ASIAN AND FRIENDS ATLANTA

MEETING MINUTES

May 17, 2014 (5:00 PM)

·  Attendance

Excused
Keat
Special Guest
Phil

Present

Andrew Qiu

Jeff Cordy

Terry Fisher

Alnory Regondola

Eddie Vo

·  Discussions

o  Financial

§  As of 5/17/14 balance = 6,040.15

§  Chase increased minimum for free checking to 7,500

§  Options

·  CU and local banks at 2,500 or less

·  Wells Fargo at 1,000 minimum

o  Meetup.com effective July 1st

§  25 members: 8 paid members

§  Administrators

·  Jeff, Andrew, Keat, and Terry

o  Past Events

§  Songkran Dinner at Tuk Tuk: 10 attendees

·  April 16

§  Beltline Walk: 8 attendees

o  Upcoming Event

§  Bhojanic Restaurant

·  May 21st at 7:30pm

·  Showing support as it was past NQAPIA caterer

§  Memorial Day Weekend Pool Party: Estimated 25 attendees

·  RSVP!

·  Potluck: side dishes

·  May 25th (Sunday): Pool Party at 3pm; Cookout at 5pm

·  At Jim and Sean’s

·  Hank – grill chicken

·  Mike – volunteered to cook

·  A&F

o  $100 budget: Chicken and soft drinks

§  Wednesday Night Dinner

·  So Kong Dong Tofu House on Buford Hwy

·  June 18

o  GAAPIC

§  Phil has agreed to continue as liaison

o  Next meeting: June 29th at Jeff’s

·  2014-2015 Calendar of Events

o  Stonewall/Pride Potluck

§  June 21st at Jeff’s

§  Individuals bring in dish from states supporting same sex marriage

·  Prize for best representation

o  South/North Carolina Road Trip

§  June 14th

§  Zip line/hike

o  Summer CockTails Party

§  July 19th at Phil’s

§  Tapas and drinks

o  CPACS Appreciation Party

§  August 15th

o  IFCON

§  August

§  14 attending

o  Japan Festival

§  September 20th

o  Back to School/Forward to Pride

§  September 27th

o  TEA Walk/Pride Weekend

§  October 11th – 12th

§  Walking with NQAPIA on the 12th

o  Halloween Party

§  November 1st

o  Thanksgiving Dinner

§  November 27th

o  Regifting Party

§  December 20th

o  Lunar New Year

§  February 21st