Minutes of Rainbow Project Team Meeting on Sept. 1, 2010

1. Introduciton
• Introducing Ms. Ai Li, Mr. Jianming Xiang, Mr. Jiang Jiang
2. Report on Summer 2010 Trips to China Moxi Yunnan(new and plan for going forward)
• Jiang Jiang and Mengdan Chu accompanied the group to Moxi in July
• Video has been uploaded: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDWNr09AOT8
  
3. Finance update
• AHCS support to AHRP waning.
• Principal determined that budgeted Rainbow Support is for reimbursement.
• Tsu needs to reimburse past purchases for the Spring Festival and other activities ASAP.
• Not yet reimbursed: likely since 2005
• Wang Wei: Need to discuss with the AHCS board to form a written agreement/memorandum regarding the support to AHRP.
  
4. Remaining 2010 funds distribution Qinghai Guling
• Pei Ying:
• Qinghai contact, Mr. 钟仲文 has retired. Current people has no knowledge of the AHRP support to the schools.
• Qinghai support started in 1998. Last year, 58 students in 6 schools received support.
• Need to contact the 侨办 again.
• Mengdan propose to continue support to 贵德县.
• 曹力群 in the past has asked support to 柯柯镇 to continue.
• Need to consolidate the number of schools and number of students.
• Guling
• Now part of 重庆 rather than 四川
• Wang Zengquan family's donation was directed to 古蔺
• Donated through United Way, not all funds reached AHRP.
  
• Moxi high school student support
• Funding gap exists
• Yunnan:
• 2010 support of $450 has been matched by the local 政协 with ￥3000RMB. What do we need to do next year?
• Need to budget and inform Xiang Jianming.
• Mengdan: suggest that the support be raised to ￥4000 for 20 students, or ￥6000 for 30 students.
• Need to understand the intention of the local county government regarding long-term support.
• Jiang Jiang: Must match support level with fund-raising level on this side.
  
5. AHRP banking:
• Discussed the establishment and operation of the account.
  
6. Fall 2010 Ann Hua fundraising drive
• Sign up for Sept. & Oct. Rainbow table
• Water sale at MAF evening: water is not profitable (Huang Zheng)
  
• Mengdan: Last year a table was set up to introduce AHRP -- many were interested.
• Letter to the entire AHCS:
• Both Chinese and English
• Inform the start of fund-raising for new school year
  
• Declare the purpose and nature of independence of AHRP
• Emphasize (and extend) AHRP student team program, as well as its volunteer and charitable nature.
  
7. 9/18 Ann Hua Mid-Autumn Festival fund-raising
8. Donor receipt letters update
• Wei Wang: Receipt sent up to 2009-12-31.
  
9. Ann Hua reimbursement
• (Discussed above)
  
10. Other planning for 2010-2011
• (No discussion)