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TACA'nin Amaclari
St Louis Turk American Kultur Birligi olarak amaclarimiz:
- Missouri ve St Louis civarindaki Turk-Amerikan topluluklari bir araya getirmek icin aktiviteler duzenleyip sosyal etkilesimi ve arkadasligi artirmak
- Turk kulturunu, sanatini, tarihini ve mirasini yerel topluluklara tanitmak
TACA-STL etnik koken, politik gorus, dini inanc, milliyet ve cinsiyet ayirt etmeksizin herkese acik bir organizasyondur.
- Missouri'de hali hazirda yasamakta olan ya da aramiza yeni katilacak olan Turk, Turk-Amerikan ve Amerikan arkadaslarimiza ulasmak, onlara destek ve yardimci olmak.
- Etkinlikler, egitim seminerleri ve kurslar duzenleyerek St Louis ve civarinin Turk kulturu ve tarihi hakkinda bilincini artirmak. Toplumun Turk kulturu, Turkiye, ve St Louis civarindaki Turk toplulugu hakkindaki goruslerini paylasarak toplumsal bilinclendirmenin artirilacagi aktiviteler organize etmek.
- Etnik koken, din ve diger tercihler goz etmeksizin Turk kulturune ilgisi olan insanlari biraraya getirmek.
- Topluluklarimiz arasinda kulturler arasi etkilesimi ve kulturel cesitliligi tesvik etmek ve daha iyi anlasilmasini saglamak amaciyla yapilan calismalar icin diger Turk-Amerikan dernekleriyle isbirligine girmek.
- A.B.D'deki diger Turk-Amerikan dernekleri ve uyelerimiz arasindaki iletisimi kolaylastirmak ve birlikte aktiviteler duzenlemek.
- Faaliyet alanimizda uyelerimizin cikarlarini en iyi sekilde temsil etmek.
- Uyelerimiz arasindaki etkilesimi kolaylastirarak iyi iliskileri ve anlasmayi tesvik etmek.
- Turkiye adina buyuk uluslararasi festivallere ve sergilere katilmak.
TACA-STL Uyeligi
Neden Uye Olmaliyim?
Su an itibariyle TACA finansal yapisi icin ana olarak sadece bir kaynak gelistirme etkinligine (Festival of Nations) ve nazik uyelerimizden gelen bagislara bagli. Sizin de bildiginiz gibi, saglam bir butce ve planlama icin bagislar ve kaynak gelistirme etkinlikleri guvenilir birer kaynak olamazlar. TACA uye aktiviteleri ve bagislar gibi kar gudulmeyen etkinlikleri de iceren, toplulugumuza ve kulturumuze yapacagi katkilar icin daha dayanikli ve guvenilebilir bir butcesel plan kurabilmek amaciyla saglam ve devamliligi olan bir uyelik sisteme ihtiyac duymaktadir. Bu yuzdendir ki, sizlerin katilimlariniza ve aidatlari odeyerek uyeliginize ihtiyac duymaktayiz.
Uyeligin Faydalari
- Turk kulturunu, sanatini, tarihini ve mirasini tesvik eden ve kar gutmeyen bir dernege destek.
- St Louis civarinda hali hazirda tanidiginiz ya da yeni tanisabileceginiz Turkiye dostu Turkler, Turk-Amerikanlar ve Amerikanlar ile bulusabilmek.
- TACA sponsorlugundaki etkinlikler ve TACA urunlerinde Uyelik INDIRIMI.
- TACA’nin sadece uyelerine acik aktivitelerine katilabilme.
- TACA Yonetim Kurulu'na secme ve secilebilme hakki kazanma.
TACA'nin gelecek etkinlikleri
Her yil TACA ayda en az bir kez olmak uzere pikniklerin, muzik ve oyun gecelerinin, yemeklerin, Kuru Fasulye Gecesi'nin ve havuz basi partilerinin de icinde bulundugu etkinlikler duzenlemektedir. TACA Yonetim Kurulu bu etkinliklerinin yanisira uyelerimizin ihtiyaclarini ve isteklerini daha iyi karsilayabilmek icin yeni projeler uzerinde de calismaktadir. Bazi potansiyel etkinliklerimiz arasinda cocuklar ve yetiskinler icin Turkce dersleri, Turk halk danslari toplulugu, Turk sanat muzigi korosu ve muhtemel bir TACA merkez binasi bulunmaktadir.
Nasil Uye olabilirim?
TACA gelecek etkinligimiz olan Kuru Fasulye Gecesi'nde aidat toplayacaktir. Dileyenler aidatlarini cek ya da nakit para olarak bu etkinligimizde odeyebilirler. Ek olarak farkli yontemlerle de uyelik aidatinizi odeyebilirsiniz:
- Web sitemizden (www.tacastl.org) kredi kartinizi ya da PayPal hesabinizi kullanarak.
- Cekinizi posta kutusu adresimize yollayarak (Onemli Not: Lutfen ceklerinizi TACA-STL adina yaziniz). Adresimiz: TURKISH AMERICAN CULTURAL ALLIANCE PO BOX 410195 CREVE COEUR MO 63141-0195
Uyelik cesitlerimiz ve aidat tarifemiz asagidaki gibidir:
Normal Uyelik
- Tek kisi: $40
- Aile: $80
- Ogrenci: $20
Kidemli Uyelik
Bagislariniz dernegimiz icin cok onemli. Eger TACA'ya bagis yapmak istiyorsaniz asagidaki tarife ile kidemli uye olabilirsiniz. Kidemli uyelik sizlere etkinlik kuponlari ve TACA etkinliklerinde ve urunlerinde daha fazla indirim saglayacaktir.
$250'dan baslayan bagislarinizda Gumus Uyelik - 3 etkinlige bedava girme kuponu
$500'dan baslayan bagislarinizda Altin Uyelik - 6 etkinlige bedava girme kuponu
$1000'dan baslayan bagislarinizda ise Platin Uyelik - tum etkinliklerimize bedava girme
TACA-STL’in devami ve toplulugumuza, kulturumuze ve uyelerimize katkilari icin bize katilin ve destekci uyemiz olun. Unutmayin ki, TACA’nin devamliligi can alici bir sekilde sizin katkilariniza dayanmaktadir.
Saygilarimizla,
TACA-STL Yonetim Kurulu
TACA's Mission
As the Turkish American Cultural Alliance in St. Louis, our goal is:
to increase social interaction and friendship by organizing activities to bring together Turkish-American communities of Greater St Louis Area and Missouri
To promote Turkish culture, art, history and heritage in local communities.
TACA-STL is an open organization that does not discriminate by ethnicity, political or religious beliefs, nationality, or sex.
- To reach out, support and help with the problems of our new and existing Turkish, Turkish-American and American friends of Turkey in Missouri.
- To increase awareness of history and culture of Turkey in the Greater St Louis area through events, educational seminars and courses. Organizing activities to create occasions in which people can exchange their ideas and thereby raise public awareness of the contemporary issues related to Turkish culture, Turkey and the Turkish community in St Louis and Missouri.
- To bring together people with interest in Turkish culture regardless of ethnic origin, religion or other preferences.
- To collaborate with other Turkish-American organizations to contribute to efforts to encourage inter-cultural understanding and cultural diversity in our communities.
- To facilitate communication of its members with other Turkish-American associations in the U.S. and participation in the organization of joint activities.
- To properly represent the interests of our members within our scope.
- To facilitate interaction among our members to promote and foster continuing good relationship and understanding.
- To participate in major international festivals and exhibitions on behalf of Turkey.
TACA Membership
Why should I become a member?
Currently TACA is financially dependent mainly on a single fund-raising event (Festival of Nations) and some generous donations from our kind members. As you may imagine, fund-raising events and donations are not dependable sources for a stable budget. In order to be able to make more solid and accurate budgetary plans, which determines the contributions TACA can make to our community and culture including membership events and non-profit events such as donations, TACA needs a constant and dependable membership system. Therefore, we need your contributions and invite you to become members by paying your annual dues.
Membership Benefits
Support a non-profit organization that promotes Turkish culture, art, history and heritage.
Meet with new and existing Turkish, Turkish-American and American friends of Turkey in the Greater St Louis Area.
Membership Discounts on every TACA sponsored event and TACA merchandise.
Access for Members ONLY events of TACA.
Become eligible to vote and run for TACA Board.
TACA's Future Events
Every year, TACA organizes events, such as picnics, music and game nights, dinner and evening gatherings, the Bean Night and pool parties on a regular basis, about once a month. Currently, TACA Board Members are working on various new projects to address the wants and needs of our members to a greater extend. Some potential projects include Turkish Classes for Youth and Adults, Turkish Folk Dance Group, Turkish Classical Music choir, and a possible TACA Center.
How can I become a member?
TACA will have a membership drive during our upcoming event, the Bean’n Rice Night. You can become a member by paying your membership dues by check or by cash during this event. Besides, you can become a member by paying your dues in various other ways:
Through our website (www.tacastl.org) using your credit card or your PayPal account.
By mailing a check to our mailbox. Please make your check payable to TACA-STL. Our Address: TURKISH AMERICAN CULTURAL ALLIANCE PO BOX 410195 CREVE COEUR MO 63141-0195
Below is the schedule of membership types and dues:
Regular membership
- Single: $40
- Family: $80
- Student: $20
Premier membership
We value your donations as well. If you would like to donate money to TACA you can become a premier member by following amounts. Becoming a premier member will allow you to receive event coupons, further discounts in our events and merchandises.
Silver Membership status with the donations that starts from $250 - Comes with three free event entrance coupons
Gold Membership status with the donations that starts from $500 - Comes with six free event entrance coupons
Platinum Membership status with the donations that starts from $1000 - All events are free for our platinum members
Please join us and become a supporting member of TACA-STL to help our association to continue its existence and service our members, community, and culture. Remember, TACA’s survival crucially depends on your contributions.
Regards,
TACA-STL Board