星期三, 1月 04, 2017

波士頓國民黨元旦團拜呼籲團結

波士頓國民黨執委會委員,左起,袁建業,蘇麗萍,張韻蘭,韓幼文,李伍綺蓮,王競芳,後右起,薛劍童,李若蘭。(周菊子攝)
              (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)國民黨波士頓分部元月元日在乞臣街會址舉行2017年元旦團拜,頒晉齡獎章嘉勉16名資深黨員,歡迎1名新黨員加入。分部常委張韻蘭直言國民黨如今面對追殺困境,舉步維艱,盼黨員團結同心,祝願新的一年,天佑中華。
經文處處長賴銘琪(左)頒發晉齡獎章給波士頓國民黨常委張韻蘭。
(周菊子攝)
              波士頓國民黨部今年的元旦團拜,出席熱絡,五,六十名黨員,擠進座落在波士頓華埠內的長方形黨部會址,互相拜年,問好,非常熱鬧。
駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪,雲雯蓁夫婦,副處長陳銘俊,波士頓華僑文教中心主任歐宏偉,以及紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊等,有多名嘉賓到會,獻上闔府安康,國運昌隆等祝福語。
經文處處長賴銘琪(左)頒發晉齡獎章給中華公所主席陳家驊。
(周菊子攝)
              波士頓國民黨常委張韻蘭在司儀李若蘭主禮中,與出席眾人唱國歌,向國父遺像行三鞠躬禮,再恭讀總理遺囑,懇切致詞,籲請黨員團結,不要在臉書等社交媒體上發表攻擊自已同志的言詞。
            張韻蘭指出,國民黨從年初總統敗選,到如今遭民進黨追殺,凡此種種不堪回首。她想像國民黨未來的路會更艱辛,希望黨員們堅信人在做,天再看,眼前的困難是一時的,民眾的眼睛是雪亮的,老天的對待會是公平的。她期望大家都能站起來做對的事,走正確的路。
經文處處長賴銘琪(前右三)與資深黨員吳月雲(前左三)等人合影。
(周菊子攝)
              張韻蘭也在致詞時匯報黨務。她說明黨中央已決定黨費繳納可延二個月,直至今年225日。歡迎熱心者繳交額外費用匡助黨部營運。黨部中常委一職,預定明年520日舉行,凡在120日以前已加入,已繳納黨費,已歸隊恢復黨籍者,均有投票權。波士頓分部只是代收黨費,所有收到的款項,都轉交到台灣的海外黨部,收到收據後會轉交。
僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左)與波士頓國民黨常委張韻蘭(右)。(周菊子攝)
              經文處處長賴銘琪表示,國民黨現在雖然面對嚴峻挑戰,但國民黨是個有韌性的政黨,過去在創立中華民國,北伐,抗日,國共內戰,甚至第一次失去政權時,都遭遇過許多困難,但最後都能克服萬難。他相信國民黨只要堅定,團結,就一定能再展雄風。
曾任波士頓國民黨植偉的周仙梅(右)也特地出席團拜。
賴銘琪也簡報了過去一年來台灣的整體得失。他指出台灣有著選出首名女總統,免或落地簽證國家增至164個,駕照互換州,包括麻州增至19個,台美雙邊貿易增至660億等成就,但也面對勞工薪資偏低,少子化,勞動力減少,貧富、城鄉、南北的差距大,社會穩定度及競爭力受影響,經濟漸邊緣化,兩岸關係不確定等挑戰,但他相信只要中國大陸一日不民主,台灣就會繼續發光,發熱。
            波士頓華僑文教中心主任歐宏偉致詞時強調和國民黨員們是一家人,感謝大家早上出席僑教中心的元旦升旗,稱讚節目好看,說明會場派發的國旗圍巾是賴銘琪處長送的,僑教中心的2017年月曆直到去年1230日晚才寄到,想要的人可到僑教中心索取。他祝福大家
            紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊藉黃埔軍校,政大校訓寓意,指國民黨要克服當前困難,黨員們就必須發揮親愛精誠精神。
            波士頓國民黨在一月一日的元旦團拜中還頒發了黨員晉齡獎章,鼓勵入黨屆3060年的16名黨員,同時歡迎一名新黨員加入。其中60年的有3人,吳月雲,黃福昇,梁愛清。50年有陳家驊,張韻蘭。40年最多,有10人,于鴻鈞,徐春妹,陳新友,王麗璋,韓幼文,李美斌,張明燦,楊麗雪,蔡欽河,湯玲玲。30年有司徒慶貽。新入黨的是馮睿民。(圖片已於1/2發表)

陳吳荔獲藍山銀行表揚為2017家鄉英雄

陳吳荔(Lai Chen)在BCNC壁畫前。(BCNC提供)
Boston, MA – Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) employee Lai Chan is recognized by Blue Hills Bank as one of the 2017 Hometown Heroes.  Lai Chan will be featured in the Bank’s fifth annual Hometown Hero Calendar, which honors 12 groups or individuals who go above and beyond to make our community a better place to live and work. 

“Our Hometown Hero calendar is a tribute to the amazing individuals who contribute to the vibrancy of our communities,” comments Blue Hills Bank president and CEO William M. Parent. “It is an honor to recognize these hardworking, selfless individuals each year.”

Lai Chan has been working at BCNC’s Acorn Center for Early Education and Care for 35 years.  
Since Lai arrival in Boston’s Chinatown in 1974, Lai has provided valuable services to the local Chinese community. She began her career as a teacher at Kwong Kow Chinese School and BCNC. Lai was instrumental in securing city funding for community nonprofits. Lai has touched the lives of thousands of children through her commitment to their education and her 35 years of passion for helping her community make her a role model in Chinatown.  

"Lai Chan is a role model for all of us at BCNC," said executive director Giles Li. "Now the first children she taught are grown up, and bringing their kids back to Lai's classroom. Most of us do not get to meet truly inspirational people in our lifetime; I am so lucky to get to work with Lai Chan every day." 

Along with this honor, each hero receives a $1,000 donation from the Blue Hills Bank Charitable Foundation for one of their favorite charities.  Lai Chan nominates BCNC as her favorite charity.

The recipients of 2017 Blue Hills Bank Hometown Hero Awards represent various Greater Boston‐area neighborhoods and are:  Antoinette Hemphill, Catholic Memorial School, Lai Chan, Officer Darryl Owens, Dr. Jean Bonnet, Scott Batey, Kalsie King, June Cooper, Tony Andreotti, Michelle Williams, Pete Downing and Kimberly Jones.  Calendars are free, while supplies last, and are available at all Blue Hills Bank branches beginning December 1st. 

About Blue Hills Bank: 

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES RE-APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL O'NEILL AS SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES 
RE-APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL O'NEILL 
AS SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER
BOSTON - Monday, January 2, 2017 - Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the re-appointment of Michael D. O'Neill to the Boston School Committee for a third, four-year term. O'Neill was first appointed as a member of the School Committee on July 15, 2008 and he was elected Chairman of the School Committee on January 7, 2013. O'Neill will be sworn in on Wednesday, January 4 at 5:30 p.m.

"I am honored to re-appoint Michael O'Neill to the Boston School Committee," Mayor Walsh said. "Michael is a proven leader who understands the importance of moving the school district forward and broadening quality educational opportunity for all students across the city. I look forward to his continued work with the district and the community to improve our schools."

The seven-member Boston School Committee is responsible for defining the vision, mission and goals of the Boston Public Schools; establishing and monitoring the annual operating budget; hiring, managing and evaluating the Superintendent; and setting and reviewing district policies and practices to support student achievement.

O'Neill is a Boston Public Schools graduate and holds a Masters in Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College. He is the Executive Vice President of Financial Services at 451 Marketing in Boston where he leads a sector focus on Financial Services. He is Board Chair of the Boston Private Industry Council's Youth Council and a member of the Boston PIC Workforce Development Committee. O'Neill is a current resident of Charlestown and a lifelong Bostonian.

"I thank the Mayor for this opportunity and I greatly appreciate his commitment to the students of Boston," O'Neill said. "The Boston School Committee has enjoyed working closely with the Mayor and his team and I look forward to continuing our work together to improve the lives and futures of the 57,000 students in the Boston Public Schools."

The seven members of the School Committee are Boston residents appointed by the Mayor of Boston to serve four-year staggered terms. Mayor Walsh made this appointment based on a list of candidates recommended by a 13-member Citizens Nominating Panel composed of parents, teachers, principals, and representatives of business and higher education.

麻州銀行協會捐款5000給波士頓華埠社區中心

left to right: Irene Ruan, East Boston Savings Bank, Chinatown Branch;
Kevin F. Kiley, EVP, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Giles Li,
Executive Director of BCNC; Daniel J. Forte, President, Massachusetts Bankers
 Association; Russell Chin, East Boston Savings Bank Board of Directors.
BOSTON, January 3, 2017 – Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) was awarded a grant of $5,000 from the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA)Charitable Foundation. The Foundation, supported by the 155 member banks of the MBA throughout Massachusetts and New England, distributed 37 grants in 2016 totaling a record amount of $155,000 over eight geographic regions in Massachusetts. BCNC has been selected as one of the deserving social services agencies. MBA member East Boston Savings Bank nominated BCNC for the grant. “We feel a small measure of pride, once again, to be able to help these deserving nonprofits,” said Charles P. O’Brien, chairman of the MBA Charitable Foundation and president and CEO of Adams Community Bank. “Yet we are still humbled by the realization that there is so much need across the Commonwealth. That’s why each year, we rededicate ourselves to this effort to help in any way we can.”

第八屆紐英崙中華民族舞蹈比賽報名開始


第八屆紐英崙中華民族舞蹈比賽報名開始

由紐英崙中華藝術協會兩年主辦一次的「第八屆紐英崙中華民族舞蹈比賽」訂於2017年四月1日假位於Woburn的中華藝術協會活動中心舉行。這是紐英崙地區唯一為業餘舞者舉辧的中華民族舞蹈比賽,現今已開始接受報名。

比賽分為十三歲以上個人組、雙人與三人組、團體組及十二歲以下個人組、雙人與三人組、團體組。類別有中國古典舞、中國民間舞與中國少數民族舞蹈三大類。這是一日的比賽,結束後隨即公佈結果及舉行頒獎典禮。為了以示公平,兩位裁判皆將聘請自外州的專業舞蹈家。

比賽每組將取優勝者兩名。個人組第一名將獲獎杯及獎金$100元,雙人或三人組第一名將獲獎杯及獎金$150元,團體組第一名將獲獎杯及獎金$200元。每組第一名並可獲在June 24, 2017中華藝術協會第三十一屆中華民族舞蹈展演出的機會。個人組第二名將獲獎杯及獎金$60元,雙人或三人組第二名將獲獎杯及獎金$80元,團體組第二名將獲獎杯及獎金$100元。每組並設有榮譽獎,將獲獎杯一座。所有參賽者皆獲頒參賽證書。
         比賽並設「最有前途獎」一名,獎金$300將由「褚思揚紀念基金」提供。褚思揚是中華藝術協會傳統中國舞蹈團中極優秀出色的舞者,曾榮獲第三屆與第四屆紐英崙中華民族舞蹈比賽十三歲以上古典獨舞組第一名,同時也是中華藝術協會傳統中國舞蹈團首席舞者之一。她曾擔任陳玉律創作編導舞劇「紅樓夢」與「鵲橋」中的一位首席舞者。褚思揚不幸於2009年十一月因車禍而離開我們,她那優美輕盈的舞姿,亮麗活潑的笑容將永遠活在我們每個人的心裏。

    
     中華藝術協會主辦紐英崙中華民族舞蹈比賽的宗旨在宣揚我中華文化,同時給予非專業舞蹈愛好者一個互相觀摩與切磋舞藝的機會,希望能獲大眾踴躍報名參加與支持。比賽對外公開,免費入場,歡迎大眾前來觀賞。為了比賽順利進行,禁止四歲以下兒童入場,並在比賽時禁止攝影及錄像。比賽報名表可自<www.acas-ne.com>藝協網址下載,以電郵<jadelin@verizon.net>查詢

星期二, 1月 03, 2017

波士頓僑務簡訊

僑 務 簡訊
波士頓華僑文教服務中心

Culture Center of T.E.C.O. in Boston90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands, MA 02461Tel: 617-965-8801 Fax: 617-965-8815
中華民國1061月第1
  



   ◎宏觀周報紙本停刊,將以宏觀電子報繼續服務    
      感謝全球僑胞36年來對「宏觀周報」的支持與鼓勵,「宏觀周報」將自
      2017年元月起停止發行紙本,改由「宏觀電子報」(macroview.com.tw)
      繼續為每位讀者服務。

   2017年海外僑商烘焙暨設備觀摩研習班」開始招生
      為應海外僑胞以烘焙創業及觀摩國內業者建立交流管道之需求,並配合
     2017年臺北國際烘焙暨設備展」,邀請有意瞭解國內烘焙業者發展現況
      及在海外創業的僑胞返國觀展,藉由本活動增進相關專業技能,以拓展新
      商機利基,提升事業競爭力。活動詳情及報名表請至網址
      如有意願者請在1月27日前將報名表寄至波士頓華僑文教服務中心
      (地址: 90 Lincoln St. Newton Highlands, MA 02461 U.S.A)。

   ◎106學年度海外僑生來臺就讀大學校院簡章修訂重點事項
   海外聯合招生委員會106學年度僑生來臺就讀大學校院簡章修訂重點事項
   如下:
      ()「聯合分發」同分參酌規定另增採「中學學業成績總平均」。
   ()「個人申請」志願數調增為4個,並試辦1年。
   ()於各式學士班適用簡章中,增列採計「國際文憑預科課程考試 IBDP
      績」之相關規定。
   () 106學年度「個人申請」報名及放榜期程提前2週辦理。
       106學年度海各地區適用簡章及報名表已於本年1027日於海外聯合
       招生委員會網頁(www.overseas.ncnu.edu.tw)公布,歡迎上網參考,並利
       用網路填寫報名資料方式申請。

   ◎海外僑胞返國自費體驗優質安心醫療服務
      臺灣醫療擁有下列六大優勢---高品質、合理價格、高科技、感動服務、完
      整專科服務、專業團隊,歡迎僑界組團或自行來臺進行自費醫療(健康檢
      查、醫學美容),凡取得合法入境文件之陸僑、港澳僑或外籍人士亦非常歡
      !!網站資訊:臺灣國際醫療全球資訊網(內含各醫療院所介紹、數位影
      音、動態及臺旅遊等資訊)(http://www.medicaltravel.org.tw)。如有洽詢事
      項,請逕洽國際醫療管理工作小組陳怡伶經理(電話:02-2885-1528 ext.12
      email:nhca14@gmail.com),可獲得即時、專業之解答,另亦可洽僑務委員
      黃馨瑩小姐代為詢問(電話:02-2327-2856,email:jany@ocac.gov.tw)

   ◎2017臺北世界大學運動會場館陸續完工。
      2017臺北世界大學運動會將在明年8月19至30日舉辦,為期12天的賽會
      活動,在世界大學運動總會(FISU) 和國際技術委員會(CTI)多次來臺灣訪
      視之下,將由臺北市政府邀請其他4個縣市及14所國私立大學一同籌辦,
      所需場館達60座之多,截至2016年11月底已有14座場館陸續完工。
      在臺北體育館完工記者會,臺北市政府特別邀請世大運培訓選手白馭珀、
      吳玓蓉及林家翾一同參與,並和柯市長文哲親自下場體驗整修後的場館
      設施設備,期許在2017臺北世大運能夠得到好成績。欲了解更多世大運
      內容及最新動態請洽官網(http://www.taipei2017.com.tw)。

  

波士頓後灣區、海港區今起路邊停車漲價

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)開車進波士頓市後灣區(Back Bay),海港區(Seaport)的人得注意了,路邊計時停車收費漲價了,1月3日起,後灣區每小時漲到3.75元,海港區就看需求,最高可達每小時4元。
波士頓市議會為舒緩街邊停車位的需求,幫市政府增加點收入,去年通過調漲計時停車費率法案,並訂定今年起,先在後灣區,海港區試辦一年。
常去紐百利(Newbury)街等後灣區的人都知道,繞大圈找停車位,一找45分鐘,很平常。但不少想省錢的人說,就算路邊計時停車費率漲了,還是比停車場收費便宜。
這一試驗計畫將適用於後灣區的1650個停車位,海港區的591個停車。
路邊計時停車收費漲價的地區,後灣區部分在麻州大道( Massachusetts Avenue)和查理士門(Charlesgate),以及畢肯街(Beacon),阿靈頓街(Arlington),史都華街(Stuart)之間。另外就是海港區。
後灣區的路邊停車費率將從原有的每小時1.25元漲到3.75元。海港區會漲到每小時1.5元,而且會每兩個月自動條漲,以因應需求,價格會漲或跌50分錢,視乎停車地點的受歡迎程度而定。有關人員表示,最高不會超過每小時4元,最低不會低於1元。
波士頓是決定採取這一做法是想鼓勵駕車人士開車進城,儘快把事辦完就離開,騰出停車位,也鼓勵人們徒步進城辦事,減少開車繞街找停車位的人。