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The Chinese Association of Greater KalamazooP.O. Box 42 Portage, MI 49081-0042www.cagk.org
THE CAGK THANKS THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE SPONSORS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT: Copyright (c) 2010 CAGK. All rights reserved. |
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12-28-2009 |
CAGK will host its 2010 Chinese New Year celebration party on
Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the following location:
KCHS Auditorium, Kalamazoo Central High School 2432 N. Drake Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49006 Registration should be postmarked by Monday, January, 2010. Please check out the Winter 2009 newsletter for details. Registration form and ballot to elect new board members can be downloaded by clicking this link. Members, please cast your vote on the four candidates and encourage your friends to join the CAGK. |
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9-26-2009 |
Please come and join us for the CAGK Annual Mid-Autumn Festival! There will be
Ping-Pong tournament, kids craft activities, basketball hoops for everyone and
many more. Let’s not forget about food. Joy Fong will cater the food for the
event and delicious moon cakes will be served. The event is free for all CAGK members. You are welcome to bring friends. For non-members, it will be $5 for adults, $3 for children (ages 3-11) or students without the membership; free for kids under age 3. · Date: October 3rd Saturday · Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm · Location: WMU Student Recreation Center, 1903 West Michigan Ave. · Parking: Lot 13 is reserved for CAGK guests that evening. It is located right across Student Rec. Center (Click on Lot 13 for parking map) If you are interested in volunteering during the event, please look for any board members at the event. We will be wearing our name tags. Our newest issue of newsletter is posted on our CAGK website, which includes summer picnic pictures and members news. Thank you for your time and we are looking forward to seeing you at Mid-Autumn Festival!! |
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8-17-2009 |
Dear Friends, Recently Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan and China devastating the countries and leaving hundreds of people dead and many more displaced. Please consider the associated relief agencies (provided as links here) that are helping with rescue efforts. On the following CNN link, there are Red Cross, IFRC, World Vision, Tzu Chi Foundation, Global Giving and Direct Relief International. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/impact/
This websit link direct you to Ministry of Interior of Taiwan for overseas donation. http://www.moi.gov.tw/english/index.aspx
For members that want to help through KCCC they can also write a check to KCCC with a note that this is for Taiwan flood assistance. Thank you for your kindest attention. |
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5-21-2009 |
CAGK 2009 summer picnic will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Lakeview Park in Portage. Lakeview Park is located along the beautiful shore of Austin Lake on Portage Road, two and half miles south of Centre Ave. Lakeview Park is a favorite spot for the whole family. The park has superb exercise and entertainment facilities, so bring your lawn chairs and sports equipment. You can enjoy fishing and play basketball, beach volleyball and tennis. The park also has nice hiking and biking trails. Food will be served around 4:00 pm. Adults and kids fun activities will start around 5:00 pm. To support the green effort, CAGK encourages members to bring reusable plates and utensils to help reduce the waste. All CAGK members, their family and friends, and students from local colleges and universities are warmly welcome. Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009. Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. Location: Lakeview Park, 9345 Portage Road (2.5 miles south of Centre Ave.) Fees: FREE for all CAGK members and their children. $3.00/person for non-members. Cash or check (payable to CAGK) is accepted at the picnic. Parking: Free.
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1-13-2009 |
To purchase tickets, please contact James Jin (269-599-4992) or Yimin Li (269-276-9532) to set up a pick-up time at the restaurants between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm on 1/24. Please download the membership/registration form and complete it beforehand. Performance-only tickets, if any left, can also be purchased 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance (6:30 pm) at the following location: Thomas R. KasDorf
Auditorium, More information about the dinner and program can be downloaded here. |
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1-3-2009 |
Due to numerous requests, the registration has been extended to Monday, January 12th. The remaining tickets, if any, will be available for purchase at the Loy Norris High School prior to the evening performance. Please send your registration ASAP. Click here to download a registration form and return it with a check to CAGK, P.O. Box 42, Portage, MI 49081-0042. |
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12-1-2008 |
CAGK will host its 2009 Chinese New Year celebration party on Saturday,
January 24, 2009 at the following location: Thomas R. KasDorf Auditorium, Loy Norrix High School 606 East Kilgore Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49001. Registration should be postmarked by Monday, December 22, 2008. Please check out the most recent newsletter for details. Registration form and ballot to elect new board members are available as a separate download in one file by clicking this link. Members, please cast your vote on the four candidates and encourage your friends to join the CAGK. |
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11-26-2008 |
Interested in playing badminton? A group of players are getting together to play this wonderful sport at Maple Street YMCA regularly. Click here for their flyer. Schedules: Tu (7:30 -10:00 pm), R (9:00-11:00 am), Sat (8:00-noon) Also, stop by Pacific Rim Foods (1926 White Rods) to check out their well-stocked shelves including fresh vegetables, bakery, seasonings, and much more. Here is flyer with additional information. Store Hours: Mon to Sat (10:00 am to 8:30 pm), Sun (noon to 8:30 pm) |
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11-15-2008 |
Approximately 200 people have participated in the Moon Festival
Celebration. Lots of good conversations and laughter. The magic shows
delighted both the adults and kids. The
Ping-Pong tournament was a great success. The on-lookers were amazed by the
skill levels of the competitors. The following is the list of winners of each
category.
第一名 第二名 女单 赵建蓉 孙丽莲 男单 袁鹰 蔡惠 女双 孙丽莲/海鸥 邵晓芸/孙健 男双 董学礼/周惠中 沈武威/张树成 混双 赵建蓉/彭泳卿 朱雅奇/王晓君 The photos of this event have been posted on our web site. Click here and you may find your own happy faces there. |
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9-12-2008 |
Coach Jeanne Hess has sent the following information to members CAGK for the upcoming visit of Shanghai Volleyball Association at Kalamazoo College. Local Chinese community are welcomed to see the games and meet the players at the following three main events. a) Thursday September 18: 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM: Chinese Appreciation Night Volleyball Match at the Anderson Athletic Center at Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo vs. Olivet College at 6 PM; Olivet vs. Shanghai at 8 PM
b) Sunday, September 21, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Picnic/family fun at 11th Street Holiday Inn
c) Friday, September 26, 6:00 PM Farewell dinner at Stir Max on Westnedge.
If anyone has any questions, suggestions or would like to meet the players, provide any dinner or entertainment for an evening, please contact Jeanne Hess at 337-7086. A complete itinerary of their visits can be downloaded here. |
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8-21-2008 |
CAGK’s annual mid-autumn festival will be held at the Moorsbridge Elementary School in the evening of September 13, 2008. The party will begin at 7:00 p.m. It will be free for the member and $5 for adult and $3 for children (ages 3-12) or students without the membership, free for kids under 3. In addition to the moon cakes and other snacks, there will be magic/clown show and pin pong tournament. Those who are interested in participating in the tournament should contact Shucheng Zhang at 913-645-5242 or Yaqi Zhu at 734-395-8192. Hope to see you all there. |
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7-27-2008 |
The Fourth Ethnic Diversity Celebration will be held at Arcadia Creek Festival Place from 11:00 am to midnight on Saturday, August 16. Lion Dance and Cathay Performance Arts will perform at this festival. Information about CAGK will also be available there. See the flyer for additional information. |
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7-22-2008 |
CAGK member Jordan Huang is offering private lessons in Erhu and Violin for beginners and intermediates. For more information, please click here. |
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6-18-2008 |
On behalf of CAGK, two checks of $120 (fund collected at the summer picnic) and $200 have been sent to American Red Cross for the China Earthquake Relief. Click here to see the receipts. |
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6-11-2008 |
About 110 adults and children attended the summer picnic at Ramona Park on 6/7. All enjoyed the good food provided by Joy Fong including Zong Zi. Children especially had a great time lining up for balloon toys and playing with ring toss and ping pong bounce games. Adults worked off a few pounds competing in a tug-of-war. Check out the fun for yourself by clicking here. |
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6-8-2008 |
The following items have been found at the summer picnic: 1 soccer ball and one armlet. Please contact James Jin at 269- 544-0818 for further inquiry. |
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6-2-2008 |
Kalamazoo Gazette reporter Bill Wood published an article about the local effort in seeking donations to aid the earthquake relief. You can read this article by clicking here. As of today, Kalamazoo Chinese Christian Church has raised over $12,000 excluding the amounts raised by students and those sent to Red Cross. |
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5-29-2008 |
There was an incorrect information about the parking facility Ramona Park in our previous newsletter. There is a $5.00 per vehicle charge for all wish to use the park facility other than the baseball field. Please consider carpooling if possible. The lunch will be served at noon. Children activities will start at 1:00 pm. Please remember to e-mail CAGK president with the number of adults and children that will be attending by 11:30 pm on Wednesday, June 4th. The event will be free for all members. You are welcomed to bring your friends. For non-members, the cost will be $5/adults, $3/children 3-12, and free for kids under 3. To support the green effort, CAGK will recycle the plastic containers at the end of the picnic. Members are encouraged to bring reusable plates and utensils to help reduce the waste. Hope to see you all there. |
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5-25-2008 |
Our friends at the Ethnic Diversity Committee has sent a Thinking of You card to the CAGK to express their sympathy toward the Sichuan earthquake. Click here to see their well wishes. |
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5-24-2008 |
Over 500 printed flyers and e-mail solicitations of donations have been sent out by president Kan Li of Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Western Michigan University and the CAGK Board Members.
As of today, $2,736 has been collected by Chinese Students and Scholars at Western Michigan University and $6,800 at the Kalamazoo Chinese Christian Church (KCCC). The fund raising effort will continue to help with the rebuild effort. Thank you! |
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5-16-2008 |
On Monday, May 12, at 2.28 p.m. Beijing time (6:28 GMT), a major earthquake – the biggest and most destructive natural disaster since China was founded in 1949, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, jolted southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Several lower-scale earthquakes and aftershocks followed in the same area. Up to May 16, the death toll from Sichuan province alone exceeded 21,500 while 14,000 others still remained buried. 44 counties and districts in Sichuan were severely hit, affecting some 10 million people across the province. More than 65,000 people were physically injured during the earthquake, which also killed hundreds in nearby provinces. The quake destroyed many buildings and water dams in the area, as well as infrastructure like communication towers. There are a few ways you can choose to make your donations:
(1) Kalamazoo Chinese Christian Church (KCCC) – Sichuan Earthquake Love Fund KCCC has set up a designated Sichuan Earthquake Love Fund to support the disaster relief in Sichuan China. Please make your check payable to Kalamazoo Chinese Christian Church, and mail your donations to the following address: Kalamazoo Chinese Christian Church 5334 Parkview Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49009 KCCC is a non-profit organization. All donations to KCCC are tax deductible.
(2) American Red Cross – China Earthquake Relief http://www.redcross.org/news/in/profiles/Intl_profile_ChinaEarthquake.html (Copy the above link to your web address area to access) You may mail your donations to the following address: American Red Cross You may also click on “Donate Now” to make an online donation.
(3) You may use the following form online to provide your information and designate your donation as “CHINA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF”: https://www.redcross.org/donation/formprint.html All donations are tax deductible. |
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5-12-2008 |
This morning, an quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck
Wenchuan County in south west China’s Sichuan Province. The epicentre was
approximately 92 kilometres from Chengdu, The death toll continues to rise but
latest reports put it at more than 8,000, with 20,000 people injured. In
Dujiangyan city, a middle school classroom building collapsed and over 50
students were reported to have died. Some 80 per cent of the buildings in
Beichuan County are reported to have collapsed.
The Red Cross Society of China’s (RCSC) local branches have started to provide emergency relief assistance, allocating 557 relief tents and 2,500 quilts from its regional disaster preparedness centre in Xian to the affected areas in Sichuan Province. We encourage you to help with the relief effort. The decision is yours. 中国红十字总会联合搜狐公布救灾专用帐号和热线 中国红十字会总会联合搜狐公布救灾帐号,欢迎社会各界向地震灾区捐助,鉴于目前灾区交通运输渠道尚不畅通,目前以接收捐款为主。 中国红十字会总会救灾专用账号和热线 开户单位:中国红十字会总会 人民币开户行:中国工商银行北京分行东四南支行 人民币账号:0200001009014413252 外币开户行:中信银行酒仙桥支行 外币账号:7112111482600000209 热线电话:(8610)65139999 Mail payment remittance Bank post remittance Additional information can be found from the Red Cross website http://www.redcross.org.cn/ Thank you all. |
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5-12-2008 |
The annual picnic will be held on Saturday, June 7th at Romano park (8600 South Sprinkle Roads, one block south of Centre Ave.) The park is by the long lake and has a swimming area with sandy beach and life guard on-duty. It also had a playground for younger children, as well as sport facilities for baseball, basketball, volleyball, tennis and fishing. Bring your sport equipments and enjoy a good game with friends. The lunch will be served at noon. Children activities will start at 1:00 pm. The event will be free for all members. You are welcomed to bring your friends. For non-members, the cost will be $5/adults, $3/children 3-12, and free for kids under 3. Please e-mail CAGK with the number of adults and children that will be attending by Monday, May 19. |
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5-12-2008 |
CAGK members will receive this newsletter either through e-mail or regular mail in the next few days. To read it on-line, click here. |
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3-28-2008 |
Fifteen people attended the 1st club event on March 25, 2008. Dr. Shucheng Zhang from Pfizer was elected as the Chairman of the club. The club will meet at 5334 Parkview Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49009, Kalamazoo Chinese Christian Church at the following schedules
Every Tuesday: 7:30pm - 10:00pm Every Sunday: 1:00pm -3:00pm (flexible)
There is no club fee, just contact Dr. Shucheng Zhang (269-375-4407) if you are interested in joining the fun. |
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3-19-2008 |
Monday March 31, 2008 | 7:30 p. m.| Dalton Recital Center, WMU | free to the public Since its establishment in 1999, the work produced by the students and teachers of the Sichuan University Art Troupe have won prizes many times in all kinds of professional and national contests. This particular program "All Good Wishes" will bring together the highlights of folk dance and singing performances of West China. More information about the art troupe as well as the the "All Good Wishes" program can be read on-line by clicking here. |
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3-09-2008 |
CAGK members will receive this newsletter either through e-mail or regular mail in the next few days. To read it on-line, click here. |
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3-05-2008 |
Thursday, March 13, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. | Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU "Tradition meets Innovation" Acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins forces with musicians from Uganda, Ukraine, and the southern Appalachian mountains, an unlikely convergence that infuses traditional melodies from these regions with intimate counterpoint and sparkling energy. Featuring the pipa, the banjo, Ukrainian bandura, and Ugandan endongo, Wu Man and Friends celebrate the affinity and variety of the world's plucked instruments. Wu Man is a principal member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project. Regular price: $30 (zone I), $22 adult (zone II), $5 student (any zone) Special CAGK "email discount" price: $20, $15 adult; $5 student To receive this special email discount, members should call (269) 382-7774 and mention CAGK! |
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2-13-2008 |
The following items have been found at the night of Chinese New Year Celebration: 2 scarves, 1 pair of pink dancing shoes, and 1 pair of leather gloves. Please contact James Jin at 269- 544-0818 for further inquiry. |
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5/20/2010 |
CAGK 2010 summer picnic will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Lakeview Park in Portage. Lakeview Park is located along the beautiful shore of Austin Lake on Portage Road, two and half miles south of Centre Ave. Lakeview Park is a favorite spot for the whole family. The park has superb exercise and entertainment facilities, so bring your lawn chairs and sports equipment. You can enjoy fishing and play basketball, beach volleyball and tennis. The park also has nice hiking and biking trails. Food will be served around 4:00 pm. Adults and kids fun activities will start around 5:00 pm. To support the green effort, CAGK encourages members to bring reusable plates and utensils to help reduce the waste. All CAGK members, their family and friends, and students from local colleges and universities are warmly welcome. Date: Saturday, June 5th, 2010. Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. Location: Lakeview Park, 9345 Portage Road (2.5 miles south of Centre Ave.) Fees: FREE for all CAGK members and their children. $7.00/person for non-member Adults. $5.00 for students and non-member children. Cash or check (payable to CAGK) is accepted at the picnic. Parking: Free. Volunteer helpers whom are not members will also eat free! If you are a student or a friend of the CAGK but would like to help out with games and prizes, you can eat free! Just e-mail us back and we will add you to our list of volunteers... |
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