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Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Family Association
2025 (Year of the Snake) News Update
斐匿余風采堂 2025 年活動及文章
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斐匿余風采堂春宴通告
斐匿余風采堂訊
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Celebrate 4723, Year of the Snake
Dinner
斐匿余風采堂訊
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Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Association
2025 Officers
斐匿余風采堂訊
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風采美名揚天下 荻海兆民遍全球 — 記余風采堂春宴
三月一日，鳳凰城余風采堂舉行春宴聯歡活動。當天中午十二時在堂所舉行祭祖，各嬸姆姑姐友好攜來精製家鄉糕點以及公所預訂的菜餚作供品相當豐富。
三藩市全美余風采總堂主席竉異伉儷、美西總長民輝伉儷、顧問兼和合和會館主席健峰醫生
伉儷、南加省全美余風采堂元老以信伉儷、元老國恩伉儷等外埠宗親遠道蒞臨堂所，
與本埠各宗親好友一起在主席美蓮帶領下祭拜祖先，禮儀簡單隆重，禮成後大家餉用午餐閒家常。
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。
宴會由振平主持，伍劍儒舞獅隊分紅白粉三色瑞獅繞場一周為大家賀歲，粉色小獅子由四歲的Mia
小朋友舞動，收穫了不少紅包。美蓮主席致歡迎詞，繼由亞省財務部長余艷芬、余風采總堂主席
竉異、美西總長民輝、元老國恩等致辭並送上新年祝福。
美蓮介紹一眾嘉賓以及堂所職員，並與職員們一起向來賓們祝酒。哲夫夫人和榮銳夫人頒發獎學金，今年獲獎的是：
Amanda Yee (high school)、
Madison Yu (high school)、
Caleb Yee (8th grader)。抽獎環節由文勁元老的
三公子國康主持，禮品一如既往豐富：六福酒家和紅辣椒餐廳的餐券、熱心人士捐贈的紅包、
大電視、禮品等。
堂所請來了從九歲就開始學唱中文歌的西裔美女
Victoria Valead
演唱她的飲歌《上海灘》《昨夜星辰》，引得在場的來賓掌聲不斷。大家享用六福酒家的美味佳餚的同時、一邊欣賞節目及等待抽獎，歡樂氣氛溢滿全場，
結宴會圓滿束。
亚省時報 記者阿鳴攝影報導 斐匿余風采堂訊
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Phoenix Yee Fung Toy 2025 Spring
Banquet - March 1, 2025
March 1, 2025, was a
busy and exciting day for the Phoenix
Yee Fung Toy Family Association! At
noon, the annual veneration ceremony and
luncheon were held and that evening, our
local families, friends, and guests
joined for the annual Spring Banquet.
Many out of town
guests attended the weekend festivities
with the Phoenix Yee families and
friends. These guests included: Western
Grand President for Yee Fung Toy Family
Association Mr. Sherman Yu and wife
Margaret, President of the San Francisco
Yee Fung Toy Family Association Mr.
Anthony Leong Yee and wife Jeannie as
well as Dr. Kin Yee, past President of
San Francisco Yee Fung Toy and current
board chairman of the San Francisco
Chinese hospital; Grand Elder for Yee
Fung Toy Family Association Mr. Alan Yee
and wife Edith and Grand Elder for the
Yee Fung Toy Family Association Mr.
Kenny Q. Yee, wife Phyllis and son
Joshua all attended from Southern
California.
We celebrated the
occasion with two roast pigs (one pig
was donated by Amanda Yu and the other
pig was donated by Sherman Yu), Church’s
fried chicken, chow mein, fried rice,
char sui, vegetables and many delicious
homemade dim sums and hometown pastries
from the Yee aunts and sisters. Everyone
enjoyed the food and fellowship,
reminiscing about the old days in their
hometowns.
In the evening, the
2025 Annual Yee Fung Toy Family
Association Spring Banquet was held at
the Great Wall Restaurant. We had a full
house that evening with more than 350
guests in attendance.
The evening began
with the dragon dance performed by Ty Ng
and family. It was truly a family affair
dance as it included their adorable
4-year-old daughter Mia dressed in her
own pink baby dragon. The baby dragon
took the spotlight and rightfully
received the most lai sees that evening.
The Emcee was Jason
Yee, our past President Rudy Yee’s
second son. He kept the evening very
lively and did a great job of mingling
with the guests. We had Year of the
Snake activities for the youth as well
as a selfie-station complete with plush
snakes and other Chinese New Year props.
Guests of all ages participated in the
selfie-station and took pictures with
the 2025 celebratory Year of the Snake
backdrop. Several out of town guests
heartily approved the inclusion of the
next generation and praised their active
involvement.
Honored out of town
guests and local community leaders and
guests were introduced. Arizona State
Treasurer Kimberly Yee and several out
of town guests gave speeches and welcome
remarks. President Brenda Yee Fung also
gave a short welcome speech. The guests
were served with a delicious 9-course
dinner and treated to different forms of
entertainment during the evening.
Another highlight of
the evening was a performance by the
very talented Victoria Valead. She sang
two of her famous songs in Cantonese and
Mandarin - with her performance even
more impressive because she is not
Chinese.
Then, we had our Yee
Fung Toy Family’s raffle drawings. The
drawings were conducted by our beloved
Uncle John’s third son Paul K. Yee and
his little helper, Jack Yee (State
Treasurer Kimberly Yee and Dr. Nelson
Mar’s son) throughout the dinner. Prizes
included Year of the Snake themed table
souvenirs and door prizes (donated by
Board Chairman David M. Yee • family),
lai sees (cash donated by Mrs. Willie M.
Yee, Mrs. Jerry M. Yee, Dean Yee, Larry
Yee, Brenda Yee Fung and others), Great
Wall Restaurant gift certificates
(donated by Great Wall Restaurant),
China Chili Restaurant gift certificates
(donated by China Chili Restaurant) and
Starbucks gift cards donated by Chinese
United President Helen Zhang. There were
happy faces everywhere at the tables
with many lucky winners.
The current Phoenix
Yee Fung Toy Family Association’s
Officers were then introduced. The
President is Brenda Yee Fung, the five
Vice Presidents are Dean K. Yee, Jason
Yee, Larry Yee, Paul Yee and Amanda Yu;
the English Secretary is Jack JF Yee,
the Assistant English Secretary is
Vangie Yee Song, and the Chinese
Secretary is Fu Keung Yu. Officers gave
toasts to our guests and families and
wished everyone good health and good
luck in the Year of the Snake!
This year, Mrs.
Betty Yee and Mrs. Buddy Hing, co-chairs
of the Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Family
Association Scholarship Department
awarded three scholarships. The
recipients were Amanda Yee (high
school), Madison Yue (high school) and
Caleb Yee (8th grade). Congratulations
to our scholars and to their families!
The program came to
a close with the grand prize drawing: a
42-inch color TV donated by Mrs. Willie
M. Yee; the winner was Mark Yee, her
nephew.
With all the good
company, food, entertainment and prizes,
everyone went home happy that evening!
Wishing everyone good health and good
luck for the Year of the Snake and many
happy returns!
Brenda Yee
Fung
President of the
Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Association
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Minister of the OCAC Hsu Chia-Ching
Visited Phoenix YFT
Minister of the
Overseas Community Affairs Council, Hsu
Chia-Ching visited our Phoenix YFT on
Tuesday, April 29, 2025. President
Brenda and Grand Advisor David welcome
her.
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Chow Sim Y. Tang
（鄧余秋嬋）Obituary
September 5, 1929 – July 25, 2025
Mrs. Chow Sim Tang
（鄧余秋嬋）, Mother of Gayle Tang
Yee (Mrs. Carl Yee, 余鄧寳蓮) has passed
away. And Gayle Tang Yee is a Phoenix
Yee-Fung-Toy senior member.
Phoenix, AZ
– Chow Sim Tang passed away peacefully
on July 25, 2025. She was born in Kai
Ping, Canton, China on Sept. 5, 1929.
She was the youngest child of four in
the family.
In
1947, she married Tang Mai Sam and
started a family. They had a daughter,
Gayle and a son, Wilson. In 1971 her
husband passed away. In 1973 she
immigrated to the U.S. to join her
daughter, Gayle and her husband, Carl.
She helped care for her children and
the household. In 1976, her son’s
whole family also immigrated to the
U.S. uniting everybody. She raised all
seven grandkids.
The house was like a nursery and she
still took care of everything in the
house while her children were working.
She enjoyed gardening and shared
Chinese vegetables with relatives and
friends. She cooked delicious meals
and dim sum to treat the family. She
loved to knit and crochet all kinds of
decorative items around the house. The
whole family owned scarves, yam hats
and socks she made. She had great joy
with her family and extended family.
She is survived by children including
son, Wilson (ShurHur), grand kids,
Sonny Tang, Anita Tang, David Tang and
daughter Gayle Yee, grand kids, Herman
Yee, Anna Yee (Ken Prechtel), Herbert
Yee (Guislen), Harold Yee (Lisa),
great grand kids: Alex, Nicholas,
Noah, Nathan and Kevin.
We
will celebrate her life at The
Greenwood Mortuary chapel at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery; 719 N. 27th
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85009.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M.
followed by services at 10 A.M. on
Saturday, August 9, 2025. Burial
service follows after.
In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests
donations be made in her honor to the
First Chinese Baptist Church; 4910 E.
Earl Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85018.
Please join the family for a memorial
luncheon at China Chili; 302 E. Flower
St., Phoenix, AZ 85012.
Donations:
ONG
KO MET ASSOCIATION,
PHOENIX YEE FUNG TOY ASSOCIATION,
CHINESE SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
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斐匿余風采堂郊遊聯歡
斐匿余風采堂於十月二十五日舉辦郊遊聯歡活動，有近三百
人參加，為近年人數之最。
風和日
麗，老朋友圍在一起享用精美午餐，暢談家常，小朋
友在草地追逐鴨子......好一派祥和歡樂景象。
郊遊的
壓軸好戲必是抽獎。禮物不必貴重，人人有份才開心。
兩個現金大獎分別由來自三藩市的現任美西總長余文輝和來自洛杉磯的前美西總長余國恩送出。
最後大家互道珍重，相約明年再見。
亞省時報李真攝影報導 斐匿余風采堂訊
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Annual
Fall Picnic
On
Saturday, October 25, 2025, the Phoenix
Yee Fung Toy Family Association held our
Annual Fall Picnic at the Phoenix Steele
Indian School Park with nearly 300 Yee
clan and family members and friends in
attendance.
It
was one of the largest numbers of
attendees we have had in recent years.
That afternoon, we served up 300 pieces
of fried chicken from our famous
Church’s Fried Chicken Restaurant, as
well as 5 large trays of stir-fried
chicken, tofu and vegetables, chow-mein
and egg rolls. The egg rolls were
donated by Mr. Kim Hoi Yee (one of our
elders). Our hard-working grilling crew
also cooked up delicious hamburgers and
chili dogs.
Various assortments of soda, bottled
water; watermelon and Palmerie cookies
were served as desserts. Food was
prepared and delivered in time for the
arrival of the honored guests, members
and friends to enjoy.
This year, we were honored to have Mr.
Sherman Yu from San Francisco, our
current Western Grand President of the
Yee Fung Toy Family Association, and Mr.
Kenny Yee from Los Angeles, our current
Southern California Grand Elder for the
Yee Fung Toy Family Association, join
us.
At
noon time, Brenda Yee Fung, President of
Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Family Association,
gave a welcome speech and wished
everyone an enjoyable day together.
Jason Yee, our Chapter’s Vice President,
gave a blessing over the food before the
lunch was served. Everyone received the
meal in an orderly manner and sat around
to visit and reminisce about the old
times. Many of the younger generation
also came to the event and enjoyed games
of corn-hole toss and other children’s
games in the children’s entertainment
area.
The
highlight of the day was the raffle
prize drawing, led by Stephanie Yee and
Paul K. Yee and their crew, which
included prizes for the children and
adults. More than sixty prizes were
given out and an exciting new twist this
year was allowing the winners to choose
their own prizes. It was quite a happy
scene with winners of all ages showing
their wide-eyes at the prizes available
to select. Additionally, two special
grand prizes generously provided by
National Grand President Sherman Yu/SF
and by Grand Elder Kenny Yee/LA. Of
course, it was the most popular activity
of the day.
This year we partnered with North High
School National Honor Society Program
again. The Program’s honor students
volunteered and helped to load and
transport additional folding chairs and
tables from the clan hall to the Picnic
site early in the morning. They also
helped to set up the tables and chairs
for the event. We would like to give
them very special thanks for helping.
We
would also like to give special thanks
to our own Yee clan volunteers and
helpers who came to help us set up and
stay behind to help clean as well!
We
wish you all good health and happy
returns next year!
Respectfully
submitted,
Brenda Yee
Fung President of the Phoenix Yee Fung
Toy Association
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