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  • 10/12/2008

    Board meeting concluded at Lotus Cafe, Hackensack, NJ around 3:00 PM 10/12/2008. Please see details as below.
    Absence: Schuman Tu, Jen Tien Wung, Maylin Lin, Lily Kuo
    Resolution: Group visit The Newark Museum on Saturday November 15, 2008
    I. Time: meet for lunch on or before 11:30 AM Saturday 11/15/2008
    II. Lunch: will be served at the residence of Richard CS Lee who sponsors
    36 Lynwood Road
    Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
    Phone: 973-857-1787
    III. Departure: 1:30 PM (trying car pool due to parking)

     

  • 8/9/2008

    1) When: 11:00 AM Saturday August 9, 2008
    2) Where: Lunch at International Buffet, 1100 Stewart Ave., Garden City, LI. NY
    3) What: Board meeting and beach fun after lunch.
    4) Beach House locates - 73 Lucheon Street, Lido Beach, NY 11561

    5) There were around 50 people including THSAA members and Lily's personal friends. Luckily, Sun was shinny and sky was clear. Temperature was in the mid-eightieth.

    We, board directors took 2 hours break for board meeting.

    Resolution -

    Accept Royal Manor's offer for 12% price increase for 2009 annual banquet.

    • The annual venue date: Saturday 4/18/2009

    • Entrance ticket price: $65
       

  • 5/18/2008

The board meeting was held at Lotus Cafe, Hackensack, NJ 12:00 N Sunday 5/18/2008.

Absence today - Lily Kuo, Schuman Tu

This is the meeting resolution -

1) New board directors: Thomas Lin, Maylin Lin, Tom Su, Jen Tien Wung, Richard Lee, Mike Weng, Mei Chin Wu, Ah-Lan Huang, Philip Chang, Lily Kuo, Schuman Tu

2) New President: Mike Weng

3) New assigned executive officers: VP Jen Tien Wung; Secretary Philip Chang; Treasurer Thomas Lin; Activities Jen Tien Wung

4) Investment Committee: Tom Su (speaker), Mike Weng, Philip Chang, Irene Chang

5) Scholarship Committee: Mike Weng, Thomas Lin, Richard Lee, Philip Chang

6) Suggests contribution to Taiwanese American Community Scholarship - Unacceptable.

Suggest events -

i) Visit The Human Body Museum in Manhattan in 2008

ii) Organize a group tour for river cruise Moscow to St. Petersburg in June 2009

  • 2/24/2008

Place: Lotus Cafe, 45 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601

Time: 12:00 N - 4:00 PM Sunday February 24, 2008

Absence: Lily Kuo, Marian Tsai, Mei-Chin Wu, Jen-Tien Wung

Resolution:

1) Annual Banquet Sunday 4/27/2008 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM

i) Entrance tickets require a correction. The price should be $60 not $55. Tickets will be sent in the mail to each directors ASAP. Agreed ticket quantity is as the following:

Ah-Lan Huang 30 each

Lily Kuo 10 each

Schuman S. Tu 10 each

Richard C S Lee 30 each

Jen Tien Wung 10 each

Mei Chin Wu 10 each

Marian Tsai 10 each

Maylin Lin 10 each

Tom C H Su 30 each

Philip Chang 20 each

Thomas Lin 20 each

Mike C N Weng 10 each

ii) Lucky awards contribution $100 from each director - Thomas Lin has collected $1,100. The outstanding payments are from 2 directors (Marian Tsai and Mei Chin Wu). Purchased item is a Wii game only.

iii) Keynote speaker: Richard Lee is responsible for inviting either 陳師孟 or 李惠仁.

iv) Violin duo performance: Maylin Lin is responsible for the arrangements. The program is preferred including both classic and Taiwanese folk song music.

v) Job assignments:

MC 李惠仁

Time watcher Mike Cheng-Nan Weng

Door reception Tomi Chang, Yuki Lee

vi) Membership promotion: Ah-Lan as well as 3 other members will start calling on the phone. The target number of banquet attendance is over 200.

vii) Requires a rather enriched program. Options are (a) Schuman Tu will contact a magician for 20 minutes performance (b) Hire a professional singer.

viii) Scholarship: Accept applications until 4/10/2008.

ix) 2008 directory for the print closes on 4/11/2008. Report tickets sold by 4/18/2008.

x) Advertising solicitation: Schuman Tu and Tom Su are responsible for at least 2 banks ad ($500 each full page ad)

2) Newsletter: Richard C S Lee will produce a finished typing original for Thomas Lin to follow up printing and mailing.

3) The old to new transition board meeting will be held noon on Sunday 5/18/2008.

  • 1/6/2008

The record for the meeting at Lotus Cafe 12:00 N Sunday January 6, 2008 is as below.

Reports -

1) The process of soliciting new members has had little progress so far. This job will be done when calling for annual banquet in March.

2) The process of mailing to retired Presidents and then to make follow up calls is still on hold for the last part. The promotion committee is not working properly.

Discussion and Resolution -

1) Catherine Hwang CPA requested resigning as the accountant of THSAA. As a result of discussion, Ah-Lan Huang accepts taking over the job upon unanimous "yes" votes. As she is THSAA President, no compensation will be considered during the tenure.

2) Programs for the coming annual banquet

i) Maylin suggests violin duo performance by Pei Wen Liao and Gregory (orchestra director). THSAA is responsible for their, including Pei Wen' mother, transportation between Manhattan and the banquet location, meals and $100 to Gregory. Her mother certainly has to pay membership as a member. - "yes" vote. Maylin will execute with full responsibility.

ii) Lucky awards toward entrance tickets drawing - Each board directors as well as investment directors contribute $100 that will be a total $1,300 for item purchasing fund. Award items are better being attractive objects, such as Wii game, GPS, iPod, etc.

THSAA will offer 2 entrances free drawings.

iii) Suggest 2 keynote speakers:

黃美 - Marian Tsai is responsible for invitation

李明亮 - Tom Su is responsible for invitation

iv) Marian suggests calling graduate year group at the annual banquet and then handing over forms for filling in those people who they know of in the same year category. This may expand the name list. - "yes"

3) The next board meeting will be held Sunday 2/24/2008. Entrance tickets will be distributed at site.(Thomas Lin is responsible for asking Paul Teng to produce)

  • 12/9/2006

The board meeting concluded at 6 PM Saturday 12/9/2006 at Su residence, 11 Laveders Court, Manhasset, NY 11030. Right after, all proceeded driving to Taiwan Center in Flushing attending Annual Thanksgiving Dinner with the sponsor of Tom and Sandy Su. We all appreciate it.

Absence - Lily Kuo, Lisa Yeh, Mike Weng, Mei-Chin Wu, Maylin Lin and Irene Chang (Investment)

Resolution & report-

⓵ Christmas gifts for Catherine Huang, CPA $500 and Alex Lee, Attorney at Law $500 - Buy American Express Gift Cheques to replace THSAA checks.†

⓶ Visiting The Coister with guiding tour and luch at The leaf Cafe - Will reschedule sometime in 2007.

⓷ Tom Su briefs THlSAA investment situations - Market value increased from $50K to $57K in the last a few months. The portfolio has varieties and is sound.

⓸ New activities -†

1) When: 2:00 PM Sunday January 14, 2007

2) Where: visiting The Morgan Library and Museum, 225 madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016 (Admission adult $12 senior $8)
3) What: Dinner 5:00 PM after visiting The Morgan Library and Museum, at Chinese Restaurant in Manhattan (budget $60 per person). Details will be announced ASAP.

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