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

Washington DC Yee Fung Toy Association hosted a midsummer outing gala event at the Wheaton Regional Park in Maryland on Saturday, July 13th, 2024.

We had a four-year hiatus of activities, due to the COVID-19 epidemic which upended many people's work lives and leisure time.

This year is a resumption of our outdoor activities. Everyone had a really great time for this get-together, the food was very delicious and scrumptious, everyone enjoyed this happy week end outing.

Kit Tam Yee, Washington, DC

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

The Midsummer Outing Gala at Highbanks Metro Park on Sunday, August 11 was undoubtedly a successful and memorable event.

This event was jointly organized by the Ohio Chinese School, Columbus Yee Fung Toy Association and the Columbus Cantonese Association, attracting more than 400 participants.

This event not only provided an opportunity for everyone to relax and socialize, but also further deepened the connection and friendship between community members, and we look forward to more such opportunities in the future!

Lisa Xiao Fong Yee, Columbus

Stockton Yee Fung Toy Association Summer Picnic was held on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at an idyllic picnic spot - Victory Park in Stockton.

The outing began at 11:30 a.m., starting with some group photos, followed by an opening speech by our chapter's president Yihua, in which he cordially greeted all the clan relatives, friends and leaders of various Chinese associations.

It was a pleasure to welcome the newly elected US YFT western grand president, Sherman Yu and his wife to our event and have fun together. In his speech, grand president Sherman said that he would not disappoint the expectations of the US Yee Family Association, and would do his best to maintain and strengthen close ties with all the branches, and strive to do a good job as the western grand president.

There were plenty traditional picnic dishes for the outing, including fried chicken prepared by our President Yihua Yu (The "Chop Chop Restaurant" owner donated a large box of chicken drumsticks to our chapter for this event), and two large aluminum containers of chow fun, as well as mille-feuille cake, hometown "Buqinteng" glutinous rice cake, a large plate of spring rolls, pot stickers, donuts, pizzas, scallops and egg white fried rice and two large sweet watermelons, a large box of Denmark cookies, all donated by chapter members and friends.

After lunch, the Stockton Yee Fung Toy association held a lucky draw, which pushed everyone's enthusiasm to a climax. Congratulations to all the lucky winners. Then, clan relatives and friends took a group photo in the beautiful Victory Park.

Finally, the clansmen and friends shook hands with a happy mood and said goodbye, wishing each other a safe, healthy, and happiness! See everyone again next year!

Wan Hua Huang, Stockton

September 7, 2024, was a grand day in Boston, where we celebrated the promotion of Yee Fung Toy Family Association¡¦s Kenneth Yee §E¤å³Õ to Grand Elder ¤¸ ¦Ñ.

Grand Elder Kenneth hosted a party to thank all those who congratulated him in a grand newspaper ad. Close to 200 community friends and our own YFT families attended the joyful occasion.

Clan members from New York (newly elected Eastern Grand President Mr. and Mrs. Andy Yu §EÀ³©÷ - ¬üªFÁ`ªø¤Ò°ü and Grand Elder Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yee §E§»°ò - ¤¸¦Ñ¤Ò°ü and their spouses drove all the way to Boston to help celebrate.

Two lion troupes, led by our own Sifus Mai Du §E»A±ö and Chris Yee §E¼wµØ, entertained with close to 50 troupe members combined. Mai Du¡¦s Wah Lum started the evening off with a grand dragon dance followed by Chris Yee¡¦s Southern Lions coming out with five colorful lions.

Karen Yee, Boston