Stany Mendonca, a prominent Konkani singer led the Carol Singing. This was followed by the Nativity Play; KCA UK kids’ performance during the play was truly amazing.
Excitements were high when Santa Claus came to the stage; Santa gave away presents to all the children. Benson Moras from Sheffield as Santa, along with some outstanding music gave a thrilling start to the event. This was followed by some exciting games for men, women and kids. Santhosh Pinto brilliantly conducted the games.
Dr Umesh Prabhu – Medical Director Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, was present for the evening, he conveyed his best wishes to the gathering.
Ancita D’Souza, Stany Mendonca and Melisha Barboza exhibited their talent of singing, where as talented KCA UK kids performed a couple of dance performances, which were well appreciated by the gathering. Delicious Dinner prepared by Britannia House was served, which was well co-ordinated by Martin Saldanha and Kenny D’sa .
Stany Rodrigues offered sincere thanks to all who worked hard to make the event possible and successful; Stany wished all the participants a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. Ronald Lobo carried out the auction.
The delightful evening continued with lots of lucky draws arranged by team KCA UK. Gacy Banji won the Christmas Hamper, whereas Anthony Mary won the prize for the guest of the day, Max Cutinho from Britannia Hotels, honored the winners.
Raj Francis Pereira and Vinjoy Rego captured the event through photography and video respectively.
In the closing hour of the event, DJ Benson Moras ensured that all participants were engaged in the nonstop dance.
