陳式儀接任新英格蘭中文學校協會會長

新英格蘭中文學校協會昨(6)日正式公佈，勒星頓中文學校校長陳式儀當選為新會長，下一個大活動是和僑教中心合作，8月23、24、25三日，舉辦暑期教師研習會。

      新英格蘭中文學校協會日前以電話會議形式召開理事會議，並在記名投票中，選出陳式儀擔任2013-2016年的下屆會長。

      現任會長王月娥昨日發出電郵，恭喜陳式儀當選，感謝他願意為僑校教育繼續努力，也籲請一眾理事支持、鼓勵這名新會長。

在理事會中投贊成票的包括王月娥、春田中校校長劉宗聖、麻州中部中校校長林大為、中華語文中校副校長朱文玉、勒星頓中校校長陳式儀、譚一慰、馮文鸞、莊紀華等人。

陳式儀本人的專業是電腦科技，他服務的公司日前才被甲骨文(Oracle)公司收購。他在擔任勒星頓中文學校校長之前，曾任紐英崙青少年中文夏令營主任，並獲時任僑教中心主任的葛家榮延聘為僑務促進委員，連任迄今。去年在人情難卻下，接任勒星頓中文學校校長。

新英格蘭中文學校協會將與僑教中心合作，訂8月23日(週五)的早上8點半至晚上8點，8月24日(週六)的早上8點半至晚上8點，以及8月25日(週日)的早上8點半至中午12點。採遠距與實地教學同步進行方式舉行。上課地點設在波士頓僑教中心。凡有興趣者，均可參加，費用$50元(包括兩午餐、兩晚餐及材料費;若不需訂購餐點，研習費用為$30元)。報名表上宜註明葷食或素食。支票抬頭請寫NEACS，報名表連同支票，請於6/30前寄至:NEACS/CO Shih-Yi Chen,40 Meadowbrook Rd., Bedford，MA 01730。

查詢詳情可洽陳式儀shihyi_chen@yahoo.com。

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      勒星頓中文學校校長陳式儀當選為新英格蘭中文學校協會新會長。(菊子攝)

備註：

新英格蘭中文學校協會屬於美東中文學校協會第一區，以每100名學生可選派一名理事為準則，請各會員學校選派出席理事會的理事。勒星頓中文學校是其中學生人數最多的學校之一，共可選派不少於3名理事。

麻州清潔科技全美排名第二

根據業界研究公司清潔前沿(Clean Edge)的美國清潔科技領袖指數(U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index)調查，麻州在清潔科技上的成績，排名全美第二，僅次於加州。

清潔前沿公司做這調查已有4年，麻州還是第一次擠下奧勒岡州(Oregon)，也打敗了紐約州及柯羅拉多州(Colorado)。

該調查的排名，根據州府政策，獎勵及推廣措施，使用代替燃料車輛，選擇風力發電等可替換能源做發電來源，以及業界人均投資等指標做比較分析。

      該調查指出，麻州是少數幾個能持續和加州競爭美國清潔科技桂冠的州之一。未來數年都將是清潔科技的創新樞紐。

      麻州已通過不少促進、推廣清潔科技的法案，諸如綠色社區法，為安裝風力、太陽能，以改善能源效率的場所，提供獎勵。

      麻州缺乏其他州所有的強勁風力，西部各州的猛烈陽光等天然資源，在採用可替換能源發電上，處於較不利地位。

      在安裝風力發電設備上，麻州排名第33，在安裝太陽能發電設備上，麻州排名第9，不過麻州在政策及資金上，排名第1，吸引了將近人均76元的清潔科技投資，加州約為58.5元。

      麻州州長辦公室表示，麻州有5000家清潔能源公司，聘用72000名員工。在2011年到2012年之間，麻州的清潔能源工作機會增長了11.2%。

祥龍巴士遭勒令停業

聯邦運輸部官員週四(6月6日)下令，關閉一家在波士頓和紐約之間來回的折價巴士公司，聲稱該公司車輛及駕駛危及公共安全，一度有輛巴士車底有大洞也照樣上路。

      美國運輸部調查員表示，基地在波士頓的龍祥(Lucky Star)公司，有21輛巴士未達到基本的安全標準，該公司也未能適當檢查、修理或維修這些車輛。該公司未要求駕駛通過毒品或酒精測試，也未檢查駕駛們的駕駛時數文件。

      根據下令該公司關閉的文件，該公司一度派出車底有個4呎X2呎大洞，並有著嚴重火燒損傷的車輛上路。該公司車輛一年內就拋錨了80次以上。

      波士頓環球報致電，發電郵給龍祥公司，都未獲回應。

      今年三月，也經營從波士頓南車站到紐約華人街路線的風華巴士公司，在麻州官員發現巴士車殼有裂縫等問題，牌照也被吊銷。

      風華巴士在過去這些年來，出過許多問題，包括2006年時，在麻州發生車輛翻倒事故，導致數以打計乘客受傷後，因違反安全規定，被罰款31000元。2005年時，乘客們在康州梅里登剛被疏散，一輛風華巴士就被火吞沒了。

聯邦運輸部表示，該部的聯邦載客汽車安全行政局從4月就開始打擊高危險的巴士公司。該部部長Ray LaHood在一份聲明中表示，不顧安全規定的公司將不准營業。

近幾個月來被關閉的其他公司包括在南加州出車禍，造成8人死亡的一家旅遊巴士營運者，一家位於華府的派對巴士公司，以及一家在紐約尼加拉瓜瀑布的巴士旅遊公司。聯邦運輸部表示該公司要求司機維修車輛，卻未確認他們是否有資格這麼做。

該部門表示，以信用卡購買龍祥巴士車票者，可能可以從信用卡公司那兒取回款項。

麻州長宣佈撥款一億 資助西麻州生命科學項目

GOVERNOR PATRICK AND THE MASSACHUSETTS LIFE SCIENCES CENTER ANNOUNCE OVER $100 MILLION IN CAPITAL GRANT FUNDING FOR PROJECTS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

Grants to fund new life sciences research and industry partnerships at UMass Amherst and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute
AMHERST– Thursday, June 6, 2013 – Governor Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) today announced over $100 million in grants for life-sciences-related capital projects in western Massachusetts, including $95 million for the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst and $5.5 million for the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI), a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and UMass Amherst.

“Our Life Sciences strategy is about choosing to shape our future – investing today to leave a better Commonwealth for the next generation,” said Governor Patrick. “These investments support the kind of innovation that propels our economy forward and prepares our citizens for the 21st century global marketplace.”

Through the MLSC, Massachusetts is investing $1 billion over 10 years in the growth of the state’s life sciences supercluster. These investments are being made under the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by Governor Patrick in 2008.

“A key strategy of the Life Sciences Center is to use our capital dollars to accelerate life sciences-driven economic development across the Commonwealth by engaging and building on regional strengths,” said Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President and CEO of the MLSC. “Our investments in UMass Amherst and PVLSI are great examples of that strategy. In addition to its role as a leading academic institution, UMass Amherst is an important catalyst for economic development in western Massachusetts. The MLSC’s investment in three new Centers at UMass Amherst: a Biosensors & Big Data Center, Healthcare Informatics & Technology Innovation Center and the Models to Medicine Center enhance the University’s ability to support both of these missions. The grant for PVLSI also will strengthen the region’s leadership in the expanding field of bioinformatics, building on the $4.5-million grant that we recently awarded to the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke.”

The grant for UMass Amherst will fund construction to fit out and equip a substantial portion of the university’s new $157-million Life Sciences Laboratories. This building will house three new research centers led by faculty and will be dedicated to partnering with regional life sciences and precision manufacturing companies to develop innovative products and services. The three centers are as follows:

• Personalized Health Monitoring, focused on developing nanotechnology and large dataset management to improve health care through low-cost, wearable, wireless sensors that analyze patient data continuously in real time. This center will bring bio-sensor technology, nanotechnology, new polymer and manufacturing techniques, “big data” and information technology together to design, develop and test the next generation of wearable bio-sensors and healthy lifestyle applications. Biomanufacturing firms, medical device makers, big data analysts and other health care industry partners will produce prototypes, test them and assess manufacturing feasibility.

 

• Bioactive Delivery, focused on discovery and application of new drug, agricultural and “nutriceutical” compounds. It will draw on discoveries and research by UMass Amherst faculty who, for example, develop synthetic molecules that can fight infection in new ways and design all-natural formulations for delivering oil-soluble vitamins and other nutrients in food products.

 

• Models to Medicine, focused on translating basic protein research by UMass Amherst experts into new therapeutic targets. This center will capitalize on an explosion of discoveries over the past 10 years that suggest a variety of protein dysfunctions play a role in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer and infectious diseases.

“This investment is an outstanding example of how world-class research at UMass, with support from the MLSC, can create a dynamic and prosperous future for the Commonwealth,” said Robert Caret, president of the University of Massachusetts. “The development of three new research centers in partnership with industry will enhance technology transfer and translate inventions into products and services that will make life better for all of us.”

“We are grateful to the MLSC for selecting UMass Amherst to be a catalyst for new advances in the life sciences,” said UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy. “This grant positions us for new directions in translational research and for increased engagement with industry and other educational institutions in western Massachusetts and throughout the Commonwealth. UMass is committed to growing these relationships to advance economic development as part of our land grant mission.”

“The UMass campus can have a large impact on local area businesses and has been working with regional groups connecting companies to new technologies,” said Ed Leyden, co-chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative and president of Ben Franklin Design and Manufacturing Company in Agawam. “I see the current life science initiative as another excellent means to engage local companies.”

The grant for PVLSI, located adjacent to Baystate Medical Center’s main campus in Springfield’s North End, will support the development of a new Center of Innovation in Health Informatics and Technology, focused on advancing public/private-sector partnerships and incubating innovative technology solutions developed by start-ups and larger, more established vendor firms in areas such as population health management, health care quality, “big data” analytics and mobile health.

“The assets we have in place in Springfield—beginning with a strong integrated health system in Baystate Health, and extending to the Pioneer Valley’s advanced high-tech manufacturing capabilities—provide a unique opportunity for our prospective start-up and vendor partners to accelerate and incubate their products here in western Massachusetts, benefiting our community’s health care and economy,” said Joel Vengco, vice president and chief information officer of Baystate Health.

“As a champion of the life sciences industry for nearly two decades, I am thrilled with today's announcement. In my opinion, the expansion of research and development in the field of the life sciences can improve the quality of health care, grow the economy and create jobs in the Pioneer Valley. These two major grants can be game changers for the life sciences and biotechnology communities in western Massachusetts,” said Congressman Richard E. Neal.

“The ripple effects of these investments will be enormously positive for western Massachusetts,” Massachusetts State Senate Majority Leader Stan Rosenberg said. “Not only will this funding help place our flagship campus exactly where it needs to be -- at the vanguard of life sciences research and development -- it will also help create good jobs and technological innovations that we can scarcely imagine today. This project, which is engaging the best and brightest from academia, government and the private sector, is an outstanding example of what can be accomplished when we work together in a spirit of partnership.”

“The growth of the life sciences industry is crucial to the continued health of the Massachusetts economy,” said Representative Ellen Story. “Equally important to the Western Massachusetts economy is our continued support for the University of Massachusetts, as it embarks on its most ambitious expansion in half a century. I am grateful that this investment in our economy has been made at the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts.”

“MassBio was proud to support UMass in this process, and is thrilled to see investment in these key industry areas,” said Robert K. Coughlin, President & CEO of MassBio. “These grants enable UMass Amherst and the PVLSI to continue to anchor the life sciences industry in the Pioneer Valley and Western Massachusetts, underlining the fact that the industry truly reaches to all of our borders and the regions in between.”

The MLSC is a quasi-public agency of the Commonwealth tasked with implementing the Massachusetts Life Sciences Act.  The MLSC’s mission is to create jobs in the life sciences and support vital scientific research that will improve the human condition. This work includes making financial investments in public and private institutions that are advancing life sciences research, development and commercialization as well as building ties among sectors of the Massachusetts life sciences community. For more information, visitwww.masslifesciences.com. 

李嘉強鼓勵 OCEAN 商管班畢業生追求快樂 大膽創業

留美華人企業家協會(OCEAN)日前在麻省理工學院教室，舉行第13期商管班畢業典禮，甫獲移民創業獎的致詞嘉賓，生物科技公司董事長李嘉強，暢言現在是回中國創業的好時機，鼓勵8名畢業同學大步前進、創業發展。

            留美華人企業家協會商管班由該會教育主管吳凱彬創辦，邀有麻州大學波士頓分校市場行銷副教授劉瑞明等人任教，13年來已奠定基礎與口碑。

            第13屆畢業典禮這天，OCEAN主席胡運炤，會長蘇壯，多名社團首長都出席，恭喜班長鄧澤平，以及張永強、黃靖姝、劉岩、任曉丹、鄒曉樂、單佩鈞、楊伟等學員，完成課業，對商業管理，有了更深認識。

            蘇壯表示，OCEAN是個非政治組織，以促進華人創業，發展企業，推動中美政經交流為目地，成立14年來，辦了13屆商管培訓，鼓勵更多人加入該會的創業行列。

            吳凱彬在會中闡述他創辦商管培訓班的歷程，為13年來培養300多學員，許多人已開創事業，感到欣慰。

            從第一期就開始任教的劉瑞明，對OCEAN商管班有很深感情。他直率的忠告畢業學員，在商業世界中，知識與人脈同樣重要，鼓勵學員善用OCEAN的人脈資源，包括該會主席胡運炤為金門超市總經理，副主席蔣華為波士頓應用科技公司(Boston Applied Technologies, Inc.)執行總裁，會長蘇壯為S&T環球公司董事長等。

            開辦EZE軟體公司已9年，現有意回中國開拓市場的OCEAN第13期商管班班長鄧澤平表示，中國經濟起飛，市場龐大，但在市場經營上，仍有很大一塊空白，今年的畢業典禮，因此特地邀請所創辦BBI公司甫於去年4月，被日本國際住友製藥集團以26.3億美元收購，2011年12月在北京註冊成立有強新生物科技公司的李嘉強講談。

            李嘉強認為，中國可分為三大塊，沿海、大西部及內陸。目前沿海地區已十分發達，但大西部及內陸，仍在起步，或者發展中，機會仍然很多，要懂得把握。他以日本東京的酒店住宿價格，在三個月之間，從一晚300元漲到1000元，變化這麼大為例，指國際上的經濟環境劇變，正是有心創業者所需要的好時機。

            目前的中國，科技方面，有三大機遇和挑戰，分別為核心技術、資金、人才。他認為技術、資金，都不是問題，人才仍是關鍵，尤其是生物醫藥領域的合作者難找。

            李嘉強坦言自己原本想當科學家、音樂家，從未想過創業，但人生路上不斷有選擇題要做，他曾經執著或傻到寧可放棄企業界的高薪邀約，為追求快樂進了學術界，卻陰錯陽差，為了要和自己的研究團隊同進退，又回到企業界，所以他並不是典型的商人，總有自己的原則，要求人把自己做的事做到最好。

            OCEAN商管班第13期畢業生中，生物及資訊科技業各佔一半。畢業典禮有純化學科學公司(Pure Chemistry Scientific等贊助，有羅容、張宏軍、李朝敏等在兒童醫院、默克公司等工作的多名醫藥界人士出席。

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            留美華人企業家協會(OCEAN)日前第13期商管班畢業典禮，班長鄧澤平(後左二)等畢業生與嘉賓李嘉強(前右三)，以及OCEAN主席胡運炤(前右二)、會長蘇壯(前左四)、商管班創辦人吳凱彬(前左三)、麻大副教授劉瑞明(前左二)等人合影。(菊子攝)

            李嘉強分享他個人從學者成為企業家的經歷。(菊子攝)

華埠治安會反對CVS店24小時營業

華埠社區治安委員會昨(5)日明白表示，反對華盛頓街CVS藥店營業時間改為24小時。社區警察利瑪鼓勵向業主施壓，以期華倫頓(Warenton)街上兩家夜店，能搬到其他地方去。

            CVS華盛頓分店經理Hung Truong，CVS區域經理Dan Ramnes，以及代表CVS的律師Peter Lyons昨日出席華埠社區治安委員會，說明CVS認為華盛頓街分店一帶的地理人口變化顯示，該一地點若能改成24小時營業，可更符合顧客需要。

            Peter Lyons表示，CVS有感於競爭越趨激烈，也鑑於地方上的地理人口變化，打算讓華盛頓街分店24小時開業，但希望先知道社區民眾看法，再做最後決定。

            曾在城中區CVS服務6年的Dan Ramnes表示，根據他的經驗，24小時開業，可為不少人提供方便。尤其塔芙茨醫療中心就在附近，有個24小時開門的CVS店，病人看完急診，買藥很方便。

            Hung Truong也表示，該店經常接到探問晚上可到那兒買藥的電話，可見坊間確有這一需要。該店靠近華埠，還有員工可為顧客翻譯。

            波士頓市警察局A-1區隊長李湯姆(Tom Lee)表示，CVS華盛頓街分店座落在收容流浪漢的聖法蘭西斯屋旁，是該區接到報案電話最多的地點。基於24小時營業店鋪帶來問題最多的經驗，他們反對這一做法。

            塔芙茨大學社區關係主任芭芭拉魯貝(Barbara Rubel)問CVS店有那些因應深夜營業的安全措施。

            屋街居民梅大衛問清楚CVS藥店有意24小開業的分店在那兒後，和塔芙茨醫療中心社區主任曾雪清先後詢問，CVS藥店在麻州其他各地是否開有24小時營業的分店，經營狀況如何。

           CVS區域經理Dan Ramnes等人表示，波士頓市內在波士頓公共圖書館總館附近的波約斯頓(Boylston)街上，有家24小時營業的CVS。此外，在東波士頓、麥德福(Medford)各有一家。

            千禧年公司的總經理John Ciolfi表示，CVS若有意24小時營業，似應先和他所代表的房東討論才是。

            家住天滿街的熱心居民George Coorssen表示，他為瞭解狀況，曾特地於深夜到CVS華盛頓街分店一帶走動。他的觀察結果是，那一帶一入深夜，毒販、流浪漢橫行，很危險。沒有耆英願意在深夜出門冒險。敢於冒險的年輕人在那時候出門，恐怕也多半不是到藥房去。中華耆英會行政主任梅伍銀寬也說，耆英在深夜時分都已入睡了。

            華埠社區治安委員會共同主席陳灼鋆表示，從各種角度來看，公眾安全顧慮可能都比深夜能買到藥來得大。該會可以考慮，支持CVS店把營業時間從現行的清晨7點到晚上10點，延長到午夜12點，但要該會支持該店申請24小時營業，恐怕很困難。

            A-1區社區警察利瑪(Tom Lema)其後表示，夜店總是給警察帶來很多麻煩。警察們希望居民向紐英崙法學院施壓，在租約到期後，不再續約，以期經常給警察局帶來治安麻煩的Rumor、Venu兩家夜店，能搬到其他地方去。

            李湯姆昨日在會中報告了華埠過去30天以來的犯罪記錄，共有1宗性攻擊案，1宗搶案，1宗破門入屋搶案，2宗汽車偷盜案，6宗盜竊案，1宗移動車輛盜竊案，2輛車被拖吊，32宗車輛違規案，開出210張停車罰單，逮捕29人，其中11宗與販毒有關。

            華埠主街經理何藹茵在會中報告，今年的華埠主街聯歡會訂6月23日早上10點至下午6點舉行。

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            華埠社區治安委員會共同主席陳灼鋆(右起)、波士頓市警察局A-1區隊長李湯姆(Tom Lee)、A-1區社區警察利瑪(Tom Lema)都反對CVS分店24小時營業。(菊子攝)

            CVS藥房華盛頓街分店經理Hung Truong(右起)、代表CVS的律師Peter Lyon、CVS區域經理Dan Ramnes等人，昨日聯袂出席華埠治安委員會。(菊子攝)

紅襪隊六月份歡迎小朋友

IT’S “CALLING ALL KIDS” MONTH AT FENWAY PARK

Month-long Activities presented by Hood® Include

Kids Taking the Field with Players and Free Tickets for Children who

Earned all A’s and B’s on Their Most Recent Report Card 

BOSTON, MA – To celebrate the school year coming to a close, the Boston Red Sox will bring back a month-long celebration of kids by designating June as Calling All Kids month presented by Hood.

GOOD REPORT CARDS:  As part of the celebration, the club, in partnership with Kumon, the after school self-learning program for kids, will reward children 14 and under who have all A’s and B’s on their most recent report card with free entry to Red Sox home games in June. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.  Tickets will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis (while tickets last) at Gate E beginning 90 minutes prior to each game. Fans can line up as early as 5 hours before the game.  For information on ticket availability, fans can visit facebook.com/redsox on game days for periodic updates.  

KIDS TAKE THE FIELD:  Also this month, children from throughout New England will be selected to take the field with the Red Sox before each home game. Little League teams, softball teams, and kids camps will be among the groups selected to take the field with players.

When the Red Sox play the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, June 25, eight children will be selected to take the field as winners of a photo contest on Instagram.  Parents can submit a photo of their child, age 5-12, with their best baseball game face using the hashtag #SoxGameFace.  Visit redsox.com/instagramrules for the official contest rules.

FROM KIDS CREW TO TOREY’S TIKES:  Before each June game at Fenway Park, children will be selected to help with game-day duties, including working with Dave Mellor’s grounds crew to put the bases on the field, helping Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo bring out the lineup card before the game, taking the game ball to the mound, and working in the Red Sox control room as guest DJ during Red Sox batting practice. (Parents with kids 10 and over can email twitter@redsox.com with the game they plan to attend for the chance to win the guest DJ spot for their child.)

MEET THE PLAYERS:  Also, 10 children will be selected to meet Red Sox players in June.  Fans can submit a “Vine” video to the @redsox twitter account showing their child’s batting stance in Red Sox gear or an impersonation of a current Red Sox player’s stance or wind-up and delivery. The selected children will meet a player on June 9 or 29.

CHILD-HOOD HEROES:  A child who has overcome adversity or made a contribution to the community will also be honored during each Fenway Park pre-game ceremony in June as part of the “Child-Hood Heroes” program.

A NEW CLASS OF RED SOX SCHOLARS:  The 10^th Anniversary of the Red Sox Scholars program presented by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will be celebrated June 9, when a new class of 7^thgraders receives college scholarships.  The program, which won Major League Baseball’s first-ever Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excellence, has now selected 230 Boston city school children since its inception in 2003.

     

KIDS RUN THE BASES:  All kids attending the game Sunday afternoon, June 9, are invited to run the bases after the game.

KIDS PRESS CONFERENCE:  After the game on Sunday afternoon, June 30, selected children will hold a pre-game press conference with Red Sox players.

KIDS GEAR COLLECTION OF BASEBALL EQUIPMENT:  On June 7, 8, and 9, fans are invited to donate new and used baseball and softball equipment to children in Massachusetts.  It’s the 9^th annual collection at Fenway Park by the partnership that includes the Red Sox, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, and Kids Gear for Baseball.

COVER BOY…RYAN DEMPSTER:  The June edition of Red Sox Magazine features Ryan Dempster and his son, Brady, on the cover; an article by nationally-recognized teen reporter Meggie Zahneis; a first-person account of his childhood by Shane Victorino, and a piece about the accomplishments of various young players.

WALLY’S FRIENDS TO VISIT FENWAY:  On the last two days of the month, Wally the Green Monster will receive visits from the mascots of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics.  Arizona’s D. Baxter the Bobcat and Oakland’s Stomper the Elephant will meet children, sign autographs, and take photos.

RED SOX KID NATION FINALE:  On that final day of the month, members of Red Sox Kid Nation will line the warning track for a pre-game ceremony, receive prizes during the game, and be among those selected for the Kids Press Conference.

AFCA AND FBI RECOGNITION FOR JONNY GOMES:  Red Sox outfielder Jonny Gomes will be honored tomorrow by the American Football Coaches Association and Federal Bureau of Investigation National Child ID Program before the game for donating $25,000 to sponsor Child ID Kits.  Gomes will receive an award from the National Child ID Program recognizing his community service and partnership.

For more information about Calling All Kids month, visit redsox.com/calendar or call Red Sox Fan Services, 617-226-6831.

中華頤養院昆市新址上樑封頂

中華頤養院昨(4)日下午在昆士市長柯奇(Tom Koch)、麻州眾議員陳德基、該院董事、社區民眾共50多人出席中，舉行上樑封頂儀式，簡單隆重的慶祝，該院昆市新址將於2014年春落成。

            目前仍座落在波士頓市所物道(Shawmut Ave.)120號的中華頤養院，已和波士頓華人佈道會簽下買賣合約，將在位於昆士市華盛頓街288號的昆士點(Quincy Point)竣工後，遷往昆市營運。

            新的中華頤養院，預計斥資3262萬8590元建造，屆時將有較現有病房數增加41%的141個私人或半隱蔽的病房，分佈在院內劃分成的六個社區內。各區都有自己的廚房、起居室。

            根據該院年報，建造新址所需經費，有1884萬2500元來自抵稅債券，566萬2000元來自新市場抵減稅款，512萬4090元來自中華頤養院的資產，300萬元將來自籌款。中華頤養院董事會董事長雷偉志，創辦人之一暨現任董事陳秀英是該院籌款委員會共同主席。

            他倆昨日欣慰表示，在該院董事會15名董事慷慨承諾共捐款50萬元，Farmsworth慈善機構捐款30萬元，二個私人家族各捐10萬元，以及許多善心人士的隨緣樂助下，他們已募得110萬元，達到目標300萬元的將近一半了。

            陳玉英和雷偉志都引以為傲的表示，未來的新中華頤養院，不但病房空間更大，還強調家的感覺，全院採用最新穎的復健及病房設備，還設有起居室，全方位服務的美容沙龍，戶外花園，徒步小徑，休憩椅凳等。

            陳秀英透露，全麻州只有其他兩個頤養院的設備，有中華頤養院新址這樣的現代化高規格，但分別座落於雀喜市及查理士城的這兩所頤養院，費用昂貴，不像中華頤養院，價格能讓人接受，還照顧得到亞裔需求。她笑說，該院甫獲David Ting獎的食品營養部主任金杏濱，將有個人都可以走進去那麼大的冰箱及儲藏室，可以充分發揮能力，調配營養餐。

            昨日出席封頂儀式盛會者，還包括也是創辦人之一，現已從董事會退任的陳毓璇，該院現任董事屈振生，執行長陳逢想，院長陳力，護士長陳家潔，以及轄區包括中華頤養院昆市新址的昆市議員Margaret LaForest等人。

            昆士市長柯奇表示，中華頤養院是昆市內的一項重要發展項目，他很高興見到中華頤養院新址工程在薩福克建築公司承造下，已有這麼多進展。

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            中華頤養院董事會董事長雷偉志(左起)、創辦人陳秀英、董事屈振生、食品營養主任金杏濱、奚珍等人，在該院新址上樑封頂後合影。(菊子攝)

            中華頤養院董事會董事長雷偉志指出，該院新址已上樑，要封頂了。(菊子攝)

            中華頤養院新址大樓頂樑，簽滿包括陳毓璇夫婦等出席儀式者的名字。(菊子攝)

            中華頤養院新址大樓工地現狀。(菊子攝)

            中華頤養院董事會董事長雷偉志(右起)、執行長陳逢想、昆市長柯奇(Tom Koch)(右三起)、陳秀英、陳黃景佩、陳毓璇、陳家驊，屈振生(後左一)、麻州眾議員陳德基(後左二)等人出席中華頤養院上樑封頂儀式。(圖由中華頤養院提供)