Minutes of the meeting held on June 25, 2005
(Minutes by Amrish)

In attendance were:

Sridhar
Aneesh
Vikas
Nachiketh
Shankar
Mahendra and Manorama Patel (came for the first time)
Sumathi
Sumathi's new-born Rahul (first time)
Sumathi's mom (probably first time)
Amrish

1.  Sridhar described the "Racing to Educate"
initiative.  Volunteers of Asha-Princeton, Asha-CNJ
and Princeton-AID are getting the benefit of training
from a professional coach toward running a half or
full marathon.  The kick-off meeting was on June 8 but
it is still not too late to join.

The objective is to raise money for Asha (or AID). 
Runners will be responsible for getting sponsorships
in the amount of $75/mile.  This comes to $1960 for a
full marathon run.  This is the suggested amount or
the sticker-price.  Discounts are available in the
sense that a runner will have to at least pledge $1400
(non-student rate) or $800 (student rate) if training
for a full marathon.

Those who are not ready to make a commitment may avail
of a $100 rate for one month of training.

2.  Sridhar also described the loose structure that
holds the organization together.  There are numerous
focus groups comprising volunteers from different
chapters.  In addition, there is a central
coordination team which holds conference calls on
Saturdays according to the following schedule.

First Saturday of the month: Open issues (moderated by
Netika)

Second Saturday: Projects (moderated by Anand)

Third Saturday : PR and fundraising (moderated by
Minali and Sameer)

Fourth Saturday: Chapter Development (moderated by
Vignesh)

Ideally, we should have representatives for each of
the above. The commitment is only once a month. 
Sridhar volunteered to participate in the Projects
calls and Vikas in PR and fundraising.  

We have open slots for the remaining two.  Please
volunteer.  This would be an excellent way to learn
about diverse Ashawide issues.

There are other committees as well.  Hansa is our rep
on the ARC (Asha Representative Committee) involved
with decision-making and Uday is on the Treasurers'
Committee.

3.  It was agreed that $200 will be made available
from our Chapter funds as our contribution toward
organizing WAH.

Thanks.

Amrish