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Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Family Association
2023 (Year of the Rabbit) News Update
斐匿余風采堂 2023 年活動及文章
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Phoenix Yee Fung Toy
Association 2023 Officers
斐匿余風采堂訊
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Phoenix Yee Fung Toy
Association Banquet Announcement
斐匿余風采堂訊
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余風采堂春宴筵開三十五席 為子弟頒發中文學習獎學金
鳳凰城余風采堂於三月四日（星期六）舉行春宴聯歡活動。
當天中午十二時在堂所舉行祭祖，在三藩市全美總堂元老余以信夫婦、元老余永源夫婦、顧問余民輝、顧問余武良、美西總長余國恩、
副主席余寵異夫婦等外埠宗親見證下，
中文書記余富強主持儀式，顧問余文澤奉獻金豬全蹄，各嬸姆姑姐友好攜來精製家鄉糕點以及預訂的菜餚作供品相當豐富，
各宗親及外埠賓客在余美蓮主席帶領下祭拜祖先，禮儀簡單隆重，禮成後備有豐富布斐餐餉眾。
值得一提的是，羅省余以信夫婦堅持十六年來本埠祭祖並參加春宴，還到宗親長者家中訪問，給耆英會捐款。
晚上在六福大酒家舉行春宴，各僑團首長，社會賢達，親朋好友及余氏宗親扶老攜幼，共聚一堂，筵開三十五席。
宴會由英文書記余哲夫主持秩序，今年請來兩瑞獅繞場一周為大家賀歲，鳳凰曲藝社黃培、陳仲興演奏多首廣東歌曲助興。之後余美蓮主席致歡迎詞，
繼由亞省財務部長余艷芬、美西總長余國恩、元老余以信、元老余永源等致詞，大家一起緬懷余
文勁元老，
希望眾人秉承元老樂善好施，一心為僑社，為堂所服務的精神，繼續把堂務發揚光大。
余美蓮介紹一眾嘉賓以及堂所職員，余哲夫夫人和余榮銳夫人頒發獎學金。余風采堂一向重視中華文化傳承，
注重子弟學習中文。今年再次向入讀中文學校的子弟發放中文學習專項獎學金，鼓勵小朋友學習
中華文化，此舉在鳳凰城華人社團獨一份。
另外選出五位成績優異的中學應屆畢業生，向其頒發獎學金，他們分別是：
Jacob Hing, Lucas Lo, Cindy Deng, Nathan
Yee and Alan Yee。
抽獎由余文勁元老的三公子余國康主持，禮品一如以往般豐富：除多款家用電氣外，還有六福酒家、
Harbor Seafood Buffet 和
China Chili 餐券，及餐館會送出的李錦記禮品包。
最後余富強向大家敬酒三杯，祝大家兔年身體健康、萬事勝意、家庭幸福、大吉大利！
亞省時報記者李真、阿鳴攝影報導 斐匿余風采堂訊
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2023 PYFT Spring Banquet
Report
On March 4, 2023,
Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Association held
its annual Spring Banquet for the Year
of the Rabbit at the Great Wall
Restaurant. This was the first Spring
Banquet since 2020, the Year of the Rat.
Special guests in
attendance were San Francisco
Headquarter Elder Mr. Eddie Yee and his
wife, Headquarters Grand Elder Mr. Alan
Yee and his wife, Headquarters Western
Grand President Mr. Kenny Yee,
Headquarters Advisor Mr. William Yu and
Headquarters Advisor and President of
Yee Shew Yan Association Mr. Sherman Yu.
Last but not least, Honorable Arizona
State Treasurer Kimberly Yee and her
husband Dr. Nelson Mar were also in
attendance.
The 2023 Spring
Banquet was emceed by the English
Secretary Jack JF Yee and Chapter
President Brenda Yee Fung. This year’s
Spring Banquet was very special as a
pair of Imperial Lions performed the
Lion Dance before the dinner and two
traveling musicians, Mr. Pei Huang and
Mr. Zhongoing Chen from the Phoenix
Chinese Opera Art Club, performed a
number of Cantonese songs and
entertained the audience during the
dinner.
After that, President
Brenda Yee Fung, the Chapter’s first
female president, delivered a Welcome
Speech (see the full speech in the next
section of the report). Following the
Welcome Speech, our out-of-town special
guests - Mr. Tony Leong Yee (Vice
President of the San Francisco
Headquarter), Mr. William Yu and Mr.
Sherman Yu (Headquarters Advisors) and
Mr. Kenny Yee (Western Grand President)
- each gave congratulatory and
encouraging speeches to all the Yee
family members in the audience. Everyone
in the audience remembered our beloved
Uncle John, and all were encouraged to
uphold the Spirit of the Elder’s
kindness and to wholeheartedly serve the
Overseas Chinese Community and to
continue to carry forward the affairs of
the Association.
Pastor Steven Yee
gave a blessing over the food and then
dinner was served.
President Brenda Yee
Fung continued to introduce the guests
and staff of the Association. Mrs. Betty
Yee, Chairperson of the Scholarship
Program and her committee board member
Mrs. Jeannette Hing, presented five
total scholarships. Scholarships were
awarded to one graduating junior high
schooler (Jacob Hing) and four
graduating high schoolers (Alan Yee,
Cindy Deng, Lucas Lo and Nathan Yee).
Our Scholarship Program has always
stressed the importance of our inherited
Chinese Culture and encouraged children
to learn Chinese in addition to their
traditional schooling.
The last program of
the evening, the lucky raffle drawing,
was officiated by Mr. Fred Yee and Mr.
Paul Yee (Uncle John’s second and third
sons). The raffle was as popular as
ever. In addition to a variety of small
home appliances, there were also many
gift certificates donated by Great Wall
Restaurant, Harbor Seafood Super Buffet
and China Chili Restaurant. Lastly, a
“Lee Kam Kee” gift pack donated by the
Chinese Restaurant Association was given
to a lucky winner at each table.
Finally, Chinese
Secretary Mr. Fu Keung Yu made a toast
and wished everyone good health, family
happiness and good fortune in the Year
of the Rabbit. Mr. Jack JF Yee gave the
benediction and wished to see everyone
again next year!
Brenda Yee Fung
President of the Phoenix Yee Fung Toy
Association
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2023 PYFT Spring Banquet
President’s Welcome Speech
On behalf of the
Phoenix Chapter of the Yee Fung Toy
Association, I would like to welcome
everyone to our annual Chinese New Year
Spring Banquet.
Happy Year of the
Rabbit! The Rabbit zodiac is believed to
bring peace, prosperity and hope and we
wish that upon everyone here today. On
behalf of the Phoenix chapter, we want
to specially welcome and recognize our
distinguished guests the Treasurer of
the Great State of Arizona the Honorable
Kimberly Yee.
My name is Brenda Yee
Fung and I am the President of the Yee
Fung Toy Phoenix Chapter for this year.
I have the great honor of being this
chapter’s first female president. To be
honest, when I was first asked to serve
as president, I declined and used my
lack of experience, my full time job and
my involvement with other organizations
as excuses. With more consideration, I
became excited about the opportunity to
represent this great organization. The
Yee Fung Toy organization has helped
give me a platform to serve our Chinese
community here in Phoenix, to meet
fellow Yee clansmen from around the
country, and to stay connected with
family members and friends from our city
here in Phoenix.
This organization has
given a lot to me and my family and I
want to see it continue to prosper and
grow. I want to use my presidency to
focus on inclusion, building up our
younger Yee generations, and serving the
present and changing needs of our Yee
family. I also want to make sure that
our culture traditions are shared and
passed down to the next generation. This
is an important time for our
organization and I hope to serve and
represent my Yee family and our friends
well.
I immigrated to this
country from Hong Kong almost 50 years
ago. My father, who was a teacher,
wanted his oldest daughter to come to
America to pursue an education and to
seek opportunities and advantages that
me and siblings did not have back in
Hong Kong. I am sure that what my father
wanted for me all of those years ago -
education, perseverance, opportunity,
and success - are the same things that
every parent in here wants for their
children and that have been passed down
from generation to generation. This is
also the mission of the Yee Fung Toy
organization.
Our organization
tries to build up the connections,
community, wisdom, and resources of our
Yee Family and to share and integrate
them with our children and the future
Yee generations. With that, I hope that
everyone enjoys this time of fellowship
with other members of the Yee Family.
Please be sure to meet someone new,
connect with old friends, and provide a
warm welcome to our distinguished
guests.
Wishing you a Happy,
Healthy and Prosperous 2023 Year of the
Rabbit.
Brenda Yee Fung
President of the Phoenix Yee Fung Toy
Association
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余美蓮主席致歡迎詞
今晚我謹代表余風采堂鳳凰城分會歡迎大家參加我們一年一度的農曆新年春車宴慶祝活動。敬祝大家兔年快樂！兔生肖被認為能帶來和平、繁榮和希望，
我們希望今天在座的每一個人都能如此。我們謹代表鳳凰城分會特別歡迎我們的亞利桑那州的財
務主管余艷芳女士參加我們的晚會。
我的名字是余美蓮，是今年余風采堂鳳凰城分會的主席。我很榮幸成為本分會的第一位女會長。老實說，當我第一次被邀請擔任這職位時，我拒絕了，
並以我缺乏經驗、全職工作和參與其他組織為藉口。經過更多的考慮，我對有機會代表這個美好
的組織感到興奮。余風采堂組織為我提供了一個平台，
讓我可以為鳳凰城的余氏家族服務，結識來自全國各地余氏的兄弟姊妹,叔伯嬸母,並與鳳凰城余氏的家人和朋友保持聯繫。
這個組織給了我和我的家人機會認識親戚朋反，我希望看到它繼續繁榮發展。我想利用我的主席職位任期專注於教育,
文化包容，培養我們年輕的余氏家族的年輕人，
並滿足我們余氏家族當前和不斷變化的需求。我還想確保我們的文化傳統能夠共享並傳承給下一代。
這對我們的組織來說是一個重要的時刻，我希望能夠有機會為余氏家族服務和代表我的風采堂出
任務。
大約五十年前我從香港移民到這個國家。我的父親是一名教師，他希望他的大女兒來美國接受教育，並尋求我和兄弟姐妹在香港沒有的機會和優勢。
我敢肯定，我父親多年前對我的期望——教育、毅力、機會和成功——與在座每一位父母對他們
孩子的期望是一樣的，並且已經代代相傳。這也是余風采堂的使命。
我們的組織試圖建立我們余氏家族的人脈、社區、智慧和資源，並與我們的孩子和余氏後代分享和整合它們。因此，我希望每個人都能享受這段與余氏其他成員的團
契時光。 希望今晚在座認識些新的親戚朋友，聯繫老朋友，並熱烈歡迎我們尊貴的客人。
就此我祝您 2023 年兔年快樂，身體健康，萬事如意！
斐匿余風采堂 余美蓮主席
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Grand Advisor David M. Yee and
the San Francisco Headquarter Leadership
Team Visited the Yee Fung Toy Society of
Canada
The San Francisco
Headquarter Leadership Team, led by the
National Western Grand President Kenny
Q. Yee, along with Grand Advisor David
M. Yee, Headquarter Advisor Sherman Yu
and Vice President Tony Leong Yee
visited the Yee Fung Toy Society of
Canada and the Yee Fung Toy Society of
Vancouver on Friday, April 21st.
Copies of a History
of the Chinese in Greater Phoenix,
Arizona "Gold Mountain in the Desert",
"2022 Autumn Celebration" - from the
Chinese United Association of Greater
Phoenix, and the 33 Year Anniversary
"Phoenix Chinese Week" were given to the
Grand President Kan Yu, Vice Chairman
Jim Yee and director Martin Yee.
David M. Yee
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Phoenix YFT 2023 Picnic
On September 30,
2023, about 350 Yee clansmen, friends
and families gathered at Steele Indian
School Park to participate in the annual
autumn picnic (Year of the Rabbit). At
around 11:30 a.m., Phoenix Chapter
President Brenda Yee Fung delivered a
welcome speech, expressing her nostalgia
for our beloved Uncle John M Yee, the
founder of Yee Fung Toy Annual Fall
Picnic tradition many years ago; and
promised to pass on this tradition so
that all clan relatives and friends can
gather in this season every year to
spend a wonderful and unforgettable day
together.
Our champion
grilling crew grilled delicious
hamburger and hot dogs in front of the
barbecue grill. Our women auxiliary
group arranged a buffet style service
line and happily served up the delicious
food to everyone who were in line. They
served up the delicious food which
included mixed Chinese vegetables with
to-fu, vegetable chow-mein, hot dogs
with chili, hamburgers, our famous Fried
Chicken, soft drinks, bottled water and
watermelon as desserts. Everyone enjoyed
the delicious food and the fellowship
with each other.
We would like to
welcome a new Yee Clan family who moved
to Queen Creek, Arizona from Michigan
recently -- Wing Kuen Yu and wife, son
Ying Wai Yu and wife (Amanda Wong).
There were
activities for everyone as well.
Activities such as fishing, lake tours,
a cornhole bag toss game and the
children throw balls nearby the lake.
There came raffle
door prizes drawing time. The drawings
were conducted by Paul K. Yee, son of
uncle John M. Yee and his helpers. The
door prize drawing is one of the
favorite activities at all time. The
children were allowed to pick the prizes
they want and the adults were happy to
pick their favorite prize as well.
This year, we are
especially thankful to see Benny Yee and
Rudy Yee who were able to attend the
picnic as they both encountered some
health issues this year. Wishing them
both stay healthy and many happy
returns.
Last but not least,
Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Association
participated in the collection of canned
goods for the Needy program. We
collected several boxes of canned good
and dried goods as well. We will be
delivering the collected canned good and
dried goods to St. Vincent De Paul.
We had a very good
showing at our Phoenix Yee Fung Toy
Annual Picnic this year, wishing
everyone a Healthy and Happy Year of the
Rabbit! Happy return next year!
Brenda Yee Fung
President of the Phoenix Yee Fung Toy
Association
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斐匿余風采堂年度郊遊並賀中秋
九月三十日中午，約三百五十位余氏宗親、僑界好友攜家眷
聚集在美國亞利桑那州「斯蒂爾印第安學校公園」
(Steele Indian School Park)，
參加了斐匿余風采堂年度秋遊活動。余風采堂主席余美蓮致歡迎詞，表達了對余風采堂秋遊創始人，資深僑領余文勁老先生的懷念之情，
並承諾會把這一傳統傳承下去，讓各位宗親好友每年相聚於這個季節，一起度過美好難忘的一
天。
余氏壯年男丁們在烤肉爐前為大家燒烤美味肉餅和香腸，嬸母們為大家分發午餐，為每個孩子準備了珍貴的玩具禮物，
並接受大家捐贈的食物罐頭用於幫助有需要的人。
活動還包括公園湖畔釣魚、遊湖及趣味抽獎，禮品之豐富足夠每個人都抱得一份獎品。
久未露面的余風采堂顧問余長全 (Rudy
Yee) 和顧問余民立 (
Benny Yee)
出現讓大家興奮不已，爭相與他們合照，並送上慰問和祝福。
顧問文裕嬸仍然精神氣爽，聲如洪鐘，她自行開車趕來招呼親朋好友，她是大家公認的開心果。
最後余風采堂一眾理事在一塊寫著「斐匿余風采堂郊遊聯歡」的橫匾前留影，大家盡興而歸。
亞省時報 鳳凰城内外訊
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