Dear CPC Family and Friends,
It is August and almost time for the summer interns to say farewell to CPC! In this edition of CPC's newsletter we are bringing you fun and interesting stories that are happening right here in your community. Please let us know if you have any ideas for the newsletter; we love to hear feedback and get new ideas! If you
have anything that you would like to be featured in the next newsletter
please email newsletter@cpc-nyc.org. We greatly appreciate your help! Happy reading!
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Summer Day Camp P.S. 153 Carnival
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On Friday, August 7th, 2009, CPC held the Summer Day Camp 2009 Family Carnival at the P.S. 153 School Yard at 1970 Homecrest Avenue from 9:30am- 1:00pm. The carnival was a fun-filled event jam packed with family friendly games, sports, activities and giveaways. By hosting a day of fun in the sun, the CPC Summer Day Camp at P.S. 153 hoped to encourage communication, interaction, and cooperation within the diverse Homecrest community. CPC sponsors both the After-School Program and Summer Day Camp at P.S. 153 School of Music, located in Brooklyn's Homecrest neighborhood. Homecrest is a diverse community that contains Asian, Latino, and Russian immigrants in addition to Russian-Americans. At P.S. 153, these populations regularly come together towards a common goal: to maintain a safe, nurturing, and compassionate environment in which their children may thrive. The 2009 Family Carnival was meant to continue this tradition by providing an opportunity for community members to strengthen their bonds and have fun together.    |
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On Friday, July
17th, 2009, CPC celebrated its Staff
Recognition Day at Open Door Senior Center.
The night included live entertainment, food, an awards ceremony, and a
raffle. The event recognized dedicated employees in all sectors of CPC.
The night began with a kickoff
ceremony and an opening remark by David Chen, the Executive Director, and
Josephine Ho, a member of CPC's
Board of Directors. A buffet-style dinner was served and the awards ceremony followed. Individuals were also honored for their contributions to CPC's mission.
The night began with honoring those who have served ten, twenty and
thirty years at CPC. The Outstanding Staff Awards from the many divisions of
CPC will follow. After dinner and a special performance, the Legacy Award was given to Lily (Lie-Ming) Liu, the late Director of the school-aged child-care center at P.S. 2. Sherry Ng, the supervisor for Asian Family Services (AFS) received the Outstanding
Supervisor Award. Lois Lee, Director
of Queens school-aged day-care center at P.S. 20 won the Spirit of Advocacy
Award. Andrew Hoang, the
technology specialist at CPC's Central Office won the Dedicated Service Award. The Leadership Award winners were
Wai Yee Chan, the Program Director
of The After School Program and Summer Camp at P.S. 153 and Edgar Pereira, the Director of the Youth Services Division. The
Lifetime Achievement Awards went to Karen Liu (who has served thirty-eight years), Pauline Chen (who has served thirty-eight years) and Po-Ling Ng (who has served thirty-seven
years).
There were opportunities to take group pictures and participate in a
raffle offering fabulous prizes like gift cards from Macy's, a Tiffany's piggy bank, a flat-screen TV and Apple products. The evening ended with closing
remarks by David Chen and Josephine Ho.
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Honorable Mentions for Staff Recognition
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In honor of the staff that helped to organize the Staff Recognition Event and the award candidates that received Honorable Mention, a luncheon was held at CPC's Central Office on Friday, August 7th. Here are the names and divisions of the Honorable Mention Certificate Recipients.
The Leadership Award Honorable Mention goes to:
Annette Montalvo, Workforce
The Dedicated Service Award Honorable Mention goes to:
Cheng Hong Chen, Chinatown Senior Citizen Center
Dara Fulton, Workforce
Patrick Yarleque, Home Attendant Program
Ruby Fan, Child Care
Woon Yee Yu, Chinatown Senior Citizen Center
Wynee Pan, Youth Services
The Outstanding Supervisor Award Honorable Mention goes to:
Catherine Lee, Childcare
Mee-Ling Lee, Childcare
Simon Chiew from Workforce
The Spirit of Advocacy Honorable Mention goes to:
Amy Wu Ng, Asian Family Services
Ruby Fan, Child Care
Wynee Pan, Youth Services
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Beacon Family Day Fair
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On Saturday,
July 25th, 2009, CPC held the
Beacon Family Day Fair at I.S. 220 from 11:00am-3:00pm. The
fair was a fun-filled family-oriented event complete with rides, games,
live entertainment, giveaways and raffles as well as health screenings. The fair had approximately one thousand attendees. By
providing a day of family fun, the Beacon Family Day exposed the diverse
members of the Sunset Park community to the various social services provided by
CPC.
CPC's Brooklyn Branch is
located in Sunset Park, a diverse neighborhood where Asian American and Latino
communities come together. Recently CPC Brooklyn moved from a busier Eighth
Avenue location to a more residential one. CPC Brooklyn wants to make itself more known within Sunset Park and re-establish its
presence. This family day fair aimed to do just that by entertaining children
and making available services known to parents.
In addition to promoting the services that CPC offers, organizations such as AmeriGroup Community Cares, United Senior Center of
Sunset Park Inc., Coalition Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV), The Asian American Legal Defense Education Fund (AALDEF) tabled at the event. The day ended with a speech from Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz and announcements of the winners of raffle prizes: dvd players, an iPod nano and a digital camera.
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Where is this?
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This is a photo of a place in Manhattan's Chinatown. If you can guess successfully where this is, you will get your name and photo in the next CPC newsletter! Please send your guesses to newsletter@cpc-nyc.org with "Where is this?" in the subject line.
 The winner of the last newsletter's "Where is this?" contest is Sue (Shwuyi) Liu Ma, one of the Summer Interns in Brooklyn. The answer to the last newsletter's contest was Chatham Square near the Kimlau Memorial on the intersection of East Broadway and Park Row.
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The Chinese-American Planning Council is a
not-for-profit grassroots community-based organization dedicated to serving the
Chinese American communities of NYC.
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CPC Event Calendar
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Saturday, 8/29:
Project COPE Family Day Fair
P.S. 124
40 Division Street
New York, NY 10002
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Farewell from Renee and Vivienne
The CPC summer internship has come to a close and we must say a sad goodbye to CPC and writing the CPC newsletter. Best of luck to the next intern(s) in charge of the CPC newsletter. We hope that we have aided in spreading news amongst CPC staff, volunteers, Board Members and supporters.
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