Florida Turkish American Association

Appreciation To Event Volunteers

Sat, 04/03/2010 - 12:02 — FTAA

The purpose of Florida Turkish American Association, FTAA is to create mutual understanding and cultural relations between Americans and Turkish decent Americans in every aspects.

Our association is based on Floridian Turkish American citizens, Turkiye supporters, and of course volunteers who dedicated their time, efforts, and money to this cause.

Apart from volunteering for the event organization and management, FTAA has committees who work non-stop to fulfill the routine daily association works, such as membership committee, By-law committee, accounting, newsletter/website committee, school, choir festival, appreciation/welcoming committee, religious works committee etc.

Thanking is not enough for those who work hard for this community, regardless whether he/she is the member of board of directors, or event volunteer. Please accept our appreciation on behalf of Florida Turkish community.

We hereby list the volunteers for the events (Sorted by dates -Latest at top):

Event sorted by the date        Committee Chairperson
Volunteer(s)

 

 

    

FTAA Choirs Day

(8 May 2013)

 FTAA Choirs Member  

Women's Night

(28 May 2013)

 FTAA  

Children Day Picnic

(21 April 2013)

 FTAA

Meatball/Chicken: Murat Akan, Maide Sayil Saytur

Pastry: Meral Ornarli, Peyker Oktay, Birsen Guvendi, Ayse Ozcan, Guler Ozcan, Fusun Erim, Aydan Hay

Bean salad: Yurdun Orkan, Aysegul Colak, Ayten Olgac, Gulsen Celik

Green Salad: Ceylan Oner, Lea Sabuncu, Nebahat Princci, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Ahmet

Rice: Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun Orkan, Meral Ornarli, Aynur Heller

Dessert: Serap Odabas-Yigit, Gunsel Uluer, Tuba Kalyoncu, Aliye Topal, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Ozlem Petrovski

Soft Drink: Lale Divringi, Ayse Ozcan, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin

BBQ: Mehmet Turegun, Ozcan Batmaca, Niyazi Aydemir

Face painting:Neslihan Aydemir, Sibel Bode

Services: Zeynep Uluer Aytekin,Yurdun Orkan, Fuat Ornarli, Meral Ornarli, Alp Orkan, , Atilla Orkan, Peyker Oktay, Pervin Barut, Aynur Heller, Tulin Cheshire, Nezihe Oge, Esin Memecan, Fusun Erim, Nerime Demren, Muge Nurgun, Tanzer Kalayci, Seref Barut, Mustafa Cankat, Mertcan Topal, Ziya Celik, Ozcan Batmaca
(17 April 2013) Ataturk School Parents  

Physicians' Day Ball

(16 March 2013)

 FTAA

 

Grand Turkish Bazaar

12/8-9/2012

Günsel Uluer, Nükhet Durudoğan, Ayşegül Çolak, Feray Girgin, Neslihan Aydemir Linda Kalayci      Nancy Akgun

 

Mine Tahaoğlu, Ayşegül Çolak, Linda Kalaycı, Evcan Alptekin, Ayten Ömer, Tülin Öz, Gülay Yeniçay, Yurdun Orkan, Sibel Bode, Mertcan Topal, Şenay Koçak, Peyker Oktay, Ülkün Fıkırkoca, Gönül Öztürk. Feray Girgin, Ayşe Dikmen, , Müge Nurgün, Necla Ismaıloğlu, Fusun Erim,Tulin Cheshire, Mehmet Türegün, Atilla Orkan, Al Manizade, Fevziye Manizade, Mustafa bey, Tulumba.com,

DONORS: Gülşen Çelik, Asuman Polat, Tuna Gayus, Meral Ornarli, Yurdun Orkan, Meltem Birkegren, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Serap Odabaş-Yiğit, Gönül Öztürk,Peyker Oktay, Melike Öner,Esin Hanim.
11th Turkish Festival

Volunteers

(Names in alphapetic oeder)



Adair Nuket
Akbas Cemil
Akgun Suat
Aktan Feza
Alptekin Evcan
Amaya Victoria 
Aytekin Haluk
Aydemir Neslihan
Aydemir Niyazi
Aytekin Zeynep
Babacan Gunseli
Barut Pervin
Barut Oyku
Barut Ovgu
Barut Doga
Barut Seref
Bekisoglu Oya
Bode Sibel
Caliskaner Sibel
Canligil Abdullah
Castillo Pinar
Claudio Sabrina 
Celik Gulsen
Celik Ziya
Cheshire Tulin
Cheshire Graham
Cheshire Nevil
Colak Aysegul
Divringi Lale
Eren Taylan
Erogul Ilkay
Evrener Senay
Evrener Yalcin
Gayus Tuna
Girgin Feray
Hay Aydan
Heller Aynur
Heller Ron
Heller Brian
Kahn Gul 
Kanyilmaz Deniz
Kiziltanli Semra
Kocak Senay
Lizarralde Diana
Mazzone Leila
Memecan Emre
Nur  Erkan
Nurgun Muge
Nurgun Bulent
Nurgun Seren
Nurgun Selin
Odabas-Yigit Serap
Oktay Peyker
Orkan Yurdun
Orkan Alp
Orkan Atilla
Ornarli Fuat
Ornarli Meral
Oyerli Nisan
Oz Tulin
Ozaktay Canan
Ozcan Guler
Ozsoy Erensu
Ozsoy Mustafa
Petrovski Ozlem
Sari Gungor
Sari Izzet
Sengul Turul
Tahaoglu Mine
Thompson Rose
Topal Aliye
Topal Mertcan
Turegun Mehmet
Uluer Vural
Uluer Gunsel
Unsal Sermin
Weis Ayda 


11th Turkish Festival

Sponsors

 

Broward County
Celik Gulsen
Celik Ziya
Germi Paulin
Guvendi Birsen, Mustafa
Kalayci Tanzer
Lufthansa
Saruhan Behzat
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Embasy
11th Turkish Festival

Performers

"Seven Hills"
&
"Kardelenler"

Ak Ömer
Pamuk Songul Pamuk
Ordek Hakan Ordek
Catalbas Semiral Catalbas
Salihoglu Gamze
Koc Arzu
Caner Canalp
Owen Cigdem
Kellesibuyuk Suleyman
Demirkol Ciler
Eker Ahmet Serdar
Sevimli Sevimli
Sevimli Engin Tufan
Musta Gizem
Cakar Ayten
Muslu Sema
Sahbazian Sadi

Thanksgiving Dinner

(11-21-2012)

 The Orkan Family

Yurdun Orkan, Violette Miovski

Ataturk Commemoration Day

(11/10/2012)

 FTAA Meral Ornarli, Aydan Hay, Aynur Heller, Yurdun Orkan, Senay Kocak, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Mine Tahaoglu, Gungor Sari, Yurdanur Senaltan, Ayten Omer

Cumhuriyet Bayrami

(10/28/2012)

 Fuat Ornarli

Sponsor:           Vural, Gunsel Uluer

 

Yurdun, Atilla Orkan, Senay, Kemal Kocak, Peyker Olcay, Necla Dimbiloglu, Mine and Ekmel Tahaoglu,Aynur Heller, Feryal Pinar, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Meral Ornarli, Aydan Hay

Kurban Bayrami

(11/24/2012)

 

 Gunsel&Vural Uluer

             Vural & Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun, Atilla Orkan, Meral Ornarli,Fuat Ornarli

 

Opening Dinner

(9/22/2012)

 Fuat Ornarli Meral Ornarli, Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun Orkan

Şeker Bayramı

(8/19/2012)

 Fuat Ornarli
Meral Ornarli, Mehmet Khan, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Abdullah Canligil, Aynur Heller, Aydan Hay, Tulin Cheshire, Mustafa Cankat

Grand Turkish Bazaar

12/8-9/2012

Günsel Uluer, Nükhet Durudoğan, Ayşegül Çolak, Feray Girgin, Neslihan Aydemir Linda Kalayci      Nancy Akgun

 

Mine Tahaoğlu, Ayşegül Çolak, Linda Kalaycı, Evcan Alptekin, Ayten Ömer, Tülin Öz, Gülay Yeniçay, Yurdun Orkan, Sibel Bode, Mertcan Topal, Şenay Koçak, Peyker Oktay, Ülkün Fıkırkoca, Gönül Öztürk. Feray Girgin, Ayşe Dikmen, , Müge Nurgün, Necla Ismaıloğlu, Fusun Erim,Tulin Cheshire, Mehmet Türegün, Atilla Orkan, Al Manizade, Fevziye Manizade, Mustafa bey, Tulumba.com,

DONORS: Gülşen Çelik, Asuman Polat, Tuna Gayus, Meral Ornarli, Yurdun Orkan, Meltem Birkegren, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Serap Odabaş-Yiğit, Gönül Öztürk,Peyker Oktay, Melike Öner,Esin Hanim.
11th Turkish Festival

Volunteers

(Names in alphapetic oeder)

Adair Nuket
Akbas Cemil
Aktan Feza
Aytekin Haluk
Aydemir Neslihan
Aydemir Niyazi
Aytekin Zeynep
Barut Pervin
Barut Oyku
Barut Ovgu
Barut Doga
Barut Seref
Bekisoglu Oya
Bode Sibel
Caliskaner Sibel
Canligil Abdullah
Castillo Pinar
Celik Gulsen
Celik Ziya
Cheshire Tulin
Cheshire Graham
Cheshire Nevil
Colak Aysegul
Divringi Lale
Eren Taylan
Evrener Senay
Evrener Yalcin
Gayus Tuna
Girgin Feray
Hay Aydan
Heller Aynur
Heller Ron
Heller Brian
Kahn Gul 
Kocak Senay
Mazzone Leila
Memecan Emre
Nur  Erkan
Nurgun Muge
Nurgun Bulent
Nurgun Seren
Nurgun Selin
Odabas-Yigit Serap
Oktay Peyker
Orkan Yurdun
Orkan Alp
Orkan Atilla
Ornarli Fuat
Ornarli Meral
Oyerli Nisan
Oz Tulin
Ozaktay Canan
Ozcan Guler
Ozsoy Erensu
Ozsoy Mustafa
Petrovski Ozlem
Sari Gungor
Sari Izzet
Sengul Turul
Topal Aliye
Topal Mertcan
Turegun Mehmet
Uluer Vural
Uluer Gunsel
Unsal Sermin
Weis Ayda 
11th Turkish Festival

Sponsors

 

Broward County
Celik Gulsen
Celik Ziya
Germi Paulin
Guvendi Birsen, Mustafa
Kalayci Tanzer
Lufthansa
Saruhan Behzat
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Embasy
11th Turkish Festival

Performers

"Seven Hills"
&
"Kardelenler"

Ak Ömer
Pamuk Songul Pamuk
Ordek Hakan Ordek
Catalbas Semiral Catalbas
Salihoglu Gamze
Koc Arzu
Caner Canalp
Owen Cigdem
Kellesibuyuk Suleyman
Demirkol Ciler
Eker Ahmet Serdar
Sevimli Sevimli
Sevimli Engin Tufan
Musta Gizem
Cakar Ayten
Muslu Sema
Sahbazian Sadi

Thanksgiving Dinner

(11-21-2012)

 The Orkan Family

Yurdun Orkan, Violette Miovski

Ataturk Commemoration Day

(11/10/2012)

 FTAA Meral Ornarli, Aydan Hay, Aynur Heller, Yurdun Orkan, Senay Kocak, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Mine Tahaoglu, Gungor Sari, Yurdanur Senaltan, Ayten Omer

Cumhuriyet Bayrami

(10/28/2012)

 Fuat Ornarli

Sponsor:           Vural, Gunsel Uluer

 

Yurdun, Atilla Orkan, Senay, Kemal Kocak, Peyker Olcay, Necla Dimbiloglu, Mine and Ekmel Tahaoglu,Aynur Heller, Feryal Pinar, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Meral Ornarli, Aydan Hay

Kurban Bayrami

(11/24/2012)

 

 Gunsel&Vural Uluer

             Vural & Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun, Atilla Orkan, Meral Ornarli,Fuat Ornarli

 

Opening Dinner

(9/22/2012)

 Fuat Ornarli Meral Ornarli, Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun Orkan

Şeker Bayramı

(8/19/2012)

 Fuat Ornarli
Meral Ornarli, Mehmet Khan, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Abdullah Canligil, Aynur Heller, Aydan Hay, Tulin Cheshire, Mustafa Cankat

Children Day

(4/23/2012)

 Aynur Heller, Abdullah Canligil, Aydan Hay Yurdun Orkan, Meral Ornarli, Gonul Ozturk, Gunsel Uluer, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Pervin Barut, Hayriye Bilal, Senay Evrener, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Ozlem Bozdag, Gungor Sari, Violette Miovski, Neslihan, Gulsen Celik, Sibel Caliskaner, Zuhre Canligil,Derya Ekmekcioglu Gonzalez, Tanju Munis, Ozlem Yavuz, Cidam Alrasmus, Dr. Ziya Celik, Ron Heller, Regi Hay, Fuat Ornarli, Atilla Orkan

Sponsors:
Pinar Castillo,Ulkun Fikirkoca
Dr.Suat Akgun,Irfan Atesnak,

Dr. Kemal Tekinay

 
Dr. Mustafa Avci Commemoration (11-14-2012) Nevin Avci
NEVRUZ (3-24-2012) Tohfa & Ajdar Eminova, Ziya Celik, Serap Odabas-Yigit, Meral Ornarli, Gul Kahan
Physicians' day Ball (3-14-2012) Nukhet & Dr. Yilmaz Durudoğan, Dr Fevziye & Dr Ali Manizade, Günsel Uluer, Dr Gülşen Çelik, Meral Ornarlı, Meltem Birkegren
Thanksgiving (11/23/2011) Yurdun, Atilla Orkan(sponsor)

Turkish Festival

11/19/2011
11/20/2011

Canan Ozaktay              

 

Oya Bekisoglu, 

Muge Nurgun,

Aydan Hay,

Aynur Heller,

Tulin Cheshire,

Abdullah Canligil,

Zuhre Canligil,

Zeynep Aytekin,

Meral Ornarli,

Fuat Ornarli,

Serap Odabas-Yigit

Sermin Unsal, 

Meltem Birkegren

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Volunteers;
(in alphabetic order)
Dr. Ayşegül Colak
Aliye Topal  
Amanda Espinel
Amber Rush
Ana Yepes
Anika Reed
Ashley Hernandez
Atilla Orkan  
Aydan Seyhan  
Ayse Colak
Ayten Olgac  
Ayten Omer
Dr. Baki Yigit
Baris Ornarli  
Biray Yersu.
Bulent Nurgun  
Dr. Celal Colak   
Cemil Akbas  
Cidam Alok Rasmus  
Deniz Kanyilmaz  
Doga Barut  
Donna Y.Scantlebury  
Dr. Baki Yigit  
Eda & Ebru Aydin  
Eliz Demren
Eren Kurtulus  
Eryetis Oyerli
Dr. Evcan Alptekin
Evsen Ovunc  
Ferit Guler
Feza Aktan
Giovanni Galeano
Gokhan  
Gonul Ozturk  
Graham L. Cheshire  
Gulsen Celik
Gunsel Uluer  
Hasan F. Kochan
Hayriye Bilal  
Hilal Oyerli
Hulya Yargici Huriye Ulku
Ibrahim Ucin  
Irfan Atesnak  
Juan Serrat   Kemal Kizilisik
Kemal Kocak  
Kevin Enobal
Kimberly Enobal
Kiymet Ergurbuz  
Koray Ustun  
Meric Odabas-Yigit  
Mertcan Topal  
Michelle Rodriguez  
Mustafa Cankat  
Dr. Mustafa Avci
Muzaffer Topal   
MyLai Hernandez
Nancy Akgun
Nermin Yasnar  
Neville Ural Cheshire  
Nevin Avcı
Nisan Oyerli  
Ovgu Barut  
Oyku Barut 
Okan Bilenoglu
Paola Isaac Baraya  
Pervin Barut  
Peyker Oktay
Rafael Valazquez 
Regi Hay Rena Kizilisik 
Ron Heller  
Semra Kiziltanli  
Senay Evrener  
Senay Kocak  
Seren Nurgun  
Serra Verbest
Sezai Olgac  
Shantel Chevalier
Sibel Bode  
Sinan Bilal  
Sureyya Uzmezler
Suna Bayraktar
Tammy Zhang
Tara Demren  
Tulin Oz  
Tuna Gayus
Ulkun Fikirkoca
Vanessa Garcia
Vicky Rodriguez  
Dr. Vural Uluer  
Yalin Sengil
Yenal Kucuker  
Yigit Karagoz  
Yurdun Orkan  
Zuhre Canligil 
Republic Day(10/30/2011) FTAA Istanbul Restaurant

Iftar Yemekleri

(8/12 & 8/20/2011)

 Gülşen Çelik, Canan Özaktay, Serap Odabaş-Yiğit
Tuna Gayus
Canan Ozaktay
Gulsen Çelik
Peyker Oktay
Aynur Heller
Abdullah Canlıgil
Nevin Avcı
Melike Öner
Şermin Ünsal
Mustafa Cankat
Kıymet
Aydan Hay
Feryal Pınar
Tohfa Eminova
Nermin Odabaş
Serap Odabaş-Yiğit
Fuat Ornarlı,
Meral Ornarlı
23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı Pikniği(4/24/2011) Abdullah Canligil, Aynur Heller Dr. Ziya Çelik, Dr. Gülşen Çelik, Fazıl  Çelik, Meral Ornarli, Serap Odabaş-Yiğit, Violette Miovski, Yurdun Orkan, Atilla Orkan, Aydan ve Regi Hay, Peyker Oktay, Şenay Koçak, Semra Kızılkanlı, Bülent ve Müge Nurgün, Tolga Kayan, Irfan Ateşnak, Canan Özaktay, Tülin ve Graham Cheshire, Sibel Çalışkaner, Mustafa Cankat, Cemil Akbaş, Sinan Bılal, Sakıp, Evcan Alptekin, Tülin Öz, Günsel Uluer, Zühre Canlıgil, Meriç Odabaş-Yiğit, Sibel Odabaş-Yiğit, Aysel Yargıcı, Beste Yargıcı, Ron Heller
23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı Töreni(4/23/2011)

Meral Ornarlı

  Violette Miovski, Fuat Ornarlı, Atılla Orkan, Abdullah Canligil, Günsel Uluer, Zeynep Uluer-Aytekin, Serap ve Sibel Odabaş-Yiğit
Turkish Center opening for 2010-2011 season
 		 FTAA (sponsor)

Yurdun & Atilla Orkan, Meral & Fuat Ornarlı,  Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Sibel Çalışkaner, Turgut Yargıcı, Nevin Avci

Ramadan "Iftar" Dinner

8/20/2010

8/27/2010

9/03/2010

 FTAA(sponsor)

 

Serap Odabas-Yigit, Meral Ornarli, Zuhre & Abdullah Canligil, Aydan Hay, Aynur Heller, Feza Aktan, Canan Ozaktay, Nevin & Mustafa Avci, Atilla Orkan, Tuna Gayyus, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Gungor Sari, Peyker Oktay, Aysel Yargici, Hulya Yargici, Sermin Unsal, Mustafa Cankat, Pervin Barut, Ayten Omer, Yalin Sendil, Aysel Toklucu, Gulsen Celik, Fuat Ornarli, Baki Yigit, Ercan Aydin
Ulusal Egemenlik ve Cocuk Bayrami (4/25/2010) Zuhre Canligil & Aydan Hay Nilgun & Izzet Bici, KAYAN & Associates, Irfan Atesnak, Serap & Umit Odabas-Yigit, Pinar Castillo, Feyman DEMIR, Violette Miovski, Zuhre & Abdullah Canligil, Sermin Unsal, Ziya & Gulsen Celik, Celal & Aysegul Colak, Mustafa Cankat, Baki Yigit, Zeynep Aytekin, Ali & Fevziye Manizade, Irem Smith, Ayten Omer, Necla DIimbiloglu, Aysegul Colak, Hulya Yargici, Huriye Ulku, Suna Bayraktar, Tuna Gayus, Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun & Atilla Orkan, Peyker Oktay, Meral & Fuat Ornarli, Aynur & Ron Heller, Senay Kocak, Gonul Ozturk, Sermin Unsal, Gulsen Celik, Nevin Avci, Aysegul Gurtan, Ayten Olgac, Tulin Oz, Necla Ismailoglu, Evsen Ovunc, Aysel Yargici, Sibel Caliskaner, Regi Hay, Altan Demiray, Gulsen & Ziya Celik, Abdullah Canligil, Feza A& Cuneyt Aktan
Istanbul 2010 (4/10/2010) Meltem Birkegren  
23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Cocuk Bayrami(3/31/2010) Serap Odabas-Yigit  

Ikbalce ile Muzik(4/18/2010)

 Atilla Orkan, Alp Orkan  
Istanbul 2010 (4/10/2010) Meltem Birkegren  
Cruise trip(3/21-28,2010) Atilla Orkan  

Meeting w/ Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (3/27/2010)

 Serap Odabas-Yigit Abdullah Canligil,Gunsel Uluer,Meltem Birkegren, Timur Colak
Census 2010(3/17/2010) Canan Ozaktay Erkan Nur, Fuat Ornarli
Doctor's Day Ball (3/14/2010) Aysegul Colak, Dr. Celal Colak(sponsor)  
Wednesday Dinner(3/12/2010) Dr. Evcan Alptekin(sponsor)  
Ataturk School Dr. Ali Manizade Meral Ornarli, Zeynep Aytekin, Tanju Munis, Violette Miovski
Dr. Kaya Buyukataman Fuat Ornarli Erkan Nur
Valentine Day  Aysegul Colak, Yurdun Okan  Senay Kocak
Tamzara Music Show(3/5/2010) Atilla Orkan Ilker Uzun, Fuat Ornarli
Sheillah Kauffman Cooking Demo Meral Ornarli  
Dr. Aleaddin Yavasca  Dr. Suat Akgun  
Presentation of Turkey Serap Odabas-Yigit Meltem Birkegren,Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun Orkan
Dr. Kaya Buyukataman Fuat Ornarli Erkan Nur
Paradiso Film (1/27/2010) Meltem Birkegren Yurdun Orkan, Gunsel Uluer,Gulsen Celik, Tuna Gayyus, Ziya Celik, Fuat Ornarli
Basketball-Turkish Heritage Altan Demiray  
Burak Kuntay (1/17/2010) Erkan Nur  
Poetry Club Meral Ornarli  
Isilay Saygin Erkan Nur  
FTAA Soccer Altan Demiray Cemil Akbas, Fuat Ornarli
Computer Course(1/7-2/16, 2010 Fuat Ornarli Meral Ornarli, Muge Sevimlier
Book Club Feza Aktan  
Film Nights(Every Tuesday) Dr. Gulsen Celik  
FTAA Choirs(Every Saturday) Senay Kocak Fusun Erim