GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING – JANUARY 29, 2006
2005 HAS BEEN A YEAR OF REBUILDING!
WE HAVE STARTED 2005 WITH A VERY SUCCSEFUL 2004-2005 NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION, AT THE BEVERLY GARLAND HOTEL, IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD.
WE HAD OVER 100 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, WE WERE FULL TO CAPACITY.
ON JANUARY 23, 2005 WE HELD VIITORUL ROMAN SOCIETY GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING. AT THE MEETING, A NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD WAS ELECTED FOR THE NEXT 2-YEAR TERM. YOURS TRULY WAS RE-ELECTED AS IT’S PRESIDENT.
DURING 2005, VIITORUL ROMAN SOCIETY HAD A LIMITED NUMBER OF EVENTS. HOWEVER, THESE EVENTS WERE SIGNIFICANT AND WORTH MENTIONING.
ON JUNE 26, 2005 THE ROMANIAN AMABSSADOR TO WASHINGTON, SORIN DUCARU HONORED US AGAIN WITH HIS PRESENCE AND GAVE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN ROMANIA. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EVENT, A SPECIAL ART DISPLAY OF GLASS PAINTED ICONS WAS OFFERED TO THE PARTICIPANTS BY THE REKNOWN ARTIST, IOANA MARIA DEAC. GEORGE ROTARU PROVIDED ENTERTAINEMENT FOR THE AFTERNOON.
ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AT THE PERSONAL INVITAION OF THE ROMANIAN AMBASSY IN WASHINTON AND HIS EXCELENCY, MR. SORIN DUCARU I REPRESENTED AND PARTICIPATED AT THE OFFICIAL VISIT OF TRAIAN BASESCU, PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA. DURING HIS VISIT, THE REPRESENTATIVES OF WEST COAST ROMANIAN-AMERICAN
ORGANIZATIONS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERSONALLY MEET WITH MR. BASESCU. NOTABLY, ON BEHALF OF VIITORUL ROMAN, I’VE PRESENTED TO MR. BASESCU AND OTHER GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES A FUTURE PLAN TO ESTABLISH A ROMANIAN CULTURAL CENTER, HERE IN LOS ANGELES. I SUGGEST WE FURTHER DISCUSS THIS ISSUE IN DETAIL DURING THE NEW BUSINESS SESSION OF THIS MEETING.
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR ATTORNEY, ROGER ADAMS TO OBTAIN THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THIS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND WE NOW ARE BOTH, AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU CRISTIAN CALUGARITA FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THE SUBJECT.
THIS STATUS GIVES VIITORUL ROMAN SOCIETY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE IN VARIUOUS SPONSORHIPS EVENTS, WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN POSSIBLE. AS SUCH, BETWEEN NOVEMBER 18-22, 2005 VIITORUL ROMAN PARTICIAPTED AS SPONSOR TO ENCOUNTERS, ROMANIAN SCULPTURE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT NORTHRIDGE. THIS EVENT WAS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF MS. ILEANA COSTEA, WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO ITS SUCCESS. THANK YOU, ILEANA.
DECEMBER 1, IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF ROMANIA AND THIS YEAR, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CATALIN GHENEA, THE NEW CONSUL GENERAL HERE IN LOS ANGELES FOR THIS EVENT. VIITORUL ROMAN WAS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL SPONSORS OF THIS EVENT, AND YOURS TRULY WAS ASKED TO BE THE MASTER OF CEREMONY FOR THE EVENING. THE EVENT WAS VERY SUCCESFUL AND VIITORUL ROMAN, AS ORGNAIZATION WAS PROMINENTLY EXPOSED AS AN ACTIVE ORGANIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
SHORTLY AFTER DECEMBER 1ST, I WAS INVITED TO REPRESENT OUR ORGANIZATION IN SACRAMENTO, WHERE MIORITA SOCIETY CELEBRATED NATIONAL DAY OF ROMANIA. THE CELEBRATION WAS FULL OF ARTISTIC
EVENTS, WHERE OTHER LOCAL ETHNIC ORGNAIZATIONS TOOK PART. IT WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE TO ALL OF US OF THE CAMADERIE BETWEEN
ETHNIC GROUPS AS WELL AS THE ROMANIAN AMERICANS PRESENT AT THE EVENT. VIITORUL ROMAN WAS HONORED WITH A RECOGNITION DIPLOMA.
AT THE INITIATIVE OF MR. SARBU, THIS YEAR WE SENT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM VIITORUL ROMAN. WE HOPE THIS WILL CONTINUE IN THE YEARS TO COME.
HOWEVER, THE LARGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT DURING 2005, IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, WAS THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
AS WE ALL WERE AWARE, AFTER THE LITIGATION IN 2003 AND 2004 AND OUR SUBSEQUENT COURT VICTORY, VIITORUL ROMAN SOCIETY ACCRUED LARGE LEGAL BILLS AND OBLIGATIONS.
THIS FACT HINDERED TO SOME EXTENT OUR ABILITY TO AGGRESIVLEY RECRUIT, ORGANIZE FUND RAISING EVENTS, ETC.
DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH OUR ATTORNEY, ROGER ADAMS AND NEGOTIATE A FINAL SETTLEMENT OF OUR OBLIGATIONS.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AS OF NOW, OUR ORGANIZATION IS FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY LEGAL BILLS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, OUR ORGANIZATION SHOWS POSITIVE BALANCE IN OUR ACCOUNTS, NO OTHER LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS. OUR TREASURER WILL HAVE DETAILS ON HIS REPORT. I BELIEVE THIS POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT’S ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY RECRUITEMENT OF NEW MEMBERS AND FUND RAISING EVENTS.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK VICTOR KLOES, MARIAN SARBU AND CRISTIAN CALUGARITA FOR THEIR EFFORTS, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE.
2005 ENDED ON A HIGH NOTE, WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE NEW YEAR’S EVE AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK BANQUET HALL. THE EVENT WAS A SUCCESS AND THNAK YOU RODICA SINESCU FOR YOUR HELP. SHE WORKED REALLY HARD TO DECOARTE THE HALL BEAUTIFULLY, RUN ALL OVER TOWN FOR HELIUM BALOONS AND MUCH MORE.
AS 2006 BEGINS, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT AND TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF KEEPING THIS ORGANIZATION ACTIVE. WE ARE IN A GREAT
POSITION TO ONCE AGAIN BE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND AS WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 80 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, IT WILL GIVE US A
PLATFORM TO CARRY THE VISION OF THE PEOPLE WHO FOUNDED VIITORUL ROMAN.
Respectfully submitted,
Ionela Kloes, President