PRESIDENTS MESSAGE JULY 2017 Woohoo it s summer! I have to say it has been a pleasant one so far. As we start to miss all of you during our down time, it garners more excitement for my two favorite CCLI events. First there is the annual picnic on July 16th. A great day to have a great time with some BBQ, games and oh yeah, don t forget to wear something you don t mind getting soaked in! Find information a few pages into the newsletter. The other event you do not want to miss is Chinese-American Night at Eisenhower Park on August 6 th. Always a wonderful and free show! I can t wait to see the new and repeating acts. Bring your lawn chairs and find a spot on the great lawn. Stay cool and see you all soon! Randy Yung & Chris Chiu CCLI Co-Presidents SAVE THE DATE July 16, 2017 August 6, 2017 CCLI Annual Picnic at Eisenhower Park Chinese American Night at Eisenhower Park CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Randy (CCLI s Co-President) and Daniella Yung! Gavin Kingston Yung ( 翁杰森 ) Arrived on March 6, 2017. Congratulations to Bryant (Board Member) and Diana Lew! Payton Elizabeth Lew arrived on June 6, 2017. 1
TAG SALE ON JUNE 10TH On Saturday, June 10th, the Center held its semiannual tag sale fundraiser. This event has become very popular in West Hempstead and the community looks forward to it. Many volunteers came out to help set up and stayed to the end for clean up. A huge thank you to the tag sale team: Betty Leong, Sham Gee, Mona Ng, George Wing, Peter Gong, Peter Au, Kelly Ng, Stephanie Tang Bartoldus, Rose Lowe, Irene Gong, Karanda Shuen, Edgar Sit, Ellen Gee, Dorothy Lin, Shirley Shing, Pauline & Wyman Li, and Bob Wong. The weather was beautiful with no rain in sight. Keep your eye out in the newsletter George Wing, CCLI s own master dealmaker, with another happy customer. for the next tag sale in the fall. Donations will be needed! Customers of all ages examining the goods looking for bargains. A sampling of the many Center members who volunteered throughout the day Rose Lowe (2 nd from right) fed volunteers Dorothy Lin & Peter Gong with her homemade fried rice. CHINESE CENTER ON LONG ISLAND PERFORMS AT HERSHEYPARK On Saturday, June 17th, the Chinese Center on Long Island were at Take the Stage in Hersheypark, Pennsylvania to put on a cultural performance for the park s attendees. Take the Stage is a special venue for local groups to showcase their special talents. Over 25 dancers in beautiful and colorful costumes from the Center performed dances from various provinces of China. The audience truly appreciated the beauty of these dances. 2
BALLROOM DANCE REMINDER: We do not have any classes in July and August. We will resume in September 2017. If you are serious in taking Ballroom Dance lessons to better your health and to improve your body, mind and spirit, now is time to register for the Fall 2017 semester. For those who have registered and paid, thank you very much. The costs for one semester, 10 lessons over a period of 5 months, inclusive of refreshment and social dancing, are $150.00 per couple (please note that, for insurance purpose, you must be a currently paid-up CCLI member), If you select to take both lessons, the additional fee is $90 per couple, i.e., a total of $240. In the 2017 Fall Semester, we offer 2 classes as follows: (Subject to change) Class I: 7:30 pm to 8:30pm, an advanced class. Suggested learning Taiwanese Tango Class II: 8:30pm to 9:30pm, an intermediate/beginner class. Suggested learning Cha Cha Cha or International Fox Trot September schedule (Subject to change): 9/9/2017 and 9/23/2017 If you have any questions, or you are ready to register for the Fall classes, please contact Theresa Wing, (516) 333-0739, wing62@verizon.net Or Veronica Yan, (516) 485-3929 100 CLUB The 2017-2018 season of the 100 Club is now open for anyone who would like to reserve their numbers. The numbers are 1 to 100. The cost of each number is $20. Please make the check payable to the Chinese Center on Long Island and mail the check to the following address: Mona Ng, 88 Bethel Road, Albertson, NY 11507. Since the numbers fill up quickly, interested participants should put down on a note what your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices are. Please note that half of the funds go to the winners, the remaining half goes back to the Center for the various programs we have. Thank you to all the participants who support the 100 Club. Mona Ng SHOP ON AMAZON.COM AND CCLI WILL GET A DONATION! Now, when you shop on Amazon.com, CCLI will receive a donation* to our organization. There is no cost to you. Shop as you normally would on Amazon. This works with your Amazon Prime membership as well. Here's how to do it: Go to http://smile.amazon.com/ch/11-6018303 OR 1. Go to www.smile.amazon.com 2. In the lower right hand corner, type in "Chinese Center on Long Island" as your charity in the search bar 3. Select Chinese Center on Long Island (it's the first one on the list that comes up) 4. That's it! Start shopping OR Look for the Amazon Smile link on our website - www.chinesecenter.org Every time you want to shop on Amazon.com, be sure to type smile.amazon.com into your browser. We thank you for your support! * 0.5% of your purchase total amount will be donated to CCLI 3
SENIOR CLUB Wednesdays (10:30-2:30) July 12th and July 26th Wednesdays (10:30-2:30) August 9th and August 23rd Starting July 10th, Funday Mondays for seniors at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington begins. Activities include Tai Chi, Musical entertainment, dancing, mahjong, chair yoga, etc. Free parking for all seniors. Come check out the activities and enjoy a walk along the beach with a friend. We all enjoyed playing bingo with Warren. Many prizes were won but Ellie was the super winner. Thanks to all for the good assortment of food from different versions of rice noodles and linguini with clam sauce. We can always count on our members for their generous food contributions. Warren Chew enjoying Paint Nite with some drinks. Chun Jie enjoying a day out at Flushing s Shabu Shabu. Seniors at Hershey Park enjoying the CCLI entertainment & some chocolates. Panda Tray with ToFu rolls A POINT OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION FROM EDWARD CHUNG, CHAIRMAN Re: Chinese American Citizen Alliance Project of Recognizing Chinese Americans serving for USA in WWII. Because of the Chinese Exclusion Law and although the Chinese in America were only 120,000, over 20,000 men and women served in uniform in WW II. This group has not been recognized for their contribution and sacrifice. Most other ethnic groups have already received recognition and in official federal records from US Congress through legislation of their men and women who served in uniform in WWII. Please support this movement. Have Congress officially give them credit and be on official record as a Chinese American group serving honorably in World War II. Many of the records in the federal government are missing these files in the archives. For more information regarding this project and how you can make a difference, please contact Mrs. Wai Wah Chin, President at cacagny.waiwahchin@gmail.com or cell 917 686 5186. Please let her know I passed this information on to you. Thank you. Edward Chung, Chairman 4
CCLI Annual Picnic Eisenhower Park Sunday July 16, 2017 11AM 4PM Come share a picnic with friends and family!! Participate in the 2017 CCLI Games! Enjoy a backyard style BBQ in the park! Picnic Lunch Cost: $10 for a family of 5; $3 per additional person. Seniors (65+) are free. Picnic Lunch includes hot dogs, hamburgers and more! Does not include drinks. Please bring your own drinks with ice! Bring your own favorite picnic food to share as well! Eisenhower Park: 1899 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554, (516) 572-0348 Parking Field 6A, Reserved Picnic Area: North Maples (picnic area I on the park map) Parking Fee: free for Nassau County Residents (NCR), $10 for non-residents. Carpool with a NCR! Contact Edmund Louie at (516) 662-6152 or elouie@optonline.net Please fill out and return the attached reservation form by Sunday, July 2rd 2017 CCLI Picnic Reservation Form Family Name Total # Attending Quantity Amount Total $10 per family $3 per add'l person FREE (Seniors 65+) $ Please make checks payable to Chinese Center on Long Island Mail to: Edmund Louie, 32 Old Homestead Road, Albertson, NY 11507 by Sunday, July 2nd 5
Chinese American Night SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017 Eisenhower Park Celebrating the Year of the Rooster! Chinese Lion Dancing Qipao Fashion Show and Huangmei Opera Vocalist Danniew Li, Martial Arts Tzu Chi Sign Language Music CCLI Chinese Traditional Dance Co New York Chinese Chorus Pianist Jarrad Li Dancers Alanna Chan and Gina Chen Cao Bao An Chinese Orchestra East West Choral Ensemble Preshow of arts & crafts 6 to 7 pm Honoree Ceremony 7 to 7:30 pm Showtime is 7:30 pm 6
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CCLI JULY 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30 AM 9 10 11 12 Senior Club 10:00 AM- 3:00PM 13 14 15 16 CCLI Annual Picnic at Eisenhower Park- 11 AM 17 18 19 20 21 22 CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30 AM 23 24 25 26 Senior Club 10:00 AM- 3:00PM 27 28 29 30 31 All activities are held at the Chinese Center on Long Island, 395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead unless otherwise noted. All dates and times are subject to change. IMPORTANT: IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, call 516-483-7770 for cancellation information 10
. CCLI AUGUST 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chinese- American Night at Eisenhower Park- 6 PM Senior Club 10:30AM CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30 AM 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Senior Club 10:30AM 24 25 26 CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30 AM 27 28 29 30 31 All activities are held at the Chinese Center on Long Island, 395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead unless otherwise noted All dates and times are subject to change. IMPORTANT: IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, Call 516-483-7770 for cancellation information 11