YFT Boston/NE Chapter celebrated its annual Parents' Day at the Association on Sunday June 2nd. Many members and their families attended this annual event.

Grand Elder Peter (¶W¸s) handed out a scholarship to Valerie Goldstein, daughter of Lyla Yee and granddaughter of member Mrs. Gen Yuen Yee. Valerie was not able to attend the New Year banquet this year so she attended our Parents¡¦ Day event to receive her scholarship.

Also handed out was a $100 lucky red envelope to Mrs. Henry Yee (who turned 90 this year), widow of late Grand Elder Henry Yee (¥K©ù). Much of the food was made by our Women¡¦s Group members and was topped off by a huge cake to honor all our parents/grandparents.

Karen Yee, Boston

Our Singapore Yee Clan Youth Group and Women Group organized the Family Day and Duanwu Jie (better known as Dragon Boat Festival) event at the East Coast Park BBQ Pit No: D25.

On Sunday, June 9th, 2024, barbecue started from 12 noon. There were about 100 members and their families turned up for this event.

With such a large selection of food, beers and soft drinks, everyone was happy.

Eu Han Yam, Singapore

Mr. Seng Ching Yu, chairman of the 8th The World Yee Family Association, led a delegation of 40 from the ¡§Overseas Chinese Association of Thailand¡¨ and the ¡§Yu Clansman Association of Thailand¡¨ to visit and socialize with the Yu clan of Raoping County.

Raoping County is a county in eastern Guangdong Province, bordering Fujian Province to the east, and facing the South China Sea to the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chaozhou. Chaoshan Min and Hakka are spoken in Raoping.

Fook Biu Yu, Bangkok

On July 5 (Friday), the Yee clan of Columbus welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Yu, Advisor of the US Yee Fung Toy Family Association Headquarters, and their family members to visit the Columbus Yees.

Ms. Jan Jay, a 98 year old Columbus YFT member showed up to attend the gathering. It was her two sons that brought her to attend so she can meet with other members in Columbus plus the Advisor from Headquarters. They had fun rejoining each other.

Lisa Xiao Fong Yee, Columbus

On Sunday, 7/7/24 the Detroit Yee Fung Toy Family Association celebrated the academic achievements of our young Yee scholars at our annual Summer Picnic and Scholarship Event. It was a festive occasion for over 180 attendees and a great opportunity for young and old alike, to see and have fellowship with our Yee cousins

With the help of donors and friends, we awarded scholarships to 73 students from Preschool to Post-Graduate. And everyone was treated to a delicious lunch of Beef Chow Fun, Yang Chow Fried Rice, Beef and Mushrooms, Fried Chicken, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Orange Chicken, and a local favorite, Little Caesars Pizza. To satisfy everyone¡¦s sweet tooth, we also included delicious chocolate chip cookies, and the always popular, ¡§Ice Cream Cart¡¨ with our Treasurer, Ray Yee acting as the ¡§Good Humor Man¡¨.

Prior to and after lunch, attendees enjoyed competitive games like the Ring Toss, Saran Wrap Challenge, Relays, Mahjong, DYFTFA Jeopardy, and our own iconic ¡§DYFTFA Balloon Toss¡¨. To end the day, we included a traditional good luck ¡§Hong Bao¡¨ for all attendees. In addition, we were honored to welcome Sherman, Margaret, and Douglas Yu from the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, Headquarters, USA, in San Francisco.

Photos courtesy of Ron Yee, Laura Sardegna, Pam Lawrence, Summer Mydlo.

Allan Yee, Detroit

Southern California Yee Fung Toy Family Association picnic of this year was held on Saturday, July 13th.

Edith Yee, Southern California

On July 14th, Yee Family Association picnic at William Land Park was attended by members, families, relatives and friends, with music, free lunch, lucky draw and other programs. That day weather were milder than previous days, everyone seems enjoyed the outing and social happiness until 2pm.

Sam Yee, Sacramento

Another successful outing at AmVets Post 79 for Boston¡¦s YFT Chapter on Saturday, July 20. Over 100 members and their families attended.

This year we put our chefs to work, cooking 250 skewers of delicious teriyaki, 80 pounds of chicken wings, hot dogs, and clams. The clams were donated by Happy Family Food Market¡Xmany thanks to them.

Many side dishes like pizza, pasta salad, brownies, cookies, watermelon, and ice cream were served. No one went home hungry.

As in previous years Elder Peter ¤¸¦Ñ§E¶W¸s and Grand President Kenneth ¬üªFÁ`ªø§E¤å³Õ donated all the cash prizes for the games like put-put golf and ball tosses. Over 50 raffle prizes were handed out!

Karen Yee, Boston