Dear CCASJ members,
2007-09 members of the Board of Directors were elected at the May, 2007, CCASJ General Assembly at the
Cao Bo, Hui Li, Wenmei Li, Denise Greene-Lui, Xinbing Liu, Liqun Sun, Li-Hong Xu, Jerry Yu plus Mary Wang who has volunteered her time over the last several months. Activities organized or participated under the leadership of the current board can be found at the www.ccasj.org
Time fly fast, the current Board of Directors’ term will expire as of May 31, 2009. According to the CCASJ constitution[a], the CCASJ is due for re-election of our next Board of Directors. The current Board has met recently and discussed various matters associated with the upcoming election and Annual General Assembly. Here we wish to propose the following steps for your approval and immediate action:
Step 1: Call for nominations
- We are circulating this letter as broadly as we can via email, web posting and regular mail to let the CCASJ members know about the upcoming election.
- We request that you nominate someone whom you think is suitable and willing to serve on the Board in the best interests of the CCASJ. Before you send in your nomination, we request that you contact the nominee to have his or her consent and to have the form signed or agreed on by additional three members to ensure that the candidate is well known to the community. You can nominate more than one candidate.
- Nomination form is included. All nominations should be received by April 27/Monday, 11pm via
Email: info@ccasj.org
or Regular mail:
or Hand deliver: Jerry Yu (645-1910) or Wenmei Li (721-1589)
Step 2: All received nominees will be contacted to confirm their willingness to let their names stand for election. In the case of candidates who are relatively new to our community and/or are not well known by most of the CCASJ members, we will circulate their brief cvs for your information.
Step 3: Ballots will be prepared for secret voting at our Annual General Assembly which is currently planned on May 23/Saturday, 6:00pm at the
We strongly believe that the health of the Board directly affects our association. Hence, we request that every member consider the election as a very serious decision and actively participate in the election either by showing your willingness to serve on the Board or by electing someone whom you think will truly benefit our association. The CCASJ is your association. Together, we can make it a fun and proud association to which we all enthusiastically belong.
Yours truly,
The Board of Directors of the CCASJ (2007-09)
[a] The constitution of the CCASJ is available at http://www.ccasj.org/constitution-of-chinese-cultural-association-of-saint-john-inc/
The board of directors consists of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Educational, Cultural, Social, and Public Relation Directors.
Nomination Form – Deadline: Monday, April 27, 2009 11pm
In order to be valid, the nomination form must be signed by FOUR CCASJ members
Forms can be emailed to info@ccasj.org
or hand delivered to Jerry Yu (645-1910) or Wenmei Li (721-1589)
Nominee:
Name: ________________________________
Profession: ___________________________
Email: _____________________________
Phone: ________________________
Home Address: _____________________________
A few words about the nominee (background, past participation and/or contribution to the CCASJ, why you think he or she is suitable to serve on the CCASJ board)
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Nominated by:
Name: ____________________________
Email: ____________________________
Phone: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
Nominated by:
Name: ____________________________
Email: ____________________________
Phone: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
Nominated by:
Name: ____________________________
Email: ____________________________
Phone: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
Nominated by:
Name: ____________________________
Email: ____________________________
Phone: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
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