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Dear Friends,
To the participants, the sponsors, the supporters,
friends and 300 plus performers/chaperones, the 100
plus volunteers and 30 plus planning committee members,
allow me the opportunity to say, ¡®Thank
You!¡¯ Friday, 1/27/06 was a long day and even a
longer on Saturday,1/28/06. I¡¯m sure many of you are
still recovering from aches and pains from standing all
day.
Volunteers came in to set up 1,000 chairs and more than
50 tables and table skirting -- it was
backbreaking work but everyone still have a smile on
their face. Fifty or so volunteers showed up on
Friday, to dress up the facility, running around to
check on table placements, chairs, signs,
decorations, making sure everything are in its place,
readying for the big day on Saturday. An
assembly line was set up to copy and then staple 2000
programs, readying for hand out by morning ¨C
quite a few had aching arm-muscles that evening, no
doubt. A group of college students along with a
group of high schoolers, along with TACAS/NAAAP
officers and volunteers showed up to stack thousands
of un-used chairs and moved it to the side building,
filling up the length of the whole hallway in
the B building.
Saturday morning, groups of
officers and volunteers already at work by 8:00am.
Teams of volunteers
came in to help with tickets, food, vendors, games,
performances, slides, signs, traffic/directional
control, last minute setup and clean up, readying to
receive the crowd. Vendors setting up their
booths, TACAS Art Center preparing their performance
program, performers lining up back stage,
prepared to be called on stage. Throughout the day,
volunteers covered their stations non-stop,
officers ran around making sure all stations is
covered and everything is in order.
There were a few
glitches, unforeseen late deliveries, out of control
open doors, unforeseen short-hand with
volunteers, a lost child (later found), but over all,
the event was well received and participants
enjoyed the event! From the participant¡¯s point of
view, the program was rich and educational, and
they enjoyed the program and everyone had a great
time.
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For all the above mentioned, my hats off to the whole
team for a job well done. Without your dedication and
commitments towards TACAS and the 2006 Chinese New
Year Celebration, the event would not have received
great reviews. On behalf of the TACAS organization,
please accept our sincere appreciation for your
volunteerism and hard work.
Special thanks; goes to Colonial Baptist Church (with
Pastor and Mrs. William¡¯s support) for hosting our
event and Grand Asia Market for providing all
decoration supplies and 30 lunch boxes to feed our
volunteers on Friday evening. Special appreciation
goes to all our sponsors and supporters who had
funded our event. Special recognition goes to our
dear friends from NAAAP, Renee Chou for her support
and Tenny Woo for his community service contribution.
Our thanks for the support from Carolina Chinese
Academy (CCA), Mr. Wok Restaurant, Raleigh Chinese
Language School (RCLS) and the Families with Children
from China (FCC) organization,.
The attendance was estimated to be over 4,000 but
that does not equate to ticket sales; included are
children under age of 6 and over 400-500
complimentary tickets for performers, chaperones and
volunteers. With such a high number of volunteers on
the list, I just hope I have not left anyone out,
please accept my apology in case I have.
On behalf of the TACAS organization, thank you all!
Lily Chan
TACAS, President
www.nctacas.org
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* 2006 CNYF planning committee:
Shin Wu (Event Chair/Stage manager), Lily Chan (Event
Coordinator/printing), Pastor David Williams
(event support/host), Debbie Williams (support),
Bao-Chu Chang (performance), Chao Tung (FCC
Liaison), Ellen Ko (Decorations), James Su (Ticket-
master), Theresa Boudreaux (Volunteer
coordinator, VIP invite), Naipo Lee (Food
coordinator), Huijin Chuang (Cultural
coordination/decoration), Tingmei Jin/ Jing Wang/
Aili Lee (Education Coodination), Cyndy Yu
Robinson (PR/Media-Political invite/Games), Hector
Javier (tech support/slides presentation), Vicky
Yang, (Silent auction/distribution), Ching-Ju Chen
(ID badges), Susie Chen (web Publication), Sam
Suen/ (Historian/photographer), Sam Tie (Event
Treasurer/ Raffles), Alex Lui (Sponsorship), Cindy
Hardy (Bazaar), Joyce Wu (Floor Manager), Frank Chan
(floater/back-up), Julia Yip (logistic/external
traffic/signs), Max Cheung (Hospitality/Karaoke),
David Yang (programe)
Timothy Lee, Michelle Hsu, Stanley Shieh, Su Ju Chen,
Dan Boudreaux, Jean Chow, Slyvia Cheung,
LAnChien Tallant, Yih Shin Tan, Man Pan Hui, ??,
Conrad Chin/ Ryan Chan, Tony Lai, with support from
Yulan Chung (RCLS), Nelda Bradley (FCC),
*Partial list of NAAAP volunteers:
Ron Beltran, John Cao, Joseph Cao, Bee Lin Cheang,
Jessie Chen, John Chen, Andrew Chin, Renee Chou,
Joyce Duan, Hannah Fang, Sam Go, David Guo, Linda Hou,
Hector Javier, Natalie Kikkawa, Anna Lau,
Michael Lim, Lisa Furukawa Ray, Angela Soriano, Wei
Tang, Binh Truong, Judy Tseng, Tenney Woo, David
Yang, Julia Yip, Akiko Yoshizawa, Melody Yoshizawa
Friday, 1/27/06
Dan & Theresa Boudreaux, Frank, Lily & Ryan
Chan, Bao-Chu Chang, CJ Chen, Susie Chen, HuiJin
Chuang,
Max & Shirley Cheung, Bill and Jean Chow, Hannah
Fang, Jit Ghosh, Sam Go, Tai-Jen Gordon, Cindy
Hardy, Michelle Hsu, Nancy Hwang, Hector Javier, Lisa
Ji, Tingmei Jin, Ellen & James Ko, Matt
Kollman, Aili Lee, Helen Lee, Naipo Lee, Alex Lui,
Chris Moncsko, Cyndy Yu Robinson, Jason Simon,
Angela Soriano, Jonathan Springfield, James Su, Sam
Suen, Sam Tie, Trenton Tovar, Shiangtai Tuan,
Ajay Unnithan, Jing Wang, David & Debbie
Williams, Shin & Joyce Wu, David Yang, Vicky
Yang, Paul
Yen, Julia Yip, Tim Yu, Winnie Yuan.
Saturday, 1/28/06
Ben Banard, Dan & Theresa Boudreaux, Tony Cai,
Joseph Cao, Connie Chan, Frank, Lily & Ryan Chan,
Lam
Chan, Rachel Chan, Anne Chang, Bao-Chu Chang, Belinda
Chang, Che-Ming Chang, Houmin Chang, Jashua
Chang, John Chang, Julie Chang, Bee-Lin Cheang,
Ching-ju Chen, Chris Chen, Hustin Chen, Jessie Chen,
John Chen, Linda Chen, Stephen Chen, Su ju Chen,
Jenny Cheng, Max & Shirley Cheung, Bill &
Jean
Chow, Ed Cook, David Yang, Bao Chang Fan, Julie Fan,
Jenny Forrester, Ankita Gautoma, Jit Ghosh, Sam
Go, Katy Hamington, Michael Hamon, Hannah Fang, Erich
& Cindy Hardy, David Hendricks, Cecila Hwang,
Hector Javier, Tingmei Jin, Joy Jou, Judy Tseng, Huey
Chyn Kao, Yuang Kao, Noah Kittner, Ellen &
James Ko, Matt Kollman, Ashton Lai, Peony Lai, Tony
Lai, Aili Lee, Craig Lee, Eason Lee, Helen Lee,
Jonathan Lee, Naipo Lee, Michael Lim, Miaoyi Lin, Fan
Yi Liu, Joyce Liu, Mao Kung Liu, Rou Liu,
Steve Liu, Greyson Mitchell, Chris Moncsko, April
Najjai, Steve Poon, Hari Ramlingam, Cyndy Yu
Robinson, David Sakell, Vishal Shah, Jason Simon,
Andrew So, Wendy So, Angela Soriango, James Su,
Evan & Stella Sun, Ben Tan, Cynthia Tang, Wei
Tang, T. Tedamrongwanish, Sam Tie, Ruan Tou, Ruth Tou,
Trenton Tovar, Binh Truong, Shiangtai Tuan, Ajay
Unnithan, Alice Wang, Chiafei Wang, Chris Wang,
Jing Wang, Pat Wang, Senfong Wei, Shue Wei, Margaret
White, David & Debbie Williams, Irene Wilson,
Jane Wong, Shaw J Woo, Tim Woo, Chia Yao Wu, David
Wu, Frances Wu, Shin & Joyce Wu, Ming-Daang Wu,
Ming-Jing Wu, Nancy Wu, Jack Xie, Vicky Yang, Julia
Yip, Nancy Yu, Tim Yu. Anna Yuen, Eugene Yuen,
Susan Zhou,
Chaperones (partial):
Jeanne & Tom Anderson, Bob & Leslie Armington,
John Basden, Jean Baynes, Rachel Breqnick, Domres,
Jim & Patti Ellsworth, John Estes, Joe& Jan
Evans, Ann-Marie Gissino, Melanie Hopkins,
Karen Katz,
Dean Kirchner, Erica, Phyllis Krieg, Sue Lander,
Susan Laws, Andy & Dennis Lee, Donna Millet,
Roger
Mitchel, O¡¯Loughlin, O¡¯Loughlin, Jan Persing,
Lori Rauch, Carol Setzer, Jerry & Sandra Smith,
Rose
Stout, Kathleen Travitz, Judith Wilson, Terri Woods.
Performers:
Lei Gao, Aiguo Hu, Zhengzheng Hu, Rugian Li, Tong Li,
Zhixin Lin, Jiupin Pan, Yi Sun, Tiemei Wang,
Shih-Chung Wu, Xianhong Yu, Ming Zhang, Xiaolin Zheng,
Anruo Zhou, Anne Chao, Yujane Chen, Emily
Cheng, LLian Grissino, Hope Lee, Rebecca Ng,
Dominique Quintero, Ellen Su, Christie Chan, Melanie
Chin, Yuen Ho, Jasmin Huang, Chiu-Yueh Hung, Elle
Law, Pi-Hsiang Lee, Lauren Li, Marissa Liu,
Stephanie Sun, Clara Wilson, Carrie Wu, Pae Wu,
Adrienne Arthur, Jennie Bender, Lily Bender, Hanyu
Chio, Jessica Houston, Amanda Lazaro, Jillian Lucas,
Michelle Orro, Nicole Watkins, Tony Cai,
Chihjen Chang, Johathan Chang, Sarah Chang, Chih-Kang
Chao, MAichael Chen, Justin Huang, Jacob
Hwang, Richard Lan, Cory Li, Liang Li, Chris Monsko,
Ping-Tung Shaw, Ben Tan, Monica Yang, Jennie
Gao, Jaclie Ou, Ian Wong, Frank Xu, Mariya Yao,
Camille Anderson, Lily Anderson, Lily Armington,
Rosalie Armington, Alana Basden, Kim Basden, Anna
Baynes, Danielle Bradley, Mia Bradley, Nelda
Bradley, Alan Breznich, Pamela Breznick, Alyssa
Domres, Deanna Domres, Rachel Ellsworth, Tori
Ellsworth, Kristen Estes, Lianne Estes, Megan Evans,
Nicole Evans, Lian Grissino, Isabel Hopkins,
Jamie Katz, Sarah Kirchner-Dean, Robin Krieg, Wendy
Krieg, Mei Lander, Hannah Laws, Danica Lee, Ying
Lee, Anna Millet, Willa Mitchel, Emma O¡¯loughlin,
Kate O¡¯loughlin, Aly Persing, Anna Rauch, Ka¡¯Lynn
Ravel, Marilu Ravel, Danielle Smith, Hannah Smith,
Hannah Stout, Gracyn Travitz, Leanne Wilson,
Julie Woods, Teresa Fernandez, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf,
Agnes Rehquate, Shiangtai Tuan, Jennifer Chang,
Johathan Chang, Patrick Chang, Alex Chen, Alicia
Chen, Michael Chen, Caleb Chiang, Yang Ho, Andrew
Lee, Chen-Yang Liu, Ewen liu, Johann Quintero, Sunny
Su, Jasmine Sun, Grace Wang, Gang Zhao, Henry
Chao, Michael Lo, Apollo Suen, Zethus Suen, Chris
Thurstone, Mario Yang, Jing Zhang, Lian Huang,
Ynag Allen, Hunter Chen, Jin Chen, Kevin Chen, Josh
Dowden, Nick Dowden, Bryan Eng, Yang Ho, Jackie
Lam, Jessica Lam, Jinny Lam, Jeremy Oliver, Brenda
Watson, Chris Woliff, Angelina Wu, Su Cang, Ma
Li, Tracy Tang, Li Yunzhu, Lydia Hodgson, Shih-chung
Wu, Zhang Hong, Deng Jin, Li Li, Liu Ping, Wang
Ruolan, Zhang Wei, Sharon Weng, Jia Yanping, Liu Yao,
Lin Yaohui, Chihjen Chang, Chih-Kang Chao,
Wendy Cheng, Wu-Sun Cheng, Frances Erasqa, Ming
Huynh, Jason Kao, Keh-Liang Lee, Colin Lin,
Ping-Tung Shaw, Max Tseng, Yi-Ming Wei, Dianna Yu,
Emma Zieleman, Stephen Ching, Wang Bun Fong,
Bao-chu Chang, Ming-Chang Chang, Jenny Chen, MinFu
Cheng, Cindy Hardy, Li-Ling Huang, Chiu-Yueh
Hung, Nell Ku, Li-or Lan, Pi-Hsiang Lee, Ruey Li,
Jean Lin, Ai Shao, Howard su, Joann Su, Sean Su,
Ying-Hsuan Sun, Hwei-Ling Twu, Fantine Wang, Oh-Lee
Yap, Jeffie Chang, Lisa Chen, Michael Chen,
Stephen Chen, Johnson Chiang, Valerie Chiang, Albert
Chu, Melanie Fan, James Ho, Justin Huang, Jacob
Hwang, Eileen Jang, Alice Jou, Melody Jou, Kathleen
Lan, Richard Lan, Peter Lin, Wendy Lin,
Stephanie Liu, Eddie Mao, Yiying Qiao, Samantha Song,
Alex Su, Ben Tan, Natasha Vitek, Deanna Wung,
Mario Yang, Monica Yang, Alice Yen, Jeffie Chang,
Kevin Chen, Melia Chen, Michael Chen, Yuting Chen,
Wesley Shang.
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This project is supported by
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, with
funds from the United Arts campaign and the North
Carolina Arts Council, and agency funded by the State of
North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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