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We want to especially welcome you to this site. This is the site of the Saclepea Mah Development Association (SAMDA). Our organization is a service oriented Non for Profit and Non Political group that is gear towards positively impacting the lives of our people in the Saclepea Mah Chiefdom in Nimba county, Liberia. We hope to be helpful in the areas of Education, Health, agriculture and the general empowerment process of the socioeconomic development of our people.

If you are already a member, please read the materials provided and leave a comment if nessary and if you are just a visitor, please be asssured that this group is a very friendly one and is filled with very nice people who are always willing to receive you with open arms. We welcome your membership to this Organization; whether black, white, African or non African. However, just in case your are not interested in the becoming a bember, we want to encourage you to make a donation of any amount of money, educational materials, health care supplies. etc. that way, you will be helping us to help people in need. Thank you for visiting with us.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

SAMDA MEETING

                                    SAMDA REGULAR MEETING REPORT
                                               SUNDAY OCT.  24, 2010
To: ALL MEMBERS OF SAMDA

Dear Members:
                    I want to once again say thank you for your time and attendance on the past teleconference. The conference was good. Our population continued to grow steadily. I think with everybody’s effort, we will climb that mountain and deliver to the district. It is just the matter of time.  This is a briefing from the last meeting…
Members in attendance:
1.       Tony Kona Fele
2.       Mrs. Martha  K. Belleh
3.       Ms. Samalia Kou Idriss
4.       Mr. Abrahim Toure
5.       Dr. Alfred Kulah
6.       Mr. Sam Koaloe
7.       Rev. Dr. Nyan K Taryor
8.       Dr. Wilfred Boayue
9.       Dr. Railey Gompah
10.    Mr. Peter Wehyee
11.   Mr. Saye Zarwolo
12.   Mr. Bangalee Trawally
13.   . Mrs. Yah Siriff
14.   Mr. Alex Gandah
15.   Mr. Newton Sahn
16.   Mr. Zarwolo Gatei
17.   Mr. Weefus Gonyon
18.   Mr. Wesley Lankar
19.    Mr. George Koukou Jr.
High lights from the meeting:
1.       Opening prayer from Dr. Railey Gompah
2.       Brief History of  how SAMDA came to be from  Tony Kona Fele organizing chairman
-HX. Talks about frustration from few Saclepea Mah members with the Nimba Community in USA
  That led to the decision to bring about SAMDA.
-HX. Talks about seeing progress in others district organizations here in the US that paved the way.
3. Briefing from the board chairman Rev. Dr. Nyan K. Taryor.
        -Dr. Taryor apologized to the group for the delay of the bylaws.
        -He said one of the reasons for the delay has been due to the problem with his left leg.
       -He promised to speed up with the bylaws during the week.
     -Dr. Boayue suggested that the elders committee should make the bylaws available via SAMDA’s
       Listserv.  Dr. Taryor agreed.
3.       Update on contribution for Registration of SAMDA’S Documents:
Ms. Samalia Idriss stated that she has collected only $455.00 with Dr. Gompah paying $150.00 alone.  She said Mr. Alex Gandah also sent his $50.00. She called on everybody to come out and contribute. Mr. Fele also reported that Mr. Amos Goah also sent his $50.00 to him. Dr. Kulah and Mrs. Belleh wanted for Mr. Fele to send Somalia’s address so that they can send their contribution.
4.       On briefing of incorporation Documents:
Dr. R. Gompah, who has been working very hard on the incorporation document, narrated a story about the CDC process and wanted us to do the follow:
1.       After talking to the lawyer, he was advised to tell the organization to use only one “A” letter at the end of the name.  He told us that removing the “A” will not affect our operation which was later reasonably supported by Dr. Kulah.  At the end because of mixed feeling, the chairman Mr. Fele decided to obtain a motion for a vote so that the issue of name modification can be put to rest.  During the voting, out of 16 members, only two were against and 14 for yes. So our modified name is SAMDA.
2.       Dr. Gompah also mentioned the financial cost of the incorporation to be $400.00 for IRS and $659.00 for lawyer’s fees. The total is $1,059.00.  Right now, we have on hand $455.00
5.       Briefing on Century Club:
Dr. Gompah spoke about the importance of Century Club to our organization. He said that this club will be better in the future because of the trends of development via micro financing in other countries. The Chairman however appointed Dr. A Kulah and Mrs. Belleh to look into how century club will benefit our organization and to draw a structure that we will work with in the future.
6.       Opinion on Date and place for our first convention and face to face meeting:
-Members agreed that we should go to area where our members are populated.
- We all agreed that we have more population in Philadelphia.
-Brother Toure and Dr. Gompah suggested that Philadelphia will be the suitable avenue since there were lots of people from Saclepea Mah in that area.
-Our first convention schedule is July 29-31, 2011.
- Mr. Zarwolo Gartei who is to be appointed to spear head the Zone one (North) agreed that they are willing to host SAMDA first convention.
- Dr. Kulah wants for the organizing team to remain functional until they are given a full mandate by the members of SAMDA during the convention.

7.       The meeting ended with a word of prayer from Mr. Newton Sahn.
I want to apologize for keeping you long on the conference. I will try by all mean to keep record of time.
Thank you once again for attending and we look forward to seeing you in the next two weeks.

Respectfully Yours,
Tony Fele
Organizing Chairman SAMDA
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