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“Praise the Lord for all His wonders to me!” captures Fr. Aloysius inner sentiments as he celebrated his 60th year of the First Religious Profession on the 24th of May, 2020. He renewed his religious vows to live the Evangelical Counsels and to labor for the salvation of souls as he follows the footsteps of Jesus, our Good Shepherd, and in the spirit of our father and founder St John Bosco. Fr. Corlis Gonsalves sdb, the Rector of BBH while celebrating this moment of grace and blessing thanked the Almighty for the gift of Fr. Aloysius Furtado (Alu, as he is fondly known among his near and dear ones) to the Salesian Congregation. He thanked Fr. Alu for the inspiration and motivation he is to the younger generation and congratulated him for his faithfulness and fidelity to God for these fruitful years. Especially, for his service among the young through the gift of music and choir – the saying of St Augustine goes well with the gift of Fr. Alu being an instrument to God “singing is
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DREAM COME TRUE

Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali believes in giving the best for the boys keeping in mind the holistic growth of the boys. Keeping in sync with the goal to provide the latest facilities for the all-round development of the boys and to help them to grow into well balanced, good and honest Human Being. BBH opened an ‘astro turf’ for the better growth and development of the boys in the field of sports. The astro turf was inaugurated by Mr. Nawal Seth, a benefactor and well-wisher and blessed by Fr. Corlis Gonsalves SDB, the Director of BBH on 18 th of February, 2020. Fr. Gonsalves after the blessing of the turf said, “I am very happy for you dear boys. The management and the staff are providing you great infrastructure, make good use of these facilities for your growth and become well trained and healthy boys.” Fr. Gonsalves, while acknowledging the contribution of Mr. Seth expressed, “Here I would like to specially thank Mr. Seth; he was instrumental not only i
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A CHILDREN’S DAY PROGRAMME “CHALO ASSAMAN KHO CHU LE” ORGNAIZED BY BBH

             On the 24 th of November 2019, Bosco Boys Home, (BBH) Borivali had organized Children’s Day with the theme “ CHALO ASSAMAN KHO CHU LE ”, programme to appreciate the love, smile and happiness brought by the children specially the poor and abandoned to the society and to show to the little ones how much they are loved, cared and cherished by the society.    While welcoming the children, Fr. Corlis Gonsalves sdb the Rector and Director of BBH said, “Children are the future. Nurture them right so that they grow up to be able leaders and lead the world towards light. Children’s Day is a celebration of the innocence, positive energy and the future of our society. It is also a platform for us to realise the importance of loving the children and providing them an environment to grow and mature into responsible and God fearing adults.” Speaking on the theme ‘ CHALO ASSAMAN KHO CHU LE ’ he said, “We have to inspire every child to dream big in life and make them
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BOSCO BOYS CELEBRATING CHILDREN'S DAY WITH FAMOUS TV ACTRESS HELLY SHAH

On the occasion of Children’s day, the children of Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali were joined in their celebration by famous T.V Actress Helly Shah along with the crew of India TV. The children sang songs, recited shayari, danced and played animated games with Helly. Helly Shah is an Indian television actress famous for her roles as Swara in Swaragini, Devanshi in Devanshi and Kaynaat in Sufiyana Pyaar Mera.   Helly Shah applauded the children for their enthusiasm, cheerfulness and energy. While speaking to children her advice was ‘to focus on their studies and to be obedient to their teachers and staff.’ Abbu Murugan, NIOS boys from BBH said, “Thankyou Helly Shah didi and India TV for visiting us. It was very great to see Helly didi, she so kind and loving. We were very happy to meet and play with you.” The boys were given goodies before all of them been fame struck with selfie and autograph of her and danced with her. Thank you Helly Shah and
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Learning Beyond…

From 30 th October to 3 rd November, 2019, few of the school going boys of Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali participated in the camp organised by the NGO ‘Our Children’ at Yusuf Meheralli centre at Panvel. 9 boys from BBH accompanied by a staff attended the camp along with the other 10 NGO’s. The Theme for the camp was ‘Learning Beyond’ i.e. discovering one’s self and building of self-confidence. During the camp days, the boys were introduced to indwelling fire, slack lining, puppet show, toy making, mime art, mallakhamb and even taught magic. The camp also had hike to Karnala fort, visits to Oil mill, Soap factory and Pottery department. The camp was indeed an experience of learning, adventure and enjoyment.
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Diwali Vacation at Walanda

            The boys of Bosco Boys’ Home (BBH) in Borivali celebrated the Diwali vacation this year with an outing to the scenic beauty of Walvanda from the 30 th of October to the 3 rd of November. The trip was organised by the Salesians keeping in mind the positive change and the therapeutic healing brought by the peaceful and serene climate of Walvanda. It was a 4 day trip, in which the boys heartily participated and were dedicatedly accompanied by the Salesians and the staff. For all the days the boys were hosted by the house of Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS) , Walvanda. The trip comprised of outings, activities, sessions, games and housie. The boys started their outing with an educational tour of the Walvanda gaon, were they learned about the simple and happy life of the villagers, which was added with visits to Umbarvaagan, Aageyi and Kadkad Dams, Jowhar’s Jaivilas Palace, Sunset point, Hanuman point, and Shirpamal. In between the boys also had animated tour
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MEDICAL SOCIAL AWARENESS HEALTH CAMP ON COMMON SKIN INFECTIONS     MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019:   On September 28, 2019, The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai R-Central ward, Borivali West, Mumbai in collaboration with Bosco Boys Home (BBH) organised a Medical social awareness health camp to administer to the boys and the staff of BBH, the awareness about the spread of the Common skin infections like fungus, scabies and leprosy, etc. The resource persons for the sessions were Dr. Vijaya Ahire, Dr. Priya Deokar both Asst. Medical Officer MCGM and Mrs. Nilima Dharmangaonkar a Skin Technician. Father Corlis Gonsalves, Rector of the institute, welcomed the team of Doctors and the team. Father Gonsalves thanked them for their kind initiative and service offered to the institute. The camp was organised as a preventive measure to help boys build up their immune system, so as to remain healthy during the monsoons. Dr. Priya Deoka addressed the gathering about the co
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