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Events
In this page, you will find out what events we will going to have and what we have held and participated recently. Please send us your comments, questions, or suggestions regarding our events if you have. We appreciate your feedbacks!
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Upcoming Events
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| 2009 Chinese New Year celebration
2009 Chinese New Year celebration, themed “Celebrating 20 Years of Friendship”, will be held at Intercontinental Hotel from 5:30pm to 9:00pm on Sunday, 1/25/2009, featuring with wine reception, dinner, awarding, auction, entertainment etc. More detail is coming soon.
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Past Events
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Children Drum Roller Performance and Dumpling Party
On 11/15/08, society held a dumpling party to raise money for Drum Roller, the Chinese drum team, at Princess Garden. After the key notes given by Bob Chien, the team performed three drum shows as well as lion dance, folk dance and chores for the guests. Please look through photos for more details. Click on picture for a larger view.
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2008 Ethnic Enrichment Festival
| 2008 Ethinic Enrichment Festival was held on Agu. 15 - 17 in Swope Park. The Society for Friendship with China represented China in the Festival with Chinese food booth and Chinese cultrual programs. Please click here to review photos taken by Linda Hanley, and here to see photos taken by Jiazhu Hu |
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The Society For Friendship with China joined the Sister Cities Internation Conference held on July 16 -19. Please click here for a review this event.
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The Review of 2008 Chinese New Year's Celebration
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On Sunday, February 10th, 2008, The Society for Friendship with China, Inc. celebrated the Chinese New Year, 4076 - Year of the Rat, at the InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City, MO. Approximately 250 attendees were entertained by over 20 dancers and musicians.
Honored guests included Mr. Haung Ping, Chicago Consul General of the People’s Republic of China; Mr. Chen Guowen, Consul and Director of Commercial Affairs; Mr. Zhang Huixun, Consul and Director of Political & Press Affairs; and Mr. Wang Weijia, Vice Consul for Commercial Affairs.
Kansas City, MO Mayor Mark Funkhouser welcomed our Chinese dignitaries to Kansas City, while Event Chair Jeannette Nichols spoke of the Society’s accomplishments for 2007. Dr. Limma Place of the UMKC International Academic Programs presented the UMKC academic scholarship to Paseo High School Senior, John Van Winkle.
Several award winners were recognized at the event: Bridge of Friendship Award - Jeannette Nichols; Certificate of Appreciation for Dragon Boat Festival -- Kile Morrison; Certificate of Appreciation for Scholarship - Mary Eisenhower, Michael Newburger, and Larry Moore.
We wish to thank KCTV5’s Surae Chinn for anchoring the Master of Ceremonies, and Larry Moore of KMBC-TV Channel 9 for his superb “calling” of live auction items donated by Garmin, Sprint, and Joan Horan. We also thank those who contributed the variety of items for the silent auction.
Other attendees included William M. Tsutsui, president of the KU Confucius Institute; John Fierro, Park Board President; Avila University President Dr. Ronald Slepitza; Dr. Olga Ganzen of Park University; Jody Edgerton – KC International Director; Jan Armstrong, Edgar Snow Memorial Fund, Inc.; Plaza Rotary Club - Kile Morrison and Will Hodgerson of the Plaza Rotary Club; Leadwood Rotary Club - Mike Searcy; Sister City Association President, Michael Wood; Dr. Carolyn Kadel – JCCC International Director; Joyce Cox, President of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association; KCCA’s Tammy Wang; Janet Kannard and Kathy Pemberton – DST Systems, Inc.; Angela Dahl and James Ma – Garmin; and Sprint Vice President, Mihwa Cha, and Director of Finance ,Yijing Brentano
The Society for Friendship with China wishes to express its appreciation to DST Systems as the Dinner Sponsor and thank its sponsors, entertainers, organizers and volunteers for their hard work and effort to make the Year of the Rat celebration a memorable event.
Below are some of pictures from the event. Please click on image for a larger view.
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