Chapter Milestones
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- 17 Graduates from the Phoenix Art & Business Council’s Business on Board
- 2 Graduates from FBI Citizen’s Academy
- 3 Board Members selected to each of the following Boards:
Valley Leadership Class 33 Leadership InstituteFBICA Alumni BoardWorld Affairs Council Board
- 1 Board member awarded: Positively Powerful Woman Award for Non-profit Leadership (Kristi Lee)
- ACEL Toastmasters formed
- Bronze Presidential Volunteer Service Award for having over (600 Hours) of community service
- Highest Total # of Members (over 200)
- 6 Leaders attended the ACEL National Leadership Academy
- 5 Leaders attended the ACEL National Convention in Boston
- Established relations with the following NEW Sponsors and Corporate Affiliates:
- Henkel
- Wells Fargo
- SRPAPS
- US Airways
- ING
- Mass Mutual
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- ACEL reached a milestone for over 1000+ volunteer hours, impacted over 3000 families, helped provide 50,000+ meals to low income families
- Hit the Century Mark by hosting our 100th event in February
- Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman attended ACEL’s Kristina Wong comedy show
- Director Nathan Grey of the Phoenix FBI & ACEL National President Brad Baldia as special guests of our Kickoff Celebration
- Internal Revenue Service grants ACEL http://canadapharmacyonline.net/product-category/pain-killers/ as a non-profit organization for exemption from federal income tax
- 1 member selected to serve on the Phoenix Art & Business Council board
- 2 members selected to serve on the Herberger Theatre Center board
- 1 member selected to serve on the Scottsdale Sister Cities Association board
- 4 members from the ACEL Leadership team selected & graduated from the Phoenix Art & Business Council’s Business On Board Leadership Program
- Participated in corporate partnership event with ING
- Participated in corporate event with Bank of America Asian Leadership Network
- Phoenix represented at the National Convention in San Francisco
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- Became a designated “Certifying Organization” for President Obama’s Volunteer Service Award
- Waste Management became a corporate sponsor
- Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane attended the 1st Mentorship Graduation in Scottsdale
- 20 Mentors & Mentees graduated from the first year Mentorship Program
- 8 members graduated from the FBI Citizen Academy
- New Logo created & implemented for chapter use
- New website created & launched
- Created online Membership database, Business Directory for our business members & Election Voting
- Entrepreneur membership available
- 46 business memberships sold
- Hosted the first joint cultural event with Salt River Project (SRP) Asian Interest Group
- Created a separate Board of Directors & Executive Team
- Launched the first certified Communication Development Series in September
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- 1st Kick-Off Celebration & Volunteer Appreciation Event at C-Fu Gourmet
- 10 members served on Governor Janet Napolitano’s Asian American Advisory Council
- Boeing became a corporate sponsor
- Jobing.com became a corporate partner
- SRP became a corporate sponsor
- Compass Bank became a corporate sponsor
- Provided advice & help for NETIP (Networking Indian Professionals) to form a chapter in Phoenix
- Mentorship Program launched
- Launched first Social Media sites for members
- Hosted the first major Arizona Asian American Documentary film (Passing Poston) screening at the UA Medical School in Phoenix – 260 attendees
- Member’s retention rate increased to 87%
- Business Membership made available for members
- Mentorship Committee Created
- Corporate Relations Committee Created
- Marketing Committee created
- Membership Committee created
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- Phoenix represented at the National Leadership Retreat in Philadelphia
- Hosted the first major Asian American Independent film (Red Door) screening in Phoenix -180 attendees
- Volunteers committed over 200+hours in community service
- 4 members served on the City of Phoenix Pacific Rim Advisory Council
- Participated in corporate partnership event with City of Phoenix Asian Business Expo
- Coordinated the first joint event with Asian American Journalists Assoc, Organization of Chinese Americans, Philippine American Chamber of Commerce, Japanese American Citizen League and Asian American Bar Assoc.
- Launched First personal development event in spring – Mediation workshop
- Launched First professional development event in summer – Elevator Speech
- Established ACEL elections procedures & hosted the first board elections in summer
- Social & Networking Committee created
- Community Service Committee created
- Professional Development Committee created
- Cultural Awareness Committee created
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- Helped ACEL Tucson launch their first event
- Interim officers were appointed in March
- Incorporated as a Non Profit with the State of Arizona in March
- Venture status granted by ACEL National in April
- Launch party at the Chinese Cultural Center in July
- Phoenix represented at the National Convention in Seattle
- Website (www.naaapphoenix.org) was launched in October
- Produced 8 events – Cultural, Community Service, Business & Social Networking
- 54 individual members joined
- Participated in corporate partnership event with Honeywell Asian Network – Dragon Boat
- Events Committee created
- Interviewed by Phoenix Business Journal
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