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Welcome Message
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In this issue
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By Leonard Kim, KASF-ERC President
First of all, I would like to thank all of you for the support you have given me.
To see a record number of representatives from the Board of Directors (BoDs) and
many guests attending our first board meeting was a very reassuring endorsement
of your support. It was heartwarming to see our members, regardless of their
age and tenure with KASF, interact so well with each other - and most
importantly, having fun. With your support and the incredible dedication of our
officers, I have no doubt this will be another banner year for KASF. In my
short tenure as the President of KASF-ERC...
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• Featured Article
• Meeting Summary
• KASF Intro Video
• Presentations
• Message About Dues
• Ambassador's Message
• Online Applications
• Virtual Office
• Closing Remarks
• Join the KASF or Donate
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Featured Article
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Madame Han Donates Her Painting
Ambassador Han's wife (Ah Young Choi, an accomplished and multiple prestigious award
winning artist in Korea) has donated one of her recent paintings to the KASF to be used
for our scholarship fundraising. This painting is currently on exhibition at The
Historical Society of Washington, DC - Kiplinger Research Library, 801 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20001. Several members at the meeting have already submitted bids for
her painting and we will finalize our bidding process when we host our Donor Appreciation
Night event in May. You are welcome to submit your bid and we will start our silent bid
at the event starting with the highest bid we receive via email. Please contact
Leonard Kim
if you are interested in bidding.
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Meeting Summary
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If you were there, I'm sure you would agree that our first board of directors'
meeting was a tremendous success. In one room, we had leaders and members from all
aspects including the Ambassador of Republic of Korea, Dr. Duk-Soo Han. Several of
the original founding members of KASF, Mr. Young Whan Park and Frm. Ambassador Kyu
Sup Chungwere also able to join us. We were also graced with...
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KASF Scholarship Intro Video
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We have created a short introduction video for our scholarship program on YouTube.
Rather than reading through a long text, video will be more engaging for students
and visitors to our site.
Watch Video
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Presentations
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Several informative presentations were given at a Board of Director's
meeting. To see the slides for each of these, follow the links below.
• KASF Strategy for 2011
• KASF 101 for New BoDs
• Scholarship Committee Report
• Banquet Committee Report
• Previous BoD Meeting Minutes
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Dues
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With all the activities planned, we need your continued support including your
dues. As a reminder, we are a volunteer-based organization and need your dues to
pay for our operational expenses. For those of you who have already sent in your
dues, we appreciate your prompt response. If you have not yet done so, please
send in your dues at your earliest convenience to:
Attn: Mr. Bom Hoe Huh
7002-H Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003
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Ambassador Han's Message
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Ambassador Duk-Soo Han attended our meeting and expressed his appreciation for what
the KASF stands for in our community and the leadership role that we play in the
Korean American community. He also asked for our support to help the Free US-Korea
Trade Agreement negotiation by sending an e-letter to our local politician. All you
need to do is to provide your information and the website below will automatically
send an e-letter to your local politician.
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Online Application System
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This year, we will be converting to a fully automated online application system.
The online system will allow students to apply over the Internet and will not
require any material to be sent by regular mail. The evaluation process will
also take place online so that each evaluator can perform his/her evaluations
anytime and anyplace with Internet access. The system will cost $500/yr to use
and the system will be hosted by the vendor.
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Virtual Office
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As part of our strategy to migrate from a physical office to a virtual office,
we are using a free, web-based document storage site called dropbox (www.dropbox.com).
By using this site, we are able to store all of our KASF files in a single place
where they will be accessible by anyone (with the appropriate access code) and
from anywhere. We have created our own account (called KASF-ERC) and we now post
all of our KASF related documents, presentations, pictures, videos, spreadsheet,
etc. for us to share. If you have any past KASF documents that you think are
important to share or would like to have access to this site, please contact
David Yang. By moving to a virtual office and an online application system,
we are anticipating to save over $10,000/yr in office and other related costs.
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Closing Remarks - Dr. Sang Nam Lee
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"Strong leadership with palpable vitality and enthusiasm in keeping with the proud tradition"
The most notable change I noticed, after having been away in Korea for nearly two
years, was the composition of our Board of Directors. The meeting was not only
well attended but, more importantly, showed a good mix of silver-haired first
generation and young, ambitious 2nd generation which is usually a good sign of
health for any organization. Dr. Yoon Soo Park, former president in his 80s...
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Join the KASF or Donate
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The number of Korean American students is growing and the types of help they
need are ever increasing. To help support this organization, we need more
volunteers who can contribute in a number of different ways.
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