MAWULI SCHOOL Flyer

Tentative Program:

Fellow Mawulians:
PLEASE COME TO NEW YORK AND LET'S TALK MAWULI. NEW YORK IS HAPPENING ON THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (MAY 24-27,2002)!!! In accordance with the theme for this year's meeting, OMSU-North America (dba MANA) in association with the Mawuli Fund, the Trost Memorial Group, and all year groups cordially invite all Mawulians in North America and beyond to NYC to talk and deliberate about Mawuli School and its alumni organizations. Mawuli School needs the help of every Mawulian. Please find below a revised tentative program for the NY Meeting. We are calling on all of you to come over to NYC in your numbers so we can talk about Mawuli School, talk about what we can do for her, eat good food, reminisce about the past, and network among ourselves.

If you have not yet responded to the ROLL CALL of Susan Ohene and the LOC yet, please try to do so very very soon. Please try to send your checks of $40 to the OMSU-NA Interim Treasurer [Address: Doreen Dedume-Williams, 3062 Serenity Lane, Naperville, IL 60564] very soon. Your checks will be of great value even if you cannot make it due to circumstances beyond your control. We are counting on the support and active participation of every Mawulian. You can still make reservations at the Hampton Inn in NY if you have not yet done so.

Best wishes in the dedicated service to Mawuli School.

Evans
On behalf of the OMSU-NA Interim Execs.

Tentative Program - Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-27, 2002:

1. Theme: Towards the Creation and Strengthening of Democratic Structures of Association, Governance, and Action within the Mawuli Family

2. Friday, May 24, 2002 - Reception (7 - 11pm) - Hampton Inn (Registration at the Reception will be handled by the Class of 1990)

3. Saturday, May 25, Day Session (8am - 1:15pm), Place: Essex Room, HolidayInn (directly adjoining the Hampton Inn)

a) 8 - 9am Registration & Continental Breakfast (Continental Breakfast will be served in Hampton Inn)

b) 9-9:30am Opening Address/Announcements (Susan Ohene)

c) 9:30 - 10:30am Reports and discussions: i) State of Mawuli School - Message from Mr. Bonsi (Mawuli School Headmaster - 10 mins), ii) State of OMSU-North America (dba MANA) - The OMSU-NA Constitution, Local branches, etc (Evans Afenya & Divine Amoah), iii) State of Mawuli Fund (Yao Ababio & Senyo Opong), iv) The Trost Memorial (Wolanyo Kpo and Evans Fiakpui), v) Active Year Groups - (Steve Adzanu - 1976, Kofi Avorkey - 1978, Prince Hodogbey - 1990, Elliot Rennison - 1979)

d) 10:40 - 11:30am Breakout groups - Random groups (no more than 5): Discuss OMSU-NA Constitution (Constitution has been posted on the Mawulians listserv).

e) 11:30 - 12:15pm Plenary Session: Various breakout groups present reports.

f) 12:15 - 1:15pm Plenary Session: i) Final discussion and ratification of OMSU-NA Constitution. ii) Election of OMSU-NA Officers.

g) 1:15 - 2:15pm Lunch Break - Year Groups eat Lunch together and have fraternal meetings. [DAY SESSION ADJOURNS]

Saturday, May 25 - Evening Session -
Fundraising Dinner & Dance (8pm), Place: Fulton/Delancey Room, Holiday Inn (directly adjoining the Hampton Inn)

These events will take place while dining takes place with the use of computer projections where necessary:

a. Welcome and Introductions of MCs (Kobla Agbanyo (1962) and Gertrude Nornorkuadzi (1990)) - Susan Ohene

b. Keynote Speaker (To be announced soon)

c. Honors, Awards, and Recognitions - To be handled by Execs. of OMSU - North America.

Events after dining and addresses:

d. Dance and Mixer - To be handled by LOC

e. Fundraising during Dance - Featuring Colleagues from Mawuli Fund and OMSU-NA

5. Sunday, May 26, 2001, Place: The Liberty Room, Hampton Inn

a) 9:30 - 10am Thanksgiving Service

b) 10:00 - 10:30am Joint/Separate Executive Meetings: OMSU-NA, Mawuli Fund, Trost Memorial, Year Groups, etc.

c) 10:45 - 1:15pm Plenary Session: i) Briefly discuss Global Organizational Structure for OMSU (to be continued in cyberspace), ii) Develop Draft Action Plan for Mawuli School (to be continued in cyberspace if necessary), iii) Discuss Year Groups Issue, iv) Announcements/Any other business, Determination and announcement of next meeting place, Issues from OMSU - NA, Mawuli Fund, Trost Memorial, Year Groups, etc.

d) 1:15pm Lunch Break and Conference Adjourns.

Members of the Local Organizing C'ttee(LOC)

Janet Agudu (Chairperson), Worla Sedzro (Co-chair & Convener), Nancy Agbottah, Phil Acolatse, Kossi Edoh, Kofi Avoke, Lily Adjokatcher, Stephen Kakrada, Susan Ohene, Caroline Bruce, Kafui Agbo, Leslie Akoto, Charity Goh, Leonard Kaledzi, Anukware Ketorwosugbor, John Awusie, Isaac Nyarko, Rosemary Dzediku, Addison Agbemadzo, Franklin Dalie, Aseye Agbotse-Fiavey, Faustina Tsekpo, and Olivia Tsekpo Buatsi, Caesar Kudjoe-Agbledzo, Gifty Lekete, Gertrude Nornorkuadzi, Cadmus Aholu, and Anthony Buckner.

Members of the North American Organizing C'ttee (NAOC)

Vincent Anku, Alvin Ave, Tuli Dake, Raphael Klake, Dave Tay, Micky Gyamerah, Sam Dzodzomenyo, Wil Ofori, Charles Segbedzi, Senyo Opong, George Abatso, Phillip Dowetin, Evans Fiakpui, Wolanyo Kpo, Yao Ababio, Prince Hodogbey, Gloria Minta, Kobla Agbanyo, and Emmanuel Glakpe.

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Evans Afenya,
Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., Mathematics
Elmhurst College,
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126