Bono & AHAFO CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF DENVER
History of Brong-Ahafo Citizens Association of Denver
On 27th March 2000, a young and energetic man Samuel Kofi Tandoh, a former Air Force Officer who had migrated and settled in the city of Denver, Colorado in the United States of America observed that, there were a lot of Ghanaians from Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana living in Denver. He therefore decided to bring them together to support each other, promote their culture and good image of the region and to motivate them to support local infrastructural development, education and health.
Help was solicited from Johnnie Kutubede, Sadiq Annor, Addai Akomah, Kofi Gyan, Samuel Ansu Gyeabour and Seth Bonsu. As a result, the association was formed and named Brong-Ahafo Citizens Association of Denver (BACAD).
Samuel Ansu Gyeabour and Samuel Kofi Tandoh registered the association as the incorporators on October 1, 2002 with the secretary of state.
Sadiq Annor, Kyeremeh Dapaah and Samuel Tandoh were tasked to improve on a drafted constitution which had been drawn earlier.
On Saturday, July 19, 2003, Osagyefo Nana Agyemang Badu II, the Omanhene of Dormaa Traditional area and his chiefs were invited to grace the inauguration of the association in Denver. Two ladies of BACAD who dedicated their services to Osagyefo and his chiefs were Madam Millicent Darko and Mrs. Joyce Kutubede.
During the inauguration, the idea of forming the Council of Brong-Ahafo Associations of North America (COBAANA) which was conceived by Sadiq Annor and passed on to Samuel Tandoh, the founding father of BACAD was sold to our sister associations from Chicago, New York and Toronto and today we have about twelve COBAANA chapters and the membership keeps growing.
Aims and Objectives
The Brong Ahafo Citizens Association of Denver (BACAD) strives to enhance the life of members by providing them moral and material support in the event of crisis pro celebration(eg. birth, death, sickness, marriage, etc). The association which is a non profitable organization promotes education, Ghanaian culture, health, and agriculture to raise the living standards of the people of Brong-Ahafo and Ghana. The association is a non-political and non-religious. No discussion on these is allowed.
Membership of BACAD is opened to all Ghanaians and or other persons as determined by executive members without regards to race, color, creed, religion, or marital status.