Folks, Attach are the minutes of the meeting for your information and input. The next steering committee meeting will take place on August 4th at Dr.Sukai Prom's residence at 5:30 pm. Beran Subject: Gambian meeting Place: Howard University Blackburn Center Date: July 21st 2002 Atendance: Soffie Ceesay, Dr Sukai Prom-Jackson, Veronica Njie, Haddy Jallow-Jeng,Haddy Badjan,Lena Manga,Ousainou Jallow,ShiekhJallow, Karamba Touray,Musa Jawara,Beran Jeng,Ebrima Weyeh Jobe,Pa B. A. Jallow The Meeting started late due to poor attendance but proceeded with the following consensus: 1. A steering committee was form, comprising all those present at the meeting, except Ousainou Jallow, who decline the committee membership, and Dr.Sukai Prom who agreed to serve as adviser to the committee.The committee is open for membership to all Gambians. 1.The committee will reach out to all Gambian organizations and individuals to solicit input in creating a nationwide umbrella organization that will be non political, to cater for the needs and benefits of Gambians. 2.The committee shall make maximum use of the work done under GLC, Utilizing the constitution that was already drafted and the articles of Incorporation. Dr Prom-Jackson will provide us with the draft constitution and articles as soon as she clears it with the lawyer. Assignments: Karamba Touray to contact Gambian organizations nationwide within two weeks and Beran Jeng to prepare the minutes of the meeting, by Wednesday, for submission to members for approval. When approve, it will be sent out as follow up to the letter inviting Gambians to the meeting. Beran Jeng was selected to head the committee and can assign tasks to members. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~