LATAA Los Angeles Turkish American Association …. Activity Report

LATAALos Angeles Turkish American Association

…. Activity Report

Quiz• How many events LATAA has held during

2011?• Within ATASC, which organization has the

youngest board?• Have you seen LATAA on Turkish TV?• Do you know how many Facebook fans LATAA

has?


Connecting Turkish Americans in the areaPromoting Turkish CultureDynamic group, full of energyActivities GaloreTurkish School Free for kidsBi-weekly Newsletter covering Los Angeles Turkish American Activities

LATAA Board of Directors 2011

PresidentMurat Mese

TreasurerBurcu Tansu

WebmasterHarun Diri

VPCenk Celik

SecretaryElmas Kockaya

LATAA Executive Committee 2011

Social Chair Mahmut Ekenel Fundraising

Zafer Acar

Social Activities Melike Yersiz

Social ActivitiesAhmet Onerbay

LATAA Executive Committee 2011

School DirectorAysegul Diri

Membership DirectorMetin Mangir

School ActivitiesMine Caglar

Membership Activities

Doukan Onur


Membership Renewal Reminder

Please remember to renew your membership to LATAA. Our organization can only survive with your donations. Donations are accepted via pay pal, check or cash. Please go to our website for payment via pay pal.Please help us in organizing events as well.If you like what LATAA is doing for the community and would like it continue/progress these efforts we need your help.


Activities - 2010December 2 : LATAA networking event, The Penthouse SMNovember 20 : LATAA Eid Celebration/ Kurban BayramiNovember 4 : LATAA Networking and 10 Kasim Ataturk’u Anma Toreni (Sheraton Culver City)October 30 : Joint event with ATASC, Republic Day BallOctober 7 : LATAA networking event, Figueroa HotelSeptember 9 : LATAA networking event, Falcon Restaurant BarAugust 21 : LATAA Ramadan Dinner/ Iftar YemegiAugust 5 : Networking - Moonshadows


Activities - 2010

July 1 – Networking – Miramar Hotel June 20 – Beach Volleyball and Picnic – Playa Del Rey June 3 – Networking – World Café May 6 – Networking – Glow Lounge May 1 – Hiking Poppy Preserves Trail April 18 – Joint Event with ATASC - Children’s Day Picnic April 1 – Networking – Café Ugo March 4 – Networking _Stabdard Lounge February 4 – Networking - Beachwood RestaurantJanuary 30 – Student Outreach Event


Activities - 2010July 1 – Networking – Miramar Hotel June 20 – Beach Volleyball and Picnic – Playa Del Rey June 3 – Networking – World Café May 6 – Networking – Glow Lounge May 1 – Hiking Poppy Preserves Trail April 18 – Joint Event with ATASC - Children’s Day Picnic April 1 – Networking – Café Ugo March 4 – Networking _Stabdard Lounge February 4 – Networking - Beechwood RestaurantJanuary 30 – Student Outreach Event

LATAALos Angeles Turkish American Association Activities - 2011

January 6 : LATAA Networking event with Sinem Saniye Concert (Harvelles Santa Monica)February 3 : LATAA Networking event (Wokcano Santa Monica)February 27: Turkish History Seminar Series I- Turk Tarih SoleniMarch 3 : LATAA Networking event (Renee's Courtyard Cafe)March 5 : LATAA Turkish School High Tea Party March 19 : LATAA Turkish School High Tea Party April 7 : LATAA Networking event (Xino Bar)April 17 : Joint event with ATASC, 23 Nisan piknikApril 30 : LATAA kayaking event in Long BeachMay 5 : LATAA Networking event (UCLA)May 22 : LATAA student outreach eventMay 28 : LATAA Turkish School High Tea Party

LATAA Los Angeles Turkish American Association Activities - 2011

June 9 : LATAA Networking event (Xino Bar)June 26 : LATAA picnic and beach volleyballJuly 7 : LATAA Networking event (Warehouse Bar & Grill)July 16 : LATAA Real Madrid - LA Galaxy gameJuly 31 : Hiking and sucuk-ekmekAugust 13 : LATAA Iftar dinnerSeptember 2: LATAA networking event and BayramlasmaSeptember 10 :LATAA Turkish School Fall Semester Opening DaySeptember 13 : Kayseri Rektoru ile Doktora Ogrencilerinin ToplantisiOctober 6 : LATAA Social Networking Event (The Station Hollywood)October 12 : Kutsal EP Release Party/LATAA EventNovember 5 : LATAA Kurban Bayrami – BayramlasmaNovember 11: Evil Maria Concert for Turkey sponsored by LATAANovember 19 : LATAA Ayse Taspinar Piano ConcertDecember 1 : LATAA Social Networking EventDecember 17 : LATAA Turkish School End of Semester

LATAA Los Angeles Turkish American Association Activities - 2012Jan 1 : LATAA Networking event Jan 31 : Meeting with Tubitak PresidentFeb 2 : LATAA Social Networking EventMarch 10 : The Treasure Below : Excavating at the Ancient Port of Constantinopole.. Many more to come

LATAATurkish School

The LATAA Turkish School fall session begins September 10th. Classes will take place every other Saturday in Santa Monica and are available FREE OF CHARGE for children ages 3-6 and 6-9. Please contact Ayşegül Diri ([email protected]) if you wish to inquire about registering your child, volunteering, or adult classes.Turkish School is an entirely free service LATAA offers to the Los Angeles Turkish community, because we strongly believe that it is essential for our children and our culture. You can help support this worthy cause by donating to LATAA or becoming a LATAA member at www.laturks.org.Currently, we have 5 adult students and 10-15 children in our school

http://www.laturks.org/

http://www.laturks.org/

LATAA Turkish School• Last semester espenses are follows:

– Rent, custodian, food, payments to teachers : around $1800-$2000

• New Semester:– 3 paid teachers, $20/hr is paid, 2 hours biweekly, total payment per semester : $1080– Additional expenses ~200– Planned total expense: $1400 per semester– 5 adults and 10-15 kids are attending– Adult fee = 175, and expected average donation per kid :$100– Expected income = $1875– We expect Turkish school to be self-sustaining soon.

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LATAA Los Angeles Turkish American Association …. Activity Report