Dear members:

Here, we have “Strawberry” and BBQ time! They will be held on July 6 and July 20 respectively. Let us get together again in this beautiful summer.

Strawberry Pick

Time:                          3:00 PM, Sunday, July 6
Gathering Place:    Stone Church, 87 Carlton Street

Activity Place:            Webster’s U-pick

Address:                    518 Guthrie Road, Hampton, NB

Cost:                           $1.05/lb with own container or $1.5 per container.

This would be tons of fun for you to spend time with other members and friends.

We will meet at Stone Church and leave together at 3:00 PM. CCASJ will arrange car-pool to provide you ride to farm if it is necessary. Please e-mail to info@ccasj.org or call 333-3821 no later than Friday, July 4 if you need a ride. In case of rain or high wind, the event will be rescheduled.

The following is the map for Webster’s U-pick.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=zh-CN&geocode=&q=518+Guthrie+Road,+Hampton,+NB&sll=45.593861,-65.760705&sspn=0.01045,0.010471&ie=UTF8&z=15&iwloc=cent

Barbecue at Rockwood Park

Chinese Cultural Association of Saint John is hosting Barbecue on Sunday, June 20, 2008.

The event is free and will be hold outdoor at Rockwood park where everyone can
have a chance to mingle with each other and enjoy the beautiful summer by BBQing and playing games. The place is near the beach pond and Kids’ playground at the back of the park.

All member, member families and friends are welcome.

Please email us at info@ccasj.org before June 18 to let us know how many family members will join the barbecue, if you plan to be there so that we can organize accordingly.

Free entry, free burger, bans and drink are provided. You are more than welcome to prepare and bring some your own food. In case of rain or high wind, the event will be rescheduled.

Where: Rockwood Park

Time: July 20, 2008 1:00 pm

Charge: FREE

Contact Email: info@ccasj.org

Website: www.ccasj.org

Hope to see you there, and happy Canada Day to everyone.

http://www.sjcanadaday.ca/sjcanada/

亲爱的会员：

圣约翰中国文化协会将于7月6日和7月20日分别举办摘草莓和烧烤活动。中国文化协会诚心欢迎会员及家人、朋友参加，共度夏日难忘周末。

摘草莓活动

时间：7月6日(周日)下午3时
集合地点：    Stone Church, 87 Carlton Street
活动地点：　Webster’s U-pick
地址：            518 Guthrie Road, Hampton, NB
每磅草莓为$1.05, 每盒为$1.50.

我们将于7月6日（周日）下午3时在Stone Church集合。如果您需要car-pool　请于7月4日（周五）前发电子邮件给我们，info@ccasj.org 或打电话：333-3821，圣约翰中国文化协会将尽量为您安排。如遇雨天或大风，活动将改期，协会将另行通知。下面的链接为去Webster’s U-pick的地图。

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=zh-CN&geocode=&q=518+Guthrie+Road,+Hampton,+NB&sll=45.593861,-65.760705&sspn=0.01045,0.010471&ie=UTF8&z=15&iwloc=cent

烧烤活动

圣约翰中国文化协会将于7 月20日 （星期日）下午1时举办烧烤活动，地点为Rockwood 公园(靠近沙滩和儿童游乐场) 。

中国文化协会诚心欢迎会员及家人、朋友参加，共度难忘周末。欢迎广大会员和朋友携带球类、飞碟等运动器械集体娱乐, 如能携带各种乐器参与演奏，将更加热闹。烧烤日协会将提供炭火、汉堡、饮料和餐具等，欢迎参加者自带其他食品。
本次活动为免费。如果您打算参加此次活动，请于7月18日之前发电子邮件通知我们。请留下您的姓名及（或）其他参加者的姓名。如遇雨天或大风，活动将改期，协会将另行通知。
地点：Rockwood公园 (靠近沙滩和儿童游乐场)
电子邮件：info@ccasj.org

Happy Canada Day to everyone.
http://www.sjcanadaday.ca/sjcanada/

圣约翰中国文化协会
网址：http://www.ccasj.org
电子邮件：info@ccasj.org

As you may or may not have known that Taotao Liu and Brandon Zhan, who are currently board members of CCASJ, are going to leave Saint John to Kingston and Vancouver Island respectively to pursue their MBA degrees.

A farewell party hosted by Ms Wenmei Li at her home had been held for Taotao and Brandon on June 7, 2008.

The above is a group photo taken at the party by Keith Dewar.

As a result of Taotao and Brandon’s leaving, we are currently seeking candidates for two positions on our Board of Directors. Please email us at info@ccasj.org to nominate someone whom you think is willing to serve on the Board in the best interests of the CCASJ association.

Dr. Poy, Senator Poy, Mr. Bernard Cormier (City of SJ), Dr. Li-Hong Xu (CCASJ), Mrs. Madhu Verma (AHSNB)

Senator Poy and Dr. Li-Hong Xu

Mrs. Madhu Verma (AHSNB), Dr. Siauw, Senator Poy

Dr. Poy, Dr. Khanna, Senator Poy, Dr. Joshi, Dr. Siauw

Drs. Khanna (Indo-Canadian), Joshi (Indo-Canadian) and Siauw (Chinese-Canadian) are three distinguished New Brunswickers of Asian Origin named by the Asian Heritage Society of New Brunswick in 2008.

Senator Poy with people from Saint John Chinese Community

Wenmei Li, Dr. Poy, Dr. Li-Hong Xu, Rui Liu, Senator Poy, Xiaolin Zhan, Miranda Lees,, Jerrry Yu, Zhuo Shi, and Miao Yu (from left to right)