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June 1 Charity Line Dance Marathon 2008
Venue: Langstaff Community Centre, Gyms ABC
 We broke a new record -
an unprecedented success with a total of
900 participants gathered together on a
20,000 square foot dance floor dancing 9 hours |
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click here to view the party photos on Google Photo Album
go back to the highlights of the marathon
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@ 3:30 pm 1 minute of silent mourning which paid tribute
to the victims and families of the Sichuan earthquake disaster.
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On-site donation collection for the
Canadian Red Cross Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund
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see below for more details &
cheque presentation to The Canadian Red Cross
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“A 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated the south-western province of Sichuan on May 12 leaving more than 65,000 dead,
23,100 missing,
360,000 injured and
11.3 million people displaced.
It happened during the day while workers were in office and children were in school...”
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On-site donation collection for the
Canadian Red Cross Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund
Honourable Michael Chan
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration |
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親手種福
Good Deeds will be rewarded
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Your generosity was crucial -
we have received a total of $7,500 from your instant donations.
Our Pooh’s team members have made a special $2,500
donation to come up with a grand total of
$10,000.
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The cheque has been presented to the former Chairman of Canadian Red Cross,
Mr. Kai Tao (L-1),
together with Mr. Godwan Chan (R-1), Councillor of Ward 6 Richmond Hill,
for transfer to the aid of victims.
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At this party, we have raised funds for two charitable organizations; this has shown that our students are
true, kind, and gracious.
They have been enjoying line dancing and having fun while delivering charity deeds to our communities.
My biggest salute goes to all of you
for your kindness and thoughtfulness.
Winnie Yu |
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