************************************************ Byf President Editorial Note. - Mr. Mukit Hossain ************************************************* Hello Torontoans!

Toronto has been one of the most active cities in all BYF-dom from its beginning. So, it was not a surprise when the BYFers in Toronto took the initiative to form the first BYF Local Chapter. I don't have to tell you all, how good you are... we are all aware of the energy and creativity with which the BYF members of Toronto have nurtured our organization. So, let me take this opportunity to talk about BYF a little. If you would allow me, I would like to ramble a little. You can find out about the structure, etc., of BYF from the Constitution and other printed stuff we have published over the past couple of years. But BYF goes well beyond those printed words. BYF was a vision for many of us for many years until one fateful night during the Bangladesh Convention in Montreal, it was actually born. The evening started with a bit of frustration, but ended in a wonderful exercise of forming friendship -- a bunch of us stayed up all night, created a structure for BYF and hung around telling jokes and being slap-happy. Thus was created the bedrock of BYF -- one of friendship. That's the central idea of this organization. We come together to make friends and become beneficiaries of all things incidental to friendship, namely, a support group, great networking, fusion of ideas... and finally, a sense of belonging and identity! But that's today. What's in store for the BYF of tomorrow? Ah, many great things, I hope. I dream of BYF becoming a prolific, beneficent and productive organization someday -- which would not only meet a wide range of needs for its members, but will also reach out to engage in hugely constructive activities for our ancestral land, Bangladesh. This is an organization which will make an imprint on time. Inshallah, the Local Chapter in Toronto will become a stepping stone in fulfilling those great expectations. All our good wishes go with you. Mukit



Mukit Hossain - Byf President
mhossain@winstar.com



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