Fundraising for Light up Lincoln project

Since 2010, Lexington’s K-8 student population has increased by 11%. However, open space dedicated to athletic use has actually diminished in Lexington over the last 10 years. An effective solution is to install permanent lights on Lincoln Field, so that kids can have more time to play sports. Historically, comparable projects were privately funded, such as the baseball lights on Center Field. Lexington residents are now raising $550K to self-fund this project.

The Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL) is actively participating in this fundraising. We plan to donate all funds to the Project by end of June, as a symbol of support of the Chinese American residents. All donations are tax deductible. Please click here to donate. You are also welcome to fill up the form with donations already made directly to the project team, if you would like it to be considered as part of the CAAL contribution.

Let’s team up to contribute to our community!

Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL)

Sophia Ho Received Minuteman Cane Award In Patriot’s Day Ceremony!

Congratulations to Lexington resident and long time volunteer Sophia Ho, who received the Minuteman Cane Award in Patriot’s Day Ceremony for her dedication to community, character and accomplishments. This most prestigious award is given by the town annually to a person over 80 years old, has been a resident of Lexington for 15 years, and is actively involved in the community, and an inspiration to others.

LHS Senior Emily Zhang also received the Outstanding Youth Award at the same ceremony. These awards are well-deserved honors and also great recognition for the Chinese Community!

Read full report and interviews on Minuteman Newspaper

Sophia Ho (right) received Minuteman Cane Award In Patriot’s Day Ceremony, along with Bill Kennedy for White Tricon Hat, and Emily Zhang for Outstanding Youth Award.

Angel Dance Company presents Dance of Love, a benefit performance

Angel Dance Company will join forces with Community Endowments of Lexington (CEL) and Chinese American Association (CAAL) by providing an evening of award-winning dance performances to raise fund for community services

Where: The Eleanor Welch Casey Theatre – Regis College, 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA

When: Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 7pm

Sponsors: Angel Dance Company, Community Endowment of Lexington and Chinese American Association of Lexington

An evening of enchanting Chinese ethnic dances, performed by Gold award winning dancers, is awaiting you! Angel Dance Company joins forces with Community Endowment of Lexington and Chinese American Association of Lexington to support the spirit of giving. The proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to the Endowment in support of its efforts to improve public health and human services, arts and culture, environmental sustainability and the community building. Tickets can be purchased on-line at http://Angel.WeForm.net. For more information, please contact Ke Ke at 617 230-3854.

 

Chinese Culture Day at the Cary Memorial Library

Event: Chinese Culture Day

When: 1:30 – 4:00 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2017

Where: Cary Memorial Library. 1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420

The Cary Memorial Library and Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL) are very pleased to host the 2nd Chinese Culture Day in the Cary Library from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2017.  This year, Chinese Lunar New Year of 4714 – the year of Rooster, falls on January 28, 2017.  Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival by Chinese.

There will be five main celebration activities to ring in the year of Rooster.  They include:

  1. Dragon Parade accompanied by Chinese traditional percussion.
  2. Chinese traditional costume show.  Live Chinese instrumental music and ethnic dance.  Sampling of Chinese tea and snacks.
  3. Hands-on Chinese Art and Crafts.
  4. Cooking demonstration and tasting of Chinese dumplings and spring rolls usually served during Chinese New Year.
  5. Story-telling for young children.

Activity Schedule and Location

Activity

Location

Time
Dragon Parade Throughout the Library 1:45 – 2:00
Chinese Costume Show, Music, Dance, Tea and Snacks Main Stairs and Atrium 2:00; 3:00
Chinese Art and Crafts Teen Room 1:45 – 4:00On-going
Dumpling & Spring Roll Making and Tasting Large Meeting Room 2:30- 3:00
Story Telling Small Meeting Room 2:30; 3:30

 

As part of the Chinese New Year celebration, CAAL is also co-sponsoring with the Community Endowment of Lexington an evening of award-winning performances presented by Angel Dance Company on 2/18/2017.

Here are the Event Report and photos.

[世界新闻网】 勒鎮華協年会， 5人獲總統義工獎

[世界新闻网】 勒星頓華人協會（CAAL）19日晚在勒鎮布立吉教堂，舉行2016年年會和聚餐，並頒發「總統義工獎」給五名獲獎者，包括兩名「終身成就獎」得主，現場約300人共享百家美食、欣賞歌舞相聲等演出。阅读全文

感谢由李磐和丁薇领导的会员活动委员会为大家精心组织的聚餐和文艺节目！

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CAAL Potluck Party and Annual Meeting on Sunday, Nov 20, 2016

CAAL members and families are cordially invited to the CAAL’s annual Potluck Party.  Here is some information regarding this event:

Date: 11/20/2016 (Sunday)
Time: 18:00-22:00
Location: St Brigid Church, 2001 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02421
Activities: Potluck Party, CAAL’s Annual Meeting, Food Competition; Entertainment
Registration: Free but required, coming soon (end of Oct).

Notes:
1) This event is for CAAL members only! (CAAL members include Lexington residents and those who work in Lexington);
2) Every family has to prepare at least ONE food that is enough to serve 2-3 times of your participants;
3) You will have chance to enter Food Competition to win a prize (details on the registration form);
4) Due to the space restriction, there will be a limit of 300 people for registration; we will confirm your registration based on your time to register, thanks in advance for your understanding.

注意事项：
1）本次聚会只限于CAAL会员参加。（CAAL会员包括莱克星屯居民以及在本屯工作者）
2）每家必须准备至少一道食物参加，食物的量要足够认你自家参加人数的2-3倍吃饱；
3）食物评比，并有机会获奖；
4）由于场地有限，本次聚会限制注册300人，请预先谅解。

Pan Li
Chair of
Membership and Events of CAAL

TRIVIA BEE TEAMS WANTED! Wednesday, November 9th, 7:00 PM in the Lexington High School Auditorium

一年一度由教育基金会(LEF)主办的Trivia Bee 将于11/9 晚上七点在LHS 举行，这是我们镇传统的一件盛事，每个学校和各个团体都会组队参赛。去年由Eileen Jay, Hsingmin Sha and Alfred Chin 三名大将组成的“Let It Bee –by CAAL”参赛，表现不俗。现招募今年的参赛成员，请大家踊跃报名或推荐人选。可喜可贺的是我们CAAL的President Weidong Wang 今年还被邀请作为Trivia Bee 赛的Guest Judge!! 这一盛事，勿可错过。有意参与者，请与我联系
关于Trivia Bee 的介绍请参看以下链接：
Jessie Zhan
jessiezhan2009@gmail.com

“Beyond Measure” Movie Showing on 18Oct16

Dear CAAL Parents,

Lexington is among the best school districts in Massachusetts. All nine Lexington Public Schools have earned top accolades for academic excellence. However, academic stress has become a key concern among students, parents and faculties. A town-wide initiative is underway to reduce stress for our students and help them enjoy a healthy school life. EdCAAL is participating in this effort. We want to share some good information with you

In August, the Lexington Community Coalition Youth Initiative promoted Vicki Abeles’ book, Beyond Measure: Rescuing an Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation. Beyond Measure is a groundbreaking book for parents, students, and educators on how to revolutionize learning, prioritize children’s health, and re-envision success for a lifetime.

To date, 50-plus members of the LPS leadership team have read the book, and are using it as a platform for discussion and planning. New and returning LHS faculty and administrators attended screenings of the film. This month, LHS student screenings will take place, with a special student/parent screening for this year’s freshman class.

Outside the schools, efforts are in place to engage the community-at-large in this important discussion. On Tuesday, September 27th from 7-9 pm at the Lexington High School Library, the Lexington Community Coalition will host a community book club discussion, focusing on Chapters 2 and 3 of the book, on time and homework. This will be followed by an October 18th screening of the film and discussion with the author Ms. Vicki Abeles herself at the Cary Memorial Hall (7-9:30pm).

The Chinese community is known for its tradition of learning, hard work, and academic excellence. We highly encourage our parents to participate in these events to learn, gain new perspectives, and help our children grow healthily to achieve long term success. As a symbol of endorsement for this initiative, EdCAAL has purchased 3 copies of the book to share among CAAL members. Please reply to this email if you want to borrow the book. Copies of the book are also available at Cary Library. You can also buy the book from Amazon.

For more information about the film, please visit the film’s website at http://beyondmeasurefilm.com/ or view the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4LTV8jat2o&feature=youtu.be. You can also follow the conversation locally by going to https://www.facebook.com/LexingtonIsBeyondMeasure/.The film ticket on Oct 18th can be purchased at Beyond Measure Tickets.

Best Regards,

EdCAAL (CAAL Education Committee)