加斯林糖尿病中心第15屆薑味籌款會 將研擬餐廳用糖尿病菜餚食譜

AADI創辦家族，金良城夫婦，陳李慧珍，李超榮夫婦等。(周菊子攝)

                                (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 加斯林糖尿病中心為“亞裔糖尿病研進會（AADI）”舉辦的”薑味(A Taste of Ginger)”籌款會，3月25日晚在波士頓美術博物館(MFA)慶祝15週年，共約350人出席，籌得225,000元。

AADI工作人員。(周菊子攝)

甄碧鳳(左起)，Peter Amenta，金良城當烹飪賽評審。
(周菊子攝)

             今年的”薑味”籌款會，除了請來30家大波士頓本地餐廳食肆，烹製特色菜餚，款宴到會嘉賓之外，還由”薑味”籌款會創始人之一的甄碧鳳做主持人，安排擁有金融學士學位，曾專程到巴黎烹飪名校進修的Pagu餐廳創辦人張瑛瑞(Tracy Chang)和曾於2009年在田納西州贏得世界最佳燒烤頭銜，寫了5本食譜，現在開了3家燒烤”燻店(The Smoke Shop)”的Andy Husbands這兩位名廚，現場PK，在5到10分鐘之內烹煮一道菜餚，並由加斯林糖尿病董事長Peter Amenta和資深副總裁金良城為這烹飪比賽做評審。

             武漢楷恩醫院和加斯林糖尿病中心的合作計畫，今年跨入第二期，以”非藥物反轉糖尿病(Non-drug Reversal Diabetes)”的生活方式管理，配合加斯林糖尿病中心的最新的併發症檢測為重點。該醫療集團董事長陳義捷與顧問吳勇男特地率6人代表團到波士頓接受培訓，順道出席了”薑味”籌款會，也捐款二萬五千元。

甄碧鳳(中)稱張瑛瑞(右)，Andy Husbands(左)都是比賽
優勝者。(周菊子攝)

             籌款會主席李超榮，Audrey Paek在會上感謝30家餐廳的支持，個別熱心人士的捐款。AADI創辦人金良城也點名感謝各捐款二萬五千元的趙廣華，美國賽諾菲(Sanofi US)，各捐款一萬元的陳氏家族，Novo Nordisk，華人醫務中心，大同藥房，Tower製造公司等。

             AADI的五個創辦家庭，包括紐約長島的陳李慧珍(Jean Lau Chin)夫婦，加州比佛利丘的何兆邦、蘇錦勤夫婦(Larry and Sally Ho)、內華達州韓德森市(Henderson)的黃輝箭(Eugene and Lai Wong)夫婦，，麻州的金良城、伍萍芳夫婦，以及麻州研討會(Massachusetts Seminar)行政主任李超榮的父母親李錦昆夫婦(Lawrence and Evelyn Wing)，這晚也再獲表揚。  

JP富士集團的梁戰士(右)和搭檔蔡明(左)親自掌廚。
(周菊子攝)

               長年支持AADI的食肆，以及名廚，東主，包括JP富士集團的梁戰士，梁戰成，蔡明; 龍鳳集團的梅沛傑，梅佩凡；常熟餐廳的陳維禮，素描湘菜館的陳素描，開MEM 茶店的張志安，開Cafenation的張志定，這天都親自在會場攤位前招呼賓客。麵粉烘培店的張安柔，夏棚(Summer Shack)的Jasper White，Bon Me的鄺樂儀等，雖然本人當天未到場，卻都派人擺了攤位。

            加斯林糖尿病中心透露，薑和素描湘等餐廳合作，研究制訂一系列的餐廳用，適合糖尿病患者菜餚。

陳素描率領素描湘菜館由陳素描(左二)率領。

           

常熟餐廳的陳維禮聆聽客人意見，(周菊子攝)

甄碧鳳和夏棚工作人員。(周菊子攝)

薑味籌款會流程。(周菊子攝)

李台(右)、陳翠伶夫婦。(周菊子攝)

德勤公司的李姍姍及薑和加斯林糖尿病中心合作項目
的華人得。(周菊子攝)

陳氏家族。(周菊子攝)

李超榮(右)今年請胡炳長(左)在講座系列中主講。

今年出席"薑味"活動的華人增加了不少。左起，劉懷英
，王本仁，加斯林濤尿病中心金良城，黎煥忠等人。
(周菊子攝)

JP富士集團的梁戰成(左一)。(周菊子攝)

龍鳳集團少東梅沛傑展示"燒酒"做的特色菜。(周菊子攝)

AADI的長期支持者趙廣華。(周菊子攝)

新英格蘭台灣商會會長李以蕙(左)，和紐英崙客家鄉親會
會長宋玉琴。(周菊子攝)

曾任麻州財政廳廳長的Steven Grossman (左)現在是非牟利
機構ICIC的執行長，這晚和同事 Vi Mai來"薑味"。
(周菊子攝)

"薑味"籌款會主席李超榮(左起)， Audreay Paek送花
感謝活動籌辦人員。(周菊子攝)

加斯林糖尿病中心國際副總裁徐千田(左)和楷恩醫院
董事長陳義捷。(周菊子攝)

徐佳麗(左三)和台灣媽媽們。(周菊子攝)

富士集團梁戰士(左起)和中華頤養院榮譽董事長陳秀英，
以及奚珍。(周菊子攝)

右起，張志定，張佐康，程莉娜，張志安等一家人是
"薑味"的長期支持者。(周菊子攝)

素描湘的行政總廚陳素描(左)和常熟餐廳陳家的陳麗雲。
(周菊子攝)

華林功夫太極學校創辦人余翠梅和華人醫務中心
董事甄翠嬿。(周菊子攝)

華人醫務中心的前後任行政主任，陳李慧珍和衛優俊
(Eugene Welch)。(周菊子攝)

MAYOR WALSH RELEASES 2018 IDP REPORT

MAYOR WALSH RELEASES 2018 IDP REPORT

Over 20 percent of Boston's total IDP inventory completed in 2018

BOSTON - Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) today released the 2018 Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) Annual Report, detailing how Boston is leveraging the strong development market to create and preserve affordable housing opportunities in every neighborhood.  In 2018, 546 new IDP units were completed, representing 21 percent of all IDP units in Boston. "In order to maintain a strong middle class and be a thriving, diverse city, we must continue to create and preserve housing for individuals and families at a range of income-levels," said Mayor Walsh. "The Inclusionary Development Policy is one of our many tools for creating moderate and middle-income housing, and our latest report is a testament to its impact across Boston's neighborhoods." IDP requires that developers of buildings with 10 or more units seeking zoning relief or building on City of Boston owned land set aside a percentage of their units as income-restricted to moderate- to middle-income households. Since the inception of IDP in 2000, the policy has resulted in 2,599 units of stable, income-restricted housing for moderate- and middle-income families, and $137.1 million in funding. When combined with other affordable housing resources, this funding has supported the completion or preservation of 1,414 additional units of housing, affordable to very low-, low-, and moderate-income households. In his 2019 legislative package, Mayor Walsh is proposing strengthening the Inclusionary Development Policy as a strategy to capture affordable housing units and funding from projects which are zoning compliant, expanding the work that Boston has done to address the region's affordable housing crisis. The other housing bills proposed seek to help existing tenants, particularly older adults, remain in their homes. Notably, 2018 saw the completion of the 239-unit Beverly, the first fully affordable and workforce housing development in 25 years, located near North Station. All of the units in the Beverly are income-restricted, ranging from 30 percent of Area Median Income (AMI), up to 165 percent of AMI. The project was funded in part with off-site contributions Related Beal was able to secure from the Hub on Causeway project and by a voluntary contribution from its own Lovejoy Wharf project. "Boston benefits from diversity in housing that provides options to the families, talent and companies that make our city great," said Kimberly Sherman Stamler, President of Related Beal. "We are proud of our partnership with the City and government partners on The Beverly in a shared effort to achieve the Mayor's workforce and affordable housing goals. The thousands of housing units created under the IDP are a testament to the vision and leadership of the Mayor and the many city agencies that work to achieve these shared goals." Of the total IDP housing stock, 16 percent of units are located in Downtown, 13 percent are located on the South Boston Waterfront, 11 percent are located in the South End, and nine percent are located in South Boston.   "Inclusionary Development Policy funds from projects on the South Boston Waterfront have been instrumental in leveraging both public and private resources to develop and preserve affordable housing in the South Boston neighborhood," said Donna Brown, Executive Director of the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC). "South Boston NDC has been able to utilize IDP funds to build new affordable housing for Veterans, the workforce and for the elderly.  We recently used IDP to purchase private, occupied rental housing and preserve it for low and moderate income residents. IDP is critically important to ensuring that Boston remains an economically diverse city." According to data compiled for the 2018 report, of all on-site and off-site IDP Units created by private developers, 25 percent are homeownership units, and 75 percent are rental units. In addition, a substantial number of new IDP units are anticipated to be completed over the next few years: 834 units are under construction or have been permitted, and there are 1,285 units in projects that have been approved by the BPDA, but have not yet pulled a building permit. When the policy was introduced in 2000, few cities had a similar policy. Today, Boston is often highlighted for the success of its program, and towns and cities across the country are using inclusionary development programs to meet affordable housing needs. 2018 marks the third year the BPDA has released the annual IDP report, as one of several new steps the agency is taking to track progress to guide inclusive growth in Boston. The report builds on Mayor Walsh's commitment to preserving and expanding Boston's affordable housing, ensuring all families who wish to live in Boston can. Currently, one in five housing units in Boston is income restricted to people with none to moderate incomes. Boston has secured funding to build affordable housing by utilizing a range of tools, including leveraging market-rate development, collecting linkage and Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) payments from real estate developers, and by supporting passage of the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Last month, Mayor Walsh and the City's Community Preservation Committee (CPC) this week recommended 56 projects, totaling more than $34 million, for inclusion in the fall funding round for the Community Preservation Act (CPA). In 2018, Mayor Walsh increased the City's overall housing targets from 53,000 to 69,000 new units by 2030, including 15,820 income-restricted units, to meet Boston's population growth. These income-restricted units will include purchasing 1,000 rental housing units from the speculative market and income-restricting them through an expanded Acquisition Opportunity Program.

紐英崙至德三德公所慶己亥豬年新春

紐英崙至德三德公所宗親職員和嘉賓合影。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市議員愛德華費林(Ed Flynn，中)和Lydia Edwards
(右二)頒發表揚狀給紐英崙至德三德公所元老周麗桃(左一
起)，主席周樹昂，吳皓。(周菊子攝)

                                    

世界旗袍協會會員們和經文處處長徐佑典，杜麗雲夫婦(中)
，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左一)合影。(周菊子攝)

                                 (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)紐英崙至德三德公所3月24日晚在帝苑大酒樓慶祝已亥豬年新春，筵開五十席，報告吳振華當選為美東副總長，奉上”利市”給90歲以上宗親，送出紅包支持廣教、僑立學校傳承中華文化。

             至德三德公所由吳周蔡翁曹五姓組成，在舊金山始創於1879年，在波士頓也淵遠流長，曾經一度停擺，但熱心宗親翁宇才把自己公司辦公室一角撥出來，供奉祖先牌位，重新連繫宗親後，才又恢復，並逐漸發揚壯大，並有翁宇才，周麗桃，以及今年的吳振華等，陸續當了美東副總長。

             3月24日晚的到會嘉賓，外地宗親有舊金山至德三德總公所總理周達昌，元老周榮桂，西文秘書周天民，二埠公所主席周仲仁等遠道而來，為波士頓慶祝農曆新年助陣。政要也有駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，波士頓市第二區市議員愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)，Lydia Edwards，代表波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)的市長亞裔聯絡員徐丹晨，麻州亞美局主席Pralhad KC，紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊等出席。

             波士頓本地政要，還有至德三德的本家，波士頓市不分區市議員吳弭(Michelle Wu)，不過她今年出門在外，未克到會。

麻州亞美局主席Pralhad KC(右)和至德三德主席之一周樹昂
(中)。(周菊子攝)

             嘉賓們致詞時，徐佑典說，每次參加至德三德公所活動，都覺得很特別，這天一進門就有一群旗袍美女列隊迎接，立顯與眾不同，會場內的氣球飄揚，更是節慶氣氛十足。希望未來能與至德三德公所更緊密合作。

             歐宏偉以普通話，廣東話的雙聲帶，代表僑委會委員長吳新興拜年，賀節。

             陳家驊提醒出席的本地民眾，現有外地人要進華埠開張大麻店，對華埠社區大眾的生活品質，健康，安全都有影響，希望大家格外注意，加入反對行列。

美國至德三德總公所總理周達昌致詞。(周菊子攝)

周麗桃(左)曾任至德三德美東副總哩，如今已升任元老。
(周菊子攝)

             至德三德總公所總理周達昌指出，吳周蔡三姓，其實都是周文王後代。波士頓今年春宴席開50桌，可見活動十分成功。

             當晚的文娛活動，由公所主席之一的吳皓、方柳君夫婦打頭陣，先後以優美歌聲演唱”我的太陽”，”在水一方”，接著世界旗袍聯合會以”花好月圓”為主題，現場走秀，再由曹品慈、周寶玲，周儉等輪番上陣獻唱，展現了至德三德公所的唱家班人馬壯大。

             紐英崙至德三德公所元老翁宇才透露，原本在中華公所大樓地下室租用的公所會址，現已搬遷至昆士市，希望公所將來能有永久會址。

徐丹晨代表波士頓市長致詞。(周菊子攝)

             

徐丹晨代表波士頓市長致詞。(周菊子攝)

主桌家賓。(周菊子攝)

吳皓獻唱"我的太陽"。(周菊子攝)

方柳君獻唱"在水一方"。(周菊子攝)

世界旗袍會波士頓分會部分成員。(周菊子攝)

麻州巡警濫報加班費醜聞 Eric Chin第一個被判刑

              (Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)麻州美國檢察官辦公室3月25日宣佈，麻州巡警(state trooper)謊報超時工作訟案，第一個被判刑的是前警官陳艾瑞(譯音，Eric Chin)。

             他被判獄外監管一年，其中三個月須拘留在家。

            麻州巡警濫報超時工作，增肥個人收入的醜聞，涉案警員多半屬於現已停止運作的E巡警部門(Trooper E)。目前共有8名警員被控，有關單位仍在持續調查中。

             現年46歲的陳艾瑞是第一個因此案被判罪的巡警。他原本是一名被指派E巡警部門，負責在麻州收費公路上執法的巡警。2016年時，他的年薪收入達302,400元，其中大約131,653元來自超時工作的加班費。

             美國檢察官辦公室表示，陳艾瑞沒超時工作，卻收了加班費，其中至少包括一次他完全沒上班的四小時加班。

             陳艾瑞呈交了虛假的罰單，來掩飾他並沒上班，卻收了加班費的那些時段。

             他承認沒工作但收了的加班費，約7,125元。

             目前在調查中的這訟案，有八名巡警被控告，並承認有罪。陳艾瑞是第一個被判刑的。

      這宗案件還透露E巡警部門採用罰單指標做法，而在麻州，這種指定開罰單數量的做法是不合法的。

MASSACHUSETTS STATE TROOPER SENTENCED FOR

OVERTIME ABUSE INVESTIGATION

BOSTON – A suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP).

Eric Chin, 46, of Hanover, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to one day in prison, deemed served, and one year of supervised release with three months to be served in home detention. Chin was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,125.  In December 2018, he pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds.

            Chin was an MSP Trooper assigned to Troop E, which was responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic regulations along the Massachusetts Turnpike, Interstate I-90. In 2016, Chin earned $302,400, which included approximately $131,653 in overtime pay. 

            Chin was paid for overtime hours that he did not work and for at least one four-hour shift that he did not work at all. Chin concealed his fraud by submitting fraudulent citations designed to create the appearance that he had worked overtime hours that he had not, and, falsely claimed in MSP paperwork and payroll entries that he had worked the entirety of his overtime shifts.

            Chin admitted collecting $7,125 for overtime hours that he did not work. 

            The overtime in question involved the Accident and Injury Reduction Effort program (AIRE), which was intended to reduce accidents, crashes, and injuries on I-90 through an enhanced presence of MSP Troopers who were to target vehicles traveling at excessive speeds. 

            Chin is the first Trooper to be sentenced as a result of the ongoing investigation. Thus far, eight MSP troopers have been charged and have pleaded guilty. Seven are awaiting sentencing.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; and Douglas Shoemaker, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dustin Chao and Mark Grady of Lelling’s Public Corruption Unit are prosecuting the cases.

MAYOR WALSH OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR BOSTON EATS MINI-GRANTS

MAYOR WALSH OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR BOSTON EATS MINI-GRANTS

BOSTON - Monday, March 25, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced mini-grant applications are now available for community partners interested in creating summer meal sites through the Boston Eats program, which provides free meals to youth age 18 and under across the City of Boston. Organizations are encouraged to apply here by the April 5, 2019 deadline. "The ability to access healthy meal options is directly linked to a young person's health and success," said Mayor Walsh. "I am encouraged by the strong partnerships we have made to address the summer meal gap, and connect our youth to easily accessible and healthy meal options as they transition into a new school year." Led by the Mayor's Office of Food Access (OFA), the Boston Eats program aims to increase community participation through a series of mini-grants to be distributed to partners who will create nontraditional summer meals sites in 30 locations across the City of Boston. These mini-grants are made possible through a partnership between OFA, Project Bread's Child Nutrition Outreach Program, and the YMCA of Greater Boston, and by funding provided through the Boston Children's Hospital's Collaboration for Community Health. "Our partnership with Children's Hospital will enhance our Boston Eats program and feed more youth when meal options may be limited," said Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez. "I'm proud of the work carried out by the Mayor's Office of Food Access to further reduce barriers in accessing healthy meal opportunities so Boston youth have access to reliable and healthy food options year-round." In 2017, OFA and its partners piloted an open meal site initiative at Boston City Hall and Mattapan Public Library, through which nearly 3,000 meals were served. The following year, the program expanded to more Boston Public Library branches, municipal buildings, farmers markets, and Boston Housing Authority locations. These sites served a combined total of nearly 19,000 meals to youth in the City of Boston. The success of the program displayed a significant need for the Boston Eats program. Meals are available on a first-come-first-serve basis with no identification or registration required for youth. In addition to providing meals, these sites provide a safe space for youth to engage with their peers when school is not in session and connect families with other resources in their neighborhoods. "For more than 25 years, Boston Children's has dedicated resources and used its expertise to improve child health outcomes beyond the walls of our hospital," said Sandra L. Fenwick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Children's Hospital. "Through the Collaboration for Community Health, we're able to further extend by helping more community partners to implement programs and strategies that are vital to a child's overall health." In Greater Boston, one in nine children struggles with hunger. When school is out for the summer, food at home is not always available and hunger over the summer can result in overall learning loss and decreased physical and mental health by the time the fall comes around again. The aim of this program is to encourage community partners to provide food for youth to help strengthen communities from the ground up, starting with their children.

台商會保齡球賽 Old Timer隊奪冠

新英格蘭台灣商會保齡球賽部分參賽者會後合影。(周菊子攝)

團體組Old Timer隊奪冠軍，僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左二)
頒獎。右起，蔡高進，王安宇，顏振中。(台商會提供)

(Boston Orange 周菊子摩頓市報導)新英格蘭台灣商會(TCCNE)3月24日早上，在摩頓市Town Line Luxury Lanes舉辦第13屆新英格蘭盃保齡球賽，約40多人出席。個人組男女冠軍，依序為顏振中，許漱馨。團體組共10隊參賽，第一名為顏振中，王安宇，蔡高進等三人組成的Old Timer隊，積分1268。

僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左起)和台商會長李以蕙把
個人組冠軍獎頒給顏振中(右)。(台商會提供)

            台商會的保齡球賽，是許漱馨擔任會長時創辦的，經歷任會長維繫傳統，迄今已舉辦了13屆。儘管每年參賽人數多寡不同，但從前會長蔡坤喜強調家庭同樂後，每年都有參賽者攜帶小朋友出席。

新聞組組長施為軍(左起)和台商會長李以蕙把
個人組冠軍獎頒給許漱馨。(台商會提供)

            蔡坤喜今年牽著才5歲的孫子出席。台商會的林才民也把自己的小孩林沛睿帶到會場，倆父子和台青商會長歐怡君搭檔，組成Zach攻擊隊，居然還贏得團體組第三名，積分1056。

            團體組第二名，是由去年就大力支持商會的陳愛蓮，梅永寧，梅慧欣等三人，兩夫妻加女兒組成，取名征服者的的家族隊贏得，積分1066。

            今年共有10 組參賽隊伍，客家鄉親勢力龐大，包括客家會長宋玉琴，共組了三隊快樂長青隊參加。另外蔡坤喜組了”自由隊”，許漱馨和現任會長李以蕙組成一隊，並以她的公司MovetoBoston做隊名，藉機打打廣告。

駐波士頓經文處，僑教中心都很支持，各組了一隊參賽。新聞組長施維鈞，外交副領事王麗芬和台商會前會長歐陽露組成一隊，僑教中心主任歐宏偉夫婦和女兒，也組了個家庭隊，大家一塊來打球同樂。

台商會的歷任會長這天照例十分支持，蔡坤喜，王本仁，許漱馨，歐陽露都參加了比賽組，林鳳池沒參賽，純來加油。

李以蕙在比賽結束前，不忘提醒出席者，三月三十日下午1點半起，在波士頓僑教中心會址，台商會和客家會合作，將舉辦"透是生死真相"，”漫談退休生活享受優質人生”講座，依序會由蔡坤喜醫師，僑務顧問許炳煌講談。(更正版)

波士頓今年將有四名代表返台參加僑務委員會議

波士頓經文處處長徐佑典致詞。(周菊子攝)

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)波士頓僑教中心3月23日下午舉辦僑務工作座談會，討論「僑團、僑教/僑生、僑商」等三大類別的16項議題，期許波士頓本地僑胞代表在5月14至17日返台參加僑委會所辦「108年僑務委員會議」時，能代轉達意見。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉在會上說明，今年的僑務委員會議，波士頓地區將有僑務委員梅錫銳、蔣宗壬，以及本年度的僑社代表，紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊，全美安良工商會總理陳仕維等四人為本地僑胞發言。

駐波士頓經文處處長徐佑典(前右三)，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(後左一)和獲續聘，新聘
僑務榮譽職人員合影。前排右起，游勝雄，李伍綺蓮，徐佑典，陳家驊，蔣宗壬，郭競儒。
後排右起，張韻蘭，王競芳，謝如鍵，阮鴻燦，李奇舜，陳燕貞，莊紀華，歐宏偉。
(周菊子攝)

波士頓經文處處長徐佑典在會上感謝各僑團領袖參加座談，強調僑務委員會議是政府瞭解僑的社橋樑，也是各地僑胞橫向交流的重要平台，僑領們集思廣益後的建言，可讓政府在制定政策時有很好的參考。

會上，歐宏偉說明，今年的僑務委員會議主題是「匯聚僑力 共創國家繁榮」，僑委會希望凝聚僑界共識，推動僑務工作的創新與變革，爭取更多僑胞認同，並鏈結全球資源，促進臺灣的進步與發展。

波士頓僑教中心內可供外界租借道具。(周菊子攝)

歐宏偉也報告有關「僑務電子報」、「僑委會官方粉絲專頁」、「海外僑胞返國自費體驗優質安心醫療服務」、僑胞卡、牛頓臺灣日結合臺灣傳統週「大觀舞集」表演、十月慶典歡迎僑胞踴躍組團回國參加、i臺灣窗口設立，臺灣美食廚藝國際巡迴講座等事項概況。

波士頓僑教中心也促請波士頓僑胞藉由共同聲明，支持中華民國臺灣參加WHA，還發起了一人一信致函世界衛生組織等活動，藉以彰顯波士頓僑胞支持臺灣加入國際組織的熱切心願。

            在波士頓僑教中心安排下，座談會針對「僑團、僑教/僑生、僑商」等三大類別，提出了16項議題。

劉宗聖建議辦雙語學校和主流社會搭橋。(周菊子攝)

僑務促進委員中的波士頓急難救助協會會長王志維，建請僑委會統一設計全球僑界急難救助協會識別標誌 。新英格蘭大波士頓臺灣商會前會長歐陽露希望僑委會把僑胞卡申辦年齡放寬到16歲以上，另參考僑胞卡做法，在海外發行「中華民國留學生卡」。波士頓元極舞協會會長薛劍童提議討論如何擴大青年參與，培養僑社繼起人才，藉人脈關係、僑民網絡來發揮國民外交精神等。

會上，經文處處長徐佑典代表僑務委員會頒發頒發僑務榮譽職人員聘書，包括續聘僑務諮詢委員陳毓璇、陳毓禮、李伍綺蓮、范紀琛；續聘僑務顧問陳志清、張昆、游勝雄、莊紀華、郭競儒、阮鴻燦、黃國瀚、伍侃滋、李奇舜，續聘僑務促進委員王競芳、陳玉瑛、鄭增壽、李奇舜、張韻蘭、謝如鍵、王志維、陳燕貞、康麗雪及舒其馨等，共計22人。

新英格蘭台灣商會前會長歐陽露(左)，紐英崙客家鄉親會
會長宋玉琴(右)是年輕一代接棒代表，(周菊子攝)