2009 年度活動

八位熱心的北一女校友及家屬于七月二十五日前往位於馬里蘭州洛克維爾市的 Interfaith Clothing Center (751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD20851)，參與一項社區服務。這個中心成立於1972年，是馬州蒙郡內一個自助組織 (Neighbors Helping Neighbors) ，將收集募捐到的衣物、鞋子、家庭用品，經過整理分類後，免費贈予郡內低收入居民。合格居民，每月有一次機會，到中心來挑選當季合適的衣物和用品。據估計，該中心每年可以讓上千個窮苦家庭受恵，

八位義工來到中心，戴上手套、口罩，開始分工合作。大家的任務是把清潔完好的當季衣物揀出，再把男人、女人和小孩的衣服，分類掛在衣架上，最後將一桿桿整理好的衣物在外廳陳列展示出來，供居民選取。八位義工合作無間，大約兩小時的功夫，就把好幾大籃的衣物分類陳列出來了。

參與的校友及家屬們，都很欣慰可以用自己的微薄之力，為社區儘一份心力。以往，捐贈了過時不用的衣物之後，並不知道它們的去處。這次得以親身經歷Interfaith 衣物中心的操作，讓我們感到社區服務的重要性和自助組織 (Neighbors Helping Neighbors) 的可貴。

在此，特別感謝八位義工: 徐企雋、宋令儀、連錦和、徐禮潔、海路得、吳淑貞、王時君、温燕莉, 參與這項有意義的社區服務。

The 2009 five-school picnic will definitely go down in history as one of the most exciting events, totally exceeding our own expectations. Not only did we have the largest turnout (more than 260 people), but also the most delicious food and enjoyable entertainment programs. After a week of continuous rain, we lucked out with decent weather in the cool, low 70s and the Nuthatch Pavilion as the perfect setting. Thanks to Ann Kuo Lin and her Chun Shan team for their work in setting up tables and cheerful decorations for creating the ideal ambient. The act remains that the majority of people stayed until the very end, which tells you how much fun we shared during the four plus hours. However, the success of this funfilled event was not just by accident. There were a lot of behind-the-scenes, dedicated people from all five schools, who had demonstrated the true spirit of cooperation and mutual support and were willing to share the workload.

Not surprisingly, the President of each school stepped up their efforts and provided the needed leadership to organize this year’s programs. In particular, Chan Shan’s Ann Kuo Lin, Fu Chung’s Fangmin Sheen and NTUAA’s Charles Young made the difference. In addition, we were very lucky thatso many talented people (Charles Fan, Mei-Ling Liao, Tim Hsu, KK Woo etc.) who had enthusiastically supported this event in the past, once again performed their duties graciously for the benefit and enjoyment of others.

Shortly after 12:30 PM, the smell of delicious foods attracted everybody to quickly form two food lines. Changing to a potluck-style venue was particularly attractive for this year, in which each school would have to prepare two or more dishes. As a result, everybody marveled about how many different kinds of food we were serving including spring rolls, tea eggs, shrimp balls, grilled chicken, pork cake, beef shank, chicken with vegetables, pickled Chinese cabbage, Shanghai cabbage and rice noodles. On top of that, there were plenty of desserts (red bean buns, mini muffins, and watermelons) and specialty drinks (bubble milk tea and green bean soup) available to satisfy everyone’s taste and thirst.

In addition, there were few unsung heroes from Chien Chung (Funglung Chung, Kan Chang, and Wei Liu) who had spent hours to prepare grilled foods for children including mouth-watering hamburgers, jumbo hot dogs, and delicious Italian sausages. Special thanks also goes to Mei-Lin Tseng for her role as the overall Treasurer. We also appreciate Ann Chen for taking photos and numerous volunteers for serving the food and collecting garbage.

While we were eating, our overall emcee, Charles Fan, asked each table to take turns tointroduce themselves. Afterwards, the President of each school was introduced (BEINU – Mei-Ling Liao who substituted for Shih-Chun Lien, Chun Shan – Ann Kuo Lin, Chien Chung – Edward Wan, NTUAA – Charles Young, Fu Chung – Fangmin Sheen), and each one gave a brief introduction of their Board members. One surprise was that each school President also received an introduction gift from Charles Young. Jacob Chang, Deputy Director of TECRO, also gave a welcoming remark. Other TECRO representatives at the picnic included Linda Yang, Jeffery Wang, Hsin Hsiung Chang and his wife, and Catherine Cheng.

After the lunch, Charles Fan along with two other emcees (Meng Sheng Cheng from NTUAA and Shiow Tze Lee from Chun Shan) jointly announced the beginning of the exciting entertainment programs. Equipped with a professional sound system and a talented DJ, Chien Chung’s Wayne Chang, the whole place was filled with high-energy and excitement.

Fu Chung’s famous husband (Charlie Pan) and wife (Vicky Huang of BEINU) team then started the entertainment for us. They set the tone by performing a number of classic Chinese songs and dances. Before they could finish their routines, Jason Yuan, Director of TECRO showed up. He was immediately ushered to the microphone to give a speech. Jason said he would not miss this special occasion and in fact had planned to come months ago. He apologized for being late because of other engagements, but was very glad to come. In his youth, Jason attended both Chien Chung and Fu Chung, thus becoming a bonafide alumnus for both schools. He later participated in the singing of both schools’ songs.

Next came the NTUAA’s music competition and Chinese Opera singing demonstration. Chin Sung Chen, the talented Director of NTUAA’s Chorus, invited a group of competitors representing all five schools to sing along a simple Chinese children song.The competitions started with a regular melody and verses and later on with different variations. If the contestant missed a sound bite or forgot the specific act, he or she would be eliminated. At the end of several rounds of competition, five contestants still remained. It was really a fun game and frankly we could go on and on forever, but wehad to cut it short after 10 minutes. The second part of NTUAA’s program was the Chinese Opera singing demonstration. Samson Luk introduced the cast and Po-Chin Yang demonstrated the special singing techniques. A group of 10 volunteers were then invited to participate in the singing of Chinese Opera. Towards the end, the biggest surprise was an impromptu demonstration by the multi-talented NTUAA and Fu Chung alumna, Jacob Chang of TECRO. The whole singing demonstration was hilarious and lots of fun. .NTUAA’s program finally ended withsinging of the school song by a group of 40 alumni. NTUAA also presented several gifts to the winners of music competition.

To take the advantage of Jason Yuan’s presence, Charles Fan switched the program by asking Chien Chung alumni to sing their school’s song first. Chien Chung’s alumni, 30people strong, performed a marvelous singing. I must confess that Wayne Chang’s music was so energized that this was the first time I truly enjoyed singing my school song.

The next came the Chun Shan’s Hoopla competitions. Minwen Chia explained the game rules for competition, in which four participants from each school would compete for two minutes each. Based on the speed and the style of movement, each team of contestants was scored. Ann Kuo Lin and L J Kao were terrific. Not surprising, the final winner was Chun Shan’s team (320 score), followed by BEINU, NTUAA, and Chien Chung was the last (180 score).

The excitement reached a fever pitch when BEINU conducted their competitions on a game called “You Think You Know How to Dance”. Four contestants representing each school were allowed to follow and mimic the dancer before. Believe me, at the end of the last round of competition, no one seemed to know what the original dance was like. A panel of judges (Mei-Ling Liao – BEINU, Meng-Sheng Cheng– NTUAA, Chien Chung –Joseph Sun) presided over the competition. There were some disagreements among the judges, but as usual, the male judge had to yield to the other two female judges. Surprisingly, a male dancer from NTUAA took thetop honor, followed by BEINU and Chun Shan’s team. Chien Chung received the most creative award even though their performance was ranked the last. Thirty BEINU alumni sang the school song to end their program.

Finally, at the audience’s request, K.K. Woo came up to conduct a “Guess It When the Music Stops” game. Surprisingly, most people seemed to know all the right answers. The final act was that we all sang a familiar popular song “When We Were Together, Together”.

The last but not the least excitement was the conductance of gift lottery by Charles Fan. Each school had provided several gifts and Charles Young of NTUAA generously brought additional small gifts. Lucky me, I was one of the winners of the lottery.

The entertainment programs finally ended at half past four, 30 minutes loner than we had planned. Once again, we want to thank Charles Fan and others for doing a superb job as the emcees. Thanks also to Wayne Chang for providing the most exciting tones and wonderful music. The superb sound quality had made all the difference. Overall, we had a great time together to rekindle friendship and enjoy each other’s company. It brought all five-school alumni much closer together and felt like we were part of a large family.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all those people who had contributed to the success of this wonderful experience. In particular, I owe my gratitude to the following individuals: Shih-Chun Lien, Julia Lee, Yen-Li Chan, Mei-Ling Liao, Mei-Lin Tseng, Shu-Chen Wu, Vicky Huang, Chin Sung Chen, Meng Sheng Cheng, Charles Young, Samson Luk, Po-Chin Yang, Joann Lin, Ann Kuo Lin, Minwen Chia, Shiow Tze Lee, L J Kao, Fangmin Sheen and his wife, Tim Hsu, Winnie Hsu, Zhi Chong Pan, Vicky Huang, Funglung Chung, Judy Chung, Pan Chia, Kan Chang, Wei Liu, Wah-Wei Chang, K.K. Woo, Joan Woo, Joseph Sun, Robert W. Chen, Robert T. Chen, Ann Chen, Paul Teng, Rita Teng, Davidson Chen, Charles Fan, Wayne Chang and my wife, Ping Wan. Without their dedication and help, the success of this picnic would not have been possible. I look forward to another exciting five-school picnic next year.

Edward Wan, Picnic Lead Coodinator, CCAA President

北一女, 中山 及建中三校 一年一度的新春聯歡晚會, 于三月二十一日假馬州新財神飯店隆重揭幕。今年空前盛況, 約有三百餘位校友, 家屬, 和朋友們前來參加。

現場燈光輝煌明亮, 舞台中間由建中校友饒世永繪製的一幅紅底金牛畫幛, 將整個會場襯托得喜氣洋洋。首先由三校主持人溫燕莉(北一女), 劉秀芸(中山), 饒世永(建中) 向來賓祝賀問好,並希望今年能「牛轉乾坤」。接著由各校會長 – 王時君(北一女)、沈玲津(中山)及萬宜生(建中)向來賓致詞, 並介紹各校理事及晚會貴賓, 駐美國台北經濟文化代表處副代表張大同先生, 祝來賓牛年興隆如意。然後由建中的代表盧瑞平, 吳國港, 陳華威和陳其欣合力舞出一場精彩的「祥獅獻瑞」。建中校友孫善久扮成「黃牛」－條, 周旋賓客之間逗人發笑。

進餐時, 沈葆(北一女), 孫善久(建中)及李秀子(中山), 先後以悅耳歌聲娛客。孫善久並哼了幾段五○年代的台語歌曲讓來賓續曲, 其中一首被一位老歌迷續中,得了獎金一份。享用豐盛晚餐後, 展開多采多姿的晚會節目。先是沈葆主持的「猜字詞謎競賽」, 接著是中山由沈玲津, 郭安及黃珍珍編導的歌舞劇「歡樂年華」,十位校友們以歌曲佐以旁白, 用活潑輕盈的舞蹈, 配合著自製的佈景, 演出大家耳熟能詳的「捉泥鰍」,「外婆的澎湖灣」,「童年」,「西風的話」等懷舊兒歌, 那份活潑與童趣,引起觀眾廣泛共鳴, 歡聲笑語不絶於耳。附中校友姚詩斌, 夏緒安和薛正初組成的新 Doowah 合唱團, 帶來五○年代的西洋歌曲, 讓大家在動人的歌聲中懷古思舊, 回味無窮。

北一女十位校友黃秀媚, 馬永燕, 李皎皎, 吳淑貞, 楊寶琴, 廖美琳, 葉貴蓮, 李立禾, 蔡英英, 王時君, 表演由吳淑貞, 王時君和溫燕莉編導的「綠園驚艷」, 採用三支風格完全不同的舞蹈組成：「不讓鬚眉」,「蝶影柔心」和「天之驕女」。這支美麗動人的組舞, 贏得來賓熱烈的掌聲, 它充份展現了北一女的堅強, 溫柔及活潑俏麗的一面。壓軸的是由杜秀鶯編導的精彩舞蹈「三校同心」, 由三校的代表沈玲津, 周幼珍, 林若琤,張光霽, 張勘和徐漢興攜手演出, 舞曲活潑動聽, 舞步婀娜多姿, 加上６人默契十足, 充分表現出三校的合作無間。

節目之後, 進行抽獎和舞會。首先由鍾修文（中山）帶領來賓跳排舞, 簡進興負責音樂, 各校紛紛派出卡拉OK唱將精英, 個個歌藝精湛, 而校友們也是舞技超群, 再加上摸彩獎品豐富, 中獎歡聲頻傳, 晚會氣氛熱鬧非凡, 在近午夜時分圓滿結束, 大家相約明年再見!