余風采堂職員就職暨聖誕慶祝會
余風采堂於十二月十一日舉行新舊職員交接儀式. 由美東副總長余超群及元老余仕昂共同主持, 中文書記余健興任司儀, 儀式簡單隆重. 上香後全體向忠襄公遺像行三鞠躬禮. 由余超群副總長及余仕昂元老監交印信. 余景新主席致就職詞, 感謝由中華公所候任主席黃光野先生率領的新當選職員到場致賀, 並感謝余風采堂高層及各宗親在過去一年的指導和支持. 余國華副主席亦感謝大家給他再次服務宗親的機會. 超群總長、仕昂元老及各顧問亦先後致詞, 語多祝賀.
余風采堂二O一二年度職員名單如下:
主席余景新、余國華, 中文書記余健興、余玉山, 英文書記余寶
愛、余明茹, 財政余國濟、余美菁, 理數定邦夫人, 核數余積炎, 樓
業主任余顯生, 康樂余麗琇, 交際余定邦、余文博, 出席中華公所余
景新、余超群, 法律顧問余文博, 幹事余國濟, 網站主任余厚利,
婦女組主任余美媚、余秀琴, 書記厚利夫人.
儀式後, 余風采堂首次在公所內舉辦少年兒童聖誕聯歡會, 共有二十二位一歲至十六歲的小朋友在其父母的陪同下參加慶祝活動. 余超群副總長、 余景新主席、余國華副主席都扮作聖誕老人, 穿梭於小朋友之間. 每一位小朋友都獲得一份禮物, 並有抽獎遊戲及其他有獎遊戲. 活動還設有披薩餅、聖誕糕點、飲料等. 會場充滿了大人小孩的歡樂聲, 共同提早歡慶聖誕節.
-----紐英崙余風采堂訊-----
New England Yee Fung Toy Association Inauguration and Christmas Party 2011
New England Yee Fung Toy Association held it's 2011 Inauguration Ceremony and Christmas party on December 11, 2011. Eastern Vice Grand President Peter Yee and Grand Elder Henry Yee presided over the event. Following the traditional ceremony which included the offering of incense and three bows, President King Sun thanked all the members and guests, include CCBA President Rick Wong and other officers for attending the event and for their continued support for the Yee Fung Toy Association. Vice President Warren Yee also expressed his appreciation for all the support and the opportunity for his second term as Vice President.
The Christmas party was well attended and was a great success. Refreshment (pizza, cookies, pies and soft drinks) was served and many prizes were awarded to the children. Eastern Vice Grand President Peter Yee, President King Sun, and Vice President Warren Yee, dressed up as Santa Claus to hand out gifts and had photos taken with the members' children. It was a joyous and happy event for all.
-----Melinda Du-----
新春祭祖
一月二十九日農曆正月初七日中午十二時, 紐英崙余風采堂在公所內舉行新春祭祖儀式. 七十多位宗親坐滿公所, 比往年更熱鬧. 公所敬備金猪、雞、糕點、鮮花、生菓拜祭祖先., 儀式隆重. 司儀健興先恭祝各宗親新年快樂, 然後行禮如儀. 齊集, 肅立, 上香, 三鞠躬, 敬酒, 獻花, 敬金猪, 奉元寶, 鳴鑼.
主席景新首先致詞, 祝各宗親新年快樂. 並特別提到今天是”人日”, 亦即是大家共同的生日, 祝各人生日快樂. 接着由副主席國華、元老、總長、顧問、婦女主任、各父老先後致祠, 都是新春吉祥的賀語.
禮成後各宗親坐在一起分享金猪糕點等食物, 或是閒話家常, 或是議論宗族事務. 今天適逢中國城舞獅賀歲, 共有十獅隊沿街向各商戶及社團拜年. 街上人潮擁擠, 熱鬧滾滾, 余風采堂內則喜氣洋洋, 親情流露.
餐後婦女組還進行唱歌和跳舞的排練, 凖備春宴時大顯歌喉和舞姿, 直到下午五時才結朿.
-----紐英崙余風采堂訊-----
Ancestral Memorial Ceremony at Yee Fong Toy
New England Yee Fong Toy Ancestral Memorial Ceremony was held on 01/29/2012 @ 12:00PM (Chinese lunar calendar being January 7th). The number of people in attendance was well over 70. The ceremony included the offering of a roasted pig, chickens, pies, cookies, fruits and bouquets of flowers. As the Chinese secretary, Ken was MC for this ceremony who greeted everyone with “Happy New Year” as the ceremony began with the lighting of incense, the traditional three bows, Chinese toast, the blessing of the pig and concluding with the striking of the cymbal.
President King-Sun spoke to explain that this was the seventh day of Chinese Lunar New Year on which the Chinese tradition calls “People Day”. This day is considered the Birthday for everyone. President King-Sun proceeded to wish everyone a Happy New Year and Happy Birthday. Following speeches were given by the Vice President Warren, Grand Elder Henry Yee, East Vice Grand President Peter Yee, Advisors and Women group leaders etc…. They all wished everyone good luck, a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012 year.
Lunch was served and everyone talked and exchanged greetings among one and another. Additionally, ten Lion Dancing Groups came by The Yee Fung Toy Association headquarter to wish the association and its members a Happy Chinese New Year. While they paraded through the crowded streets in Chinatown, Yee Fung Toy Association was full of joy and happiness. The Yee family members also continued to practice singing and dancing in preparation for the New Year Banquet.
-----Melinda Du-----
紐英崙余風采堂喜氣洋洋慶龍年
春和日暖, 陽光普照, 這是波士頓地區近年難見的好天氣. 紐英崙余風采堂於二月二十五日晚間假座帝苑酒樓舉行二O一二年龍年春節聯歡暨敬老晚會. 包括遠道前來的紐約宗親、本埠僑團代表、余族宗親、各界朋友, 逾五百人出席晚會. 宴會中英文司儀分別由余明茹和余寶愛担任.
下午七時正, 由男女宗親組成的合唱團首先獻上「春風得意」和「朋友」兩首歌曲拉開晚會的序幕. 接着由余翠梅武術學院六歲的小弟弟余俊賢表演一套功架十足的華林派武功. 五對余族宗親手牽手走入會場, 表演了一款優美的「華爾滋」集體舞, 再由近二十位宗親表演單人「喳喳」集體舞, 贏得滿堂喝彩.
主席余景新致歡迎詞, 祝福各人新年快樂. 感謝各宗親團結合作支持公所的族務, 亦感謝各中西長官及僑社領袖在當晚華埠有三場春宴的情况下蒞臨余風采堂春宴.
到賀的中西長官包括中華公所主席黃光野、台北駐波士頓經文處處長洪慧珠、僑教中心主任黃正傑、麻州參議員陳翟蘇妮、麻州衆議員黃子安、昆市地方法院法官余達明. 各人都先後獲邀致詞. 衆議員黃子安還頒發表揚狀給余風采堂. 來自紐約的全美余風采堂美東總長余景新和紐約主席余宏基率領十二位紐約宗親出席春宴, 並代表加州參議員余胤良頒發感謝狀給美東副總長余超群、紐英崙主席余景新、副主席余國華.
副主席余國華致謝詞, 感謝各宗親朋友蒞臨晚會.
宴會中頒發大學獎學金給十二位優秀的余族子弟. 並致送紅包給中華耆英會、廣教學校、僑立學校, 兩所學校同時領取本年度中文學校余族子弟獎學金.
余風采堂今年首次頒發敬老紅包, 獲頒發紅包的兩位長者分別是一百歲的余煥渠和九十五歲的余沾霖.
抽獎節目非常吸引來賓, 現金抽獎頭獎有二百元, 中獎者都歡聲雷動. 卡拉OK節目穿插整個晚會, 本堂歌手和來賓都上台大顯歌喉, 舞池上則是男女對對大獻舞技. 直到晚上十時, 宴會才在歡樂聲中結束.
-----紐英崙余風采堂訊-----
YFT 2012 Spring Festival/Senior Appreciation Banquet
This year’s Spring Festival/Senior Appreciation banquet was held on February 25 at Empire Garden. Close to 500 members and guests were in attendance, including our fellow members from New York. The evening was co-emceed by Melinda (Chinese) and Paula (English).
The evening kicked off with our own members performing two songs in Chinese. The first one was a Chinese New Year song called “Chun Fung Duk Yi” and the second song was called “Pang Yao” which means “friend.”
Six-year old Timothy Du, son of Matt, performed a kung fu/tai-chi combination, with each movement explained by his aunt, Sifu Mai Du. It thrilled the audience to see such a wonderful performance by someone so young.
Our members then followed by performing two group dances. The first one was called Double Waltz where every step was done in unison and the second one was called a single person group dance where no partner was required.
President King-Sun gave an opening speech, followed by invited guests CCBA President Rick Wong, State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, Director General of TECO Ann Hung, Director of TECO’s Cultural Center Jack Huang, and concluded with State Representative Donald Wong.
Our New York YFT members Grand President Kenneth and President Frank presented proclamations to a number of our Elders/Advisors. Vice-President Warren concluded with a warm thank you to all our members and guests.
President King Sun presented two red envelopes to our two oldest members, Fun K. Yee (100 years old) and Zhan Lin Yu (95 years old).
Scholarships were handed out to 12 deserving college students this year. Each student must carry a GPA of 3.6 or higher.
The evening continued with Karaoke and line dance performances by our own members and invited guests. The dance floor was jammed with happy dancers. The evening concluded with a raffle drawing led by Women’s Group Co-Chairs Joanna and Karin.
It was another successful celebration for the YFT!
-----Paula Yee-----
清明祭掃公墓
三月二十五日, 波士頓地區濛濛細雨, 清明時節來臨. 紐英崙余風采堂主席余景新陪同副主席余國華、美東副總長余超群、顧問余厚利
、書記余玉山、樓業主任余顯生, 携帶金猪、祭酒、香燭前往Mt. Hope Cemetary 拜祭公墓, 緬懷先僑, 祈求保佑各宗親身體健康, 子孫幸福. 中午在公所內設布菲午餐招待各宗親朋友. 餐後舉行族務會議, 共商族務.
-----紐英崙余風采堂訊-----
Chinese Ching Ming Festival
On Sunday, March 25, in celebrating of Ching Ming, members of Yee Fung Toy Association of New England visited Mt. Hope Cemetary to pay respect to the Yee's family ancestry.
-----Warren Yee-----
