Title: Festa de Solidariedade – A Fundraiser for a Member of our CommunityDescription: This event is a fundraiser for Jose Manuel Trindade a member of our community who recently suffered a major stroke which has left him unable to work. There is no entry fee, but we will be accepting monetary donations at the front...
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NPCC Brings Home Three Trophies
Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year’s Oshawa Fiesta Week Parade and thanks to everyone who worked organizing and building props and our float – job well done. Our entry which represented “A Portuguese Festival in a Fantastic City” won three awards – Best Ethnic Entry, Best Float (Runner-Up) and Best Children’s Participation.
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NPCC Scholarship Gala
Title: NPCC Scholarship GalaLocation: NPCCDescription: Please join us on September 17th as we honour Mikayla Pereira, our scholarship recipient and thank the wonderful sponsors who made this possible. The evening will include dinner and dancing to the music of Jovem Imperio. Congratulations Mikayla and good luck at University!Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-09-17
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Fiesta Week
Title: Fiesta WeekDescription: Come join us for delicious and authentic Portuguese dishes, pastries and wines during Oshawa’s multicultural showcase. Our Centre will be open Thursday to Saturday at 5:30 pm for dinner. There will be two shows on Thursday and Friday nights and three shows on Saturday with DJ and sound provided by New Age...
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NPCC Picnic 2011
Title: NPCC Picnic 2011Location: Hungarian Park, HamptonDescription: Our annual picnic has been scheduled for the Canada Day Long Weekend! Two days, one price. Bring your tents and stay the night, or join us during the day. Some of the free events will include soccer games, movie night for the kids, music and “sardinhas com pão”....
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Scholarship Update
Thanks to the generosity of DeSousa Homes and ENG Automotive Group, we are only $50 away from our $1000 goal….our deepest gratitude to them and all of our sponsors.
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NPCC Scholarship
In February’s Mensal I mentioned that our centre would be recognizing the outstanding achievements of our youth by awarding a scholarship to a student who is entering post-secondary education in September of 2011. To give everybody some background, this scholarship was initiated by the Alliance of Portuguese Clubs and Associations of Ontario (ACAPO). Over the...
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os jovens – dance
Title: os jovens – dance Location: npcc Description: Friday the 13th is the date of our next youth dance…..again we invite anyone who’d like to perform to contact me asap, so we can make arrangements….Noah and Anthony will be the DJs, Mark Ganhao will be lending his equipment and expertise, mana may play (they’re undecided!)...
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Festa da Concertina
Title: Festa da Concertina Link out: Click here Description: The concertina is a wonderful instrument similar to the acordian which is the basis of the folk music of Northern Portugal’s Minho region. To celebrate this instrument (we just need an excuse to celebrate!), we’ve invited some of the best concertina players from the GTA to...