Greetings from the Chairman of YFT Society of Ontario

Congratulations to the 15th National Convention of Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada in bilingualism

Happy New Year!

Wishing you and all of our Yee family the best in health and happiness in 2009!

Three delegates of The Yee Fung Toy (YFT) Society of Ontario, including myself, Ron and Bob Yee were delighted to attend the 15th National Convention of YFT Society of Canada which was held in Edmonton on August 6 – 10, 2008. Taking this opportunity, we would like to thank members of YFT Society of Edmonton for their great and warm hospitality which made us have a very memorable stay.

In the 5-day event, we had attended meetings to discuss various issues and some proposals were brought up by the delegates. I proposed our future meetings to be conducted in bilingual languages, which are Chinese and English.

In my 3 consecutive terms as a Chairman of YFT Society of Ontario, I’ve learned that language is a major obstacle for our second generation of the Yee’s. One of my objectives during my tenure is to recruit younger members to join our clan so that they can recognize their ancestors and at the same time, they can find their roots and interests in preserve the traditions of our forefathers and honour our elders who made all of us here today possible. But due to the language barrier, most of the youngest generations are reluctance to join the Yee’s Society.

On the final day of our conference, it’s pleased to note that the directors and members of YFT Society of Canada were conducted the meeting in both Chinese and English languages.

In closing, I would like to thank all members of YFT Society of Canada for their continued dedications and support to make our Yee Society a ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.

Wayne Yee

Chairman of YFT Society of Ontario

January 2009