Drafted Agendas for statewide Dee Ku Festival

The celebration will start at 8am on Sunday, August 12^th, 2012.

Drafted Agendas for statewide Dee Ku Festival

1. Opening Remark by our KnCT President
2. Welcoming Speech by our KnYT Chairman/ or Vice Chairman
3. Wine tasting competition
4. Dee ku wrapping competition
5. Dance competition (Amarillo)
6. Dance competition (Fort Worth)
7. Dance Competition (Dallas)

Funeral Program Presentation

Grandmother Oo Meh has passed away

Dear all, 

A Karenni Grandmother named Oo Meh (born on 1937) lived here in Amarillo passed away yesterday morning 7-7-2012 at around 9 am. She was born in a village called Daw Hso Kyar and came to the refugee camp 1 in 1996. She came to Amarillo, TX in August 2009 with her son, daughter in-law and 5 grand children. She has always been living with this family for most of her live. She has not been sick lately, but she had not been able to eat well for awhile as she did not taste or had no appetite to foods. it's sad to loose a loved one, but we don't make the choice when the day had come. I will be working closely with the family for funeral arrangement and will let you know soon when the burial is going to be. Again, thank you all for all your unity and supports in the time of hardship. Let's keep working together for our Karenni people. 

 May God Bless you all

In solidarity 
Mr. Lu Kayahphu

Deceases in 2012

Karenni that passed away in 2012

1. Ma Rea (Dallas)  2/15/2012
2. Ti Meh (Fort Worth) 4/6/2012
3. Naw Hla Hay (Amarillo) 5/17/12
4. Oo Meh (Amarillo) 7/7/12

A Karenni is missing

Tee R. Beh

 A mute 50 years old Karenni, Tee Reh Beh, was reported Sunday to the missing persons database, two days after his disappearance.
He was last seen Friday night around 9 or 10pm, five miles away from his residence, according to a neighbor. 

First Draft of Audit

Membership fees for 1st Conference
Houston	1580
Austin	320
Dallas	540
Fort Worth	210
San Antonio	1060
Amarillo	1020
Nacogdoches	?
Total	5210
Expenditures for the celebration
Shelter	1570
Food	928
Supply	560
Guest speaker’s trip	250
Leftover balance	1902

Brief History of Karenni Community of Texas

Karenni people fled the civil war in Burma. They all hoped to find a better place elsewhere after being in refugee camps for so long and not being able to return home. Therefore, for a better future, many of us chose to resettle in the United States and other third countries. However, arrival in the land of opportunity called United States does not always guarantee peace, stability, and security, at least for the moment. 

President of KnCT, Lu Kayahphu

Lu Kayahphu, current President of KnCT

Competing against 15 candidates, he was elected President on June 16th, 2012, with the majority of votes. He said he is happy to serve the community, and he will be looking forward to forming a stronger and better working team. 

Newly Elected KnYT Leaders

Hsu Mar (Treasury), Gabriela Noe (Vice Secretary), Elizabeth Sari (Secretary),
Htay Myar (Vice Chairman), and Say Reh (Chairman)

Youth and Media facilitator

Shar K. Reh, Youth and Media for KnCT

Address and Contact for our First KnCT Conference

June 16th, 2012 (Saturday)

8:30AM to 8:00PM

St. Patrick Catholic Church

9643 Ferndale

Dallas, TX 75238

Sara Buri Samuele (214-875-6805)

Ngeh Reh (214-431-6439)

Luisa Moe (817-877-6704)

Houston's "New" World Refugee Day

June 16th is set as Houston World Refugee Day.

“The city of Houston is pleased to welcome all refugees from around the world, who we trust will find a greater opportunity in Houston than they could anywhere else, and I’m proud as the mayor of Houston to welcome them home,” Parker said in a news conference in City Hall’s third-floor proclamation room,” where she declared June 16 World Refugee Day in the city.

http://blog.chron.com/houstonpolitics/2012/06/houston-highlights-national-refugee-week/

YMCA of the USA is working with the White House Summer Jobs+ Program

The YMCA of the USA is working with the White House Summer Jobs+ Program to organize a job shadowing opportunity for youth aged 16-24.

The Houston YMCA Job Shadowing Day will be Wednesday, June 20^th. 

I need your help to recruit 100 teens/young adults to participate on that day.

Agendas for Karenni Community of Texas Conference 2012

Part A (830am to 11am)

1. Singing of American and Karenni National anthems
2. KnCT Vice-President Bure Samuel’s opening remark
3. Multi-ethnic dance by Houston youths
4. Story of KnCT by Shar Reh
5. Unity song by Dallas youths
6. The ever-changing social and economic challenge of the century by Neineh Plo
7. Modern Karenni Dance by Amarillo boys and girls
8. Youths and educations by Fr. Paul Tinreh
9. A group dance by Fort Worth youths 
10. Personal experience by KnCT President Lu Kayahphu
11. A dance by San Antonio youths
12. Funeral contribution presentation by Oo Reh Sor

Part B (11am to 12pm)

Election board committee will take over from 11 to 12pm.
(Election committee officer Andrew Max)

Part C (1pm to 3pm)

1. Announcement of KnCT’s new officers
2. Discussing current and future challenges
3. Laying out actionable future goals
4. Officiating KnCT’s statement release
5. Taking pictures and interviews

1. Youths Conference to be started at 1pm
2. Laying out youths-related action plans
3. Re-election of our KnCT youth officers

Part D (4pm to 8pm)

Singing and dancing sessions
Agendas will be posted soon
There will be at least 18 agendas here

Oo Reh Sor and Weaving Women

Fr. Paul Tinreh's Tx visitations

This is the schedule of Fr. Paul Tinreh visiting to TX cities from June 11-July 8, 2012. 
- 1st week visit - June 11-14, Fort worth 
              June 15- 17, Dallas

- 2nd week visit - June 18- 19, Nacogdoches
              June 20- 24, Houston (Houston will have praying in Notre Dame church on June 23, Saturday, from 12- 3 pm)

Houston Chairman Phe Bu

KnCH chairman Phe Bu 

He is the chairman of Karenni Community of Houston for life. As long as Houston still has Karenni population, and he is still living in Houston, Phe Bu remains the Chairmanship. 

Funeral Contribution Report for 2011, 2012 -

funeral contribution report 2011

funeral contribution report 2012 -

4/14/2012

ti reh