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2010 Walkathon Announcements |
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Community Walks Today for the Youth of Tomorrow
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, JULY 31, 2010
Columbus Park, Chinatown (Mulberry and Bayard St.)
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About Us
| Founded
in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) is one of
the largest nonprofit providers of educational, social, and community
services for Asian Americans in the United States. It now serves over
8,000 people daily through some 70 programs in 29 locations citywide.
CPC's mission is to improve the quality of life of Chinese-Americans in
New York City by providing access to services, skills, and resources
toward the goal of economic self-sufficiency and integration into the
American mainstream.
CPC Central Office
150 Elizabeth Street
New York, New York 10012
(212) 941-0920
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival
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|  The 31st Annual A/PA Heritage Festival was held on May 2nd in Union Square. On a scorching spring day, over 70 vendors gathered to showcase and celebrate pan-Asian heritage and culture.
The day featured performances from performance groups like KCP Arts (modern Korean Dance), Bollywood Axion (Bollywood inspired dancing) and Blip Blip Bleep (indie rock band). There was also an appearance by NYC Comptroller John Liu, who encouraged everyone to celebrate their pan-Asian roots and enjoy the day.
CPC proudly showcased our various programs and utilized the opportunity to promote and recruit walkers for the 2010 Walkathon! Many of the young people who were at the festival with their respective organizations expressed interest in participating in the Walkathon.
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Youth
Badminton Tournament
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|  CPC held their first Youth Badminton Tournament on April 17th and 24th. The tournament had 112 participants. The preliminary round on April 17th had 28 teams participating. At the end of the day only 12 teams were able to advance to the championship games on April 24th. The champion team was D.D.I.Win from Brooklyn. Second place went to Genesis from Brooklyn and third place was Wired from Manhattan.
The tournament was sponsored by many organizations such as Healthfirst, Maimonides, NYU
Downtown Hospital, Tao Ti drinks, JJ Well Construction, Sunset
Orthodontics, Happy Vacation, 8th Ave Billard, Manning, Badminton4ever,
College Point Badminton and Badminton club at Bayard Academy. Majority of the sponsors came out to support the teams in the Championship games. CPC Executive Director David Chen also spoke during the Championship games to encourage and congratulate the youth participants.
Due to the success of this event, the youth voiced their interest in holding another tournament next year as well.
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Brooklyn Health Fair
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|  CPC Brooklyn's First "Better Health, Better Life" Health Fair was
held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 11am to 3pm at the CPC Beacon
Center at I.S. 220. Our goal was to help community members
increase their awareness and knowledge about healthcare, to learn how to better take care of themselves, and to help community
members to better access available community healthcare resources. A
total of 22 vendors from community health settings participated in the Health Fair and around 1000 people from
different age groups attended the event. In addition, New York State
Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz came to the fair to show his support and
give his greetings to the attendees.
Health Fair activities included free health screenings, free blood
pressure testing, and free diabetes and blood sugar testing from New
York Downtown Hospital, dental consultation provided by a volunteer from
the Brooklyn Community and Youth Association, healthcare material
dissemination, Census activities, games, and a raffle time. In
addition, Dr. Bing Lu from Universal Medical Services gave a 15-minute
presentation titled, "What Should be Included in an Annual Checkup";
the CPC Beacon at IS 220 Traditional Chinese Dance Team entertained the
audience with three different dances; Asian Community United Society's
volunteers performed two dances and gave a music performance; a
volunteer, Mr. Zhou, provided a Tai Chi exercise session on site for
interested learners; and Health Plus sponsored a bouncer for children
to play in.
The Health Fair was quite a success. Community attendees
expressed that they were able to gather a lot of information from the
vendors who participated. Those who did not have health insurance were
able to receive free health screenings and speak with health insurance
companies about how they can access their services. Children enjoyed
playing the hula hoop game and were excited to win a goldfish from the
ping pong ball throwing game. Senior citizens learned about services
tailored to their needs from various organizations such as the
Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center. In addition, over 200 community
members received information about the Census from CPC Brooklyn Branch
and the Census Bureau. Our vendors also expressed their satisfaction
with the event and expressed interest in partaking in the Second Health Fair
next year.
Article written by Lucy Chen, Service Coordinator - Service to Asian Parents of the Developmentally Disabled, CPC Brooklyn. |
SYEP Forms Are Out And Your Support For SYEP Is Needed!
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Summer Youth Employment (SYEP) 2010 Forms Are Available On the DYCD Website
Youth ages 14 - 24 years old are eligible to apply for the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Applications can be found on the DYCD Website (application is only viewable on Internet Explorer). Applications are due May 21, 2010.
As of May 20th, there are 116,000 SYEP applicants in the DYCD system. Of the 116,000 applicants, 5,438 youth have applied for CPC to be their SYEP provider. Luckily, the number of SYEP slots given to CPC has increased from 300 to 500 slots. Although 500 slots is not close to the near 1,600 slots given to CPC during the summer of 2009, CPC is trying hard to serve as many youth as possible.
Funding for SYEP partially comes from funding from the NY State budget. The NY State budget has not passed yet, there is still time to call your local State representative to tell him/her that you would like to see funding for SYEP increased in the Fiscal Year 2011 NY State budget.
Click here to find out who represents you and how to contact them. After you type in your address, click on "show additional information" and on the bottom of the drop down menu is "elected official information." From that drop down menu you can click on the tabs labeled "local," "state," and "federal" to find out who represents you on the Local City government level, State level and Federal level. |
Health and Wellness Corner
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|  Vegetarianism
Cholesterol and Heart Disease are
on the rise for many Americans and has changed the way many of us are dieting.
Becoming popular is the switch from a less nutrient and fat diet to a
vegetarian diet. Many argue that it is not possible to survive on the diets
because they are not sufficient enough in calories and nutrients. However, it
is quite the opposite. A vegetarian diet done correctly can provide an
abundance of healthy alternatives as well as nutrients. If you are thinking
about switching your current diet to a vegetarian diet then you need to
understand that there are four different types of vegetarians. They include:
- Ovo-Vegetarian - Eats eggs and no dairy or meat
- Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian - Eats dairy and egg
products but no meat
- Lacto-Vegetarian - Eats dairy products but no
eggs or meat
- Vegan - Eats only from plant sources and no
animal products are consumed
There are also Semi-Vegetarians
who eliminate red meat but eat poultry and fish.
Without the knowledge and
understanding of the right nutritional principles, you risk not having a well
balanced diet. Your body will have a deficiency in both vitamins in minerals
which will cause unnecessary harm. Below are some of the important nutrients
that should be part of a well-balanced diet vegetarian diet:
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Vitamin B12: dairy products,
eggs, and vitamin-fortified products, such as cereals, breads, and soy and rice
drinks, and nutritional yeast
- Vitamin D: milk, vitamin
D-fortified orange juice, and other vitamin D-fortified products
- Calcium: dairy products, dark
green leafy vegetables, broccoli, dried beans, and calcium-fortified products,
including orange juice, soy and rice drinks, and cereals
- Protein: dairy products, eggs,
tofu and other soy products, dried beans, and nuts
- Iron: eggs, dried beans, dried
fruits, whole grains, leafy green vegetables, and iron-fortified cereals and
bread
- Zinc: wheat germ, nuts,
fortified cereal, dried beans, and pumpkin seeds
Because of the high fiber and low
calorie nature of a vegetarian diet, issues arise for athletes. When energy
reserves drop too low the body will converts the muscle or protein in order to
compensate for the lack of deficiency. Eating smaller meals that contain both
protein and carbohydrates can help out a great deal.
Studies have shown that vegetarians
have lower cholesterol, better digestive functioning, and a lower chance of
certain cancers. However, before making the switch to vegetarianism, remember
that it takes careful planning and nutritional knowledge to achieve a healthy,
well-balanced diet. |
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