Minutes of the meeting held on January 15, 2005 (Minutes by Amrish and Priyanka.) In attendance were: Sudhakar, Ravi, Amrish, Kumar, Sridhar and the following newcomers: 1. Tara Hariharan 2. Anil Goel 3. Chanadan 4. Lipika 5. Supratim 1. There was a round of introductions and newcomers were welcomed. Sridhar described the projects that are beong supported by our Chapter. Kumar explained the working of the organization. Tara felt that awareness about Asha needs to be raised among Princeton students. Anil and Lipika may be able to offer their expertise in accounting to the organization. 2. Asha is involved in raising money for tsunami relief efforts and has raised over $100,000. However, our Chapter has not been a participant in this effort. 3. We do not have structured work available for high school students who may wish to volunteer their time to Asha. But there may be opportunities to work at projects in India during the summer. These have to be explored on a case-by-case basis. 4. Sudhakar distributed the calendars. We need more. 5. Kumar described the status of the fundraiser. The date is set for April 30, 2005. The plan is to go with the Geetanjali group. We will have a meeting on January 22 exclusively to do planning for the event. Regards. Amrish and Priyanka