User:Gwiki222/AMAIGBO TOWN UNION USA

AMAIGBO TOWN UNION USA INC. (ATU-USA Inc.) is a non-profit civic entity created in pursuit of community development, but non-partisan in nature and enjoys the 501(C) (3) status of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). It aims to provide a discourse forum for Amaigbo people of Nwangele Local government Council, Imo State, Nigeria, residing in the United States of America for the purpose of community development, and cultural enrichment. The purpose of the union includes but not limited to (a) Promoting and encouraging local economic development in Amaigbo Town. (b) Promoting and encouraging cultural, educational and economic advancement of Amaigbo people worldwide. Membership is open to all Amaigbo citizens in the United States of America either by birth, adoption, marriage, and maternal ancestry or otherwise who subscribes to the aims, objectives, rules and regulations of the union. There are also honorary members upon approval by the General Assembly. The organizational structure is made up of the (a) General Assembly (b) The Executive Council (c) The Board of Directors. The executive council comprises the President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Assistant Financial Secretary, Public Relation Officer, Assistant Public Relation Officer, Provost, Legal Adviser and Auditors.

ATU-USA as part of its civic responsibilities have renovated schools and donated 16 water boreholes to different villages in Amaigbo.

The organization holds its National conventions on the 4th of July weekends and have held it in following cities 1. Los Angeles, California 2003. 2. Baltimore, Maryland 2004. 3. Denver, Colorado 2005. 4. Chicago, Illinois 2006. 5. New York, New York 2007. 6. Atlanta, Georgia 2008. 7. Houston, Texas 2009. 8. Dallas, Texas 2011. 9. Boston, Massachusetts 2013. 10. Kansas City Missouri is the venue for July 2015 Convention.