CANADIAN WORLD EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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• CANADIAN WORLD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
• 5th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGAugust 5,
  2005WELCOME

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Report from Assistance to Widows Committee
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INDIAN CHAPTER GROWTH Widows Assisted
(projected)
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INDIAN CHAPTER GROWTH Children Assisted
(projected)
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INDIAN CHAPTERFunds Spent to Assist Widows
(projected)
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Schools and Assistance 2004-05
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Report from the Website Committee
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Report from the Awareness and Development
Committee
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• Committee Members
• J.K. Bewtra
• Heather Britten
• Robert Biswas
• Julie Caron
• Sakshi Jasra
• Mahesh Mehta
• Jake Soderlund

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Committee Mandate

• To increase awareness of CWEF and to help the
  organization grow at a slow and steady rate.

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2003 2004 Fiscal Year

• CWEF pamphlet revised
• FAQs developed for web site
• Windsor Star newspaper article

2004 2005 Fiscal Year

• questions developed about regions in India where
  CWEF is active
• discussion and debate about how to best fulfill
  committee mandate

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Possible directions for 2005 2006 Fiscal Year

• networking with other local service clubs
• reaching out to the community at large to
  increase awareness of CWEF

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CWEF CANADIAN CHAPTER

• General Brock Elementary School has a
  significant number of students with serious
  deficiencies in English. To help these students,
  the school has developed a leveled reading
  room. Leveled books contain age appropriate
  subject matter written in the adjusted reading
  levels of students in need. The school has only
  just begun building their collection of leveled
  books, and is in need of financial assistance if
  they are to be able to continue to develop this
  valuable resource.
• MOTION from CWEF Canadian Chapter
• That CWEF provide financial support to
  General Brock Secondary School to provide books
  for their leveled reading room.

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Report from the Finance Committee
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• From August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005, ninety-five
  (95) donations were received totaling 62,432.23
• Canadian World Education Foundation
• Total Donations by Year 2002 - 2005

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Canadian World Education FoundationIncome and
Expense Sheet as of July 31, 2005
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Canadian World Education FoundationBalance Sheet
As of July 31, 2005
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Report from the Nominating Committee
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Nominations for 2005-2006 Committeesof the
Canadian World Education Foundation

• Website Committee
• Dr. Tim Traynor (Chairperson)
• Dr. Akshai Aggarwal
• Mr. Asheem Chandna
• Mr. Kevin Biswas
• Ms. Reema Dokania

• Finance Committee
• Mr. Arvind Arya (Chairperson)
• Dr. Yash Aneja
• Dr. Purna Kaloni
• Dr. Hasmukh Patel
• Mr. Anish Srivastav
• Ms. Natasha Sharda
• Dr. Dan Britten

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• Awareness and Development Committee
• Dr. Mahesh Mehta (Chairperson)
• Dr. Pradeep Jasra
• Dr. Jake Soderlund
• Dr. Heather Brtitten
• Mr. Rajinder Rana
• Mr. Robert Biswas
• Ms. Sakshi Jasra

• Assistance to Widows
• Committee
• Dr. Siyaram Pandey (Chairperson)
• Dr. Nihar Biswas
• Dr. Shashi Jasra
• Mr. Chandrakant Kania
• Mr. Ranbir Gugneja
• Ms. Julie Caron
• Ms. Priya Sharda

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Board of Directors
Mr. Arvind Arya Dr. Ronald Barron Dr. Nihar
Biswas Dr. Heather Britten Dr. Richard Caron Dr.
Parveen Goel Dr. Harshad Joshi Dr. Jake Soderlund
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Officers for 2005-2008

• President Dr. Ron Barron
• Vice-President Dr. Richard Caron
• Treasurer Dr. Purna Kaloni
• Treasurer Elect Mr. Arvind Arya
• Secretary Dr. Om Chandna
• Secretary Elect Dr. Nihar Biswas
• General Manager Dr. Dan Britten

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Visits to Schools in India
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India Bound?

• If you plan to visit India, then maybe you can
  volunteer to visit one or more of the
  Institutions that we are associated with. The
  children of widowed mothers that we assist study
  in these Institutions.

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SOME PREVIOUS VISITS

• Bala Tuli Ashok Tuli visited S.S.M.G. School,
  Haripur Kalan, Utteranchal. They were very well
  received by Principal, Mr. G.S Rana, and the
  teachers of this institution. They gave
  encouragement to the students to realize their
  full potential through education.
• (Year 2001 2002)

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• Mr. Ramesh Sehgal visited D.A.V. Senior
  Secondary Schoolin Hoshiarpur, Panjab. He met
  mothers who were receiving assistance for the
  education of their children in this school. He
  was emotionally touched by their expression of
  thanks and their commitment for education of
  their children.
• (Year 2002 2003)

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• Rashmi and Satinder Bhayana visited Jain Senior
  Secondary School in Rohtak, Haryana. They met the
  Principal, teachers and students whose mothers
  are assisted. Vipin Bhayana from London attended
  the 3 AGM of CWEF. He spoke on behalf of his
  brother and told the meeting as to how pleased
  his brother was about this visit.

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• Yash Aneja visited Government Girls Senior
  Secondary School for Girls in Jacobpura, Gurgaon,
  Haryana. He met Faculty members and Principal of
  this school. He was impressed by their commitment
  to assisting the needy. Following the request of
  the Principal of this school, all needy widows
  whose children study in this school were assisted
  the following year. (2003-2004)

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• Siyaram Pandey visited Shri Mahant Ram B.D.U.M.
  Vidyalaya in Bhurkura, District Ghazipur, U.P. He
  met students, Faculty members and the Principal
  of this school. He brought back an inspirational
  video that he prepared with regards to his visit
  to this school. This video was shown last year at
  the AGM. It is available for viewing. (2003
  2004)

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• Rathna Prakash and Shankar Prakash visited
  Sunshine English School in Bangalore, Karnataka.
  They met students, Faculty members and the
  Principal of this school and were very impressed.
  They brought back pictures and video of their
  visit to this school. (2004 2005)

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• Krishna Chandna and Om Chandna visited S.B.A.C.
  School in Bajwara and Smt. P.D. Arya Mahila
  Higher Secondary School in Hoshiarpur, Panjab.
  They met students, teachers and Principals of
  these schools. Krishna Chandna was asked to
  address students of P.D. Arya School. She
  addressed the students whose mothers are
  assisted. (2004 2005)

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• CWEF
• Canadian World Education Foundation
• Thank you!