August 23, 2008 Meeting Minutes EVI Monthly Meeting

Attendees: Mr. Abraham O. Okomanyi, Mr. Abdullahi Bello, Dr. Joseph Akomodi and Dr. Sunday Okomanyi Abraham.

Chairman’s Opening Remark
The Chairman thanked everyone for attending the meeting and asked that the meeting be started.

Scholarship Award Ceremony.
EVI is vehemently preparing to hand over the 2008 scholarship awards to the successful recipients by the end of September 2008. Award certificates have been designed and sent home to a member, who will conduct the ceremony. EVI is now finalizing plan on sending the required amount of money and providing press coverage.

Celebrating EbiraVonyaInternational’s 5th Anniversary
EVI continues to work on strategic plans to carry out this event in Nigeria. In the coming months, EVI will be assessing the situation at home, contacting other Ebira organizations in Nigeria that may participate in the event and reviewing activities for the celebration.

Meeting Adjourned
The Chairman thanked all the participants of the meeting and adjourned the meeting.