Publishing Date: June 06, 2009

2009 BOARD OF DIRECTOR

President:                                     Stephen Tsui

1^st Vice President                         Wayne Chan

2^nd Vice President Jian Li

Treasurer:                                      Chris Leung

Secretary:                                       Betty Lee-Daigle

Director- Social & Culture:        Catherine Fung

Director- PR & Membership:     Chris Leung

Past President:  Henry Lau

ECCCA May 2009 Newsletter

President’s Message

I am pleased to report that after approximately 3 months of construction work to transform our association into a modern facility, our renovations have been completed. I am so pleased to see the high level of participation and cooperation received from the membership in assisting with demolition, construction management, audio/video installations, moving and cleaning, etc. I encourage you to take time from your busy schedule to visit the association and I assure you that you will like what you see.

A “Grand Opening” event to showcase the new facility is scheduled for June 13, 2009. Details are described in this newsletter. Official “Ribbon Cutting” will be held in conjunction with the Carrousel of the Nations on Saturday, June 20th at 1:00 p.m. Representatives from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will join us for the dedication. I invite all members to take part of this ceremony.

The upcoming community events include the Chinese Village on June 20th and 21st and the Canada Day parade on July 1. We look forward to the membership’s participation and assistance.

Sincerely,

Stephen Tsui, P.Eng.

President

Grand Opening of Our New Facility

All members are cordially invited to celebrate a major milestone of the association’s development and enjoy the newly renovated facility.

Date: Saturday, June 13 from 1:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Program: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. - Ma-jong in Main Hall & Karaoke in Lounge

5:00 to 6:00 p.m. - Building Committee Report
- Membership Meeting

6:15 to 7:15 p.m. - Buffet dinner (To be catered by Red Sail Restaurant)

7:30 to 9:00 p.m. - Dancing in Main Hall & Ma-jong in Lounge

9:00 to 11:00 p.m. - Karaoke in Main Hall & Ma-jong in Lounge

Cost: $15 per person

Tickets: Please purchase dinner tickets from Janny Chow, Allen Liu or Stephen
Tsui prior to June 9, 2009. Space is limited to 80 persons.

This event is chaired by Allen Liu. Please note that the board will seek membership’s input for making better use of the new facility as well as membership and community programs for the rest of 2009.

Building Committee Report

Many thanks to the members who assisted in moving back the furniture, books and kitchen items from the Thunder Food Court on Saturday, May 23^rd and a total cleaning job at the association on May 24th. Others were also busy in setting out the video and audio systems. There were a lot of laughter and fun (?). They truly demonstrated their volunteerism in making the association a better place to serve the membership and the community. Thanks go to:

Moving-back Team - Quang Kha, Ming Hui. William Hui, Jian Li, Allen Liu, Qitang Liu, Peter Lui, Mr. Leung, Danny Law, Ron Lam, Betty Lee-Daigle, Stephen Tsui, Ralph Wong, Li Zhang and Wei Zhang,

Cleaning & Setup Team – Janny Chow, Vivian Cheng, Katherine Chan, Ricky Chan, Bill Cheng, Ming Hu, Shui Chuen Kan, Wai Chun Kam, Kam Chun Kay, Ron Lam, Wandy Lam, Allen Liu, Lily Liu, Peter Lui, Selina Lui, Qian Qian Lin, Kuen Kuen Mok, Stephen Tsui, Susanna Tsui, Josephine Wong, Janet Wong and Ralph Wong,

Members of the Building Committee will make a presentation to the membership at the June 13th Grand Opening dinner event with respect to renovation financial details, fundraising progress and future building improvements. We look forward to your suggestions and support.

Building improvement fundraising is on-going and several thousands of dollars have been raised to date. However this amount is well below our target of $50,000 since further improvement to the building exterior in order to give the association an identity is being planned. Please give serious consideration to this important request. Any amount of donation is appreciated. A tax deductible receipt will be issued for each donation. A list of donors will be published in the next newsletter.

Carrousel of the Nations

Chinese Village will participate in this year’s Carrousel of the Nations on June 20^th and 21^st . The village will open from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. This year’s theme is “ Fusion of the East and West” and a Tea Ceremony from the East and West will be demonstrated. There will be also presentations of the Lion dance. musical instruments, Tai Chi, folk and ballroom dances, Chinese calligraphy and painting, cooking demonstrations, etc. Chinese food will be catered by

the Red Sail Restaurant. The event organizers are Ralph Wong and Catherine Fung. We need a lot of volunteers to assist in various functions. If you are interested, please contact Janny Chow at the association.

Canada Day Parade

Our association will join forces with Chinese Association of Greater Windsor, Chinese Benevolent Association and the Chinese Culture Institute of Great Windsor to form a Chinese Community parade team at this year’s Windsor Canada Day Parade on July 1^st . Our member, Albert Ng will lead the Lion Dance Group. Other details of our participation will be discussed at the membership meeting on June 13. After the parade, we will return to the association for lunch and other social activities. Jian Li is the Chairperson for this event.

New Program Starts in July – International Ballroom Dance Class

Every Thursday from 7:30 to 10:30 pm

1^st hour: Basic Dance Steps

2^nd & 3^rd hours: Practice Hours

Instructors: Mr. & Mrs. Lap Ng

For registration, please contact Janny Chow at the association (519-252-6621).

Educational Summer Program for Students

Plans are being finalized to conduct two sessions of the University Entrance Examination Preparation Program (SAT) for area high school students in July and August at the association. Teachers are experienced with proven records of satisfied parents and students. Each session will take two weeks to complete and the class size is limited to 15 students.

Session 1 – July 6 to 18, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 hours.

Session 2 – August 2 to 15, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Staurday from 10:00 to 13:00 hours.

The tuition fee is $ 300 per student per session. A tax deductible receipt of $150 per student is available if required. Please contact Janny Chow at 519-252-6621 for registration and details.

Our thanks to Lina Rong and Jian Li for taking the initiative to establish this important program for university bound students.

Career Workshop

This year’s Career Workshop will introduce Windsor’s new medical school to area university and high school students. Dr. Wayne Chan will chair this workshop. Event will be held in October and details will follow.

Visit by Chinese Consulate General in Toronto

Deputy Consulate General, Madam Mei Fang Zhang together with her Vice Consul Ms. Xia Li and President of Chinese Association of Greater Windsor (CAGW) Mr. Kevin Li visited the association on Saturday, May 23^rd. They were greeted by our President, Stephen Tsui and several members. Madam Zhang showed keen interest in our community programs including our Chinese Business and Professional Directory, the Chinese New Year Gala, the Chinese History Exhibition, and our Culture and Language programs, etc. Our discussion lasted about one and half hours. Madam Zhang also presented the association with gifts. Mr. Kevin Li reinforced CAGW’s interest to continue working with ECCCA on joint events with mutual interest.

Membership Programs

All current membership programs including Ballroom Dancing, Calligraphy and Literature Class, Tai Chi Class and Fitness Dancing Class will resume their regular schedule at the association commencing on May 25^th. The Mandarin language program will be discussed at the next board meeting and details will follow.