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Time Warner Cable to Open State-of-the-Art Technology Center with CPC in NYC Chinatown 

Time Warner Cable announced it has selected a facility run by the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) to be the site of the next Time Warner Cable Learning Lab, which is a state-of-the-art technology center that will serve as a vital technology resource for members of the local community. The Time Warner Cable Learning Lab will be outfitted with $50,000 worth of computers and printers, computer software, Time Warner Cable Business Class High-Speed Internet service and flat screen high definition (HD) televisions -- all paid for by Time Warner Cable. 

Over the next several years, Time Warner Cable anticipates bringing an additional $20,000 in complimentary high-speed Internet and TV services to this technology center, increasing Time Warner Cable's donation to more than $70,000. The announcement was made by Time Warner Cable at the CPC's 47th Anniversary Celebration of the Chinese New Year. New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who represents Chinatown, guided the creation of the center.

The Learning Lab will be located at 165 Eldridge Street inside a community center run by CPC in New York City's Chinatown in Lower Manhattan, and is expected to be open within a few months.

"Time Warner Cable has been deeply rooted in New York City's communities for roughly 40 years and is proud to bring this state-of-the-art technology center to the people served by the CPC," said John Quigley, Regional Vice President of Operations in NYC, Time Warner Cable. "The CPC is an important partner of Time Warner Cable to help connect all New Yorkers with high-speed Internet. We also thank Speaker Silver for providing the leadership to help make our partnership with the CPC possible."

"We are pleased to work with Time Warner Cable as a private sector partner to provide our community with a state-of-the-art technology center during a difficult economy," said CPC Executive Director David Chen. "The equipment is a particularly important resource to our Workforce Division, which provides job training and placement services."

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said, "This new learning and technology center will be a vital resource for our community. By providing free Internet access to everybody from children to seniors, we are helping to create new educational opportunities and allowing our residents to develop important skills. I want to thank Time Warner Cable for investing in our community and the Chinese-American Planning Council for partnering on this new center and for all of the outstanding work it does in Chinatown."

The Time Warner Cable Learning Lab initiative is a program that will bring 40 state-of-the-art technology centers over the next several years to the New York City boroughs served by Time Warner Cable, which include Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The initiative began in 2010 and three Time Warner Cable Learning Labs have already opened in Upper Manhattan (Police Athletic League's Harlem Center), Queens (Sunnyside Community Services) and Staten Island (Gerard Carter Community Center).

Click here to learn more about Time Warner Cable Learning Labs initiative. 

NY1 was also at the CPC 47th Annual Lunar New Year Dinner to cover the story.  You can watch the video at NY1.com  

Top: Elected Officials and 2012 Awardees Bottom: (left to right) Dance by seniors from CPC Chinatown Senior Citizens Center; DYCD Commissioner Jeanne Mullgrav and 2012 Community Service Awardee Jack Eng feeing a lion; Dance by seniors from CPC Open Door Senior Citizens Center

To welcome in the Year 4710 of the Lunar Calendar, Year of the Dragon, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) held its 47th Annual Lunar New Year Dinner on January 26, 2012 at Jing Fong Restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown. In a sold out room, more than 1,200 people from the CPC family, sponsors, and public officials were in attendance in celebrating the New Year.  Thanks to their generosity, CPC was able to raise over $276,000 for program needs.

The festivities started off with performances by senior citizens from the Open Door Senior Citizens Center and Chinatown Senior Citizens Center, and lion dancing from the children of the CPC After School Program at Confucius Plaza, PS 124. The lion dance performance and drumming filled the dining hall with an atmosphere of joy and energy in sending off the old year and welcoming in the New Year. Along with performances, there were numerous prizes raffled off and gifts from sponsors for the attendees.

This year, CPC honored six distinguished individuals in the community: Honoree of the Year, Colonel Geoffrey Ling, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN of the US Army, Medical Corp, Distinguished Civic Leadership Awardee, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Community Service Leadership Awardee Julie Menin of Community Board 1, Community Service Awardees Celestial Love Foundation (award accepted by founder, Amy Mak Chan), Henry A. Lambert, Chairperson of Sheltering Arms Children's Service and Jack Eng, President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA).

Honoree of the Year, Colonel Geoffrey Ling, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN of the US Army, Medical Corps, is currently a professor and interim Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, which is the US military's medical school. Colonel Ling is also the Director of Neurological Care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and attending critical care physician at John Hopkins Hospital. Colonel Ling has been honored by the military for his various advancements in neurology and service to our country.  

"What he's done is revolutionize prosthetics," says Chester Lee, chair of the CPC board. "He's improved the lives of people with injuries and made a significant contribution to veterans."

Distinguished Civic Leadership Awardee, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been in the top leadership position of the New York State Assembly since 1994. During Speaker Silver's time in the Assembly, he has advocated to make government more accessible to the public and increase public participation in the legislative process.  

"Speaker Sheldon Silver is a man for all people. On every level, he has worked to improve the lives of all New Yorkers," says CPC board member Virginia Kee. "It is a blessing that Chinatown is in the 64th Assembly District."

Community Service Leadership Awardee Julie Menin is the Chairperson of Community Board 1 in Lower Manhattan. Ms. Menin has been praised for her "solution driven" and "results oriented" approach to government and the revival of Lower Manhattan after 9/11.

Community Service Awardees are Celestial Love Foundation (award accepted by Amy Mak Chan); Henry A. Lambert, Chairperson of Sheltering Arms Children's Service and Jack Eng, President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). Celestial Love Foundation was founded in 1997 by Amy Mak Chan. Celestial Love Foundation's fundamental principle is to enable members of the community to walk the final journey of their life with dignity. Community Service Awardee Henry A. Lambert has been chairperson of Sheltering Arms Children's Services since 1995. Sheltering Arms Children's Services provides foster care, day care, therapeutic nursery, juvenile justice, universal pre-kindergarten, after school and lunch programs in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Jack Eng, President of the CCBA since 2010, will also be given the Community Service Award. Mr. Eng has continued in the footsteps of his predecessors to ensure the quality of services delivered by the organization such as Chinese schools, daycare center, Adult English classes, Naturalization and Voters Registration and free tax services.    

CPC salutes the accomplishments of all the honorees. CPC would also like to thank all the sponsors, attendees, staff members and volunteers, who made this year's dinner a success.

The 47th Annual Lunar New Year Dinner was covered by the following media outlets:

• China Press
• Sing Tao Newspaper 
• NY1
• World Journal 

For pictures of the event please click here.

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