What Is the Administrative Baksheesh? We are currently working on the current budget, and will not be accepting any adbak payments until this process is complete. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. - ABI Board The Administrative Baksheesh, or AdBak, is the contribution we request Brats pay every two years to support ABI operations. The AdBak is currently set at $25 (US) or $30 (international), and is payable to: AramcoBrats, Inc. Attn: Tom Littlejohn, Treasurer 554 Octavia St New Orleans, LA 70115 In an effort to make things easier for everyone, we have decided to post the names of those that have paid their ad-baks. Not sure if you have paid yet? check out the Paid Adbak List. The AdBak pays for a variety of ABI expenses: Printing and mailing of ABI newsletters, which are published twice a year (en' shallah) and distributed to all Brats for whom we have a mailing address worldwide. Website costs, such as paying our hosting company and paying for our domain name. Printing and distribution of the AramcoBrat Directory, which lists the mailing addresses and phone numbers of everyone in the ABI database. Folks who come to the reunion get their directories when they check in. Directories will be mailed after the reunion to folks who pay their AdBak but don't attend the reunion. Administrative costs, such as corporate registration and legal fees, mailings between Board members, bank charges, and other costs of running an organization. The ABI budget and quarterly financial reports are available on the ABI website.