Roll Call:

Jamie Harrison, Orville Hall, Yogesh Patel, Mike Thomas, Siva Narapareddy, Jatin Patel,
Vasu Ram, Lloyd Jodah, Rakesh Kallem, Edward Fox and Shantha Suraweera present. A
quorum having been obtained, the meeting was called to order by President Jamie
Harrison at 9:20PM EDT.

Apologies:
From David Sentence – “Just discovered my blackberry does not support Go to Meeting.
Sorry to miss again. As a finance person today is crisis day so my best laid plans have
been upset. Good luck at the meeting.”
From Simon Percival - “I'm sorry I was not at the meeting.  Given the (what seemed to
me to be) short notice and my schedule, it just wasn't possible, even as I thought I might
be able to swing it.  Please accept my apologies.  I look forward to reading the minutes,
at least.”

Minutes:
This being the first-ever Annual General Meeting, there are no minutes to
adopt.

Membership Committee Report, delivered by Vasu Ram:

The primary agenda of the committee was to review the membership structure
described in the constitution, its relevancy and structure the membership benefits
based on each type of membership. We released a final draft of the type of membership
and its benefits in detail on Dec 27th 2010.
The final draft was presented to Finance committee for their review and their final
approval on the membership.

Constitution Committee Report, delivered by Rakesh Kallem:

It has been a great honor to serve for USYCA as the chairman of Constitution committee
and we as a committee will give our best to the association. There have been no
changes proposed by the committee at this time. We shall be reviewing the constitution
for any changes (if necessary) after we obtain 501(c)(3) status. It is understood that we
may be required to make some changes to the constitution in terms of verbiage in order
to fulfill our requirements to obtain Non-Profit status for the association.

Treasurer’s Report, delivered by Mike Thomas:

Noting that all participants in the conference call were Directors, the Treasurer reminded them
of the annual accounts circulated to and adopted by each of them for the year ended December
31, 2010.
In summary he noted that there was income shown of just over $9K and expenditure of
approximately $8K, though $6K of both was represented by the estimated market value of
donated material respectively received and onward donated to schools. Cash donations of
approximately $3K were dominated a $2,470 installment of a grant from the CC Morris Cricket
Library & Museum of Haverford, PA. Cash expenditures comprised start-up costs of $1,670
(mainly insurance) and small amounts for T-shirt purchase, USACA affiliation and Paypal bank
charges. Cash in hand at the end of 2010 totaled $1,208.
In 2011 to date, income predominantly from membership fees and donations have totaled
$3,187, including YCA Affiliation renewal fees and the results of an ongoing Associate
membership campaign amongst cricket clubs and leagues. Expenditure in the same period has
totaled $1,590, comprising $902 for the purchase of cricket sets (but offset by $100 in income
for the sale of extra sets to schools), $426 in shipping charges on outgoing cricket sets to schools
(offset by related income of $263 reimbursements), website fees of $212 and Paypal bank
charges of $49.
Strategically, the Treasurer noted the dominant influence from the donation of 500 cricket sets
from Cricket Australia, which was currently underpinning operations. Despite a cash balance of
$2,805 currently to hand and the promise of a further grant of $2,430 from the CC Morris
Library to defray certain future website and 501(c)(3) costs, he drew attention to the substantial
funds that would be required to sustain even current rates of set donation after August this
year.
Finally attention was drawn to the delayed progress to date by the law firm that undertook to
file our 501(c)(3) application with the IRS and obtain tax exemption. The Treasurer referenced
the awkwardness in pressuring a pro-bono service, particularly given the significant desirability
of having a friendly, high-quality law firm in the wings. However, the option of cutting this tie
and looking elsewhere was under current active review.

President’s Report, delivered by Jamie Harrison:

A year ago, the USYCA consisted of myself, Edward Fox, and Rakesh Kallem. It had no donors,
but it did have 10 cricket sets from DreamCricket and a plan.
Today, USYCA is composed of thirteen affiliate members and twenty associate members. Each of
these 33 organizations has contributed at least $50 to USYCA, and the C.C. Morris Cricket Library
Association has donated $5000 of its own. This represents a significant placing of trust in our
organization by others.
And what have we done together over the past year?
The USYCA Schools Program won the ICC Americas Regional Development Programme Awards
for Best Junior Development Program.
USYCA is now partnering with over a dozen cricket clubs and leagues on new youth cricket
initiatives.
USYCA is engaging the cricket community by recruiting individual cricketers across the country
to become youth volunteers.
USYCA's website now has 10 individual pages, has had over 100 news items posted to it, has
received over 20,000 individual page views and its online instructional videos have been
watched nearly 3,000 times.
USYCA has put international cricketers, such as Irish Wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien and England's
Ingram Jones, together with American youth academies for clinics in the States.
USYCA is a program partner with the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, which
raises awareness of cricket nationally.
USYCA has attracted the attention of international cricket celebrities such as Nathan Bracken,
Damien Martyn and Mike Young, the American fielding coach for Cricket Australia, who did a
photo shoot in Melbourne, modeling our Schools Program apparel, and is a great supporter.
By September, when the 2011-2012 school year starts, there will be over 750 American schools
playing cricket, in over twenty US states. In the past month alone, over 50 American schools
have contacted USYCA about its Schools Program.
USACA is preparing to partner with USYCA on a program where they will cover my expenses as I
travel across the country, meeting with cricket leaders and training youth cricket volunteers in
our free Schools Program. This USACA-USYCA program is called "Project Appleseed." Once we've
done a local "Appleseed" training session, USYCA will work closely with the organization and the
volunteers to identify target schools, and then to see that those schools get cricket for their PE
classes. The idea is to get cricket started in schools across America, and then to nurture those
schools cricket programs over time.
And yes, there have been some frustrations. For example:
We are still working to get 501(c)(3) papers filed with a prominent Baltimore attorney who has
taken the job pro bono. I’d like to see this get done as soon as possible, as it is key to us securing
major sponsorships.
I was also hoping to have our website redesign done by this point, but we’ve run into a few
snags there as well. With any luck, this will be approved under New Business and can then be
accomplished before summer.
In August, I placed before the membership of USYCA these immediate goals:
• Establish an active administration that is busily about the necessary work relating to
establishing USYCA as a stable and sustainable national organization
• Execute an affiliation agreement with USACA
• Find school systems that will adopt our Schools Program
• Find donors and sponsors to fund our Schools Program
• Expand our base of both Affiliate and Associate members
• Look within existing youth cricket leadership for future USYCA leaders
I believe each of these goals is either accomplished or can be considered ongoing. In the coming
months, we will shift our focus to the following:
• Solidifying USYCA's position as the nation's premier youth cricket organization
• Using our partner schools as a base, from which we can foster the creation of
community youth cricket leagues
• Begin to recruit parents of new cricketers as USYCA volunteers
• Continue to grow by taking our schools program to new locations
• Find more donors and sponsors to fund our Schools Program
• Keep expanding our base of both Affiliate and Associate members
• Start to lobby local governments and legislative bodies to provide more funding and
facilities for youth cricket
• Engage ICC funding mechanisms to promote youth cricket
• Develop new USYCA leadership from among existing youth cricket leaders
We entered 2011 with two main challenges ahead of us. First, finding active affiliates across the
nation that will help us to place 500 cricket sets in US schools, and second, finding ongoing
revenue streams to make it possible to continue to grow our work. The first challenge has been
met to such a degree that we are now increasing our projections for sets to be placed in 2011.
The second challenge, finding funding so that we can continue our work, is not yet met, and will
become a focal point of the next few months.
Our first year has, without doubt, been an unqualified success. In fact, the degree to which
USYCA has been successful has created for us even greater challenges that we must now face
and the pressure to meet our obligations as USYCA rapidly expands will be immense.
However, because of the quality of individuals who have been drawn to USYCA, I have no doubt
that these challenges will be met, and that youth cricket will advance in greater numbers than
even I can imagine today. In closing, I want to take this opportunity to express my personal
gratitude for your being a part of the USYCA team and for your willingness to sacrifice to change
the future of cricket in America.
Thank you.

After the President’s Report was accepted into the record, the members gave Harrison a “vote
of thanks” by acclamation, indicating their gratitude for his efforts on behalf of USYCA. Harrison
thanked the members and returning the gesture by indication his indebtedness to them for their
willingness to dedicate themselves to the work of USYCA. He also commented on the overall
high quality of individuals that the organization has attracted since its inception.

New Business:
Motion made by Mike Thomas that, in keeping with USYCA by-laws, five affiliates (Arizona YCA,
Florida YCA, Illinois YCA, New Jersey YCA ,Tri-State YCA) that had elected not to renew for the
coming year be removed from membership. Motion seconded by Edward Fox. Motion passed by
acclamation.

After debate, a motion was made and seconded by persons unrecorded that USYCA accept a
proposal from the Maryland Web Design Group for a new website design for usyca.org, at a cost
of $2000. The motion was passed unanimously.

At the conclusion of New Business, items discussed in open forum were: USYCA’s 501(c)(3)
application, the Pepsi ICC Development Programme Award procedures, the creation of a “how-
to” guide for the USYCA Schools Program, and levels of affiliate activity in regard to youth
cricket.

A motion to adjourn was made by Orville Hall and seconded by Edward Fox. The Annual General
Meeting was adjourned at 11:28PM EDT.