MINUTES OF MEETING TORONTO ALUMNI MEETING    

DATE :  March 19, 2004 @ 7:30 PM

 

Participants :                 Hacik Tozdjian              Vahan Mouradian          Karen Agaik

                                    Alex Artinian                Berge Ghorghorian

                                    Dirouhi Samandjian        Kevork Yerevanian

 

SUBJECT                    SERIOUS TOPIC

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NEXT MEETING:       Friday, March 26, 2004 @ 8:00 PM

LOCATION:                 65 Huntingdale Blvd.  Finch & Pharmacy (North East corner)

 

We have a new committee member,  Vahan Mouradian.  We all welcome his participation & contribution to our committee.

 

YES, we are now all aware that on March 15, 2004  AGBU has declared that our school, MEI will close its doors June 2005 to education.  We are now committed to bring our active participation against recent decision taken by AGBU President & CB.

 

Here is our plan:

 

BOWLING night is cancelled.  We have to concentrate all our efforts against MEI closure.

 

We will call every single MEI graduate on our list  and invite them together with their spouse, if they wish, for a GENERAL MEETING to defend our cause:

Date & time:     March 26, 2004           8:00 PM

Location:          65 Huntingdale Blvd.  Finch & Pharmacy (North East corner)

Itinerary            Introduction                   we will explain the current situation

                        Brain storm session       to gather ideas what we could do effectively.

                        Fund raising                  Efforts to find ways to fund raising.

                        Our plan                       discuss  SAVE MELKONIAN CULTURAL NIGHT

Rent & use the auditorium of newly constructed school

Request Hamboyan to organize.

Invite performing artists.

ALL PROCEEDS to be donated to  SAVE MELKONIAN FUND.

 

 

Hacik will prepare a TV question/answer session to be aired  in  HAI HORIZON bringing awareness to  Armenian Community in regards to this subject.   Hacik  will check with Nurel Beylerian if he will be available to participate the TV interview.

 

Berge will prepare a document for MEI students to show our support and letting them know that Toronto Alumni will fight this cause on their behalf to the best of our ability.

 

Berge will also prepare an article regarding the school as well as the recent developments to be printed in Armenian press, Lousapats & Horizon.

 

WE  HAVE  A  TOUGH   ROAD   AHEAD. WE  SHOULD PREVAIL.