American Entrepreneurs Association and Youth Students Visit Seniors to Bring Warmth and Donate Funds 美國企業家聯誼會與青年學生 探長者 送溫暖 贈善款
Source from: World Journal (San Francisco); 资料来源: 中國新聞網（舊金山）
President of the American Entrepreneurs Association, Lin Borong (front, 5th from right), donated $5,000 on behalf of the association. The donation was received by ZhongQingYing Association President Hao'er Hong (front, 4th from right, standing), Huiyun Peng, President Yoshiko Takahashi, and First Vice President Linling Huang (front, 1st from right), among others. 美國企業家聯誼會會長林柏榮（前右5） 代表捐出5000元，中青英會會長洪皓兒(前右4上）、彭惠雲、會長高橋美子、第一副會長黃琳玲（前右1） 等代為接收。
October 7, 2020 — Reported by Qiao Community Journalist Xie Yuanqin, San Francisco
President Yoshiko Takahashi expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the many compassionate members of the American Entrepreneurs Association for extending their generosity to support the Youth Elite Association. She praised their efforts in promoting the traditional Chinese virtue of respecting and caring for the elderly, noting that their support for the Youth Elite Association has become a much-admired story in the local Chinese community.
First Vice President Kunling Yeh commended the association’s kind-hearted actions in caring for seniors. She noted that $1,900 of the donated funds came from Chinese students currently in school, who contributed by saving from their daily living expenses—a truly rare and admirable gesture in the community. She added that on September 11, the Youth Elite Association held a public service event distributing pandemic prevention supplies to seniors at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). Many of the student donors rushed to help after school, assisting in transporting items and cleaning up the venue, deeply moving the association members.
She also gave special thanks to Association Directors Shixiu Yang and Huazhong Lin for their significant contributions in both time and resources toward the Youth Elite Association’s development. She wished all student donors great academic success and hoped they would contribute even more to society and humanity in the future.
Vice President Jianzhong Wu, Senior Advisor Ruojiang Liu, and Vice President Yanling Lin also spoke in turn, expressing admiration for the association president’s generosity and dedication to youth support.
At the event, the Youth Elite Association presented certificates of appreciation to the American Entrepreneurs Association and the nine outstanding young individuals who made donations.
7 Oct 2020 僑社記者謝淵琴/舊金山報導
會長高橋美子歡迎暨表心感謝企業家聯誼會眾多善心會員，伸出援手，樂助青英，弘揚中華民族的敬老愛老的傳統美德，還給與青英會的支持，成為僑社的又一佳話，美譽傳揚。第一副會長葉琨玲讚賞企業家聯誼會同仁關懷長者的善心善舉，她説，善款中1900元是在讀華裔學生，他們節省平常生活費用捐出善款，此舉在社區中是極為難實的。她還説；9月11日，青英會借用中華總會館場地舉辦向長者派發防疫用品公益活動，得到善心的學生們放學後趕來幫忙，參與幫忙搬運物品及清場工作，使青英會同仁深受感動。她還特別感謝聯誼會理事施秀樣及林華中二位，對青英會的發展出錢出力，奉獻良多。同時祝願學生們學業有成，將來為社會為人類作出更大貢獻。副會長吳建中，資深顧問劉如江、副會長林雁翎等相繼發表感言，言語中洋溢著對會長樂助及關愛青英精神表示讚許。接著，青英會向企業家聯誼會及9位樂捐善款的青年才俊分別頒發獎狀。
On the day of the event, student donors included:
Zhu Guanqi, Liang Xinglin, Gong Hongyuan, Liu Junxin, Ma Jianchong, Wu Zhao, Zheng Jin, Gong Hongyuan (listed twice), and Valerie Li.
Vice President of the Entrepreneurs Association, He Huayuan, extended warm greetings and best wishes to the seniors. He expressed his gratitude to First Vice President Kunling Yeh for facilitating the opportunity to give back. He noted that many elderly members reside in Chinatown’s Youth Elite Association and called on broader society to provide them with more care and support. “The Chinese nation is one built on unity and mutual aid. In difficult times, it is our responsibility as young people to step up and help,” he said.
Many members of the Entrepreneurs Association generously contributed to support seniors through the pandemic, and He once again thanked his fellow members for their community-minded spirit. Secretary General Lin Borong added that young people bear the mission of building a better society and should actively serve the community.
Four students—Gong Hongyuan, Zhu Guanqi, Liang Xinglin, and Gong Hongyuan (listed twice)—took the initiative during the pandemic to organize a fundraising campaign within the association and among classmates and friends. Their efforts, supported by Ma Jianchong, Wu Zhao, Zheng Jin, Liu Junxin, and association members, raised $5,000 in just under three months.
Student representative Zhu Guanqi shared his thoughts: “I’m truly happy to be part of this charitable event. It’s meaningful to be able to express our care for the elderly. I wish them good health and a joyful life.”
In addition to the president of the Entrepreneurs Association, participants included:
Youth group members Zhu Guanqi, Liang Xinglin, Wu Zhao, and Liu Junxin, along with more than 10 senior members of the Youth Elite Association. The average age of the seniors was over 80, with the oldest being over 90 years old—Li Meiping and Qu Ruojiang. Other participants in their 80s included Li Meiping, Chen Guanyi, Li Xinzhen, Ma Qingqing, Mai Meiji, and assistant Liu Shufang. The event brought everyone together in a joyful and heartwarming gathering.
當日捐款的在讀學生有：朱冠期、梁幸琳、龔鴻緣、劉俊鑫、馬建充、吳照、鄭晉、龔鴻緣、Valerie Li。聯誼會副會長何華遠向長者送上祝福問候。他感謝第一副會長葉琨玲牽線，讓他們有機會為長者付出。他説，華埠的青英會長者居多，需要社會各界關注與幫助，正是中華民族是團結互助組成的民族，在艱困時刻，年青人更應義不容辭伸出援手。聯誼會眾多會員慷慨解囊，樂捐善款助長者共度疫情，他再次感謝聯誼會熱心公益的同仁。聯誼會秘書長林柏榮表示，作為年青人肩負建設社會的使命，更應為社區努力奉獻。四位在讀學生：龔鴻緣、朱冠期、梁幸琳、龔鴻緣在疫情當下，主動組織聯誼會及身邊朋友同學們募捐善款，同時得到馬建充、吳照、鄭晉、劉俊鑫等同學及聯誼會同仁善應與配合，在短短三個內募捐善款5000元。學生代表朱冠説，非常開心能有機會參與慈善公益活動，向長者們送上關愛，在此祝願長者們身體健康，生活美滿。
是日，除了聯誼會會長外，還有年青組成員：朱冠期、梁幸琳、吳照、劉俊鑫，及青英會10多位資深會員（平均年齡80歲），最老的二位90多歲的李美屏及區如江；80多歲有：李美屏、陳冠儀、李炘珍、馬清清、麥美姬等及劉淑芳（助理），大家齊聚開心一堂。
