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