Turkish American Association of Minnesota

General Assembly of Members

&

Announcement of

2015-2016 Board of Directors 2015-2016 Board of Directors

January 25, 2105

3:00 – 5:00 pm

Minnetonka, MNRidgedale Library – Room #172

TAAM’s Mission

Turkish American Association of Minnesota is a 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt and non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a better understanding of the Turkish Culture.

We strive to introduce our American friends to Turkish culture while providing an opportunity to get to know one culture while providing an opportunity to get to know one another through our participation in cultural events like:

� Minnesota Festival of Nations, � Social and dinner gatherings, � Folklore and musical events,� Holiday celebrations, � Volunteer and fundraising activities

2013-2014 Board of Directors(Inaugurated February 23, 2103)

President Ali Durgunoğlu

Past-President Belma Erdoğan-Haug

Vice-President Esra Riggs

Treasurer Sema Aksan

Secretary İdil Hasbay (resigned and moved to Maryland on May 2013)Secretary İdil Hasbay (resigned and moved to Maryland on May 2013)Sena Kıhtır (appointed on May 2013; resigned on February 2014). Vacant

Fundraising Chair Selin İncedayı

Social Chair Figen Haugen

Publicity Chair Pınar Akal

Advisor Zehra Tanberk

Festival Chair Neşe Yurttaş

Student Representative Simge Okut (2013); Can Canbolat (2014)

Membership Body

Membership Types

Membership numbers fluctuate:

126 members in 2013

114 members in 2014

Anybody who is over 18 can be a member

Membership Types

Individual Membership Family Membership (includes 2 adults and all minor children)Student Membership

Please renew your 2015 membership!

2013 Events Calendar

January – Visit by Ambassador Namık Tan and Chicago Consul General Fatih Yıldız:

• Meetings with Turkish students and families at the U of M and Dinner at the Woman’s Club

February – Turkish Heritage NightFebruary – Turkish Heritage Night• Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz with Enes Kanter

February – 3M Turkey Country Technical Manager’s visit to U of M

• Meeting with Turkish Students who are planning to go back to Turkey

March – Spotlight of Turkey (organized by MIC and sponsored by TCF)

• Teacher’s Workshop

2013 Events Calendar - continued

March - Consul General of Chicago’s visit to MN

• Minneapolis American Association for University Women’s event

March – HF414 & SF359 designating the month of April as “Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month” was introduced at the MN Awareness and Prevention Month” was introduced at the MN Legistation

• Met with Rep. Frank Hornstein and wrote letters to the Committee members to amend the language of the bill.

• Met with the Somali Action Group

2013 Events Calendar - continued

March – Established “Turkish Language & Culture School” for childrenReceived Turkish Cultural Foundation’s (TCF) School Startup Grant in the amount

of $2,500. (www.turkishculturalfoundation.org) (School Director: Esra Riggs)

April – National Sovereignty & Children’s Day Celebration

April – Met with the officials visiting from the April – Met with the officials visiting from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Turkish Citizens Living Abroad

April – MacPhail’s “Music Matters” Luncheon

May 19 - Youth and Sports Day, Walk or Run Event (in honor of Soma coal mine victims)

May - Festival of Nations

2013 Events Calendar - continued

May - Komen Race for the Cure - Walk or Run (Team TAAM)

May – TAAM’s newsletter SOHBET is published (publisher: Pınar Akal)

June – Support walk for Gezi Park in Minneapolis

June – Volunteer appreciation picnicJune – Volunteer appreciation picnic

September – Speak at the panel by WILPF (Women’s International League for

Peace & Freedom): Islam and Conflict in the Middle East

October – Republic Day Dinner

November – Interview for POSTA 212 Online Newspaper

2014 Events Calendar

January –Started Turkish Classical Music Chorus and Folklore practices (instructor: Zekeriya Yargıcı)

February– Spotlight of Turkey (organized by MIC and sponsored by TCF)• Teacher’s Workshop (Belma Erdoğan-Haug & Ali Durgunoğlu)

March – Passage to Türkiye: Turkish music and folk dance March – Passage to Türkiye: Turkish music and folk dance performances. Special thanks to MacPhail Music Center, PınarBaşgöze and our volunteer performers:

Pınar Başgöze, Julie Johnson, Lara Akal, Pat O’Keefe, Tim O’Keefe, Evren Özel, Jon Iverson, Susana Pinto, Orhan Üçer, Nicholai Kolarov, Zekeriya Yargıcı, David Burk, Laura Harada, Serdar Güvenç, Selçuk Adabağ, Ela Akal, Fatmagül Ardıç, Ahmet Atan, Paul Boehnke, Semra Çolak, Julie Elhard, Wendy Famodu, Beria Haugen, Figen Haugen, Buffy Larson, Tuba Tankut, Margaret Tosun, Uğur Tosun, Mary West, Neşe Yurttaş, and Sıla Yurttaş

April – National Sovereignty & Children’s Day Celebration

April – Federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status approval

April – Belma Erdoğan-Haug attended 34th Turkish American Natl. Conf.

2014 Events Calendar - continued

April – Group participation to the screening of “Yozgat Blues” (directed by Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun and organized by Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul)

May 19 - Youth and Sports Day, Walk or Run Event (Como Park)

May - Festival of Nations

May – Consul General Fatih Yıldız’s visit

June – TAAM’s Volunteer Appreciation & Summer Picnic (Highland Park)

September – Sponsored piano recital by Arman Artaç

September – Belma Erdoğan-Haug attended ATAA’s “Turkish American Strategic Planning Meeting” in D.C. on behalf of TAAM.

2014 Events Calendar - continued

October – Republic Day Dinner

November – Group participation to the screening of “Kış Uykusu, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da and İklimler” (directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and

organized by Walker Art Center)

November – Fundraising for Tolgahan Şişman’s funeral

December – Online Elections of the new Board of Directors

TAAM Folk Dance Group Performances

Special thanks to TAAM Folk Dance Group LeadersFigen Haugen and Neşe Yurttaş

February 2013 – Hopkins Performance CenterMarch 2013 – St. Cloud Great River Regional LibraryMarch 2013 – Giggles and GlamMarch 2013 – Giggles and GlamMay 2013 and 2014 – Festival of Nations; multiple performancesOctober 2013 – Prior Lake St. Michael’s ChurchMarch 2014 – Distinguished Immigrant Award (by the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association)

March 2014 – Passage to TürkiyeJuly 2014 – Millner’s Winery, Kimball, MNSeptember 2014 – International School of Minnesota

TAAM Folk Dance Group Participants

Figen Haugen Neşe Yurttaş

Semra Çolak Ahmet Atan Selçuk Adabağ

Mary West Julie Elhard Paul Boehnke

Ayşe Sera Koroğlu Selin Kurtoğlu Beria Haugen

Sıla Yurttaş Ela Akal Ece Kılıç

Tuba Tankut Nicole Bachman Buffy Larson Tuba Tankut Nicole Bachman Buffy Larson

Zekeriya Yargıcı Ezgi Tiryaki Esin Audette

Uğur Tosun Margaret Tosun Amy Snyder

Wendy Famodu Gül Aydın Gözde Aydın

Fatmagül Ardıç Nergis Peterson İdil Hasbay

Eda Hasbay Eliz Hasbay Simge Okut

Evren Güler Nefsin Pullis Can Serim

Seçil Kılıç Rukiye Kahraman

TAAM Social Media Access

Web page: www.taam.org (Web Admin: Cevat Kerim İncedayı)

Facebook: Search for “Turkish American Association of Minnesota”

Twitter: @TAAMorg

Flicker (Photo Service): www.flickr.com/photos/taam_mnFlicker (Photo Service): www.flickr.com/photos/taam_mn

Membership and donations can be done through TAAM’s web page:

http://taam.org/membership/

http://taam.org/donations/

Most payments can be done by PayPal or Square (credit card)

TAAM Financial Summary (2013)

6,421$

8,911$

MEMBERSHIP 1,790$

P.O. Box rental 114

Lapel pins 50 DONATIONS 802$

Banner 249

Election Site Registration 413

Allstate storage 349 FOLKLORE 50$

1,175$

19 MAY EVENT FESTIVAL of NATIONS 10,143$

TAAM CHECKING ACCOUNT 2013

Ending Balance

Beginning Balance

TOTAL 2013 EXPENSE DETAILS

GENERAL EXPENSES

TOTAL 2013 REVENUE DETAILS

All values are rounded off to the nearest dollar

19 MAY EVENT FESTIVAL of NATIONS 10,143$

Park rental fee 140

Liability insurance 235

375$ 19 MAY EVENT 210$

APRIL 23 EVENT

Site rental 110

Misc. expense 55 29 OCT REPUBLIC DAY DINER 5,014$

Food and utensils 183 Raffle tickets 332$

348$

FESTIVAL EXPENSES 18,341$

Rent 250

Goceries and supplies 3,634

Sales tax 465

Caspian Food 2,229

Utilities 705

7,283$

PICNIC EXPENSES 379$

29 OCT REPUBLIC DAY EXPENSES

Live band 1,000

Baby sitting 100

Hotel payment 5,191

6,291$

15,851$

TOTAL REVENUE

TOTAL EXPENSES

TAAM Financial Summary (2014)

Beginning Balance 8,911$

Ending Balance 13,445$

TOTAL 2014 REVENUE DETAILS

SOMA MINING DONATION 1,000$ MEMBERSHIP 1,893$

Groceries and supplies 711

Nese (incl. rent and utilities) 4,660

Banking expenses 29 Sales tax 837 DONATIONS 25$

P.O. Box rental 530 6,208$

Web administration 113

B. Erdogan D.C. travel 283 138$ PASSAGE to TÜRKİYE 2,058$

Election site registration 334

Allstate storage 444

TAAM CHECKING ACCOUNT 2014

TOTAL 2014 EXPENSE DETAILS

FESTIVAL EXPENSES

PICNIC EXPENSES

29 OCT REPUBLIC DAY DINNER

GENERAL EXPENSES

Allstate storage 444

1,734$ Music equipment rental 100 FOLKLORE 800$

DJ 300

Figen misc. 70

MacPhail Music Center Rent 500 Woman's Club of MPLS 3,304 FESTIVAL 8,752$

Food & utensils for the reception 322 3,774$

822$

MAY 19 EVENT 310$

Funeral home 5,455

Park rental 139 Tolga Ata reimbursement 3,935

Liability insurance 254 SOMA BAGIS 253$

393$ Wire transfer fee 45

Wire transfer to Tolgahan's parents 7,170

16,605$ TOLGAHAN DONATIONS 18,145$

Magician Show 250

Site rental 150

Food and utensils 245 REPUBLIC DAY DINNER 3,030$

645$ 31,318$ Raffle 586$

CD BALANCE Beginning End

2013 7,052$ 7,056$ TOTAL REVENUES 35,852$

2014 7,056$ 7,059$

TOTAL EXPENSES

MAY 19 EVENT

APRIL 23 EVENT

TOLGAHAN FUNERAL

29 OCT REPUBLIC DAY DINNER

(casket air shipping, travel to Chicago, etc)

PASSAGE to TÜRKİYE

TAAM Turkish Language and Culture School (2013-2014)

Expense Categories

Beginning Balance 0.00 2,933$ Preserve Association Rent

Ending Balance 1,873$ 1,314$ Teacher Payments

3,574$ School Expenses

Date Check # Description Deposits Debits Description15-Apr-13 Transfer 1,138$ Taam Account Transfer

15-Apr-13 Transfer 500$ Taam Account Transfer

17-Apr-13 Deposit 1,810$ Tuition

19-Apr-13 Check 300$ Preserve Association Rent

22-Apr-13 Square 822$ scholl fee

22-Apr-13 Check 90$ Muge Seker Teacher

25-Apr-13 Deposit 2,500$ Turkish Cultural Foundation

25-Apr-13 Check 135$ Ilgin Sezer Teacher

30-Apr-13 Check 90$ Muge Seker Teacher

1-May-13 Check 135$ Nazli Duru Teacher

TAAM TLC SCHOOL 2013-2014 CHECKING ACCOUNT

1-May-13 Check 135$ Nazli Duru Teacher

6-May-13 Check 1,204$ Esra Riggs General Expenses

7-May-13 Check 39$ Harland Clarke check

13-May-13 Square 44$ Tuition

16-May-13 1004 Check 90$ Muge Seker Teacher

17-May-13 1001 Check 543$ Esra Riggs Projector/ DVd Player

21-May-13 1005 Check 300$ Preserve Association Rent

21-May-13 1006 Check 191$ Esra Riggs General Expenses

28-May-13 Cash Check 90$ Nazli Duru Teacher

28-May-13 Cash Check 90$ Nazli Duru Teacher

11-Jun-13 1003 Check 90$ Ilgin Sezer Teacher

1-Jul-13 1009 Check 45$ Muge Seker Teacher

8-Jul-13 1007 Cash Check 45$ Nazli Duru Teacher

16-Aug-13 1008 Check 45$ Ilgin Sezer Teacher

17-Aug-13 1010 Check 90$ Ilgin Sezer Teacher

27-Sep-13 1012 Check 975$ Esra Riggs General Expenses

27-Sep-13 1013 Check 486$ Esra Riggs Book Expenses

2-Oct-13 1011 Check 338$ Preserve Association Rent

17-Oct-13 Deposit 1,030$ Tuition

15-Nov-13 1014 Check 279$ Muge Seker Teacher

18-Nov-13 1015 Check 375$ Preserve Association Rent

18-Nov-13 Transfer 482$ 2 children Family Tuition

13-Feb-14 1016 Check 258$ Preserve Association Rent

22-Apr-14 1017 Check 975$ Preserve Association Rent

27-May-14 1018 Check 26$ Esra Riggs expense

18-Nov-14 1019 Check 388$ Preserve Association Rent

21-Nov-14 1020 Check 110$ esra riggs Scholl books

24-Nov-14 Square 720$ Scholl fee

25-Nov-14 Square 648$ Scholl fee

9,694$ 7,821$

2015-2016 Board of Directors(Inaugurated January 25, 2105)

President Esra Riggs

Past-President Ali Durgunoğlu

Vice-President Trent Riggs

Treasurer Aysun Tedford

Secretary Gülşen ZerenSecretary Gülşen Zeren

Fundraising Chair Ilgın Sezer

Social Chair Figen Haugen

Publicity Chair Meral Atay

Advisor Aydın Durgunoğlu

Festival Chair Nefsin Pullis

Student Representative Tugay Aydemir

Thank You

TAAM Members

TAAM Board of Directors

TAAM VolunteersTAAM Volunteers

For their dedicated work

to achieve the mission and charter of the

Turkish American Association of Minnesota