Issue #000 - PostConf Meeting & SB Gathering

On July 30, 2005 our YAD hosted a Post-Conference Meeting at the Harmony Hall. This meeting was called to bring everyone to the same page since only some of our YAD members participated in the Youth Conference that was held from July 20th to 24th in Toronto, Canada. We had 13 attendants to this meeting, and two are members from the South Bay division.

In this meeting, we presented what we did in Toronto to other people who didn't go. Also we discussed what we learned form this conference. All of us are surely feel that we learned a lot from this conference and we need to apply in our group. Furthermore, we had a proposal on how to achieve the missions that Venerable Hui-Chuan gave us (YAD LA) during the meeting. The first and most important mission is to unite the three subdivisions we currently have, which are YAD LA, YAD SB, and the His Lai youth team, and to host 3 to 4 events together every year.

With the power of the three groups combined, we will surely be greater in strength; however, it is a long-term goal that requires a lot more small steps before we can reach it. The first step is to get to know each other better and to support in each other’s activities. With that in mind, we attended a pot-luck that YAD South Bay held in their Buddhism Center after the meeting and had lots of fun activities and games with their members. As we mingled in fun and laughter, we were already one step closer to accomplishing our goals.