Welcome to the 55th issue of
the Yee Fung Toy Global Village Voice, an
electronic newsletter for the World Yee community.
In this issue we are
featuring some of the Spring activities from the
Yee associations around the world, such as Spring
banquets and day trips.
The 7th World Yee Family
Association Convention and the 26th US Yee Fung
Toy Family Association Convention will be held on
August 11-14 in San Francisco. All World Yee
region members are welcome to join the San
Francisco Headquarter Yees for this special
occasion.
And now, we'd like to thank
all contributors, and remind anyone who wants to
become a contributor that they can email us their
reports and photos of events and activities from
their locale.
And we thank all those who
have made contributions to this issue, including:
David M. Yee, Cheak M. Yee
and John M. Yee of Phoenix
Fred Yee and Kevin Lee of
Seattle
Paula Yee, Ho-Lee Yee and
Peter C. Yee of Boston
Lisa Xiao Fong Yee of
Columbus
Kai Fay Yee of Washington
DC
Sherman Yu, Larry Yee and
Eddie Yee of San Francisco
Kenny Yee, Edith Yee and
Chao Yu of Southern California
Jim Yee, James Yu and Wing
Yee of Vancouver
Stephen Yee of Montreal
Henry Yu, Alfred Yee and
Paul Yee of Sacramento
Bing Kai Lee, Yu Wai Ming,
Johnson Yee of Hong Kong
Peter Yee Jessica Yee, Eu
Han Yam and Xi Mei of Singapore
Yu Zexin and Yu Jian Qiang
of Dihai, China
Martin Yee, Vancouver
Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Association
Spring Banquet Video
NE YFT 2018
Spring Festival/Senior Appreciation Banquet
YFT of
New England celebrated their Spring
Festival/Senior Appreciation banquet on March 10,
2018. Over 500 members and guests were in
attendance. Among the festivities, we handed out
college scholarships and red envelopes to senior
members age 90 and above.
Paula Yee, Boston
Visitors
from Yu Xu Tu She (余徐佘涂總會)
Pontianak, Indonesia
Mr.
Ermanto Yu (余偉球) and
his son Ery Monday (余林城)
visited us on Friday 16th March. They are from
the Yu Xu Tu She Association, Pontianak, West
Kalimantan, Indonesia. Pontianak is 630km or
390mi from Singapore. We were very happy to
see them and had a good time exchanging views
and ideas. Ermanto gave us a good insights of
his Association in Pontianak.
We wished
them happy holidays and safe travel. Hope to have
frequent contacts with Pontianak after this trip.
Peter CK Yee,
Singapore
Singapore
Yee Clan Overnight Weekend Trip to Batam,
Indonesia
Saturday 17th March, 27 participants assembled
at Harbourfront Ferry Terminal by 8 am. The
ferry was scheduled to leave Singapore harbour
at 9:40 am. The ferry ride was smooth and it
only took 50 min to reach Harbour Bay, Batam.
It is 25km (15miles) from Singapore.
At Batam
Terminal, we were greeted by a young local
Chinese-Indonesian man named Robin. He led us
expeditiously pass the Immigration gate and
quickly boarded a coach which took us to places of
interests.
First
stop was a 70F Koffie Factory. It processed coffee
beans of all grades. We had Indonesian buffet
lunch at Pacific Palace. The buffet was not the
best but acceptable. Robin then showed us a
Factory Outlet, Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Buddhist
Temple.
Checked
into Planet Holiday Hotel where we freshened up
and rested a bit before going for a seafood
dinner. Nightspot was Nagoya Hill Shopping Centre
and followed by a karaoke session after 11 pm.
Day 2 -
We had breakfast in the Hotel and checked out at
11 am. Visited a wet market and some shops selling
dried seafood. By 2 pm, it was time to say goodbye
to Batam and to bring home fond memories of this
wonderful place so near Singapore.
Some
images credit to: Jessica Yee, Eu Han Yam
Peter CK Yee,
Singapore
The Yee Fung
Toy Society of Canada Celebrates 114th Anniversary
The
Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada celebrates
114th Anniversary and lunar new year of the
Dog on March 18th, 2018.
New York
YFT Association 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year
Celebration
February
16, 2018 - The year 4716 begins. It marks the
first day of the New Year on the Chinese calendar.
2018 is the year of the Dog.
Sun Neen
Fai Lok「新年快樂！」, Sun Tai
Keen Hong「身體健康！」to all
as we welcome the Year of the Dog. The New York
Yee Fong Toy Association held its Chinese Lunar
New Year and honoring senior members’ celebration
on Saturday, March 31, 2018.
The
evening Spring Banquet gala was again at Jing Fong
Restaurant. The restaurants quickly fill with
nearly 1000 attendees.
On
Sunday, April 1st, we welcome the Year of the
Dog and the Spring Festival celebration. After
we pay homage to our ancestors at noon, a
buffet lunch was served at the Association
Hall, with guests from the San Francisco Yee
Family Association Headquarter and the
Stockton Chapter attending.
In the
evening, there was a dinner banquet at the Well
Season Dim Sum Seafood Restaurant for all members,
families and guests.
Paul Yee, Sacramento
Stockton YFT
New Year Celebration
On
Sunday, April 8th, representatives of the San
Francisco Headquarters and the Sacramento Yee
Fung Toy Family Association attended the
Stockton Yee Fung Toy Family Association
Spring Festival celebration.
Paul Yee,
Sacramento
H. K.
Yue Clansmen Association Celebrated 81st
Anniversary
Members of the Hong Kong Yue Clansmen
Association celebrated their 81st
Anniversary at the Metropol Restaurant
(4/F, United Center, 95 Queensway
(Admiralty) 名都酒樓
on April 14th.
Bing Kai Lee,
Hong Kong
Macau Yu Clansmen Association's Visit to
Seniors Home
Dewan Keturunan Yee (Muar Yees)
invited us to their 84th Anniversary
celebration on Labour Day. It was a
public holiday and we were eager to
visit Muar.
Along the way, there was a heavy
downpour. None-the-less, we
continued our journey, shopping, had
some fun at a mini "Jurassic Park".
At 7 pm, we went to attend the 84th
Anniversary dinner hosted by Dewan
Keturunan Yee. There was a big
congregation of local members. There
were lots of entertaining programs,
good food and good company.
After the dinner party, we bid
farewell to our cousin Yees and left
Muar for Singapore. We reached home
just after midnight with good
memories of this trip.
Peter
CK Yee, Singapore
Great evening in LA
with Yees from Houston and Boston in
town!
Great
evening in LA with Yees from
Houston and Boston in town!
Eastern
Grand Vice President Kenneth M.
Yee and his wife, May Yee of
Boston, Roger and Elaine Yu of
Houston, joined us for a great
evening in Los Angeles on May
5th.
Kenny
Yee, Southern California
Columbus YFT
Association Annual Celebration
Party
The
Columbus YFT Association
anniversary celebration was
held at the Ohio Chinese
School Gym on Saturday, May 19
along with the Ohio Chinese
School "Volunteer
Appreciation” party.
For more
photos of this event, please
visit this page.
Photos courtesy of Ohio Smiles
Studio.
Lisa Xiao
Fong Yee, Columbus
Singapore Yee
Clan Family Day BBQ at East
Coast Park
Our
Youth Group organized the
Family Day event at the East
Coast Park BBQ Pit No: C24.
On Sunday, May 20th, 2018,
BBQ started from 12 noon
till 6 pm. There were more
than 100 members and their
families turned up despite
the rain.
With
such a large selection of
food, beers and soft drinks,
everyone was happy.
Peter CK
Yee, Singapore
What is in
the Next Issue?
The next
issue of the Yee Fung Toy
Global Village Voice will be
published in mid September,
2018, featuring summer
picnics and other activities
at Yee Fung Toy associations
around the world. Please
submit your articles to the
Editor via email (world.yee
@ gmail.com) or postal mail
(The Editor, 226 East
Georgia Street, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada V6A 1Z7) by
August 15.
