USYCA Annual General Meeting

Date: May 3rd 2013 Venue: Merion Cricket Club Board Room Attendance: President (Mr. Jamie Harrison) called in for attendance at 7:08 PM. Present at the meeting was: Jamie Harrison (President) Jatin Patel (Vice-President connected via conference Mike Thomas (Treasurer) Rakesh Kallem (Executive Secretary) Ms. Priya Singh Singh (At-Large Board Member) Vasu Ram (At-Large Board Member- connected via conference)

Remaining board members could not attend due to personal reasons. President opening remarks: Mr. Jamie Harrison welcomed Ms. Priya Singh into the board, and thanked her for flying all the way from Missouri to attend the AGM meeting. Mr. Rakesh Kallem read the minutes from 2012 AGM meeting. Mr. Thomas made the motion to accept the minutes and Ms. Singh seconded the motion to accept the minutes.

Treasurers Report:
Mr. Mike Thomas stated that income in 2012 is $49,000 compared to last year $63,000. In reality this is an increase in terms of cash, as last year we received income/donations in terms of goods. Mr. Mike Thomas noted that this still shows a growing trend of cash received. Mr. Mike Thomas also suggested that we should look into debating the freight charges as the cost increased from previous year. Mr. Jamie Harrison clarified that, we used to charge shipping costs from the member organizations previously, but since we are now in a position to afford, we are not collecting the shipping charges. Mr. Mike Thomas requested that we should have the account audited. Mr. Jamie Harrison suggested that we should have the proposal and details put in place, before we consider the option. Mr. Rakesh Kallem suggested that he will work with Mike to identify the costs, and other details. Ms. Priya Singh raised the motion to accept the minutes, and it was seconded by Mr. Vasu Ram

Presidents Report: 7:39 PM

USYCA was very busy in 2012. Here are some of the highlights: - 668 cricket sets placed in schools across America - Published a schools cricket curriculum created by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools - Created new junior cricket programs in Maryland and helped them to form a new junior league - Brought ICC Regional Development Officer Wendell Coppin to a teacher-training program in Virginia - Brought former Australia, South Africa and current IPL fielding coach Mike Young to a youth clinic in Maryland - Partnered with DreamCricket and MetLife on a Sunil Gavaskar youth clinic - Helped to build a new junior pitch in California - Opened a national headquarters in Maryland - Made a presentation to the ICC at its CEOs meeting in Toronto - Partnered with ACTIVE Network to benefit member organizations - Partnered with Reebok - Generated global publicity for the youth-cricket activities of its members through its website and social media portals 2013 promises to be just as exciting. Here are my organizational goals for rest of 2013: - Focus on creating and growing community programs and leagues - Target schools based on potential locations for community programs - Build at least 2-3 new youth pitches - Run a U13 tournament in Plano, Texas in October - Establish system for enrolling individual players in USYCA database and collecting individual dues - Replace Reebok as primary sponsor - Add a number of smaller sponsors

- Aggressively pursue new member organizations (leagues, clubs)

Old Business
Ms. Priya Singh suggested that, we should find sponsors who can pay $100 for their name such as restaurants and other local stores. Mike pointed that we should have clubs join the membership. Jamie pointed that we have tried and have been trying to add more member clubs to the roaster. Mike said that there are about 1000 clubs throughout the US and we should reach out to as many as possible. Jamie pointed that Rakesh Kallems West Haven Cricket Club is a role model for support to youth cricket, and all clubs should follow that model. Jamie suggested that we should have a committee to identify the sponsors. Jamie said he spends best part of Feb and March begging people to renew their memberships. It is not as easy as it seems. Vasu suggested that we should have a target amount for sponsorship and we should drive towards it. Mike suggested that we should have $40k of income and $20-25k should be from sponsorships. This should be addition to one major sponsor we attract.

New Business
Mike said we received check of $30k to build the pitches and check states General Purpose. However Jamie said, this money should be set aside in an ESCROW and to we should utilize it to build pitches. Jamie, Vasu and Mike volunteered to be in the sponsorship committee. Mr. Rakesh Kallem has re-iterated that we should come up with a self sustaining strategy. Ms. Priya Singh asked how to get the youth programs throughout the US connected to USYCA. Jamie said, he reached out to all the academies to join us, and all of them buffed us. Ms. Priya Singh suggested that an interactive map of USYCA affiliate locations in the US would help people locate our memberships and associates. Ms. Priya Singh passed the motion to remove the non-paid members and seconded by Jatin. Mr. Rakesh Kallem passed the motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:47 PM, and it was seconded by Mr. Mike Thomas.