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Spreading Love at Mid-Autumn
by Elizabeth Tran
Photo by Jeff Jessee, Mag Alex, Gary Lau
September 13, 2008
Moon cakes, lanterns, star fruits – it’s time to celebrate the Mid-
Autumn festival again! However, this year was different than the past.
We were not only celebrating the festival,
we were “Spreading Love at
Mid-Autumn Festival.”
The event started with the charity food sales- bourbon chicken,
fried rice, cotton candy……YUM! Can you believe we can help the
earthquake victims in China by just purchasing those yummy treats?
Kids and parents were all rushing to the cafeteria after their Chinese
classes in the Winter Park 9th grade center to share their love and
to enjoy the delicious food. Meanwhile,
I have set up a table for our
“Love Letter Cares” handmade greeting cards creation. The participation
was overwhelming as we all wanted to share our love and care
to the less fortunate people. Love Letter Cares Orlando is a non-profit
organization aiming to brighten up the days of the less fortunate
children by sending them handmade greeting cards with colorful
images and uplifting messages. The cards have been delivered to
children hospitals, Give Kids the World Village and Ronald McDonald
House of Charity. With the help from CAACF and Orlando Chinese
School, we were able to extend our love overseas and send these
uplifting cards to the earthquake victims in Sichuan, China. What a
wonderful feeling!
Next, we moved on to the auditorium for the stage show. Slide shows of the earthquake news pictures have caused some great emotional
feeling in my heart. I was moved. It was devastating. I felt so sorry
for the victims and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to help. I bet
everybody in the auditorium was feeling the same way- we all wanted
to help. It was nice to see grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, kids
and even babies were all together for the same goal of helping others.
Drums, Aerial silk, Chinese Musical, Martial Arts, Acrobats, Asian
Michael Jackson and a lot more – WOW! The show was fabulous and
defi nitely entertaining. There were varieties of performances that were
appealing to all different ages. They have over
fifty professional talents
performing at the show and they were all there performing not only
with their skills, they were performing with their hearts. The hearts of
sharing their talents with one main purpose of raising funds for the
Sichuan Earthquake victims! Undoubtedly their hearts of love were
spreading all over to the audiences. Additional funds were collected
through audiences’ generous donations and raffle ticket sales. As Miss
Florida National Junior Sweetheart, it was my honor to emcee the
raffles and introduce my platform to the audience.
I believe that love
has no race, no color, no age and no boundaries. “Spreading Love at
Mid-Autumn Festival” was not only meaningful to the recipients; it was
a heart warming experience for me as a volunteer too. Thank you so
much to CAACF for arranging
such a special event!
The Chinese American Association (CAACF) of Central Florida would like to express our sincere
thanks to all the sponsors, performers, volunteers and more than 400 guests who provided
the generous help and donations to the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake. We exceeded
our fundraising goal and raised more than $16,000 for the earthquake relief fund which will assist
in the rebuilding efforts in China! More importantly, everyone left with a meaningful feeling of helping
someone in need during the Mid-Autumn Festival. For more details about the show, please
visit www.orlandochinese.org or www.asiatrendmagazine.com
Dr. Gary King, President of CAACF 2008-09
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