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Excerpt from the souvenir on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the KCA Hall & Hostel “In 1961, when the Kanara Catholic Association was celebrating its Sixtieth Anniversary, the problem of accommodation for young men coming mainly from the districts of North and South Kanara, to the Metropolis of Bombay on search of jobs, was found to be very acute. The then council took upon itself, with the active participation of all members, the task of addressing this crying need of the time, to start a Diamond Jubilee fund with the objective of constructing a Hostel and a community Hall – it was aptly given the name “Yuvakalaya” (Abode for the Youth). The response was very encouraging and within a short while an active collection drive was started, and a plot of land acquired. Plans for a building were drawn up, permissions and approvals obtained and the foundation stone was laid in 1963″  For the full version, download a scanned copy of the 1994 souvenir below  List of Donors  Name  Amount (Rs)  Mark Vaz  25,001   Noel Mathias 24,500   Swiss Catholic Foundation 17,300   LX Rego  10,562   Margaret Pinto  10,000   Lulu Vaz  10,000   9 Large Donors (Rs 5,000 – 8,000)  48,300   Other Donors (Rs 100 – 1,000)    Donors from Mumbai  64,347   Donors from Mangalore  14,150   Donors from Abroad  4,385   Total  228,545  The complete List of Donors can be downloaded below Silver Jubilee Souvenir (1994) KCA Hostel Application Form