Date: 12/02/2006
Venue: First Presbyterian Church
777 Groove Street
Irvington, New Jersey.

Attendance:
• Richard Antwi-Boasiako ’79 ( NJ) Chair of the Meeting.
• Gilbert Boateng ’74 (NJ)
• Andrew Fleischer ’89 (NJ)
• Christian Fleischer ’91 (NY)
• Nii Sowa Kome ’62 (NJ)
• Prof. Samuel Ebo Quainoo ’77 (PA)
• Joseph Ammah-Tagoe ’77 (NJ)
• Kenneth Kolembe ’91 (NJ)
• Albert Quartey ’91 (MD)
• Oduro Koranteng-Asante ’72( TX)





AGENDA

• Opening Prayer and welcoming of alumni
• Minutes of last meeting
• Discussion of last meeting items
• Discussion of our association formation
• School/Ghana Alumni Needs
• Any other matters
• Closing Prayer
• Get-Together

Minutes

Musical Presentation by Christian Fleischer @ approximately 4:50pm - together we sang the School Anthem.
1. Mr. Joseph Ammah-Tagoe said opening Prayer at approximately 5:10pm.
2. Update of last Meeting
• Richard Antwi-Boasiako updated us on the receipt of a Tax ID# for the association. The application process was completed and we now have one. The name was registered as “Accra Academy Alumni” During later discussions, it was suggested that the name was a little too generic and non-specific. It will be modified in due course - there was a limit to the number of characters. The choice of a new name was not finalized. It was to be researched further and changed. At this point, all who were present introduced themselves.
• Gilbert Boateng then gave us updates on the ‘91 Year-group issue (Year-group scratched from School Books). Victor Quao had been contacted and he was going to look further into the issue. Christian Fleischer had also been in touch with the current Headmaster, Mr. Ofori Adjei, who had taken up the issue and was making some inquiries. It was decided that we would continue working with these two gentlemen and at the next meeting would decide whether a satisfactory resolution had been attained. If not, it will be taken a step farther by taking it up with the Board of Directors.
3. Association Formation
• There was a discussion about the writing of a constitution to govern the alumni body and electing members for the organization. Putting this out on the website will give all interested members the opportunity to come to that meeting to offer their services and contribute to the growth of the organization. It was recommended that the current members be the ones to form the board for the first year. There was no definite conclusion to this suggestion. In the end, we decided to get as many generic constitutions and suggestions as possible so that by the next meeting, where this would be the major topic on the agenda, all present will then make the final decision regarding the constitution and elections. The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 3rd 2007.
• A bank account was going to be opened ASAP with Richard Antwi-Boasiako and Andrew Fleischer as the joint signatories on the account. All monies collected as dues and/or donations will be placed in this account.
• Christian had a tax-exempt certificate that he will make available to us to take advantage of where applicable.
4. School/Ghana Alumni needs.
• The Ghana alumni is still in need of :
o A fax machine
o A Panasonic copier
o Answering machine
o Scanner
The actual items requested can be found on the website: Accraacaalumni.com or by contacting Richard Antwi-Boasiako. Some other alumni projects include
• New Dormitories.
• Landscape improvement
• Improving drainage system.

The ’77 year group gave an update on their tower clock project.
5. Other Matters.

• Nii Sowa Kome (Now Known as Nikoi Kotei) discussed an article he had put together - “Accra Aca is Calling”. Considerations as to how best to handle advertisements to involve the overall alumni body and philanthropists in general were discussed.
• Kenneth Kolembe brought to our knowledge his access to many different textbooks and other educational materials that can be donated to the school or even other organizations that may find them useful. Would need help with the shipping and handling. We would like any information or assistance in getting this over to Ghana.

Meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:35pm.

Refreshments/Get-Together – Courtesy Richard Antwi-Boasiako and Gilbert Boateng. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Date: 09/30/2006
Venue: First Presbyterian Church
777 Groove Street
Irvington, New Jersey.

Attendance:
• Richard Antwi-Boasiako ’79 ( NJ) Chair of the Meeting.
• Gilbert Boateng ’74 (NJ)
• Andrew Fleischer ’89 (NJ)
• Christian Fleischer ’91 (NY)
• Nii Sowa Kome ’62 (NJ)
• Prof. Samuel Ebo Quainoo ’77 (PA)
• Joseph Ammah-Tagoe ’77 (NJ)
• Kenneth Kolembe ’91 (NJ)





Minutes
Musical Presentation by Christian Fleischer @ approximately 4:30
1. Opening Prayer was made by Mr. Joseph Ammah-Tagoe at approximately 5:12pm.
Andrew Fleischer was appointed to take minutes for the meeting. The minutes from the previous meeting were read.
2. Meeting dates and Dues
• Meeting times are to be held on the 1st Saturday of every 3rd month, hence the next meeting would be held at the same location on 12/02/2006 at 3pm. (Months are Septermber, December, March, June)
• Following up on what had been decided in the previous meeting, it was suggested that the dues are submitted and all the expenses tracked. It was decided that the dues would be $10 a month, and it would be paid in “blocks” of 3 months –hence $30 due between or during meetings. Prof. Ebo Quainoo was unanimously appointed to handle this task. It can be given to him in person or Mailed to: Prof. Sam Ebo Quainoo, 1316 Livingston St., Bethlehem, PA 18017
3. Ghana Alumni
• A few of the members present had been to Ghana and noted that the Alumni Offices on the school campus had been refurbished. However, they still needed items like, Computers, Printers Fax machines and other general office needs. Members are encouraged to help out in one way or another – older equipment, cash donations,etc.
4. Website (http://accraacaalumni.com)
• Membership is growing – About 500 members.
• The website administrator , Richard Antwi-Boasiako will be updating the email chain with new members.
• We discussed the popularity of the “bleoogroups” chat room (bleoogroups@msn.com) and how we could integrate that concept of having members interact live on the alumni website. There was concern about abuse of this feature. However it will be considered as a future project.
5. Jubilee Program • 3 of the members present at the meeting were fortunate to have been in Ghana to witness some of the celebrations. Gilbert Boateng and Richard Antwi-Boasiako gave us their impressions. Prof. Ebo Quainoo gave a speech during the occasion and he gave us his observations. He had earlier started an educational fund and was there to have a personal interaction with some of the recipients.
• The ’75 year group was said to have done a very great job.
• Gilbert Boateng had taken some pictures and they were yet to be developed and posted on the website.
6. Association Formation
• Formation of the body and opening a bank account was again discussed. We were going to get more information regarding the requirement and the possibilities of getting some items like postage for free. Christian Fleischer was going to get more details on that.
7. School / Alumni Needs.
• New Dormitories.
• Landscape improvement
• Improving drainage system.
The above are just a few examples of some of the needs of the School/Alumni
Prof. Ebo Quainoo had to leave and the group took a short break to take some pictures.
8. Other Matters.
• Strengthening and encouraging the use of the website.
• Spreading the “word” about the association and trying to get others involved.
• Christian Fleischer and Kenneth Kolembe brought out the issue of their year group ’91. This was the situation in 1993 where the student body went on a strike due to certain impositions on the school body ( uniforms) and as a result of the friction that came out of this , the names of the Prefects of that year group were struck out of the history books of the school. It was even noted that the most recent school magazine didn’t have the name of the prefect of that year group represented in the list of all head prefects. More investigations and inquiries were to be conducted.
Meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:20pm.
More Music by Christian Fleischer (Saxophone and Piano) and Refreshments – Courtesy of Crista and Christian Fleischer and Richard Antwi-Boasiako. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Date: 03/18/2006
Venue: First Presbyterian Church
777 Groove Street
Irvington, New Jersey.

Attendance:
• Richard Antwi-Boasiako ’79 ( NJ) Chair of the Meeting.
• Gilbert Boateng ’74 (NJ)
• Daniel Addico ’85 (NJ)
• Reginald Hammond ‘80 (NJ)
• Francis Wuba ’83 (NY)
• Alhassan Abdallah ’83 (NJ)
• Chief John Quartey ‘ 79 (NJ)
• Eugene Forson ‘ 56 (NY)
• Andrew Fleischer ’89 (NJ)
• Tunde Aduwoye ‘78 (NY)
• Kofi Osae-Kwapong ’72 (NY)


Minutes
1. Opening Prayer was said by Chief John Quarter at approximately 4:30pm.
Andrew Fleischer was appointed to take minutes for the meeting.
2. Future Plans
• Group decided that each year group should try to get in touch with other class mates and pass on the message regarding the formation of this alumni body.
• Meet every 3 months (Quarterly)
• Suggested dues of $10 a month, to be paid at a meeting (ie. Paying for 3 months at a go. The dues were to primarily take care of administrative expenses such as renting meeting place, printing, phone calls etc. Suggestions were made to look into opening a bank account for the organization in order to keep track of finances.
• Make the website a central point for getting and passing information, and continuing to improve the site. Eg. Getting other groups linked to it.
• Chief John Quartey was going to do his best to link with the group in Maryland.
• Mr. Eugene Forson was going to try to get more information from the Ghana Embassy to link with other potential members and groups.
3. Jubilee Program
• Discussed linking and communicating with the Ghana Alumni leaders. Getting the addresses of the various members. Creating an email link for all members.
• Timing of the celebrations in Ghana – to enable member abroad to attend entire program. It was agreed that more information was required from the Ghana Alumni and Mr. Boateng was going to take that responsibility.
• Sending delegates
• Making a contribution
• Floats consisting of year groups, various alumni groups from abroad etc.
• Possibility of marking the celebrations here in the USA as well.
4. Ghana Alumni Needs.
• A list was provided from the Ghana alumni.
• Try to get the dollar value of listed items.
• Solicit used equipment from here , UK etc using the website.
• Put list on Website also.
• Suggested levy on Alumni group abroad ?
• Groups to take up specific projects ?
5. Other Matters.
• Strengthening and encouraging the use of the website.
• Schedule a meeting in June to be announced on the website.
Meeting was adjourned at approximately 6pm.
Refreshments!!!!!!!!