美中藥協慶新春 小品調侃時事 3/21辦研討會

紐英崙美中醫藥開發協會日前在華森市慶祝羊年新春，不下八十人歡聚一堂，享美食，發紅包，欣賞歌舞，演奏，小品的至少十六項節目，預報三月廿一日開職業發展研討會，接受學子申請獎學金，欣喜十分。

            紐英崙美中藥協（SAPANE）今年的新春聯歡會，原本訂在二月十四日的情人節舉行，想不到大波士頓今年天氣反常，那段日子暴風雪不斷，只得延期。

            日前在華森市劍橋中國文化中心補辦時，所有的表演節目在孫天霄總導演，程騁主持，陳大鵬，馬偉軍，趙君，龍江等人策劃下，仍有圓滿演出。

            在波士頓元極舞聯誼會演出等的眾多節目中，木蘭藝術團的“小萍果”舞蹈，馬田由的古箏獨奏“秦桑曲”，龍江吉他彈唱“那些花兒”，鄧雅雯女聲獨唱“時間都去哪兒了”等，各有特色，都博得熱烈掌聲。

            孫天霄，馬偉軍，趙南丁，程騁等四人演出的小品“新聞聯播”是當天的壓軸節目之一，既有打扮造型當謎面的猜謎，模仿費玉清，劉德華，張學友，騰格爾等四名歌星的演唱，還拿時事做文章。

            孫天霄把紅色運動短褲穿在西褲外上場，沒幾秒鐘就讓觀眾猜出來是影射人稱“大褲叉”的央視大樓。

            串場講話的說新聞聯播是個以上半身為主的節目，帶出“下半身有領導管”的回應；電視連續劇“武媚娘“停播後又復播，印證”胸“多吉少這道理；這些意在言外的對話，都讓人忍不住笑。

            孫天霄編的這小品，還把馬年裏的許多網絡流行語，都調侃了一番，包括“有錢任性“，英文翻譯成”rich and bitch“；”且行且珍惜“在文章出軌後被妻子馬伊俐引作回應語；化緣改叫眾籌，八卦小報改叫自媒體，耳機改叫可穿載設備，網上存文件叫做雲計算，統計改叫大數據，辦公室出租改叫孵化器，借錢給朋友改叫天使投資，放高利貸改叫資本運作。

            謔談時事時，他們還把哈佛大學錄取新生，有族裔差別待遇這事，拿來談，指1922年哈佛校長Lawrence Lowell怕猶太裔入侵，硬把當年佔22%的猶太裔入學率壓低到15%。近年來，壓抑對象換了，變成亞裔要SAT分數平均比白人高140分，才有同等錄取機會。

            美中藥協會長趙南丁扮演日本首相安倍晉三接受訪問那段，調侃了安倍晉三簽署中日戰略互惠關係條約後，言行不一，在釣魚島歸屬問題上顧左右而言他，不承認擱置爭議的共識等情形。

            這場節目豐富的新春慶祝會，最後在該會女高音趙潔一曲宋祖英的“幸福人間”歌聲中落幕。

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            美中醫藥開發協會紐英崙分會幹部，左起陳敏，鄧潔，陳大鵬，龍江，趙南丁，孫天霄（右一）等人在表演結束後謝謝大家出席。（菊子攝）

            孫天霄（左），馬偉軍（右）在新聞聯播中表演。（菊子攝）

            程騁（右）訪問，馬偉軍（中）翻譯，趙南丁扮安倍晉三，還真的說日語。（菊子攝）

趙潔演唱“幸福人間”。（菊子攝）

            青少年馬田由（右二）表演節目後，當義工，為出席者夾菜。（菊子攝）

  波士頓元極舞成員應邀表演。（菊子攝）

            美中藥協會長趙南丁（右）等人會後發紅包給小朋友。（菊子攝）

            美中藥協的活動也有西人朋友參加。（菊子攝）

            

          

藝聯慈善社慶新春 憶過往 向前看

                   約翰蓋文（右二）代表他哥哥，麻州州務卿威廉蓋文，送上表揚狀。

藝聯慈善社社長鄭慧民（左二），副社長黃賢池（左一）

代表該社接受。右為司儀黃愛梅。（圖由殷先彬提供）

            （Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導）波士頓藝聯慈善社日前（三月九日）在龍鳳大酒樓慶祝羊年新春，四百多名賓客一整晚銧籌交錯，歌舞不歇，不但有星樂隊助陣，還請財神出馬送元寶，歡喜非常。

            藝聯慈善社是大波士頓內老資格，也最特別的僑團之一，當年成員全是新移民，其中不少人還真有如今年二月四日開始在美國電視網ABC聯播的電視劇，當年是“新鮮下船（Fresh Off the Boat）”。

                藝聯慈善社社長鄭慧民（右四），副社長黃賢池（左四）等人敬酒。

右一為司儀黃愛梅。（圖由殷先彬提供）

            元老文振賢和中文書記陳廉，當晚在司儀黃愛梅主持，該社主席鄭慧民，副主席黃賢池先後致歡迎詞，答謝詞之間，向出席社員及嘉賓報告該社創辦始末，指出1953年時，一批海員下船，在波士頓定居，但他們既無身份，也無家人，在人不親土親之下，互相扶持，彼此幫助，逐漸結黨成社。1970年後，許多經該社幫助，順利在波士頓站穩腳步的華人同胞，慷慨回饋，藝聯慈善社於是不但有了屬於自己的樓宇，還在佛士曉（Forest Hill）墳場買下一座山頭，讓在美國這異域隕歿的同胞，有個葬身之地。

 經文處處長賴銘琪致詞。（圖由殷先彬提供）

            經過時代變遷，如今的新移民求助，多半直接找社會福利機構，該社成員在年事漸高中，逐漸凋零。本身是藝聯慈善社第二代的社長鄭慧民坦言，由於藝聯慈善社本是個以幫助新移民為宗旨得有意義機構，如今時代有變，他們的營運方式也應有別，正在努力轉型，招徠更多年輕人，希望能為華人社區做更多有意義的事。

                 藝聯慈善社社長鄭慧民（右四），副社長黃賢池（左四）等人敬酒。

右一為司儀黃愛梅。（圖由殷先彬提供）

藝聯慈善社慶新春當晚，有不少嘉賓到會，駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，副處長陳銘俊，波士頓華僑文教中心主任郭大文，紐英崙中華公所主席之外，去年到會的薩福克郡治安官湯普金（Steven W. Tompkins)，波士頓市議員提多傑克遜（Tito Jackson），不但出席，還和藝聯元老，幹部們大合唱，霎時炒熱了節慶氣氛。

麻州州務卿威廉蓋文（William Galvin）的弟弟約翰，當晚做代表，送上表揚狀。

            慶祝會上有華林派舞獅獻桔，甄若矛率領的星樂隊演唱“恭喜你”，“迎春花”，“財神到”等新春歌曲，財神爺逐桌送上利是糖，還奉上新年紅包給中華廣教學校，中華耆英會，中華頤養院，僑立中文學校，以及紐英崙中華總會等五個機構。

中華頤養院金杏濱教耆英注意飲食運動保健

中華頤養院日前請該院餐飲部主管金杏濱為“營養早餐講座系列”主講，教人如何藉由調整飲食，適度運動來讓身體更健康，也藉以貫徹該院繼續服務波士頓社區的承諾。

中華頤養院遷往昆士市後，為繼續服務住在大波士頓的民眾，特地借公路村大樓社區室，把“營養早餐講座”系列保留在波士頓內，以示該院的仍然心掛波士頓居民。

中華頤養院承辦“營養早餐講座系列”的殷先彬當天擔任活動主持，介紹金杏濱是該院元老，已服務三十餘年，每年要為該院居民搭配、準備十五萬份餐點，三十年下來，已做了不下四百五十萬份，數量驚人。出席居民聽後熱烈鼓掌，肅然起敬。

研究營養餐多年後，金杏濱對人們應該如何保持身體健康，認識深入。他指出，想要身體健康的人，就得注意兩件事，一是飲食，一是運動。

金杏濱還以“研究中國（Study China）“這本書指出，中國人和美國人因為飲食習慣不同，健康問題也有很大差異。中國人得肝癌，胃癌的多，美國人得多發性乳腺癌，心臟病的多。美國人肥胖的多，也是因為飲食中所含脂肪量過高。

至於癌症，和黃麴黴素很有關係。如果攝取的蛋白質過多，同時又攝入了黃麴黴素，患癌症的機率馬上大增。

至於運動，金杏濱建議老人家們可以做簡單的“金雞獨立“動作，一天三次，一次只要廿秒，就可以達到鍛鍊身體平衡，運動腦部，上肢，腹部及腿部肌肉的作用。他還示範了平地撐運動，指出那是近年相當流行的鍛鍊方式，想要身體健康的人，可以每天也做三十秒這運動。

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            金杏濱在營養早餐講座系列中，分享保持身體健康做法。（圖由中華頤養院提供）

綠茵苑（One Greenway）接受申請

Hi all,

Hope you are doing well.  One Greenway is located on 66 Hudson Street, Boston Chinatown.  It will be finished in July, 2015.  It provides 95 affordable rental units.  The applications will be started from March 30^th to April 24^th .    Please refer to the attachments. 

Two information sessions will be held in Metropolitan community room, 38 Oak Street, Boston in April.

1)      Saturday, April 4 at 9:30am

2)      Wednesday, April 8^th at 6pm

If you are interested, please come to the information sessions to find out more.  Thanks.

僑務委員會「2015年烘焙製作班」四月截止報名

僑務委員會「2015年烘焙製作班」

一、            研習目的：為應海外僑胞創業及轉業之需求，規劃適合在海外創業之烘培糕點製作專業課程，以協助僑胞厚植相關專業技能及提升經營事業之能力，並促進與國內業者之商機交流。

二、       研習時間：2015年5月25日至6月5日

三、       報名截止日期：2015年4月10日

四、       報到及研習地點：弘光科技大學

五、        電子檔請至全球僑商服務網「www.ocbn.org.tw /首頁/最新訊息」下載，並請以正楷填寫或繕打。或洽波士頓華僑文教中心以索取資料617-965-8801,  email:ocacbostonlib@gmail.com

Governor Baker Signs Executive Order to Target Chronic Unemployment

Governor Baker Signs Executive Order to Target Chronic Unemployment

Task Force to Present Strategic Plan to the Governor by November

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker signed an Executive Order to establish a task force on Economic Opportunity for Populations Facing Chronically High Rates of Unemployment. The task force, chaired by Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Ron Walker will lay out a strategic plan to address chronic unemployment among specific target populations. The Secretaries of Housing and Economic Development, Education, Health and Human Services and Veterans’ Services, the Director of Access and Opportunity and members of the community appointed by the governor will also serve on the eight month task force.

                     

“Chronically unemployed populations and regions of our Commonwealth require collaboration with our educators and business community to break down the barriers to economic growth and job creation for everyone,” said Governor Baker.  “Too many Massachusetts workers have become discouraged as a growing economy unfortunately leaves them behind.  This task force will build upon the workforce development practices we know work and replicate them across the Commonwealth to create more opportunities for employment everywhere.”

The task force will be charged with focusing on “target populations” facing chronically high unemployment. African Americans, Hispanic or Latino Americans, certain groups of veterans, and persons with disabilities continue to see higher than average annual unemployment rates between 7 and 12 percent despite an annual average state unemployment rate of 5.8 percent.

"For too long, the target populations have suffered from chronically high rates of unemployment," said Secretary Ronald Walker. "The task force is charged with understanding how best to reshape our public workforce system to meet the needs of the target population and how best to assist individuals in achieving their goals of meaningful employment."

The task force will meet to study and identify the challenges in the target populations seeking work, review current workforce development practices, recommend strategies to reduce barriers to employment, and develop goals for recommended programs, policies, and practice. They will actively gather input from community-based organizations, business leaders, local officials and advocates. The task force will make policy recommendations to the governor by November 15, 2015, and shall terminate thirty days following the presentation of that plan to the Governor’s Office for review and policies that can be implemented within state government.

"Every day, we see individuals overcome major obstacles to employment success with the right mix of training, supports, job placement, and belief in their capabilities,” said Jerry Rubin, the CEO of Jewish Vocational Services who will be a member of the task force. “The Commonwealth and our leading employers need their talent, and these individuals deserve the opportunity to succeed."

Governor’s Task Force on Economic Opportunity for Populations Facing Chronically High Rates of Unemployment (Members Named To Date)

Ron Walker, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development

Chair

Jay Ash, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development

Jim Peyser, Secretary of Education

Marylou Sudders, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Francisco Urena, Secretary of Veterans’ Services

Jabes Rojas, Incoming-Deputy Chief of Staff for Access and Opportunity

Anthony Benoit, President, Ben Franklin Institute of Technology

Gerald Chertavian, Founder and CEO, Year-Up

Gregg Croteau, Executive Director, United Teen Equality Center (UTEC)

Donna Cupelo, Region President – New England, Verizon

Michael Fitzpatrick, Superintendent Director, Blackstone Valley Technical High School

Deborah Hicks, Senior Vice President for Human Resources, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Mark Isenberg, VP for Workforce Development and Technology Services, Action for Boston Community Development

William Kiernan, Dean, UMass Boston School for Global Inclusion and Social Development

Jerry Rubin, President and CEO, Jewish Vocational Services of Greater Boston

The establishment of the task force on Economic Opportunity for Populations Facing Chronically High Rates of Unemployment follows Governor Baker’selevation of the Office of Access and Opportunity (OAO) to his office under the direction of a Deputy Chief of Staff and the creation of a Steering Committee for Access and Opportunity to increase diversity and inclusion within state government and the commonwealth’s procurement process. Governor Baker also signed an executive order establishing a Workforce Skills Cabinetbringing together officials and advocates for education, labor and economic development to address the growing skills gap between workers and potential employers. The task force strategic plan will inform the Workforce Skills Cabinet on-going work and is a deep dive into Massachusetts unemployment data highlighting our commitment to fostering an inclusive economic landscape.

伍氏宗親慶新春迎羊年勵學敬老

紐英崙伍胥山公所三月八日晚在帝苑大酒樓慶祝乙未羊年新春，數百宗親與遠道來賀嘉賓歡聚一堂，一聲聲“新春快樂”，“家庭幸福”，“羊年行大運”的祝福，逗得人人洋洋得意。

            伍氏宗親依慣例，當天中午先在華埠泰勒街22號會址上香祭祖，供上金豬及三鮮生果，秉告新的一年開始。

            當天晚上，數百宗親絡繹抵達帝苑大酒樓，欣賞洪青體育會敲鑼打鼓的舞獅，採青獻桔，再請出黃伍一家親的兩姓元老，主席，總長及嘉賓合影留念。

            紐英崙伍胥山公所主席伍侃滋，伍樂仁先後致歡迎詞，答謝詞，並代表伍氏公所送上新年利是給中華廣教學校，中華耆英會，中華僑立學校，以聊表伍氏的鼓勵向學，尊敬耆老之心。

            卸任主席，當上議長的伍煥華，當晚承擔了介紹嘉賓重任。

全美伍胥山公所美西總會總長伍元贊，全美黃氏宗親總會總長黃國威，紐英倫黃氏公所主席黃國瀚，紐英崙中華公所主席阮鴻燦，駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，麻州眾議員黃子安等嘉賓致詞時，有的言簡意賅，有的用詞新穎，各有特色，但台下宗親，僑團都能感受到祝福誠意。

            在寒暄，暢敘，用餐後，伍氏公所的羊年新春慶祝，最後在公所康樂李伍碧香主持的卡拉ＯK等文娛節目中落幕。

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            黃伍兩姓在春宴舉行前合影留念。（黃定國攝）

            舞獅後，洪青體育會和黃伍兩姓宗親合影。前排右起，伍侃滋，黃官羨，黃國威，伍建坪，伍元贊，伍育俊，經文處處長賴銘琪，伍伯和，中華公所主席阮鴻燦等人合影。（黃定國攝）

            伍胥山公所兩名主席伍樂仁（左一），伍侃滋（右二）邀黃氏宗親會主席黃國瀚（右一）送上新年利是，中華廣教學校校長曾秀芬（右三），中華僑立學校老師，中華耆英會理事李壽泮等人代表領取。（黃定國攝）

            伍胥山公所兩名主席伍樂仁（左三），伍侃滋（右一）、李晶（左二）夫婦，歡迎經文處處長賴銘琪，雲雯蓁（右三，二），中華公所主席阮鴻燦（中），波士頓僑務委員馬滌凡（左一）等人到會。（黃定國攝）

            伍胥山公所議長伍換華（左二）當天中午在會所接待來賀的黃氏婦女部主任黃周麗桃。（圖由伍氏公所提供）

Governor Baker Names Mark Gaunya and Rina Vertes to the Massachusetts Health Connector Board of Directors

Governor Baker Names Mark Gaunya and Rina Vertes to the Massachusetts Health Connector Board of Directors

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today named two new members to the Massachusetts Health Connector Board of Directors, Mark S. Gaunya, GBA, LIA, co-owner and Chief Information Officer at Borislow Insurance, and Rina Vertes, President of Marjos Business Consulting.

“The Health Connector board is hugely important to the people’s ability to access health care options and the experts we appointed today are vital to improving the once troubled system,” said Governor Baker.  “I believe people are policy and I look forward to working with these health care experts as they lead the exchange.”

“Our administration believes these health care professionals with decades of experience will continue the turnaround effort of the Connector,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito, “and provide the people of Massachusetts with an efficient, well run exchange.”

Gaunya and Vertes will serve as two of Governor Baker’s four appointments to the 11-member Health Connector Board. Gaunya will sit in the seat reserved by statute for a member of the broker community and Vertes will take the seat reserved for a health insurance actuary. They will both participate in today’s Health Connector Board meeting.

“The broker community plays an important role in the Massachusetts healthcare market – we are the trusted advisors businesses and consumers rely on for objective advice and counsel on their healthcare needs,” Gaunya said. “I am honored Governor Baker asked me to serve on the Massachusetts Health Connector Board of Directors. This is a busy and important time in healthcare reform, and I am excited to be participating in the challenging work going forward.”

“Thank you to Governor Baker for this opportunity to participate in Massachusetts’ continued efforts to make health care accessible and affordable to everyone,” said Vertes. “I look forward to being part of the next steps the Health Connector and Commonwealth take to ensure Massachusetts remains a leader in health care.”

About Mark S. Gaunya:

Gaunya is a co-owner of Borislow Insurance, a Massachusetts-based, New England region brokerage and consulting firm since 2005, and has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He has held a number of senior leadership positions for regional and national health insurers and provider organizations in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., and is ACA and Self-Funding certified by the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU). Gaunya has served as the National Chair of the Healthcare Cost & Quality Transparency Taskforce for NAHU, and in 2013 he was appointed to the Legislative Council to continue that work. He has also served as President of the Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters (MassAHU) from 2009-2013. Under his leadership, MassAHU advocated for and helped to legislate the addition of the NAHU Connector Board seat that he will now occupy representing his broker colleagues all across the Commonwealth.

Rina Vertes:

Vertes is currently the leader of Marjos Business Consulting, with 25 years of experience at health care and insurance companies, including Minuteman Health as Chief Financial Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts as Chief Actuary and Chief Underwriter, and CIGNA where she held positions in the Health Care and Investment Divisions. While at Blue Cross, Vertes co-led the development and implementation of the Alternative Quality Contract, a payment model incorporating risk-adjusted global payment and performance-based incentives, and was involved with Massachusetts’ health care reform from its inception. Vertes is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.