KPI Aug 2003 - Kashmiri Overseas Association

KOA Income and Expanse Statement
December 31, 2002"
Beginning Balance $ 69,726.00
Income $122,265.00
Expenses $110,595.00
Ending Balance $ 81,396.00
Details
Operating Income
Membership $21,000.00
Koshur Calendar $ 5,400.00
Kasheer Magazine $ 300.00
New Year Card, Magazine, Dir. $ 5,300.00
Funds Raised for CD $ 1,600.00
Udhampur School $ 1,400.00
Kashmir Institute $ 2,200.00
General Donation $ 8,900.00
Interest $ 115.00
Programs
Sponsor-a-Child (S-A-C) $28,200.00
Education-Fund $40,600.00
Help-to-Needy $ 7,250.00
Total $122,265.00
Operating Expenses
(Note: Based on Checks Cashed in 2002)
Sponsor-a-Child (S-A-C) $25,000.00
Education-Fund $35,500.00
Help-to -Needy (8 Families) $ 4,250.00
Back to Zones $ 1,807.00
Language & Culture course at D.C. $ 4,137.00
Youth Camp at Los Angeles $ 305.00
Rishi Memorial School -Udhampur $ 2,000.00
Website: Domain name & site hosting $ 948.00
K.O.A. Board Mtg. Teleconferences $ 916.00
DVD ‘And the world remained silent’1 $ 100.00
Camp souvenir for National, CA, TX camps 400.00
Travel Expenses/ Artist from India $ 2,236.00
Printing & Postage 2001/2002 (Newsletters, Calendar,
Directory, New Year’s Card) $28,639.00
Other Postage costs $ 989.00
Money Returned to donor (S-A-C Program) $100.00
Misc. Camp Photo development $ 227.00
CPA Fees $ 225.00
Bank Fees/Returned Check etc $ 2,816.00
Total $110,595.00
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KOA CAMP REPORTS
Summer is the time for socializing and having fun. To provide
such an opportunity for our members, KOA organized three
camping events around July 4 th weekend. Here are the details:
1. Southern California Youth Camp:
The Second Annual KOA Youth Camp was held from June 14
- 15 th . It was held at the Lake Cachuma Camp grounds in
Santa Barbara County, California for Kashmiri youth, 16-35
years of age. My sincere thanks to Seema Mattoo and Monica
Bhatt, both from S. California for organizing this youth camp.
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2. Northern California Camp:
Northern California Chapter of KOA organized a three-day
camp at Lake Tahoe from July 3 - July 6, 2003. Apart from
having a good time, it offered a great opportunity for the
participants to meet other members of the community. My
sincere thanks to the organizers and the local chapter for
organizing this camp. Souvenirs were given out to all
participating families. More information will be provided when
available from the organizers and the participants.
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3. Annual National Camp:
Pictures from the KOA National Camp: Pictures are
available: 1. Courtesy of Mr.Umesh Kaul (NJ). To view, please
visit http://www.ukaul.com/KoaCamp2003.html, 2. Courte sy
Mr. Anurag Harsh (MA). He has uploaded some camp (and
concert) photos on www.anuragmalvika.com (the photos are
in the first hyperlink called Kashmiri National Camp 2003).
Re-live the memories and enjoy. Photos are compressed to fit
in the limited space available on Yahoo.
KOA National Camp 2003 at Moodus in Connecticut was a
great success. About 75 families with a total of about 300
members participated representing three continents (Asia,
Europe and North America). Members mostly from India,
Canada and the U.S.A (17 States) were there. It was an
exciting weekend with lots of interesting activities and was a
fun and memorable time for all those who attended. Like
everyone else, my family enjoyed a lot; we had a wonderful
time and enjoyed the camp thoroughly. Congratulations to
Sandeep & Bhawna Sadhu and their team for all the work that
must have gone into it. Special thanks are due to Ravi Tickoo
(MA) for spending lots of his time on registration while rest of
us were enjoying and to Jaani Kaul (CT) for coordinating most
of the activities. Every step was very well organized. Catered
food was excellent (thanks to Mr. Sanjeev Dhar and his Kabob
& Curry restaurant); it made all the difference. None of us
had to spend time in the kitchen, instead it was spent socializing
and interacting with each other. This year we had a large