莱克星敦10月8日举行探索日 (2)

肖芷悦 & 武榕榕报道

10 月 8 日 星期六，是莱克星敦镇一年一度的探索日。 来自莱镇的各种商务和非盈利组织在镇中心的马萨诸塞 大道上设立了大大小小的展位，桌椅和宣传海报，展示各种工艺，介绍不同的文化和宣传商机。数百名市民在马萨诸塞大街的街道上漫步和游览，查看各式各样的摊位，参与各种游戏和活动。

其中莱克星顿华人协会（CAAL）的展台和组织的舞龙活动格外引人注目。20多名青少年志愿者举着红红的“华协龙”在街道走过，他们吹着口哨与兴奋的观众互动，充分展示了孩子们的爱国精神。除了舞龙游行， CAAL还举办了其他几项活动，例如向莱克星敦人民开放的中国传统游戏，踢键子和跳橡皮筋，展示传统剪纸艺术，以及与舞龙的合影。

今年参与探索日的人数大大增加，仅 CAAL 项目就有近 70 名志愿者和4个展台。除 CAAL 外, 镇部门，商家和社区组织设立各种吸引人的摊位。今年的探索日对列克星敦镇来说是一个巨大的成功。

Lexington held Discovery Day on October 8th (1)

By CAAL Youth Reporter Christina Xiao & Emily Wu

Lexington Discovery Day By CAAL Youth Reporter Christina Xiao & Emily Wu Saturday, October 8th. Donned with folding tables and posters, Lexington businesses and programs set up their booths for the annual Lexington Discovery Day. Hundreds of Lexington citizens roamed the streets of Mass Ave, checking out the miscellaneous assortment of booths.

Participation increased immensely, with nearly 70 volunteers for the CAAL program alone. The CAAL program (Chinese American Association of Lexington) showed their patriotic spirit by parading the “CAAL Dragon” across Massachusetts Avenue, blowing whistles and interacting with the excited viewers. In addition to the dragon marching, they hosted several other events, such as traditional Chinese games like kicking shuttlecocks, jumping rubber band etc., open to the people of Lexington and opportunities for photos.

Town departments, local business and community organizations have various interesting booths that enticed the residents. This year’s Discovery Day was a huge success for the Town of Lexington, and we hope it will be just as successful in the coming years.

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秋高气爽，让我们跨上心爱的自行车，一起参加第二届纪念首位自行车俱乐部华裔主席Henry Ar Foon的骑行活动！骑行路线将穿越风景秀丽的赫尔、科哈塞特、欣厄姆和 Scituate。沿海岸线骑行将尽收大海美景，途经 Henry Ar Foon 晚年居住的旧居和敬观墓地，会是一次难忘的特色路骑活动。

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CAAL邀您一起在多彩的金秋季参加 Discovery Day 探索日

10月8日 10:00 -15:00 莱镇镇中心
一年一度的莱镇传统探索日（Discovery Day），将于10月8日周六10点至下午3点如期举行。地点就在镇中心麻州大道，热闹非凡的大日子，怎能少了你？
莱镇华协CAAL准备了很多惊喜，不仅有中国传统的文化展示、还有华协十二支青少年项目队伍(CAAL Youth Program Teams)向居民分享他们对社区的服务。在这里，你还会与大家一起玩一些小时候的游戏，勾起童年的回忆。精彩的节目也会让你目不暇接。
若你想了解华协CAAL各Youth Program，或者你也想报名参加项目，来吧！10月8日来Discovery Day CAAL 展台狂欢吧。
真诚期待您的到来！
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CAAL hosted its annual new comer welcome reception /2022年莱镇华协(CAAL)迎新会

CAAL hosted its annual new comer welcome reception on 9/24. It was well attended by close to hundred people who got to know how the town and school system operate and how CAAL volunteers are making a huge difference in town and LPS affairs!

2022年9月24日，莱镇华协(CAAL)一年一度的迎新会如期而至，历经三年疫情后，迎新会重新回归线下举办，吸引了近百人参加，新邻居们济济一堂，热闹非凡。
最温暖的那盏灯，一定在你回家的路上，莱镇就是那个可以治愈你一切的家，而我们-CAAL华协就是那盏温暖的灯！
2022年迎新会圆满结束，华协衷心祝福每一位新来的邻居身体健康，阖家幸福！

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Congratulation to CAAL for receiving the “2022 UCA Outstanding Chinese American Organization Award”

It was such an honor for the CAAL delegation to receive the “2022 UCA Outstanding Chinese American Organization Award” at the United Chinese Americans Convention on July 14-16 in Washington DC.

CAAL’s Youth Programs received the “Certificate of Achievements”.

CAAL Co-president Melanie Lin received the “Outstanding Community and Public Service” Award.

CAAL has been proudly serving Lexington and the Chinese American community for the past four decades since 1983. With the rapid influx of Chinese families, CAAL has doubled its efforts to work with the town, the school system, and a host of community organizations.

During the pandemic, CAAL has undertaken an epic $280,000 COVID relief campaign for the Lexington community and beyond. CAAL was also known for its “CAAL for Cary Fundraising of $75,000”. CAAL has been recognized as the most impactful town level community organization in the country.

Among the many events CAAL organized, Lunar New Year celebration and candidate forum are CAAL’s tradition of decades. More events like AAPI celebration series, 5K run/walk and Asian Music Festival have also become our traditions. We could not have done all these without the support of our community and our most wonderful volunteers!

ReadLexington: How to Navigate Life – Belle Liang

ReadLexington is a bilingual blog by Chinese American Association of Lexington(CAAL), it aims to promote books written by Lexingtonians, offers reads a glimpse of authors’ story and their creative process, and encourages everyone to read their books.Featured in this issue of ReadLexington, Belle Liang shares her story and her motivation for writing this book, and teaches us The Five Purpose Principles, which can be used as a decision – Making framework to navigate every domain of life and how to apply the five principles in five key contexts. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/urr0FXCeAKtW-zV9f0yxhw