Minutes of Our Meeting Held on Saturday, March 11, 2006

Dear friends and supporters of the Global Cambodian Online Friendship Organization, we would like to inform you that our last general meeting was held on the Saturday, March 11, 2006 in the Yahoo Chat room was very successful. There are more than 30 people attending this meeting. We have exchanged opinions and feedbacks from all the representatives who are based in every corners of the world. Numbers of the Cambodians who are interested in this organization increased gradually. We have so far 22 active representatives who help run this organization from more than 15 countries, but our supporters have increased to over 80 people. We are expecting more and more as now there are needs from the monks and teachers who are working with the youth directly in Cambodia. We ask to get more helpers immediately.

Time: Saturday, March 11, 2006
Place: Yahoo Chat Room (Mahadhamikka10).
Call in: 9:30 – 11:00 PM (Mountain Time Zone)

Executive Board Members:
Preah Thor
Mahadhammika10
Waraman2005
Kavey_Osothsnaeh

Representative Presidents from the other states and countries
Bongsovan
Myangkorthomcambodia
Jimari01
Samathlim
Ahmittida
DounJi
Sunya_ShinSteven
Preah Ang Koun Khmer
Preah Ang Lao Kamao

Absences:
Chitanas
Komlosroksreh
Ly Rasmey
Preah Ang Color_raindy
Emperor Khmer
Khmerpersonnel
Pech_na
Sopheap_boros
Preah Ang Buntheoun
Preah Ang Chattapayo

Agenda of the meeting:
- Today Issues
- Planning in Cambodia
- Different Issues
- The Future Planning


Today Issues:
1. The discussion in details of a letter from the monk representative at Wat Svay, in Siem Riep province to help 3,802 Cambodian youth there.
2. The discussion in details of the documents that posted in various websites around the globe.
3. The auditing of the accountability on the project to educate the 3,802 youth and others around Cambodia.
- According to the letter from the monk representative at Wat Svay, in Siem Riep province dated on 08/03/2006 asking for help of 7,000,000 riel in Cambodian currency which is equal to US$1,750.00 to run this project. The cost will help to pay the monks, the teachers, the advisors, and the general related expenses. The deadline will be due on the May 16, 2006
- So far our website has been linked to many other websites for Cambodians around the world and the international supporters to view and understand about our organization objectives.
- The main financial resource at the moment is from our monthly payment members and some generosity from who are kindly paying extra.

First Result of Our Money Collection
- Rithy Ph. = $30USA Monthly
- Venerable Sophan S. = $20CA Monthly
- Verable Lao Kamao = $10CA Monthly
- Mahadhammika10 = $20CA Monthly
- Warman2005 = $80CA in an initial amount
- Bongsovan = $100USA in a initial amount
- Steven will send in a initial amount too
Our members and generosity will come more and more!
Including other sources of generosity such as family and community fundraising
Thanks for this kind generosity and compassionate contribution !

In Cambodia Planning
The GLOBAL CAMBODIAN ONLINE FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATION will help to run more projects base on our resource of finances that we can help the monks in Cambodia, as now we only depend on the members to distribute their monthly payments, and in the future when our organization will be full recognized by law we have more choices.

Different Issue
Even though GLOBAL CAMBODIAN ONLINE FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATION is not fully recognized by law yet, we are still working together to help educate Cambodian youth. Our main objective is to have good young Cambodian generations as we can build a temple in five years time, but we can not educate a good generation in a five years period.When we have more good young Cambodian generations; so that they can bring the prosperity and peace to Cambodia in the future. We still keep focusing on what our logo of the organization say, and we are working more on the preparations, organizing and standing strong.

The future planning
Now our organization has attracted more attention from Cambodian people online, such as yahoo chat room and pal talk. We see more people everyday in the Dhamma room both in pal talk and yahoo. Cambodian people whoare online seems interested about our organization. They are not only learning about the Buddha’s teaching but they are also learning about the culture and society and anything related to Cambodia and the world. So that in the future we will increase more rooms online. We can do this is depending on every Cambodian inside and outside the country to help us. Every Cambodian has a share, to help us to help educate the young generations of Cambodia. We need more good generations for the future, and make Cambodia a better place for our children.

At the end, the president of GCOFO, The Venerable Preah_Thor, thanks and wishes all the members who are attending the meeting with good luck. Even though this meeting is held online we can share opinions and feedbacks and togive determination to work together and strengthen our willingness to help build our new generations for the better of Cambodia in the future.

The meeting is closed as scheduled and will be advised soon for the next one.

David Soung

Kavey_Osothsnaeh

Global Team Work
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