Gung Hay Fat Choy & Sun Nein Fay Lok!

Dear CACS Friends, Members, and Sponsors,

It’s summertime and a heatwave in Sacramento – stay cool. These first six months have passed so quickly, with the Board officers and advisors kept busy attending community events and participating in outreach with our partners. We are delighted to share those stories in this feature newsletter with you: April bus trip to Alcatraz, the Locke Centennial celebration, and the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Chinese Building of the US Transcontinental Railroad. During my second term, we continue to focus on supporting programs which promote and educate the community about Chinese culture, youth leadership/development, and civic engagement.

I am pleased to welcome Keith Johnson to our CACS Board, who is currently serving as the Secretary. He is an accomplished writer and is involved with nonprofits in the Sacramento community. His passion is to help organizations succeed in whatever mission they are focused with. Please read Keith’s story for more information about his goals. We thank Karun Yee, former Secretary, for her time in serving during the past years. Karun remains on the Board to assist with youth development programs through Cares for Kids and Operation Santa Claus. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Advisors, and myself, we thank the following community organizations who included CACS in their programs and contributed to our mission to educate and promote future leaders. So far this year, CACS reciprocated with financial and other support as follows:

• Sacramento County History Day, March 7 – CACS awarded scholarships to two students.
• APAPA – 11th Annual Capitol Internship & Scholarship Gala, April 11 – CACS awarded $1,000 scholarship to Belinda Li.
• APSEA – Annual Scholarship Gala, April 21 – CACS awarded $1,000 to Alexandria Jang.
• Locke Centennial, May 9 – Joyce Eng and I served as co-chairs in planning this event for the Locke Foundation.
• OCA Dragon Boat, May 14 – OCA celebrated 20th Anniversary and recognized all past Presidents, including our very own CACS Treasurer, Joyce Eng.
• 150th Anniversary – Transcontinental Railroad Gala dinner, May 15 — at the California Railroad Museum.
• My Sister’s House, May 18 – CACS donated $2,000 to support MSH efforts to provide safe haven for Asian women and children who are experiencing domestic violence.
• During this year, CACS is endeavoring to raise funds with your generous donations to financially support the Mandarin Immersion Program, which is operated, in part, through the Sacramento Unified School District. The district has two elementary schools which provide Chinese language classes, William Land and Elder Creek Elementary schools.

On October 30th, please join CACS at the 28th Annual Gold Mountain Celebration at Asian Pearl as we award the Frank Fat Founders award to California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, and induct Sylvia Sun-Minnick into the Frank Fat Hall of Fame. Both individuals have contributed immensely to California. I look forward to meeting you at our GMC event. If you have any suggestions about the programs for CACS, please contact me at (916) 261-2118 or at [email protected]

Respectfully,

Honey Lum, President