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ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER
HOMEPAGE
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS of SERVICE to the KIDS of NY CHINATOWN
WELCOME THE
CHINATOWN COLUMBUS PARK MULAN ACTORS ASSOCIATION
AAYC HISTORY HOLIDAY WINTER FAIR for KIDS & FAMILIES OUR FAVORITE ASIAN AMERICAN CHINATOWN LINKS |
OUR HISTORYStarted in the Summer of 1998, originally calling ourselves:
“CARP”
– CHINESE AMERICAN RECREATION PROJECT
In September 1998 the name of the organization was changed to
“ASIAN
AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER (AAYC)”.
AAYC
receives our non-profit 501©(3) status - January of 2001
TROPHY WINNERS
“YOUTH
RECREATION DAY ‘98” – Sponsored as “CARP”
held
at Columbus Park on September 13th, 1998, sports competition
event for kids, 150 Kids participated. Events such as 50/100 Yard Dash, Football
Thru the Tire Throw, Marathon Circle Run, Basketball Foul Shooting, Around the
World Basketball, Ping Pong & Spoon Walk, Chess & Checkers Tourney, Tug
of War, and Origami design making. T-Shirts were given out to all participants.
Trophies were given out to all winners.
OUR
EVENTS 1999
KIDS SPELLING BEE CONTEST “WINTER FAIR ‘99” – held at PS 124 on January 31, 1999, Carnival Games and Cultural Performances for kids. 200 kids participated. Performances by the Golden Lions Club, PS 124 Band, Chinese Music Ensemble and Arts Gates Center. Dignitaries were invited to speak, Councilwomen Kathryn Freed, District2, Deputy Chief (NYPD) Dewey Fong and PS124 Principal Janet Wong. Games & Crafts such as: Bean Bag Throw, Golf Putting, Nerf Ball Throw, Horse Shoe Throw, Paddle Ball, spelling Bee Contest, Raffle, Chinese Lantern Making (Chinatown History Project), Origami, and T-Shirt Iron on. T-Shirts, Prizes and Gifts were given out to all participants.
100 Yard Dash - SUMMER FIELD DAY 1999 (COLUMBUS PARK)
“YOUTH
RECREATION DAY ‘99” –held
at Columbus Park on July 11th, 1999, sports competition and
carnival games, 300 kids participated. Events such as3 on 3-Boys/Girls
Basketball Tournament, 50/100 Yard Dash, Football Throw, Marathon Circle Run,
Water Balloon Toss, Soccer Kick, Basketball Foul
Shooting, Ping Pong & Spoon Walk, Chess & Checkers Tourney, Tug of War
and Origami design making. T-Shirts were given out to all participants. Trophies
were given out to all winners. OUR EVENTS 2000
ARTS & CRAFTS WINTER FAIR 2000 at PS 124
“WINTER
FAIR 2000”
- held at PS 124 on February 20, 2000, Carnival Games and Cultural
Performances, 350 kids participated. Participants included the Golden Lions
Club, PS 124 Band, Happy the Clown, NYC Fire Safety and Education Department.
NYC Crime Prevention Unit, Gouveneur Hospital and ABC Learning Services. Games
& Crafts such as: Charades, Fishing for Prizes, Bean Bag Throw, Golf
Putting, Velcro Dart Throwing, Nerf Ball Throw, Horse Shoe Throw, Paddle Ball,
Spelling Bee Contest, Ping pong and Rope Game, Raffle, Jig-Saw Puzzle, Electric
Shock Game, Tug of War, Chinese Calligraphy, Origami, and Arts & Crafts.
Iron on design T-Shirts, Prizes and Gifts were given out to all participants.
KIDS WAITING to RECEIVE TROPHIES - SUMMER FIELD DAY 2000 (COLUMBUS PARK)
“SUMMER
FIELD DAY 2000” – held on
OUR
EVENTS 2001
DART GAME - WINTER FAIR 2001 at PS 124
“WINTER
FAIR 2001”
- held at PS 124 on February 18,2001, Carnival Games, Cultural
Performances and Basketball Tournament, 300 kids participated. Participants
included the Golden Lions Club, Boa An Music Group, Matthew the Magician and the
NYC Police Department. T-Shirts were given out to all basketball
participants and Iron On design T-Shirts were given out to all kids. Trophies
and prizes were given to all winners.
CHINATOWN'S CRIMSON KIDS MARCHING BAND - SUMMER FIELD DAY 2001 (COLUMBUS PARK)
“SUMMER
FIELD DAY 2001”
– held on
FIRE
MUSEUM TRIP FIRE MUSEUM TRIP - AAYC Kids visit the NY Fire Museum on 8-12-2001. All kids & Volunteers were given T-Shirts and had a great time listening to the Fire instructors and learning about Fire safety techniques.
First
ANNUAL HIKING TRIP
HIKING TRIP 2001 - AAYC
& The Chinese Mountain Club of NY Team-up
and
take the kids hiking 9-9-01 at Silvermine Lake, Harriman State Park
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WINNERS - SUMMER FIELD DAY 2002
PING PONG & SPOON RACE - SUMMER FIELD DAY 2002
“SUMMER
FIELD DAY 2002” - held on July 14, 2002 at Columbus Park, Chinatown.
Sports competition and Carnival games for kids 17 and under.
AAYC presents to Gouveneur Hospital $2500 check to FIGHT BREAST CANCER,
money was raised from our Susan K. Chan memorial event held in May of 2002. Over
500 kids participated with trophies and prizes given out to winners. HAPPY KIDS
(AND 1) donated T-Shirts to all the kids. NY CHINATOWN'S GOLDEN LIONS CLUB - WINTER FAIR 2002 at PS 124
“WINTER FAIR 2002” - held at PS 124 on March 3rd, 2002, Carnival Games, Cultural Performances and 3 0n 3 Basketball Tournament, 500 kids participated. Participants included the Golden Lions Club, Boa An Music Group, The Chinese Magician. T-Shirts by And1 were given out to all basketball participants and Iron On design T-Shirts were given out to all kids. Trophies and prizes were given to all winners.
NY CHINATOWN'S VETERAN BASKETBALL PLAYERS with PATRICIA WU - SUSAN K. CHAN MEMORIAL (COLUMBUS PARK)
“SUSAN
K. CHAN MEMORIAL for BREAST CANCER” -
Held
at Columbus Park on May 11th, 2002. Fund Raising for Awareness against Breast
Cancer. Special guests included Alan J. Gerson (District One City Councilman),
Ti-Hua Chan (NBC Reporter) and Patricia Wu (Channel 5 Reporter). Basketball
scrimmages setup between Chinatown BB Veterans and Kids. Proceeds for this event
were donated to Gouveneur Hospital.
SUMMERFEST in NY CHINATOWN (COLUMBUS PARK)
“SUMMERFEST
in NY CHINATOWN” - held on August 16, 17, 18, 2002 at Columbus Park,
Chinatown.
AAYC
co-sponsored this event along with the Manhattan Borough Presidents office and
others. Event was held to promote Chinatown
by presenting a positive image of the community and stirring up economic
demand to help jumpstart the economy in the wake of 911, to help out the
Chinatown restaurant industry specifically through the tasting fest; to promote
the arts/cultural orgs.
which can, in turn, help sustain tourism and to promote Columbus Park as
Chinatown’s community park.
Second
ANNUAL HIKING TRIP at HARRIMAN STATE PARK
SECOND ANNUAL HIKING TRIP 2002 - AAYC
& Volunteers
take the kids & parents hiking 9-8-02 at Harriman State Park. Hiking
and group barbeque. T-shirts given to kids.
OUR EVENTS 2003
BASKETBALL ACTION - WINTER FAIR 2003 at PS 130
“ WINTER FAIR 2003” - held at PS 130 on March 2nd, 2003. Co-hosted with the Coalition of Asian American Children & Families. Carnival Games, Cultural Performances and 3 0n 3 Basketball Tournament, 400 kids participated. Participants included the Golden Lions Club & Chinese Cultural Center. Iron On T-Shirts were given out to all kids. Trophies and prizes given to all winners.
AAYC with TI-HUA CHANG - 2nd ANNUAL SUSAN K. CHAN (COLUMBUS PARK)
“2nd Annual SUSAN K. CHAN MEMORIAL for BREAST CANCER” - Held at Columbus Park on June 14th, 2003. Fund Raising for Awareness against Breast Cancer. 3 on 3 Basketball tourney and live band music highlighted this event. Health booths lined up along the park offering free medical advice and services to NY Chinatown residents.
MAIN SPONSOR HIP - SUMMER FIELD DAY 2003 (COLUMBUS PARK) “5th
Annual HIP Summer Field Day ’03”
-
held on July 13, 2003. HIP being the title sponsor, AAYC held our 5th annual
children’s field day at Columbus Park. Sports competition,
3 on 3 basketball, Tai-Chi for kids, Puppet Show, Water Dunking, Cotton Candy
& Carnival
Games,
450
kids participated.
T-Shirts
were given out to all participating kids. Sponsors included HIP, Sing Tao Daily,
TVB (USA), NYPD, Gouverneur Hospital, CACF and many others.
OUR
EVENTS 2004
RINGLING BROTHERS CLOWN with KID - WINTER FAIR 2004 at PS 1
“WINTER
FAIR 2004”
- held at PS 1, NY CHINATOWN, on
Feb. 29, 2004.
Featuring carnival games, prizes for the kids,
magical performances, guests and Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey
Circus. 500 kids participated. Participants included the Golden Lions Club, PS 1
Kids, Dragon Boat ride and Health Care Providers (Gouvenuer Hospital, St.
Vincent’s hospital). Iron On T-Shirts were given out to all kids and
volunteers were given T-Shirts sponored by Pepsi Live Wire.
OUR EVENTS 2005
BASKETBALL ACTION - WINTER FAIR 2005 at PS 2
“WINTER
FAIR 2005”
- held at PS 2, NY CHINATOWN, on
Feb. 2005.
Featuring carnival games, prizes for the kids,
magical performances, guests and returning Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey
Circus. 450 kids participated. Participants included the Golden Lions Club, Dragon Boat
Exercise Bike & Iron On T-Shirts were given out to all kids and
volunteers were given T-Shirts sponsors included MIG Mike and PS 2 school.
AAYC PRESIDENT (Irene Tan) with MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT CANDIDATE (Scott Stringer), CITY COUNCILMAN (Alan Gerson), & AAYC FORMER PRESIDENT(Paul Gong) - SUMMER FIELD DAY 2005 (COLUMBUS PARK)
“Summer Field Day ’05” - held on August 7, 2005. AAYC held our 7th annual children’s field day at Columbus Park. Sports competition, 3 on 3 basketball, Water Dunking, Cotton Candy & Carnival Games, 550 kids participated. T-Shirts were given out to all participating kids.
GOLF PUTTING - WINTER FAIR 2005 at PS 2 “ WINTER FAIR 2005” - held at PS 2 on March 6, 2005. Our 6th Annual Fair. Carnival Games, & Cultural Performances. 400 kids participated. Participants included the Golden Lions Club, Iron On T-Shirts were given out to all kids. Trophies and prizes given to all winners. OUR EVENTS 2006
“8th Annual Summer Field Day ’06” - held on September 17, 2006. AAYC held our 8th annual children’s field day at Columbus Park. Sports competition & Featuring kids 3 on 3 basketball, Water Dunking, Cotton Candy & Carnival Games, 600 kids participated. T-Shirts were given out to all participating kids. * COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION* Fall 1998 – Senior Citizens Moon Cake Event – Sponsored by the Asian American Education and Heritage Foundation
AAYC with GOUVENEUR HOSPITAL - SUMMER 1999
Summer
of 1999 –
Fall
of 1999 – Chinese American Community Lunar New Year Celebration.
Sponsored by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, & Asian American
Education and Heritage Foundation Winter of 2000 – First Chinatown Lunar New Year Float Parade Sponsored by the Asian American Education and Heritage Foundation Summer of 2000 “Celebrating Us” Co-Sponsor event with Celebrating Us group. Educationa & Cultural get together at PS 124.
Winter
2002 -
Christmas
Party for kids at the Chinatown YMCA - participated
in organizing kids carnival game and prizes. Summer of 2003 “Columbus Park Flea Market” Co-Sponsor event with other NY Chinatown youth groups. All proceeds going to the youth programs in NY Chinatown. Winter of 2003, Christmas Party for kids at "A Place for Kids" Sponsor Christmas activities and gifts for "A Place for Kids" after school program at PS 124, NY Chinatown.
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