In 2010, to continue the success of last year, I would like to bring out the best of yKAN by decorating our 2010 calendar with more creative events. I am confident that by next year at this time, I will stand here and report that we have made great progress on theses following priorities.

First, I would like to focus on membership-retention related issues that we have. We have had a growing number of yKAN members attending most of our major events but I hope to raise that number even higher with your help. I believe a possible solution to remedying that problem may lie upon making more professional networking programs and atmosphere for many recent college graduates looking to enter the workforce for the first time. I would also like to maintain the momentum of our great year, by bringing formative guest speakers that we can learn and relate from by creating several workshop events for everyone.

Second, with my personal experience as a former President of yKAN and organizing most of the community service events for the past five years, such as flu-shot drive, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, Soup Kitchen, and Milal House events, I would like to bring more diverse community service projects such as delivering hot food to elders and painting homes for the physically challenged so that we can provide a better hands-on service throughout the community.

Third, as we already had a yKAN Scholarship in 2006, I would like to focus on bringing more funds to our second scholarship project. Just like the high-achieving high school students who won our first yKAN Scholarship, we would like to look after our hoobaes. Not only will they be proud successful Korean Americans in the future workforce, they are potential yKANers!

Fourth, I would like to make a “Young Spirited yKAN” where our age gaps won’t interfere on achieving greatness of our community. I would like to see more involvement, bridging 1.5/2nd generation and our parents’ generation together to learn and understand each other by more interaction with other Korean American organizations. For example, Census 2010 is coming up in April and we would like to help mobilize the community to participate in Census to make our voice to be heard!

Moreover, we are also adding more fun by coordinating yKAN ski trips, picnic, sports, and winery events. What is better than having a quality time with fellow yKANers developing great friendships!

With your help, we can make yKAN, even better. With your help, we can make our community a healthier place. With your help, we can achieve together.

Therefore, I feel tremendously honored to accept the presidency of yKAN 2010 and I invite you to another great year at yKAN and to help me make yKAN a very special part of other-new members’ life.

Connect. Contribute. Advance. That’s what we do great as a team!

So, what will bring you to yKAN this year? Are you ready to have fun with us?

Yours truly,