Summer and other Balls are held by the Club,
Held a fundraiser and promoted the work of the Medicine on the Move and also donated to the cause.
Annual Picnics are organized and held periodically with other groups for the community.
Naming a child, a week after the child's birth, is a very important and cultural event for the Ghanaian Family. So it is with so much pride that the father, mother announces and welcomes the child to the community.
Club members participate and donate in the Awaso Hope Foundation fundraising for schools that the foundation runs in Ghana.
1. The Bay Area Ghanaian Potluck PICNIC for this Year 2024, will be held in Fremont, CA on July 13. The location is 1110 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (same place where last year’s picnic was held), at the Fremont Central Park, near the Tennis Courts and the Soccer Fields. Check out the Flyer posted on this website, as well as circulating on social media and the posting by the Umbrella of Bay Area Ghanaians. This is a potluck event so please bring food and beverages to share with others. Come and let us have fun as a community.
2. The Ghana @ 67 (Annual Independence Banquet) held on March 9thheld at San Ramon/Dublin was a huge success. Follow event pictures on social media as well as the postings by the Umbrella of Bay Area Ghanaians.
3. The Bay Area Ghanaian Picnic held last in July was also a very successful event. Follow event pictures on social media as well as the postings by the Umbrella of Bay Area Ghanaians.
4. From Ebusua's Donation, See Pictures (Update Gallery below) of the gifting ceremony by Sylvia to the Mothers at the Tema Hospital. Thank you for your kindness.
3. Joyful Greetings from Ghana!
The 2020 Awaso Academy Jr. High Graduating Class all passed the National Exam for Jr. High Schools with HONORS, allowing them to choose from the top -tiered schools for High School placement! In addition, they won the Annual Western Region Inter-District Quiz Competition at that level (they were a true “dark Horse”) as part of the Independence Day celebration.
It is with much gratitude that we are passing on the news. Without your support and prayers, it could not have happened.
Club Members prepare, cook hot meals, and serve food for sick kids and their families, as well as cleaning the kitchen and dining facilities at the Stanford Children's Hospital at Palo Alto, during their stay at the Hospital.
Ebusua dedicated its 2011 Summer Ball to promote the work of the Medicine on the Move (MOM). MOM provides medical services and healthcare education to rural areas and using aviation services for transportation.
Club members periodically volunteer at San Francisco Food Bank, by participating in the packing of food into boxes, for seniors and others.
Members are single individuals or couples (husband and wife). Members pay dues, attend meetings, participate in club activities, serve on committees, volunteer for office, and perform duties determined by the membership. All active members in good standing have their voting rights and participates in the club's decision making. The club conducts general meetings considered as social and community activities with general items agenda, including reviewing attendance, dues payment, fund balance, upcoming activities, etc.
General meetings are held on the first Saturdays of each month of the year, except when members decide to postpone or cancel a scheduled meeting during a session of a previously convened meeting. The meetings are hosted on a rotating basis per the club's hosting schedule kept by the President. An agenda is prepared and minutes are taken at each meeting, which is approved at the next meeting by the members.
The meetings are a major social activity which consists of socializing at the start and end of the meeting among members , etc. A general prayer leads, followed by dinner by the host mad up a general and rich assortment of Ghanaian dishes, American food, drinks, desserts, depending on what the host decides. Meeting then follows the agenda.
To promote social and cultural engagements, maintain linkage to the families, community and other like-groups in the Bay Area and Northern California.
After the passing away in California of Love Allotey, a very prominent Ghanaian boxer in Ghana, some in the Ghanaian community recognized the need for an organization which will provide a support structure for those within the community, similar to the family structure back in Ghana.
In the summer of 1997, Dr. Alfred Le-Grand Sawyer, Mr. Ben Arhin, Mr. Sam Enchill, Abraham Oni, got together to form an organization that would benefit Ghanaians living in the Bay Area of Northern California
Previous attempts to form such an organization had failed and there was concern that this new effort would suffer the same fate. After much discussion, it became obvious that only dedication, commitment, passion and devotion could drive the achievement of this goal and establish a lasting organization.
The team launched Ebusua and solicited participation from the Ghanaian community. Within months of communicating this intent, the membership of the club doubled in size and has continued to grow since.
Membership was originally maintained at eighteen Ghanaian families residing in the Bay Area of Northern California, to facilitate the logistics of monthly meetings and other activities.