Tana Family Get together in Seattle, Washington

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Date – July 8,2017

Attendees :

  1. Geta Anteneh – Portland, Oregon
  2. Fisha Semere – Seattle, Washington
  3. Haile Melaku – Seattle, Washington
  4. Tewodro Atanaw – Detroit, Michigan
  5. Solomon Melaku – Sliver Spring, Maryland
  6. Dejene Tarekegn – Sliver Spring, Maryland
  7. Tewodros Tesera – Sliver Spring, Maryland

On phone:

  1. Lealemselam Yaregal – Virginia
  2. Tigist Nigusu – London, UK
  3. Solomon Nurga – Chicago, Illinois
  4. Tenager Bekalu – Oulu, Finland
  5. Misganaw Birhan – Turku, Finland

Agenda:

  1. Introducing each other and share memories
  2. Update on the ongoing activates
  3. Scholarship management and student selection
  4. Tana Haik Almuni membership fee proposed

Introducing each other and share memories

Each of the attendee introduced themselves briefly and shared Tana Haik memories with the group. Everyone commented about the strategies of the fundraising. Proposed different idea to achieve the targeted amount. Currently an amount of $2,935 (24.4% of the total $12,000) is collected using the Gofundme Page :  https://www.gofundme.com/TanaScholarship

Update on the ongoing activates

Lealemselam and Tewodros reported the ongoing activities, introducing about Tana Haik Alumni at Lake Tana Foundation dinner in Seattle, Washington was accomplished. Lealemselam has already collected few members contact information and he will follow up with them. Tewodros reported that organizers are working on different mechanisms to connect current students and all batches of former graduates and strengthen the network of the alumni group.

Student selection and fundraising options

There was a proposal to use different fundraising options, Fisha proposed student selection should consider the financial status of the students. In Addition, Tewodros A. proposed the organizers should consider how to measure the result of this scholarship, such as study the success history of the scholarship winners by following up each grade ranks until they joined university, the progress of the students beneficiary by Tewodros

Tana Haik Almuni membership fee proposed

Geta A. and Fisha W. stressed more about Alumni contribution how to go to action to pay their donation, rather than sharing the idea with friends. In addition there should be a mechanizem to register each member and collect membership fee once in a year to have a consistent income. Finally each of the attendee list out all the former students from their batch who lives in USA and take assignment to follow up there activies to join and help the Alumni Network .

Get together was finished at 2:00pm.

The next meeting will by Skype on July 15 or 16,2017. The exact date and time will be voted on the viber group.

Let us unite and pave the road to success, for our younger ones!

We are so thankful for all your kind contributions!

 

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