Community Events
You are cordially invited to the Mon Sheong Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Book Presentation Ceremony to the University of Toronto Library.
As part of Mon Sheong 50th anniversary celebration, a book set featuring a detailed history of the Foundation is published. This publication will be donated to the Library in the hopes of promoting understanding of the foundation’s many contributions to the Chinese-Canadian community in the past five decades.
"The Sai Wan Bay Memorial was erected at the Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery, Hong Kong (東區柴灣西灣國殤紀念墳場) to honour those who died in its defence. On this Memorial are inscribed the names of over 2,000 people, 228 of them Canadian, who died with no known grave. Below the memorial, the Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery slopes towards the sea, with a panoramic view of the coastline and distant hills. Here are buried 283 soldiers of the Canadian Army, including 107 who were unidentified. These are among the 1,975 Canadians who sailed from Vancouver in October 1941, to commit to battle during the Second World War in the defence of Hong Kong. The small brigade group consisting of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada found itself in action against the Japanese. In total, more than 550 Canadians died in the campaign or in captivity."
(Sunday, September 14th) WYKAAO participated in a charity table tennis tournament organized by New Horizon Lions Club. Here is a summarized report from the team captains. Click here to see more pictures.
2014 Terry Fox Run was held on Sunday, September 14th. WYKAAO once again participated the event and has raised over $5,300 for a worthy cause. Thank you to all donors and supporters! Please click here to see more pictures.
WYKAAO will once again participate in the Terry Fox Run this year (Sunday, Sept 14). The run site chosen is our favourite Markham-Unionville location, a major part of the route inside the Toogood Pond Park with breath-taking scenery (1km-route map, 5/10km-route map).
For a number of years, we have been proudly supporting The Terry Fox Foundation in its ongoing work to fund innovative and progressive cancer research programs. Please support our team by joining, or making a donation. Your kindness will impact the lives of so many people living with cancer.
This year WYKAAO will again be participating in the Charity Table Tennis Tournament organized by New Horizon Lions Club. Details can be found here. We were the champion of the Alumni Cup of the tournament last year.
The 33rd Terry Fox Run was a wonderful success in Canada and around the world, raising close to $25 million, a gratifying increase over the previous year. Thirty-three years, thirty-three Runs…Terry’s remarkable legacy is now sustained by Terry Foxers in thirty-one countries around the globe……..(read the whole letter).
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library would like to invite you to join the public speaking event by Mrs. Anson Chan (陳方安生) and Mr. Martin Lee (李柱銘). Mrs. Chan and Mr. Lee will visit the Library and provide some updates about the Governance in Hong Kong on April 9, 2014, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Please see the flyer at http://hongkong.library.utoronto.ca/pdf/GovernanceHKChanLee2014.pdf or visit http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/event/16084/ for more details.
Please RSVP by April 5, 2014 at
(March 29, 2014) Click the image above to see the pictures taken at the Carefirst 耆暉會2014 "Young At Heart" Charity Gala. A number of WYKAAO members attended the event in which David Ho (’70) was one of the guests delivering speeches.
(March 29, 2014) Click the image above to see the pictures taken at the volunteers appreciation dinner of Mon Sheong Foundation (孟嘗會). A number of WYKAAO members are active volunteers for the charity organization and its various services groups.