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Tourism, Business, Projects & Journalism Association

(the Association)

Membership in the Association: Voluntary; anybody who wants to join.
Name: “Tourism, Business, Projects & Journalism Association” (later only “the Association”).
There are non-profit corporations in Palau and Yap.
Donations are welcomed. Write to: dankainmicronesia@yahoo.com for more information. Your name (if you wish so) will be published on web: www.dankainmicronesia.com/toursinyap.html and on www.dankainmicronesia.com/association.html and on www.dankainmicronesia.com/projects.html

Board Members in Palau (since July 2008) and in Yap since (July 2007):

PALAU OFFICERS: Danka Haskova Ledgerwood - President, Jaime Sampson - Treasurer, Deidre Yamanguchi - Secretary, and in Yap: Danka Haskova Ledgerwood - Chair Person, Majella Walsh - Vice Chair Person, Erica Ruwepin - Secretary/Treasurer

Mission & Vision

PALAU: We help & teach people, students and youth in general how to create their own projects & business, write, promote, market them, collect stories and legends, learn other traditional skills & culture, support projects where they can learn and develop their skills in different areas, to explore traditional and non-traditonal means of utilizing local resources, promote traditional community ways, structures and business & journalism projects, learn to publish materials, promotoe culture, history, natural bueauties and other important issues, work with communities, seek out funds and projects, publish TRAVELER - Palau, Yap & Micronesia Magazine, work with high schools, colleges, organize students/youth-exchange programs and Festivals with different nations, countries around the world for charitable, educational and promotional purposes. In YAP: We are committed to promote State of Yap and its heritage and unique nature and history. We will also promote Micronesia in general and the Pacific Region and Islands. We will seek to help promote sustainable tourism development and the encouragement of responsible practices. We will teach students and others to understand sustainable tourism industry development.
We intend to promote and encourage the development and marketing of tourism as one of the primary economic sectors of Yap State.

First Project was a Palau trip for the best students of the Tourism, Business, Projects & Journalism Classes from the Yap High School in July 2007 and Second project was the first issue of the Traveler - Yap & Micronesia in September 2007. It is a magazine about Yap & Micronesia.

The Third Project is second issue of the Traveler - Palau, Yap & Micronesia will be printed in the second half of 2008.

The Next Project is Youth International Festival of Culture and Art in June 2009 in Yap/Palau. If you are interested to support, send donations or have an ad in the magazine please write to: danka_ledgerwood@yahoo.com or dankainmicronesia@yahoo.com or send a check (Palau) Danka Ledgerwood, POBox 1224, Palau 96940 and/or (Yap) to Erica Ruwepin, The Association, POBox 1183, Colonia, Yap, FSM 96943 or call Danka Ledgerwood: Cell: +680-779-7473 (Palau). Write us about your donation, please. If you want to be mentioned on this website please let us know.

If you like to see the whole issue go to: www.dankainmicronesia.com/traveler.html

Would you like to know more?

Contact us: dankainmicronesia@yahoo.com or call us (680-779-7473)

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