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ATASC Celebrates BAYRAM. ATASC Bayraminizi kutlar.

Posted by atasc on September 20, 2009 at 16:12 pm

ATASC celebrated Bayram in multiple events. TALL and OCTAA had a Bayram Luncheon in OC on sunday, the 20th of september.  www.octaa.org and www.tallglobal.org

VATAN had their Bayram celebration on sunday, the 27th of september in Ventura along with the reopening of their school.  www.vatan-sc.org

ATASC Presidents’ Message:

Posted by atasc on September 11, 2009 at 04:12 am

ATASC Presidents’ Message: ATASC BOard for 2010

Vega Sankur: ATASC President

Ersin Sengul - OCTAA President and representative

Hafize Turgut – TALL Co-President and representative (with Naime Berkoz)

Leyla Cohen – VATAN President and representative

Aytac Biber - ATASC-SD President and representative

Vedat Aslay – LATAA President and representative

Sevda Kupoglu Alexkson - ATASC Vice President

Ergun Tamer – Chief Financial Officer

Burcu Tansu – Corporate Secretary

Ayse Sule Ulubay – Member at large, Treasurer

Asuman Yilmaz – Member at large – Special Events

Tolga Yaprak – Member at large – Communication

We are all very excited to serve as volunteers to the Turkish American community whether in ATASC or in an ATASC chapter. We all agree on mutual support and total cooperation between chapters themselves and between the chapters and ATASC. We developed our 2010 goals in this spirit and agreed on the division of activities that are complementary to best serve you.

Four ATASC schools  are ready to educate the next generation in Turkish language, history and culture.  The volunteers at each chapter put their hearts and souls into these schools. I hope that you will join us in this effort by enrolling your children and/or volunteering for these schools. Furthermore, we are preparing a Children’s Festival on 18th of April in Long Beach to celebrate the Turkish Children’s Bayram.

One of the goal sof new ATASC Board is to keep you, ATASC community, better informed of ATASC issues as well as happenings in your local chapters. You are hearing from ATASC periodically in such and/or joint communications with your chapter presidents. We also just opened this group in Facebook to keep up you up to date facebook. We are awaiting your feedback about what is working, what can be done better.

Vega Sankur
ATASC President for the ATASC Board.

TURKISH REPUBLIC DAY BALL

Posted by atasc on September 4, 2009 at 16:35 pm

 TURKISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS CELEBRATED THE TURKISH REPUBLIC with a very unifying and fun filled REPUBLIC DAY Ball at Long Beach organized by ATASC with the collaboration of all the ATASC chapters:  ATASC-SD,  LATAA,  OCTAA,  TALL,  VATAN

The Turkish American Community was present in large numbers to celebrate the 86th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Republic.  The ball room was well decorated with red and white carnations and Turkish and American Flags befitting the theme of the Ball. ATASC volunteers, including students from UCLA , worked all day to prepare the room and the foyer and were still putting the last touches when the guests started arriving.

ATASC President Vega Sankur accepts the Proclamation from Long Beach

There was a very festive and joyful atmosphere befitting the changes the founding of the Republic brought to people’s lives in Turkey: Freedom, Democracy, Equality, Education and Enlightenement. Master of Ceremonies Demetra George Mustafaoglu opened the event with American and Turkish National Anthems. ATASC President Vega Sankur gave a short welcoming speech reminding all attendees of the importance of this day (and what this celebration is all about). She welcomed guests representing

SCLB President Mike Vaughn reads the Proclamation

Turkish, Azerbaijan, and Northern Cyprus Governments as well as from the offices of Congresswoman Richardson and Assemblymember Blumenthal. The President of Sister Cities Long Beach Mr. Mike Vaughn read the Proclamation of Republic Day by the City of Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster. The Proclamation is in celebration of Turkish Republic Day on October 29, 2009.  The council general of Turkey Mr. Hakan Tekin asked the crowd to support the ATASC organization. community, each other and Turkey. US Representative from the 46th District Congressman Dana

Council General Hakan Tekin speaks to the Ball attendee's

Rochbacher followed with a speech in which he reminded all attendees about Turkey’s critical role in this complex region and the strong supportive role it has played for theUS the last 60 years. He commended the Turkish American community for finally finding their voices and becoming more active in advocacy. ATAA President Elect Mr. Ergun Kirlikovali also addressed the attendees about the recent positive  news in the legal and advocacy areas by ATAA operating out of Washington DC.

Yore Folk Dance Group

The entertainment started with the  Yore Dance Group performing 3 different dances interspersed with music arranged by our skillful DJ Devran Mustafaoglu. The crowd really appreciated the Zeybek and the Black Sea dances.  Ms. Demetra George Mustafaoglu conducted the live auction of the two THY (Turk Hava Yollari – Turkish Airlines) tickets and the National Soccer Team (Milli Takim) uniform raising funds for ATASC. Following the auction,  Ferhat Atli and his music brought all to the dance floor to dance to beautiful music. The music, dancing and the socializing went on until 1:00 am where the event had to come to an end although some of the guests were still immensely enjoying themselves.

The Dancing continued until early morning.

ATASC would like to recognize all the volunteers who made this ball the elegant and fun event that it was. Asuman Yilmaz, Burcu Tansu, Hafize Turgut, Didem Yilmaz, Yasemin Doker, Maria Cakiroglu,  Zinnur Guvenc, Arzu Kocyigit, Aydan Atrek, Gizem, Meltem, Seda and Ilker. You all worked very hard. You have our heartfelt thanks.

CUMHURIYETIMIZE LAYIK BIR BALO OLDU.

HEP BERABER BU MUTLU GUNU KUTLADIK.

ULU ONDERIMIZ ATATURK U ANDIK.

NE MUTLU TURKUM DIYENE.

Vega Sankur for ATASC Board