AMUMARA DEVELOPMENT UNION – HOUSTON CHAPTER

P.O. Box 300617

Houston, Texas 77230

Brothers & Sisters:

In our February 25 correspondence leading up to the 2002 National Convention in Houston, we (ADU – Houston/Dallas branch) proposed that a membership benefit program should be enacted to benefit Amumara indigenes and their families who reside here in the United States. Many of you responded positively and asked us to provide more details on how to implement such a program. We want to thank you sincerely for your feedback and encouragement. Our Vice President, Mr. Collins Olorondu, will discuss the program in detail during his Power-Point presentation on the day of the Convention on Saturday, 25^th May 2002.

Meanwhile, an outline of the program is listed below to encourage further discussion on the subject matter. We are asking for your support to ensure that the package is adopted into our Constitution and implemented successfully. We are also asking Almighty God to bless us with the wisdom to make the right decision for our families and our community.

Yours faithfully,

Collins C. Olorondu

Vice Chairman, ADU – Houston Chapter

Background

It has been the will of God so far that an Amumara person has not died here in the United States. But how do we plan to help each other and our families if death should strike one of us tomorrow? What if one of us looses a loved parent back home in Nigeria? How can we help each other deal with the loss and costs of burial and travel? We need each other – not only in death, but also in life. For example, many of us now have high school and college-bound children. As a group of people, why can’t we establish a scholarship program as a means to encourage our own children? The primary goal for an Amumara Development Union membership benefit package is designed to address these questions.

The Package

Group life or burial/funeral insurance plan

$2,000 donation to a bereaved family

$5,000 annual college scholarship program

$2,000 annual high school computer supplies

Scope

Group life or burial/funeral insurance plan

Minimum amount of $20,000 coverage

No medical exam, age, or lifestyle questions

Dependent spouses and unmarried children covered

$2,000 donation to a bereaved family

For death of a member’s (or his spouse’s) parents

Benefit for multi-member family capped at $5,000

College Scholarship and Computer Donation

$5,000 college scholarship program

$2,000 high school computer supplies

Funding Sources

For the group life or burial/funeral insurance

Member contribution

ADU chapters

ADU

Pooling with other Nigerian groups

For the college scholarship & computer donation programs

Annual fundraising and luncheons

Private endowments

Grants

Program Criteria & Limitations

Financial requirement

Funding

Program coordination

Implementation

Where do we go from here?

Adopt proposal into the Constitution

Appoint membership benefit committee

Define management/operational structures

Other Issues & Considerations

Cost of the programs

Incorporate ADU as a non-profit organization

Program continuity

Long term funding

Publicity

Expand educational programs to children in Amumara