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余風采總堂一百十二週年慶典暨春節聯歡宴會

余風采總堂一百十二週年慶典暨春節聯歡宴會

余風采總堂於三月十九日(星期六)舉行一百十二週年慶典暨春節聯歡活動,正午時分,總堂及余氏宗親、滿地可余風采堂顧問余榮瑞伉儷、 聯邦國會議員(黃陳小萍)代表管雪瑩女士、卑詩省省議會議員李燦明先生,馬氏及謝氏世表等齊聚風采禮堂、 交際主任余冠柏主持祭祖儀式,眾人虔誠向太始祖忠襄公余靖行三鞠躬禮。



























莊肅的祭典順利完成之後,跟着慶祝成立一百十二週年誌慶節目開始,由交際主任余冠柏主持紀念典禮儀式。













首先由總堂副主席余金星致歡迎詞、相繼邀請各嘉賓先後致詞。聯邦國會議員(黃陳小萍)代表管雪瑩女士、 卑詩省省議會議員李燦明先生致詞後並頒發賀狀,余榮燊理事宣讀賀詞、副主席余耀祥致謝詞,禮成後設 有豐富美點饗眾。


現特別鳴謝如下﹕總堂主席余根洙伉儷、副主席余金星伉儷、顧問余詠本伉儷/副主席余耀祥伉儷、 分堂顧問余錦文伉儷、及理事余開儀伉儷/余佩基伉儷等敬奉金豬全蹄, 祈求新的一年余氏族務興旺,堂務興隆,同時,也希望家人和親友身心安康,萬事順景。








晚上六時在華埠富大酒家舉行新春聯歡宴會,筵開廿七席,場面熱鬧,氣氛愉快。 余兆貞任慶會司儀,宣佈晚會節目正式開始。 金鼓齊鳴,醒獅揚威,雙瑞獻福,技藝高超,馬氏體育會武術教練馬立名師傅領導的醒獅隊 (成員包括余風采堂堂員余世俊和余彥輝)在臺上舞獅賀歲, 謹此致謝馬氏體育會安排出席當日表演助慶。


















當晚賓朋雲集,出席晚宴的嘉賓有中國駐溫哥華總領館僑務領事胡少聰,溫哥華代市長雷健華、 市議員鄭文宇、溫哥華中華會館理事長朱展倫伉儷,舍路余風采堂嘉賓包括主席余紹江、 顧問余士晃伉儷、西文書記余暢文和兩位嬸母,滿地可余風采堂顧問余榮瑞伉儷、 前卑詩省大法官余宏榮,范楊宗師父伉儷、馬氏世表、謝氏世表、 風采校友會及各僑團首長連同本埠男女宗親等。




 

總堂主席余根洙致歡迎詞,向各位嘉賓的撥冗光臨表示熱烈歡迎及衷心的感謝! 他指出,今天是余氏春節聯歡的大好日子,我們在余風采總堂禮堂舉行祭祖典禮, 緬懷先人創業艱辛的豐功偉績,學習先人不屈不撓的拼搏精神,珍惜今天擁有的美好生活, 他期待余氏同仁團結共進,同創輝煌。


他繼續說,組織一百十二年來和其他宗親會一樣,發揮余氏宗親的團結互助精神, 為宗親謀福利,如:設立余族親子女獎助學金。 設立獎勵金的宗旨在於鼓勵學生用功讀書,努力向學,爭取做個品學兼優的學生。 籍此祝福大家幸福吉祥、身體健康、萬事勝意。


中國駐溫哥華總領館僑務領事胡少聰說他首先親自透過互聯網搜尋余姓源流, 研究之後他對余氏宗族歷史深入了解, 他並祝願向余氏同仁致以誠摯的新年祝福。

溫哥華代市長雷健華、市議員鄭文宇、分別致詞向余氏宗親祝賀新年,祝願大家猴年愉快,平安如意,周年旺相。
 

相繼舍路余風采堂主席余紹江用中英文致以新春賀詞,向大家拜年,祝福新春健康快樂!

溫哥華中華會館理事長朱展倫祝賀余氏首長、宗親及余氏世誼猴年生活美滿,幸福如意。 他向我們透露自己的妻子也是姓余的,因此我們現在才知道了朱展倫理事長也是余氏們的姑丈。 最後,朱理事長祝願余氏堂務昌隆,更上一層樓。

溫哥華余風采堂副主席余佳卓報告: 今年有兩項重要活動, 第一項是分堂定期三月廿七日(星期日)上午十一時在山景墓園祭壇舉行。拜祭先僑完畢後回堂所。 下午十二時在堂所舉行溫哥華余風采堂新屆職員就職典禮。舉行堂員週年大會, 凡我堂員均希依時出席参加。散會後, 大家共分享胙肉及自助餐。第二項是今年的全加余風采堂第十七屈懇親大會定期七月廿九日至八月一日在卡加利舉行, 有意参加者如有任何申請手續查詢,可參考卡加利網頁或與本會職員聯絡。

宴席間,余風采堂主席、顧問、理事、世表、嘉賓及好友頻頻舉杯,相互敬酒,共慶新年,然後與敬酒嘉賓大合照。

副主席余金星感言三月十九日是余氏春宴好日子,因三月二十日是今年的「春分」時刻, 並唸出春日詩句。然後和溫哥華余風采堂新當選主席余耀祥宣讀嘉賓僑團芳名。

新當選溫哥華余風采堂主席余耀祥致答謝詞,他代表總堂衷心感謝各位的蒞臨共聚,同慶新春, 感謝各界僑團致送花籃及豐厚賀儀,同時對盛情出席慶會的政要、僑團首長、 嘉賓致以熱烈歡迎及衷心謝意。並期待繼續與大家有好往來,共謀發展。

慶會開始前,風采堂婦女歌詠隊成員身穿新年盛裝,在康樂組主任余麗芬的帶領下, 有序出場亮相向嘉賓獻唱新年賀歲歌曲,歌聲嘹亮,為慶會拉開序幕。

余風采總堂延續其重視教育、每年頒發一次獎學金給全加各分堂,其目標是: 鼓勵堂員子女勤奮向學,爭取好成績,獲取知識,長大成為國家社會有用的人才。 宴會中温哥華余風采堂教育基金組余漢銳理事、 和余佳卓副主席主持頒發二零一四至年二零一五年度温哥華余風采堂獎學金, 給該堂堂員優秀余氏的子女, 今年共有二十一位同學得獎,並頒發了四個優秀作文獎,由余柏培夫人贊助。

獎學金得獎者如下:

小學組
獲加拿大- 溫哥華余風采堂獎學金學生:


余天虹、余穎希、余彥輝。


 

     

中學組
獲美國武溪社區教育與福利基金戶獎學金學生:


余慧盈、余國秀、余澤俊、余穎欣、余世俊、余醒彬、余穎詩、余柱明、余文秀。







 

大學組
獲香港余風釆五堂會余靖領袖獎學金學生:
 
余穎純、余慧姿、余美秀、余世平、余寶玉、余杏秀、余恩秀、余珍秀、余寶珍。














 

特別獎
獲余柏培先生紀念獎學金學生:
 
優秀作文獎: 余慧姿、余珍秀、余穎純及余世平。







 






席間並有文娛節目助慶,由余兆貞主持,高潮迭起。多位愛好音樂的嘉賓紛紛登台獻唱助興,美妙的粵曲、流行的歌曲,賓主盡歡。


最後在一片歡喜與熱鬧聲中而散。嘉賓們、世表們、余氏宗親們,明年再見!

余柏寧報告

Celebrating the 112th Anniversary of the Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada

The Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada celebrated its 112th anniversary and the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey,  on March 19th, 2016.
 
























The ancestor ritual started at 12:00 noon in the YFT Society Hall on 226 East Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. where Chairman Mr. Kan Yu, the YFT advisors, and the Board of directors made offerings to our ancestor Yee Chung-sheung.

Albert Yee and Stephen Yee emceed the noon ceremony. Excellent job, Albert and Stephen!















Distinguished guests who attended this ceremony include Ms. Helen Quan (a representive of MP Alice Wong), MLA Richard T. Lee and the Yee Fung Toy Society of Montreal Advisor, Mr. Wing Suey Yee and Mrs. Yee, our cousins from the Mah Society and the Tse Clansman Association.

Our 112th Anniversary Ceremony concluded after Vice Chair Phillip Yu gave his thank-you speech to attending guests.

Everyone enjoyed the afternoon buffet lunch, thanks to YFT Welfare Committee vice Chair, Mr. Stephen Yee, and his volunteers, who organized this year's afternoon gala event.







Around 6pm, guests start arriving at the Floata Seafood Restaurant for the evening reception. The stage was decorated with flower baskets from the Seattle Yee Family Association, the Mah Society, the Tse Clansman Association, the Vancouver Fung Toy Alumni and the Sunkist Flower Shop.

























Our emcee for the evening banquet was Esther Yue. The Lion dancing by the Mah's Athletic Club started our evening program. Thanks to Sifu Edmund Ma and members of the Mah Athletic Club, including 2 of our Yee scholarship students, for their wonderful performance.

Distinguished guests who attended our Spring Banquet include Consul Hu Shaocong, from The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver; retired judge Bill Yee; City Councillor Raymond Louie and Kerry Jang, Seattle YFT Family Association President Kevin Lee,  Advisor Suey Yee, English Secretary Warren Yee, our cousins from the Mah Society and the Tse Clansman Association.

George Yee, and David Yee emceed the Vancouver YFT Scholarship Awards. 21 outstanding students received scholarship awards this year. There were four special Scholarship prizes handed out this year, sponsored by Mrs. Carla Yee, in commemoration of Joseph Yee, who passed away in October, 2013.





Three students were from the Elementary level: Hailey Yu, Keira Yee and Shawn Yee.







Nine students were from the Secondary level: Amanda Yee, Megan Yu, Nikki Yu, Tammy Yu, Cameron Yee, Jeffery Yu, Sara Yu, Alec Yu and Natalie Yu.









Nine were from University level: Wendy Yu, Carina Yee, Ashley Yu, Christopher Yee,  Kimberly Yee, Allison Yu, Nicole Yu, Miranda Yu and Vanessa Yu. Congratulations!











Carina Yee, Miranda Yu, Wendy Yu and Christopher Yee were recipients of the Joseph Pak Poy Yee Memorial Prizes for the Best Essays of The Yee Fung Toy Society Essay Writing Contest.

Esther Yue also emceed the entertainment portion of the program. Guest singers include Judge Bill Yee, Mrs. Diane Mah, Mrs. Korey Yu, Chia Su-Ping, William Ma, Lawrence Der and Kan Yu.

Later in the evening a  special singing and dance performance by Chairman Kan Yu's grand daughters .




 
This anniversary celebration was a tremendous success! Thanks to the volunteers and YFT board members who helped to organize this annual event. Special thanks to our emcee Esther Yue for a job well done! Hope to see you all next year.

Photo courtesy of Chia Su-Ping and Martin Yee.

Martin Yee